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Wesley Cole 1812–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 October 1899

Death Location: Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Isaiah Cole

Mother: Nancy Wilson

Spouse(s): Margaret Craig

Children(s): Sarah Womble, Isaiah Cole, Wilson Cole, Melvin Cole, William Cole, Martha Partin, Samuel Cole

Wesley Cole was born in 1812 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Isaiah Cole And Nancy Lois Wilson. In 1880, Wesley Cole resided in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA. Wesley Cole married Margaret Peggy Craig, and had children including Isaiah Cole, Martha A Partin, Melvin Benson Cole, Samuel James Cole, Sarah Emmaline Womble, William Fletcher Cole, Wilson Cole. Wesley Cole passed away in 1899 in Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Cole was born in 1812 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Isaiah Cole And Nancy Lois Wilson.
  • In 1880, Wesley Cole resided in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA.
  • Wesley Cole married Margaret Peggy Craig, and had children including Isaiah Cole, Martha A Partin, Melvin Benson Cole, Samuel James Cole, Sarah Emmaline Womble, William Fletcher Cole, Wilson Cole.
  • Wesley Cole passed away in 1899 in Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah Cole
1777–1857
Birth Location: Chatham Co, NC
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Nancy Wilson
1786–1860
Birth Location: ,Chatham Co, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Craig
1816–1896
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Womble
1858–1929
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
SW
Isaiah Cole
1840–1923
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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Wilson Cole
1852–1932
Birth Location: –
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Melvin Cole
1843–1928
Birth Location: North Carolina
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William Cole
1854–1939
Birth Location: –
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Martha Partin
1853–1920
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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Samuel Cole
1795–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SC

Wesley Cole's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Cole
1812–1899
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Isaiah Cole
1777–1857
Chatham Co, NC
Nancy (Lois) Wilson
1786–1860
,Chatham Co, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
(41) (William) Cole
1755–1824
Virginia
Eunice Browder
1764–1829
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Browder
1715–1784
Anne Deloney
1725–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GGF
1690–1755
Elizabeth Wales
1690–1751

