Mary E. Cole

Brief Life History of Mary E.

When Mary E. Cole was born in 1846, in Missouri, United States, her father, Thomas J. Cole, was 29 and her mother, Juliett Smith, was 22. She lived in Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Breton Township, Washington, Missouri, United States for about 10 years.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Mary E.? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Thomas J. Cole
1818–
Juliett Smith
1825–
James S. Cole
1842–
Mildred F Cole
1851–1880
Aquilla Cole
1844–1861
Mary E. Cole
1846–
Rachel Ann Cole
1847–1924
Sarah J. Cole
1850–
William Cole
1853–
Salathiel Cole
1857–1931
Rebecca Cole
1857–

Sources (4)

  • Mary E Cole, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Cole, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary E Cole in household of Thos S Cole, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.