| Birth |
10 Jan 1843 |
OH  [1] |
- Birth date calculated from age at death, death certificate shows age at death as 78y,11m,29d; which calculates to 12/14/1842.
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| Census |
15 Jun 1880 |
Washington Township, Taylor, IA [2] |
- 1880 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Thomas, age 37, farmer, born Ohio, parents born Ohio; Lydia age 32, housekeeper, born Canada, parents born Canada; Ellen, age 11, born IL; Arvilla, age 8, born Iowa; Thomas, age 6, born IA, John, age 4, born IA; Nettie May, age 2/12, born IA.
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1880 Census
Thomas and Lydia (Kilborn) Cole |
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1885 |
Washington Township, Taylor, IA [3] |
- 1885 Iowa State census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Thomas, male, 42, born OH, farmer; Liddia, female, 37, born Canada. Children, all born Taylor Co. IA: Ellen, 16; Arvilla, 12; Thomas, 9; John, 7; Nettie, 4; Ann, 2; Allen, 0.
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Thomas and Lydia (Kilborn) Cole
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1895 |
Washington Township, Taylor, IA [3] |
- 1895 Iowa State Census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Thomas, 52, b. OH; Lydia, 47, b. Canada. The children, all born in Taylor Co. Iowa are: Thomas, 19; John, 17; Nellie, 14; Anna, 12; William, 10; Bert, 8; Ada, 5.
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13 Jun 1900 |
Washington Township, Taylor, IA [4] |
- 1900 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Thomas, born Jan 1843, age 57, farmer, married 33 yrs, born OH, parents born OH/OH; Lydia, born Aug 1847, age 52, b. Canada, parents born Can/Can, to US "end of 1865", 12 children/9 living. Children, all born IA, parents born OH/Can: John E., born May 1877, age 23; L. Anna, born May 1882, 18; Allen R., born Mar 1884, 16; Bert B., born Mar 1886, 14; Addie O., born Nov 1889, 10.
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1900 Census
Thomas and Lydia (Kilborn) Cole |
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2 May 1910 |
Holt Township, Taylor, IA [5] |
- 1910 census at Holt Township, Taylor, IA shows: Thomas Cole, 67, married 44 years, b. OH parents b. OH/OH, farmer; Lydia N., 63, 12 children born / 9 living, b. Canada (English speaking), parents b. US/US; Bert B. , 24, listed as head within same household, married 3 years, farmer, Rubye E., 24, wife, 2 children born / 1 living, b. IA, parents b. OH/England; James R., 2, b. IA, parents b. IA/IA.
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1910 Census
Thomas and Lydia (Kilborn) Cole |
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7 Jan 1920 |
Gravity, Taylor, IA [6] |
- 1920 census at Gravity, Taylor, IA show Thomas Cole, 76, b. OH, parents b. OH/OH, farmer; Lida C., 73, b. CANADA (E); parents b. CANADA (E)/NY.
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| Obituary |
22 Dec 1921 [7] |
- Bedford Free Press
December 22, 1921 p. 3
Thos. Cole Passes Away
Thomas Cole passed away at his home here Monday evening about six o'clock after a brief illness. While not in the best of health for some time before his death, he was able to be about most of the time.
The funeral service will likely not be held until late in the week as a son, John Cole of Loma, Montana, is coming and the body will be held until he arrives.
Gravity Independent
Thomas Cole has lived in this section of Taylor County more than a half century. He is survived by his companion and a large family of children, all with homes of their own. Before moving to Gravity he lived on a farm northwest of town. He was 78 years, 11 months and 20 days old at the time of his death. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family.
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| Will |
14 Jun 1920 |
Bedford, Taylor, IA [8] |
- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS COLE
I, Thomas Cole of Gravity, Iowa, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, but knowing that life is uncertain, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills, by me at any time here-to-fore made.
Paragraph One: I first will and direct that all my just and lawful debts, including funeral charges and expenses of my last sickness, be paid in full.
