Brief Life History of William Stephen
William Stephen Cole was born on 27 December 1788, in Ireland. He married Sally McBrayer on 26 February 1822, in Green, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Center Township, Greene, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died in March 1871, in Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (4)
- William S Cole, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Cole, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Will S Cole, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1788–1871 Male
1802– Female
Children (8)
1823– Male
1830–1907 Male
1832– Male
1835– Female
1838–1912 Female
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World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1798
Age 10
1812
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: usually from the Middle English and Old French personal name Col(e), Coll(e), Coul(e), a pet form of Nicol (see Nichol and Nicholas ), a common personal name from the mid 13th century onward. English families with this name migrated to Scotland and to Ulster (especially Fermanagh).
English: occasionally perhaps from a different (early) Middle English personal name Col, of native English or Scandinavian origin. Old English Cola was originally a nickname from Old English col ‘coal’ in the sense ‘coal-black (of hair), swarthy’ and is the probable source of most of the examples in Domesday Book. In the northern and eastern counties of England settled by Vikings in the 10th and 11th centuries, alternative sources are Old Norse Kolr and Koli (either from a nickname ‘the swarthy one’ or a short form of names in Kol-), and Old Norse Kollr (from a nickname, perhaps ‘the bald one’).
English: nickname for someone with swarthy skin or black hair, from Middle English col, coul(e) ‘charcoal, coal’ (Old English col).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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