Joseph William Coles

Brief Life History of Joseph William

When Joseph William Coles was born on 18 June 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Lorenzo Joseph Coles, was 21 and his mother, Gerda Juliana Jansson, was 20. He married Florence Bird on 7 July 1933. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 3 August 1980, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph William Coles
1910–1980
Florence Bird
1907–2001
Marriage: 7 July 1933
Robert Joseph Coles
1934–2006

Sources (57)

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

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World Events (8)

1912

Stockholm, Sweden hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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A Character

I was only ten years old when my grandpa died, but I remember a few things about him. First, he always called me a "character". He seemed happy to see me when my family went to visit. He and Grandma k …

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