Paragraph Two: After payment of above I will, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Lydia Cole, a life estate in all my property, both real and personal, with authority to manage, control and collect the rent and profits derived from the same during her natural life, but with no authority to sell the same or any portion thereof. This bequest to my said wife being in lieu of all dower rights given her by law.
Paragraph Three: After the death of my said wife, I will devise and bequeath all my property, both real and personal, that I may own or have an interest in as follows:
(a) Whereas, I have assisted and helped my two sons, T.M. Cole and Bert B. Cole, in sums greater in amount than their portions would be should I give them each an equal share in my estate with the rest of my children, I therefore will and direct that neither said T.M. Cole nor Bert B. Cole have or derive any interest whatever in my said estate; it being my intention that neither one of them shall participate in said estate, and they are not willed anything.
(b) And whereas, I have assisted and helped my daughter Ellen L. Laws, it is also my will, and I so direct that she be barred from participating in my said estate, and she is not willed anything, and she is to have no interest whatever therein.
(c) And whereas, I have helped and assisted my son, John E. Cole, in sums of money and other acts of assistance aggregating about twenty-four hundred dollars, it is my will, and I so direct, that my said son, John E. Cole, be given, devised and bequeathed an undivided one-sixth of my estate, less said twenty-four hundred dollars.
(d) It is my will and I so devise, bequeath and direct, that all the balance of my estate, after making the distributions as directed above, be equally divided between my children, Arvilla Crawford, Mattie M. Robinson, Anna Neff, Allen R. Cole, and Ada Brillhart, share and share alike, it being my intention that my last five named children shall share equally in the balance of my estate after making the distributions as directed above.
Paragraph Four: It is my will and I hereby appoint my son-in-law, Elmer Crawford, executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof, I have signed my name, to the above will, at Bedford , Iowa, this 14th day of June 1920.
Signed: Thomas Cole
Witness: O. J. Kirkeleg
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| Death |
12 Dec 1921 |
Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA [1, 9, 10] |
- Cause of death, pneumonia.
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| Burial |
18 Dec 1921 |
Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA [1] |
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| Family |
Lydia Ledorna KILBORN, b. 22 Aug 1847, Ontario, CANADA d. 4 Oct 1923, Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jul 1867 |
Toulon, Stark, IL [11] |
| Children |
| | 1. Ellen Louise COLE, b. 6 Mar 1868, Henry Co., IL d. 13 Aug 1946, Bedford, Taylor, IA (Age 78 years) |
| | 2. Arvilla Belle COLE, b. 25 Feb 1872, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 21 Apr 1954, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 82 years) |
| | 3. Thomas Marion COLE, b. 9 Oct 1875 d. 7 Apr 1951, Seattle, King, WA (Age 75 years) |
| | 4. John Ellsworth COLE, b. 9 May 1877, Bedford, Taylor, IA d. 5 Mar 1953, Chouteau Co., MT (Age 75 years) |
| | 5. Nettie May COLE, b. 6 May 1880, IA d. 15 Oct 1968, OK (Age 88 years) |
| | 6. Anna COLE, b. 14 May 1882, IA d. 3 Jun 1958, VanNuys, Los Angeles, CA (Age 76 years) |
| | 7. Allen Roy COLE, b. 9 Mar 1884, Taylor Co., IA d. 12 Feb 1977, Bedford, Taylor, IA (Age 92 years) |
| | 8. Bert Boyd COLE, b. 5 Mar 1886, Bedford, Taylor, IA d. Jul 1964, OK (Age 78 years) |
| | 9. Ada Ola COLE, b. 5 Nov 1889, Gravity, Taylor, IA d. 4 Sep 1969, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA (Age 79 years) |
| | 10. Violet COLE, b. Bef 1900 d. Bef 1900 (Age < 0 years) |
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| Family ID |
F293 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1843 - 1921 (78 years)
