Ellen Louise COLE

1868 - 1946  (78 years)

• Birth	6 Mar 1868	Henry Co., IL   [1, 2]
  Census	8 Jan 1920	Washington Township, Taylor, IA   [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   [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   [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   [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   [7]
  Burial	15 Aug 1946	Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA   [7]
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  Father	Thomas COLE,   b. 10 Jan 1843, OH d. 12 Dec 1921, Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lydia Ledorna KILBORN,   b. 22 Aug 1847, Ontario, CANADA d. 4 Oct 1923, Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1868 - Henry Co., IL Marriage - 2 Feb 1887 - Taylor Co., IA Note - 5 Mar 1903 - Benedict, York, NE Census - 8 Jan 1920 - Washington Township, Taylor, IA Census - 2 Apr 1940 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Death - 13 Aug 1946 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Burial - 15 Aug 1946 - Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1042] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, 1042. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940. [S24] O'Dell, Pat, Iowa Newspaper Index, 24. [S1223] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967, (State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, 1920-1967), 1223.