Andrew Washington Cole

17 January 1840–21 December 1919 (Age 79)
Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Andrew Washington

Andrew Washington Cole was born on 17 January 1840, in Tennessee, United States. He married Mary Barksdale Archer on 22 September 1875. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 21 December 1919, in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Washington Cole
1840–1919
Mary Barksdale Archer
1842–1914
Marriage: 22 September 1875
Sydney Cole
1879–1965
Carrie Cole
1884–1967

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 September 1875Walker, Texas, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1844 · German Immigration to Texas
    Age 4
    Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
    1846
    Age 6
    Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
    1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
    Age 21
    On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

    Name Meaning

    1 English: from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas .2 English: from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English byname Cola (from col ‘(char)coal’, presumably denoting someone of swarthy appearance), or the Old Norse cognate Koli.3 Scottish and Irish: when not of English origin, this is a reduced and altered form of McCool .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Nicholas
    McCool
    Charbonneau
    Kohl
    Calcote
    Coale
    Coalson
    Colclough
    Coleman
    Coles
    Coleson
    Colling
    Colliton
    Colson
    Colton
    Colville
    Coulson
    Cowles

    Sources (5)

    • Andrew W Cole, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
    • Andrew W Cole in entry for Carrie Damuth, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
    • Andrew Cole in entry for Sydney Cole, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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