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Walter Allen Coles 1896–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1977

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Coles

Mother: Susie Coles

Spouse(s): Nannie Smith

Children(s): Charles Williams

The story of Walter Allen Coles began in 1896 in Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA. Walter Allen Coles married Nannie Belle Maude Brooks Brooks Smith, and had children including Charles Edward Williams. Walter Allen Coles passed away in 1977 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Allen Coles began in 1896 in Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA.
  • Walter Allen Coles married Nannie Belle Maude Brooks Brooks Smith, and had children including Charles Edward Williams.
  • Walter Allen Coles passed away in 1977 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Walter Coles's Ancestors

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Walter Coles
1896–1977
Birth Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Parents
James S Coles
1861–1945
Ridgeway, Virginia
Susie (Elizabeth Craft) Coles
1862–
Pigg River District Pittsylvania VA
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Walter Coles's Descendants

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Walter (Allen) Coles (6 Aug 1896–28 Oct 1977) m. Nannie (Belle Maude Brooks Brooks) Smith (4 MAR 1897–November 1984)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Williams 1922–1997

Walter Coles's Timeline

2 Records

1896
6 Aug 1896
Birth of Walter Allen Coles in Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA
1977
28 Oct 1977
Age 81
Death of Walter Allen Coles in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1977
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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