Brief Life History of James
When James Cole was born on 7 October 1854, in St. Francois, Missouri, United States, his father, Isaac Shelby Cole, was 28 and his mother, Mary ( Polly) Long, was 27. He married Susan Josephine Ritter on 21 September 1892, in St. Francois, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Breton Township, Washington, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Randolph Township, St. Francois, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 March 1924, in St. Francois, Missouri, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Doe Run, St. Francois, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (7)
- James Cole, "United States Census, 1910"
- James Cole, "United States Census, 1900"
- James Cole, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
Spouse and Children
1854–1924 Male
1866–1944 Female
Children (7)
1883– Male
1892–1897 Male
1894–1980 Female
1896–1896 Male
1899–1899 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1826–1864 Male
1827– Female
Siblings (5)
1852–1892 Male
1854–1924 Male
1856– Male
1860– Female
1863– Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 9
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 9
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 21
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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