William Grant Coles

Male24 March 1914–27 February 1996

Brief Life History of William Grant

When William Grant Coles was born on 24 March 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Lomax Coles, was 24 and his mother, Harriet Valeria Jacobs, was 24. He married Helen Maurine Snow on 3 December 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, United States in 1996. He died on 27 February 1996, in Tustin, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

William Grant Coles
1914–1996
Helen Maurine Snow
1915–1983
Marriage: 3 December 1937
David Snow Coles
1942–2016
Christine Ann Coles
1949–2019

Sources (24)

  • Coles, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • W Grant Coles in household of Wm. L Coles, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • William Grant Coles, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 December 1937Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 2

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1916 · No-Ni-Shee Arch

    Age 2

    The No-Ni-Shee Arch was a temporary archway near the intersection of Main Street and South Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The archway was built in 1916 for the Wizard of the Wasatch festival. The name No-Ni-Shee was derived from a mythical American Indian Salt Princess. Her tears caused the Great Salt Lake to be salty. The arch was dedicated to her and sprayed with salt water so that salt eventually crystallized on Main Street. The Wizard’s carnivals enlivened Utah’s summers for several years. The last Wizard of the Wasatch carnival was held in 1916, on the eve of World War I.

    1937 · The Neutrality Act

    Age 23

    The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English (southern): variant of Cole , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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