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Wesley Frank Cole 1906–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 9, 1906

Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: Aug 1996

Death Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Father: Ray Cole

Mother: Anna Wolter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Weig

Children(s): Paul Sr, Darrell Cole, Elizabeth Cole

Wesley Frank Cole was born in 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Ray Elmer Cole And Anna Wilhelmina Kathryn Wolter. In 1910, Wesley Frank Cole resided in Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas, USA. In 1920, Wesley Frank Cole resided in Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA. Wesley Frank Cole married Elizabeth Weig, and had children including Darrell Wesley Cole, Elizabeth Rae Cole, Paul Henry Cole Sr. Wesley Frank Cole passed away in 1996 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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Biography

  • Wesley Frank Cole was born in 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Ray Elmer Cole And Anna Wilhelmina Kathryn Wolter.
  • In 1910, Wesley Frank Cole resided in Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Wesley Frank Cole resided in Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA.
  • Wesley Frank Cole married Elizabeth Weig, and had children including Darrell Wesley Cole, Elizabeth Rae Cole, Paul Henry Cole Sr.
  • Wesley Frank Cole passed away in 1996 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ray Cole
1886–1952
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Anna Wolter
1887–1947
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Weig
1911–1991
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
EW

Children(s)

Paul Sr
1934–1984
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
PS
Darrell Cole
1933–1971
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
DC
Elizabeth Cole
1937–2014
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
EC

Wesley Cole's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Cole
1906–1996
Birth Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Ray Elmer Cole
1886–1952
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Anna (Wilhelmina Kathryn) Wolter
1887–1947
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Cole
1849–1919
Leroy, Boone County, Illinois, USA
Lorinda (Irene Marie) Stickney
1852–1928
New York, USA
Johann (Carl Ludwig) Wolter
1860–1918
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Edith (Wilhelmina Christina) Kersey
1860–1941
Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Cole
1813–1876
Esther Paquin
1822–1911
David Stickney
1828–1908
Eunice Hathaway
1831–1875
Johann Wolter
1840–1900
Wilhelmine Hackbarth
1845–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Sr
1793–1860
Catherine Hall
1796–1860
Wesley Perkins
1796–1864
Ruth McHuron
1800–1864
Simon Stickney
1797–1865
Apphia Herrick
1802–1880
Orson Hathaway
1808–1887
Lucina Call
1810–1894
Johann Wolter
1803–1874
Catharina Heers
1808–1877
Michael Hackbarth
1803–1879
Meta Winter
1802–1886

Wesley Cole's Descendants

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Wesley (Frank) Cole (March 9, 1906–Aug 1996) m. Elizabeth Weig (9 May 1911–Mar 1991)
  1. 1. Paul (Henry Cole) Sr 1934–1984
  2. 2. Darrell (Wesley) Cole 1933–1971
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Rae) Cole 1937–2014

Wesley Cole's Timeline

10 Records

1906
March 9, 1906
Birth of Wesley Frank Cole in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA
Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 19
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA
Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
1940
1940
Age 34
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
1953
1953
Age 47
Wesley Frank Cole resided here in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
1996
July 30, 1996
Age 90
Death of Wesley Frank Cole in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
1996
Aug 1996
Age 90
Burial of Wesley Frank Cole in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 9, 1906
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas; Roll: T625_530; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 40
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375553
    [3] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_44; Line: 5
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04490; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32-22
    [5] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342312
    [7] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 396-09-6616; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 30, 1996
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 396-09-6616; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04490; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04490; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_44; Line: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1996
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2342312

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: LA Crosse, WI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1375553

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas; Roll: T625_530; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 40
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