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SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE 1829–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1829

Birth Location: Colesburg, Hardin, KY

Death Date: 27 May 1909

Death Location: St John/Rineyville, Hardin, KY

Father: WILLIAM (Jr?)

Mother: MARY THORNBERRY

Spouse(s): MARY FRENCH

Children(s): William Cole

SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE was born in 1829 in Colesburg, Hardin, KY, the child of William M Billy Cole Jr And Mary Ellen Thornberry. SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE married Mary Eliza French, and had children including William Damien Cole. SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE passed away in 1909 in St John/Rineyville, Hardin, KY.

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Biography

  • SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE was born in 1829 in Colesburg, Hardin, KY, the child of William M Billy Cole Jr And Mary Ellen Thornberry.
  • SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE married Mary Eliza French, and had children including William Damien Cole.
  • SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE passed away in 1909 in St John/Rineyville, Hardin, KY.

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SYLVESTER COLE's Ancestors

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SYLVESTER COLE
1829–1909
Birth Place: Colesburg, Hardin, KY
Parents
WILLIAM (M?) "BILLY" COLE (Jr?)
1798–1889
St Mary's Co, MD
MARY (ELLEN) THORNBERRY
1799–1840
Colesburg, Hardin, KY
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SYLVESTER COLE's Descendants

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SYLVESTER (BENJAMIN "BEN") COLE (15 Oct 1829–27 May 1909) m. MARY (ELIZA) FRENCH (14 Sep 1841–17 May 1878)
  1. 1. William (Damien) Cole 1867–1951 m. Mary (Celesta) Vessels 1872–1940
    1. 1. Mary (Agnes Cole) (Schweitzer) 1913–1988 m. Leo (Anthony) Schweitzer 1911–1990
      1. 1. Venisia (L.) Schweitzer 1935–2003 m. James (Frederick) Johnson 1931–1995
      2. 2. William (A) Schweitzer 1940–2014

SYLVESTER COLE's Timeline

2 Records

1829
15 Oct 1829
Birth of SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE in Colesburg, Hardin, KY
Colesburg, Hardin, KY
1909
27 May 1909
Age 80
Death of SYLVESTER BENJAMIN "BEN" COLE in St John/Rineyville, Hardin, KY
St John/Rineyville, Hardin, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Colesburg, Hardin, KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1909
    Event Place: St John/Rineyville, Hardin, KY

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