Wesley Cole's Descendants

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Wesley Cole (1812–21 October 1899) m. Margaret (Peggy) Craig (1816–22 Jan 1896)
  1. 1. Sarah (Emmaline) Womble 1858–1929
  2. 2. Isaiah Cole 1840–1923 m. Eliza (Augusta) Blake 1842–1921
    1. 1. James (Herbert) Cole 1869–1947 m. Mary Cole 1900–
      1. 1. Herbert (Cole) Junior 1905–
    2. 2. Ada (Blanche) Cole 1877–1961
    3. 3. Leo (Benson) Cole 1884–1969
    4. 4. Paul (Blake) Cole 1886–1959 m. Isalene Cole 1891–
      1. 1. Joseph (Francis) Cole 1919–
  3. 3. Wilson Cole 1852–1932 m. Mary Cole 1861–1937
  4. 4. Melvin (Benson) Cole 1843–1928 m. Sarah Cole 1834–
    1. 1. Alpheus (Romeo) Norwood 1859–1950 m. Lenora (A.) Snipes 1857–1934
      1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Norwood 1897–1897
      2. 2. Infant (Son) Norwood 1885–1885
  5. 5. William (Fletcher) Cole 1854–1939
  6. 6. Martha (A) Partin 1853–1920
  7. 7. Samuel (James) Cole 1795–1870 m. Elizabeth Holcomb 1795–1878
    1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin) Cole 1847– m. Mary Gills 1859–1936 m. Georgia (Ann) Rhodes 1852–1870
      1. 1. Ernest (B.) Cole 1897–
      2. 2. Lillie (M.) Cole 1884–1941 m. Harve (Brooks) Moore 1881–1937
      3. 3. John (Edward) Cole 1882–1970 m. Lexie Bennett 1891–1975 m. Mollie (Ethel) Payne 1883–1956 m. Maude Bynum 1883–1912
        1. 1. Paul Cole 1919–1919
        2. 2. Lois Gadner 1910–2002 m. Edwin (Eugene) Gardiner 1907–1937
        3. 3. Buford Cole 1904–1928
        4. 4. Elvis (Edward) Cole 1902–1985 m. Burline (T) Mccord 1914–1992 m. Cordie (Ann) Owens 1909–1967
      4. 4. Rose (Etta) Guill 1882–1917 m. Grimdy Guill 1876–1949
        1. 1. Boone Guill 1910–1982 m. Alla (May) Guill 1917–
        2. 2. Bertha Guill 1903–1974 m. Mary (Sophie) Helm 1920–2004 m. Mary HELM 1910–1988
        3. 3. Ella (Mae) Guill 1904–1997 m. Clarence Oliver 1903–1954
        4. 4. Bard Guill 1901–1967
        5. 5. Heel Guill 1916–2008 m. Wayne Lawrence 1908–1988
        6. 6. Barbara (Lee) Guill 1913–1959 m. Nellie Reilly 1915–2003
      5. 5. Lemuel (L) Cole 1876–1957 m. Emma Latham –1955
    2. 2. Martha Cole 1844–1930 m. John (Joseph) O'Daniel 1839–1921
      1. 1. Flora O'Daniel 1879– m. Albert (P) Waller 1873–
      2. 2. Deany O'Daniel 1873–
      3. 3. Bluford O'Daniel 1868–
      4. 4. Ida O'Daniel 1867–
      5. 5. James (Samuel) O'Daniel 1864–1933 m. Ora (V) Cummings 1876–1927
        1. 1. William (Alpheus) O'Daniel 1902–1974
    3. 3. Francis (Marion) Cole 1839–1904 m. Eliza (Jane) Cavendar 1852–1937
      1. 1. Tennessee (B.) Cole 1862–
      2. 2. R. (H. Prosser) Stark 1878–1879
      3. 3. Katherine (Frances) Williams 1895–1958 m. Amos (Alfred) Williams 1889–1957
        1. 1. Marion (Alfred) Williams 1916–1916
      4. 4. Ethel (Jane) Cole 1893–1985 m. John (Herman Green) Moody 1894–1918
        1. 1. Eugene Moody 1914–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cole 1837–1924 m. David (Livingston) Radford 1841–1886
      1. 1. Pinkney Radford 1880–
      2. 2. Tarleton (Meridth) Radford 1881–1944 m. Agnes (Jane) Radford 1887–1966
        1. 1. Meredith (Arthur) Radford 1915–1981 m. Madlyn (Brown) Hicks 1915–1977
        2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Radford 1920–2013
        3. 3. Gonzelo (Cole) Radford 1909–1987 m. Maurine Radford 1908–
      3. 3. Martha (Lucinda) Radford 1877–1964 m. Jefferson (Andrew J.) Adams 1861–1930
      4. 4. Elizabeth Radford 1875–
