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William O Cole 1821 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1821

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1905

Death Location: Fayette County, Illinois, USA

Father: John Cole

Mother: Rutha Conner

Spouse(s): Rebecca Harris, Dorothy Scribner

Children(s): Martha Craig

William O Cole was born in 1821 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Cole and Rutha Caroline Conner. William O Cole married Rebecca Jane Harris, Dorothy "Dolly" Eleanor Cole Scribner, and had children including Martha Mohala Emmeline Craig. William O Cole passed away in 1905 in Fayette County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William O Cole was born in 1821 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Cole and Rutha Caroline Conner.
  • William O Cole married Rebecca Jane Harris, Dorothy "Dolly" Eleanor Cole Scribner, and had children including Martha Mohala Emmeline Craig.
  • William O Cole passed away in 1905 in Fayette County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cole
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: Richmond, North Carolina, USA
JC
Rutha Conner
1805 – 1865
Birth Location: Fayette, Illinois, USA
RC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Harris
1826 – 1859
Birth Location: Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
RH
Dorothy Scribner
1832 – 1898
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
DS

Children(s)

Martha Craig
1863 – 1963
Birth Location: Fayette County, IL, USA
MC

William Cole's Ancestors

Self
William Cole
1821 – 1905
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Cole
1802 – 1870
Richmond, North Carolina, USA
Rutha (Caroline) Conner
1805 – 1865
Fayette, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cole's Descendants

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William (O) Cole (October 1821 – 20 Mar 1905) m. Rebecca (Jane) Harris (15 Feb 1826 – 9 Aug 1859) m. Dorothy ("Dolly" Eleanor Cole) Scribner (3 Jun 1832 – 26 Jan 1898)
  1. 1. Martha (Mohala Emmeline) Craig (2 MAY 1863 – 5 October 1963) m. Christopher (Columbus) Craig (20 January 1861 – 6 May 1939)
    1. 1. Herman (Virgil) Craig (26 Apr 1882 – 03 Mar 1931)
    2. 2. Leonard (Ottimer) Craig (2 July 1882 – 20 Sep 1962) m. Sally (Frances "Sallie") Hill (03 Jun 1885 – 19 Jan 1975)
      1. 1. Vena (Lavonne) Craig (12 May 1906 – 17 Oct 1964) m. James (William) Gillespie (15 Sep 1904 – 23 Apr 1965)
        1. 1. Joy (Lavonne) Gillespie (03 Jul 1928 – 20 Apr 1988)
        2. 2. Letha (June) Gillespie (26 Jun 1937 – 17 Feb 2006)
      2. 2. Loren (Clifford) Craig (19 Sep 1907 – 03 May 1926)
      3. 3. Ola (Selma) Craig (24 May 1909 – 27 Nov 1989)
      4. 4. Verda (Blanche) Craig (24 Dec 1910 – 09 Jan 2009) m. Albro (Arne) Haug (26 Nov 1909 – 04 Oct 1971) m. Martin (Matthew) Billesbach (28 Jan 1897 – 09 Apr 1996)
        1. 1. Arne (Duane) Haug (26 Dec 1931 – 02 Mar 2001) m. Nancy (Fay) Allen (29 Jan 1934 – 23 Jun 2005) m. Patricia (Ann) Robbins m. Patricia (Ann) Lucky (27 May 1934 – 3 Apr 1996) m. Cheryl (H. St.) Jermain(Yates) (5 Aug 1939 – 18 Sep 2011)
        2. 2. Veralee Haug (abt 1934 – )
        3. 3. Nancy (Noelle) Haug (14 Jan 1935 – 26 Sep 2011) m. Robert Kelly (9 Jul 1930 – )
        4. 4. Merle (Ray) Haug (16 Nov 1936 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Bloomfield (02 Oct 1940 – )
      5. 5. Vivian (Elsie) Craig (11 DEC 1912 – 15 Mar 1968)
      6. 6. Vivian (Elsie) Craig (11 Dec 1912 – 01 Mar 2008) m. Milford (Morgan) Field (8 March 1907 – 15 Mar 1968)
      7. 7. Noel (Ottimer) Craig (abt 1915 – 21 Dec 2001)
      8. 8. Ruby (Marie) Craig (3 Aug 1917 – 13 Mar 1998)
      9. 9. Ira (Lee) Craig (24 Jun 1919 – 04 Feb 1989) m. Nedra (Ione) Cleveland (31 AUG 1930 – Jan 2017)
      10. 10. Frances (M) Craig (abt 1922 – )
      11. 11. Frances (M) Craig (abt 1922 – )
      12. 12. Frances (Maxine) Craig (abt 1922 – 12 December 2017)
      13. 13. Ermal (Zola) Craig (16 Dec 1922 – 02 Jan 1923)
      14. 14. Eva (B) Craig (abt 1925 – )
      15. 15. Eva (Berenice) Craig (9 February 1925 – April 2012) m. Robert (Eugene) Nicholson (19 April 1927 – 3 May 1986)
    3. 3. Herman (Augustus) Craig (16 May 1884 – 22 Apr 1965)
    4. 4. Bertha (Elsie) Little (2 December 1886 – 11 September 1963)
    5. 5. Nora (Ann) Craig (2 Jul 1889 – 28 Jan 1968)
    6. 6. Nora (Ann) Craig (18 JUL 1889 – 28 Jan 1968)
      1. 1. Josephine Skelton (7 Sep 1907 – 21 Dec 1998)
    7. 7. Herman (Augustus) Craig (16 May 1884 – 22 Apr 1965)
    8. 8. Bertha (Elsie bertie) Craig (02 Dec 1886 – 11 Sep 1963)

William Cole's Timeline

2 Records

1821
October 1821
Birth of William O Cole in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1905
20 Mar 1905
Age 84
Death of William O Cole in Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Fayette County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1821
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Fayette County, Illinois, USA
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