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Ward Beecher Cole 1890–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1974

Death Location: Carriers Mills

Father: Isaac ***

Mother: Mary Cole

Spouse(s): Lillian Cole

Children(s): William Cole, Mary Willis, Clesta Scott, William Williams, Cecil Cole, Nita Gray, James Cole, Gladys Cole, David Cole, Clifford Cole, Clyde Cole, Claretta Bradford, Lula Navarro, Catheline Cole

Ward Beecher Cole was born in 1890 in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA, the child of Isaac Cole And Mary Leola Taylor Cole. Ward Beecher Cole married Lillian Lyles Cole, and had children including Catheline Cole, Cecil Lloyd Cole, Claretta M Cole Bradford, Clesta Cole Scott, Clifford Lee Cole, Clyde Cole, David Lowell Cole, Gladys Cole, James Alfred Cole, Lula Joann Cole Navarro, Mary Louise Willis, Nita K Cole Gray, William C Williams, William Isaac Cole. Ward Beecher Cole passed away in 1974 in Carriers Mills.

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Biography

  • Ward Beecher Cole was born in 1890 in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA, the child of Isaac Cole And Mary Leola Taylor Cole.
  • Ward Beecher Cole married Lillian Lyles Cole, and had children including Catheline Cole, Cecil Lloyd Cole, Claretta M Cole Bradford, Clesta Cole Scott, Clifford Lee Cole, Clyde Cole, David Lowell Cole, Gladys Cole, James Alfred Cole, Lula Joann Cole Navarro, Mary Louise Willis, Nita K Cole Gray, William C Williams, William Isaac Cole.
  • Ward Beecher Cole passed away in 1974 in Carriers Mills.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ward Cole's Ancestors

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Ward Cole
1890–1974
Birth Place: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA
Parents
Isaac Cole ***
1863–1949
Gibson, Indiana, USA,
Mary (Leola Taylor) Cole
1870–1953
Illinois
Grandparents
Henry (R Cole) ***
1803–1911
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Martha (Anderson) ***
1823–1871
Illinois, USA
Calvin (Rosella) Taylor
1845–1900
Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth Blackwell
1847–1871
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr
1774–1855
Mary Stewart
1780–1830
Caleb Anderson
1800–1849
Dicy (Mulatto)
1798–
John Taylor
1807–1881
Jane Malanda
1825–1880
Newton Blackwell
1820–1872
Lucy Day
1825–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1750–1784
Lucy Chavis
1750–1850
Sion Morris
1762–1850
Rebecca Morris
1784–
William Day
1794–1855
Jinsey Pettiford
1799–

Ward Cole's Descendants

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Ward (Beecher) Cole (23 Aug 1890–2 Mar 1974) m. Lillian (Lyles) Cole (5 Aug 1902–19 Feb 1976)
  1. 1. William (Isaac) Cole 1919–1988
  2. 2. Mary (Louise) Willis 1929–2013
  3. 3. Clesta (Cole) Scott 1935–2016
  4. 4. William (C) Williams 1929–2009
  5. 5. Cecil (Lloyd) Cole 1934–2011 m. Dorothy (Mae) Allen 1928–2010
  6. 6. Nita (K. Cole) Gray 1921–1965
  7. 7. James (Alfred) Cole 1923–1974 m. Erma (Lee) Davis 1925–2020
    1. 1. Sheft-Hat Cole 1950–2019
    2. 2. James (Leroy "Butch") Cole 1950–2018
  8. 8. Gladys Cole 1920–1972
  9. 9. David (Lowell) Cole 1932–1978
  10. 10. Clifford (Lee) Cole 1927–2015
  11. 11. Clyde Cole 1925–1952
  12. 12. Claretta (M. Cole) Bradford 1937–1973 m. Clarence (Edward) Bradford 1918–1991
  13. 13. Lula (Joann Cole) Navarro 1943–1994
  14. 14. Catheline Cole 1923–

Ward Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1890
23 Aug 1890
Birth of Ward Beecher Cole in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA
Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA
1974
2 Mar 1974
Age 84
Death of Ward Beecher Cole in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA
Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1976; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.035851642,0.8248492,0.23196475&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carriers Mills
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1976; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.035851642,0.8248492,0.23196475&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1976; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.035851642,0.8248492,0.23196475&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carriers Mills
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Freeport Journal-Standard; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1976; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA; ,0.035851642,0.8248492,0.23196475&xid=3355

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