      5. 5. Jeptha (Livingston) Radford 1867–1940 m. Lena (Angeline) Radford 1867–1951
        1. 1. William (Jessie) Radford 1902–1981 m. Ethel (Groves) Hill 1904–1986
        2. 2. Dewitt Radford 1909–2001 m. Leota Cunningham 1916–1995
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Radford 1908–2000 m. Carlyle Hill 1908–1985
        4. 4. Collier (Levingston) Radford 1900–1975 m. Eliza Hutson 1901–1980
    5. 5. Jasper (Logan) Cole 1833–1913 m. Sarah (K.) Gresham 1837– m. Barbara (Jane) Callis 1858–1924
      1. 1. Cole 1864–
      2. 2. Samuel (J.) Cole 1870–
      3. 3. Savannah (A.) Cole 1865–
      4. 4. Hattie Cole 1862–1937 m. Frank Valley 1857–1927
      5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Cole 1860–1945 m. William Watson 1847–
        1. 1. William (Daniel) Watson 1880–
        2. 2. Walter (Alagan) Watson 1886–1966
      6. 6. Martha (E.) Cole 1857–1909 m. Anson (Gibbs) Pryor 1849–1923
        1. 1. Daniel (Robert) Pryor 1889–1955
        2. 2. Samuel (J) Pryor 1879–1946
        3. 3. Bertha (A) Pryor 1881–1963 m. Daniel (J) Mellen 1884–1980
        4. 4. Rosa (Lee) Pryor 1892–1913
        5. 5. William (Logan) Pryor 1876–1954 m. Mary (Thomas) Quinton 1879–1936
      7. 7. Mary (E.) Cole 1857–1909 m. Anson (Gibbs) Pryor 1849–1923
        1. 1. Daniel (Robert) Pryor 1889–1955
        2. 2. Samuel (J) Pryor 1879–1946
        3. 3. Bertha (A) Mellen 1881–1963
        4. 4. Rosa (Lee) Pryor 1892–1913
        5. 5. William (Logan) Pryor 1876–1954
      8. 8. Josephine (Barnes) Cherry 1900–1984 m. James (Bradley) Cherry 1886–1943
      9. 9. Vernon Cole 1897–1979 m. Lydia (Sonora) Herridge 1896–1976
        1. 1. Lucille (Jane) Cole 1924–1995
        2. 2. Ray (V) Cole 1919–
        3. 3. Virginia (M) Cole 1921–
      10. 10. Eliza (J.) Cole 1895–1984 m. Wallace (Lee) Fondaw 1894–1971
        1. 1. Edward (Lee) Fondaw 1915–2009 m. Eva (Lee) Cox 1923–2004
        2. 2. Wallace (Jesse) Fondaw 1913–2001 m. Ann (Willie) Shannon 1916–1992
    6. 6. Jephsey (V) Cole 1828–1904 m. Mary (Prudence) Bowmar 1827–1855 m. Angeline (Matilda) Cole 1833–1914
      1. 1. Lovey (Ann) Rhodes 1851–1929 m. James (F) Rhodes 1850–1888
        1. 1. Edgar (Ethelred) Rhodes 1886–1966 m. Cardie Rhodes 1894–1980
        2. 2. Vodie (Thomas) Rhodes 1884–1995 m. Betty Laird 1884–1970
        3. 3. Allie (J.) Rhodes 1882–1969
        4. 4. Addie (H.) Rhodes 1878–1913
        5. 5. James (Henry) Rhodes 1875–1927
        6. 6. Mattie (B.) Rhodes 1871–1953 m. Dan (Delaney) Hall 1869–1927
      2. 2. Luther (D.) Cole 1875–1890
      3. 3. Orlanda (James) Cole 1871–1954 m. Sue (Eddie) Cole 1877–1954
        1. 1. Lora (Edlie) Cole 1914–1980 m. Kermit Spielman 1916–1990
        2. 2. Hunter (Bryon) Cole 1895–1956 m. Erin (Beatrice) Wills 1903–1975
        3. 3. Elmer (Lawrence) Cole 1897–1985 m. Treatie (Ocidell) Ross 1902–1987
        4. 4. Orlando (James) Cole 1910–1986
      4. 4. Minnie Cole 1869–
      5. 5. Albert (H.) Cole 1864–1889
      6. 6. John (E.) Cole 1859–
    7. 7. John (James) Cole 1821–1910 m. Mary (Ann) Marberry 1832–1900 m. Lucinda Fry 1826–
      1. 1. Eppy Mustin 1879–
      2. 2. Walter Cole 1875–
      3. 3. Charles (W.) Cole 1872–
      4. 4. Mary (J.) Cole 1869–
      5. 5. John (M.) Cole 1863–
      6. 6. Angeline Cole 1849–
      7. 7. Jeptha (Thomas) Cole 1850–1902
      8. 8. Samuel (Marrion) Cole 1847–1922 m. Sarah (Caroline) Cole 1861–1951
        1. 1. Joseph (Everett) Cole 1900–1972 m. America (Ovella) Nash 1904–
