John Ellsworth COLE

1877 - 1953  (75 years)

• Birth	9 May 1877	Bedford, Taylor, IA   [1]
  Census	30 Apr 1910	Grant Township, Taylor, IA   [2]
  	1910 census at Grant Township, Taylor, IA shows: John C. Cole, 33, married 1 year, b. IA, parents b. OH/Canada, farmer; Daisy E., 25, married 1 year, children born/living, 1/1, b. IA, parents b. IL/IL; Phyllis E., 9/12, b. IA. Also in the household is Oscar V. Hedy, hired hand, 21, b. CO, parents b. IA/IN.
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Loma, Chouteau, MT   [3]
  	The 1920 census at School District #10, Chouteau, MT shows John Cole, 38, b. IA, parents b. OH, CANADA(English), farmer; Katie, 24, b. NE, parents b. IN/WI; Homer, 3, b. MT, parents b. IA/NE.
  Census	20 Apr 1940	Loma, Chouteau, MT   [4]
  	The 1940 census at Loma, Chouteau, MT shows John E. Cole, 62, widower, b. IA, 1935 residence, same place, farmer; Homer W., 23, b. MT, concrete laborer, bridge construction.
  Note	John and Daisy were married in Bedford, Iowa in 1908, their daughter Phyllis was born in 1909. They are present together in the 1910 census. John is found in the 1920 census living in Montana with his second wife Katie Maud Ryker and their son Homer who was born in February of 1917. Daisy is found in the 1925 state census living with her sister Lois. With her are her daughter's Phyllis and June. June was born in June of 1918. In this census and all subsequent census she gives her marital status as widow. John's second wife Katie Ryker Cole marries for a second time in Iowa. In 1923, at the age of 45 she marries a 69 year old man. Thus it would appear that John and Daisy were divorced early in their marriage, Daisy never remarries but has a child in 1918. John remarries Katie, she had a child in 1917. John and Katie appear to divorce by 1923 when Katie marries a second time.
  Death	5 Mar 1953	Chouteau Co., MT   [1, 5, 6]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Fort Benton, Chouteau, MT   [1]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  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 1	Daisy Elizabeth MOSS,   b. 15 Jul 1884, Lenox, Taylor, IA d. 15 Oct 1969, Creston, Union, IA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1908	Bedford, Taylor, IA   [7]
  Divorce	Bef 1916  [8]
  Children	1. Phyllis Elaine COLE,   b. 12 Jul 1909, Grant Township, Taylor, IA d. May 1987, Hastings, Adams, NE (Age 77 years)   2. June Floriene COLE,   b. 2 Jun 1918, Merle Junction, Taylor, IA d. 29 Jan 2008, Hastings, Adams, NE (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Katie Maud RYKER,   b. 1878, Guide Rock, Webster, NE d. 1932 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1916	Ft. Benton, Chouteau, NE   [8, 9]
  	As her second marriage, Katie Maud was first married to a Mr. Million.
  Children	1. Homer William COLE,   b. 9 Feb 1917, Ft. Benton, Chouteau, NE d. 27 Sep 1953, Ft. Benton, Chouteau, MT (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F1807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 1877 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Marriage - 6 Sep 1908 - Bedford, Taylor, IA Census - 30 Apr 1910 - Grant Township, Taylor, IA Marriage - 15 May 1916 - Ft. Benton, Chouteau, NE Census - 6 Jan 1920 - Loma, Chouteau, MT Census - 20 Apr 1940 - Loma, Chouteau, MT Death - 5 Mar 1953 - Chouteau Co., MT Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Fort Benton, Chouteau, MT  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940. [S501] Montana, State Deaths, 1907-2018, (State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, MT), 501. [S1155] Newpaper Articles and Obituaries, Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT) Mar 6 1953, p. 7., 1155. [S1042] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, 1042. [S888] FamilySearch, Montana County Marriages, (2013), 888. [S531] 1925 Iowa Census, (State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest, Des Moines, IA), 531.