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Ellen Louise COLE

Ellen Louise COLE

Female 1868 - 1946  (78 years)

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  • Name Ellen Louise COLE 
    Birth 6 Mar 1868  Henry Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 8 Jan 1920  Washington Township, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1920 census at Washington Township, Taylor, IA shows: Ellen Laus, 52, divorced, b. IL, parents b. OH/Canada; Joseph, 14, b. IA.
      William Laws is shown in the 1920 census living in Hamilton Co., Nebraska with son Lewis, daughter-in-law and grandchild. William lists himself as married at this time.
    Census 13 Apr 1930  Hawthorne, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1930 census at Hawthorne, Los Angeles, CA shows Ellen Laws, 62, widow, b. IL, parents b. OH/CANADA-French, no occupation.
    Census 2 Apr 1940  Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • The 1940 census in Bedford, Taylor, IA shows Ellen Laws, 72, widow, b. IL, residence 1935, Bedford, IA. Ellen is a lodger in the Arin and Audrey Winslow home.
    Note 5 Mar 1903  Benedict, York, NE Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • On March 5, 1903, the Bedford Free Press reports that "W.T. Laws and family have gone to Benedict, Nebraska to live.
    Death 13 Aug 1946  Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial 15 Aug 1946  Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I435  MM
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2023 

    Father Thomas COLE,   b. 10 Jan 1843, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1921, Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ledorna KILBORN,   b. 22 Aug 1847, Ontario, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1923, Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Thomas LAWS,   b. 20 Jan 1865, Galesburg, Knox, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1951, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1887  Taylor Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Divorce Abt 1918 
    Children 
     1. Frank Edward LAWS,   b. 6 Mar 1889, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1966, Sanders Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Lewis Lester LAWS,   b. 12 Jul 1896, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1986, Lincoln Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. Eva Marie LAWS,   b. 5 Sep 1898, Washington Township, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 2003 (Age 104 years)
     4. John Thomas LAWS,   b. 13 Aug 1900, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1968, Garibaldi, Tillamook, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Harry Frederick LAWS,   b. 2 Oct 1903, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1988, Fort Jones, Siskiyou, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. Joseph Milton LAWS,   b. 4 Nov 1906, Benedict, York, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1978, Hot Springs, Fall River, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. Glen Dennis LAWS,   b. 13 Mar 1907, Benedict, York, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1942 (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Mar 1868 - Henry Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Feb 1887 - Taylor Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - 5 Mar 1903 - Benedict, York, NE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 8 Jan 1920 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1940 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Aug 1946 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Aug 1946 - Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1042] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, 1042.

    2. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.

    3. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.

    4. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930.

    5. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940.

    6. [S24] O'Dell, Pat, Iowa Newspaper Index, 24.

    7. [S1223] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967, (State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, 1920-1967), 1223.