        2. 2. William (James Luther) Cole 1882–1978 m. Mary (Lena) Hoffman 1889–1976
        3. 3. Sophia (Robin) Foust 1890–1980 m. George Foust 1887–1959
        4. 4. Samuel (Arthur) Cole 1887–1968 m. Jimmie (Bertha) Cole 1890–1939
        5. 5. Sarah (Elsie Mai) Cole 1896–1992 m. Thomas (Dent) Mizell 1890–1968
        6. 6. Mattie (C) Hall 1885–1973 m. Levi (V) Hall 1874–1956
        7. 7. Ava (Beatrice) Mizell 1893–1984 m. Culbert (Hulon) Mizell 1886–1967
      9. 9. Jasper (Newton) Cole 1845–1876 m. Mary (Susan) Carter 1847–
        1. 1. William (James) Cole 1868–1949 m. Della Cole 1879–1914
        2. 2. Charles (Edward) Cole 1870–1941 m. Mary Cole 1885–
    8. 8. Robert (C) Cole 1826–1909 m. Eliza (Ann) Baldwin 1824–1892
      1. 1. Isador Cole 1861–1931 m. George (D) McGough 1852–1900
        1. 1. John (G) McGough 1894–1918
        2. 2. Willie (May) McGough 1896–1928 m. Jeff Graham 1896–
        3. 3. Robert (E) McGough 1900–1953 m. Ethel Jackson 1909–1967
      2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Cole 1853–1929
      3. 3. Robert (Nathaniel) Cole 1859–1923
      4. 4. Ann Cole 1856–
      5. 5. Susie (Etta) Johnson 1871–1947 m. Belvie Johnson 1868–1934
        1. 1. Juana Guill 1898–1982 m. John (E) Neely 1894–1972 m. Grimdy Guill 1876–1949
        2. 2. Baby (Boy) JOHNSON 1894–1894
        3. 3. Claborn Johnson 1892–1968 m. Lula (Ethel) Hawkins 1894–1967
      6. 6. Moses (Aaron) Cole 1867–1942 m. Cyntha (E) Cole 1873– m. Bessie Powell 1873–
        1. 1. Ardis Cole 1907–
        2. 2. Cecil (P) Cole 1900– m. Nettie (Mae) Cole 1904–
        3. 3. Ysleta Cole 1900–
      7. 7. Dasha Robey 1864–1940 m. Andrew (Grant) Robey 1864–1938
        1. 1. Ruby Robey 1909– m. William (Fennel) Hesey 1900–
        2. 2. Carl (H) Robey 1903–1971
        3. 3. Pansey Robey 1890–1938 m. Chesley Lee 1887–1951
      8. 8. John (Baldwin) Cole 1855–1924 m. Minnie (Victoria) Grace 1866–1954
        1. 1. Willoughby Cole 1900–1984
        2. 2. Murray (Baldwin) Cole 1895–1987 m. Elizabeth (D.) Cole 1897–1978
      9. 9. Judson (Gail) Cole 1851–1932 m. Victorie (T) Cole 1846–1897
        1. 1. Luther (A.) Cole 1876–1966 m. Minnie Cole 1888–1975 m. Minnie (Delia) Cole 1888–1975
        2. 2. Ann (Meder) Kidd 1879–1956 m. J (L J) Kidd 1867–
      10. 10. Robert (R) Cole 1857–1944 m. Martha ((Mattie) S.) Bias\Byas 1866–
        1. 1. Birtie (E) McCormick 1888–1969 m. Elvis (Mc) Cormick 1886–1963
        2. 2. Grace Cole 1893–
        3. 3. John Cole 1888–
        4. 4. Myrtle Cole 1884–
        5. 5. Gracie (G) Cole 1899–

Wesley Cole's Timeline

4 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Wesley Cole in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 68
Wesley Cole resided here in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
1899
21 October 1899
Age 87
Death of Wesley Cole in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1899
21 October 1899
Age 87
Death of Wesley Cole in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina; Roll: 976; Family History Film: 1254976; Page: 211B; Enumeration District: 198; Image: 0149
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina; Roll: 976; Family History Film: 1254976; Page: 211B; Enumeration District: 198; Image: 0149

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1899
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1899
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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