Ray Flint Coles

3 May 1915–27 December 1994 (Age 79)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Ray Flint

When Ray Flint Coles was born on 3 May 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Lomax Coles, was 25 and his mother, Harriet Valeria Jacobs, was 25. He married Holly Evans on 20 April 1942, in King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 27 December 1994, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ray Flint Coles
1915–1994
Holly Evans
1917–2013
Marriage: 20 April 1942
Bonnie Rae Coles
1945–2009
Richard Flint Coles
1948–2019

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 April 1942King, Washington, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 1
    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 1
    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 22
    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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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.

    Possible Related Names

    Cole
    Collis
    Cowles

    Sources (32)

    • Ray F Coles in household of Wm. L Coles, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Ray F Coles, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
    • Raymond Flint Coles in household of William L Coles, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"

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