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Lydia Ledorna KILBORN

Lydia Ledorna KILBORN

Female 1847 - 1923  (76 years)

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  • Name Lydia Ledorna KILBORN 
    Birth 22 Aug 1847  Ontario, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date calculated from death certificate which lists age at death as 76y,0m,12d which calculates to 9/22/1847. Death certificate also lists Lydia's place of birth as Quebec, Canada, which we know to be incorrect.
    Gender Female 
    Immigratn 1865  [1, 2] 
    • To US About 1865
    Obituary 11 Oct 1923  Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Gravity Independent
      Lydia L. Cole was born near Quebec, Canada, August 22, 1847, and died October 4, 1923 aged, 76 years, 1 month and 12 days.
      When 18 years of age she came with relatives to Illinois and settled near Kewanee, where she was married to Thomas Cole, July 3, 1867.
      They came to Iowa in 1871 and settled on a farm east of Gravity where they resided until they moved to town. Her husband departed this life, Dec. 12, 1921.
      To this union twelve children were born. Three died in infancy. Those remaining are: Mrs. Ellen Laws of Aurora, Nebraska; Mrs. Arvilla Crawford of Gravity, Iowa; Mrs. Nettie Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Anna Neff of Hollywood, California; Mrs. Ada Brillhart of Hollywood, California; Thomas Cole of Havelock, Nebraska; John Cole of Loma, Montana; Allen R. Cole of Gravity, Iowa; and Bert Cole of Los Angeles, California.
      She was a member of the Christian church, a devoted mother and true friend.
      Besides her children, she leaves many other relatives and friends to mourn her loss.
      The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in the locan Christian church, conducted by Rev. Burkhart, interment in the Gravity cemetery.

      Note: Lydia's middle name was Nadomia.

      Lydia was not born near Quebec, she was born in Ontario, Canada.
    Death 4 Oct 1923  Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Cause of death, senile degeneration.
      The informant for Lydia's death ertificate was Tom Cole, he gives her middle name as Nadomia and her birthplace as Quebec, Canada.
    Lydia Nadomia Kilborn    		 Lydia Nadomia Kilborn
    Burial 7 Oct 1923  Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I432  MM
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2023 

    Father John B. KILBORN,   b. 14 Dec 1822, Kitley Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1901 (Age < 78 years) 
    Mother Louisa HASKIN,   b. 23 Apr 1824, Leeds Co., Ontario, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1911, Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1867  Toulon, Stark, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Louise COLE,   b. 6 Mar 1868, Henry Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1946, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Arvilla Belle COLE,   b. 25 Feb 1872, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1954, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Thomas Marion COLE,   b. 9 Oct 1875   d. 7 Apr 1951, Seattle, King, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. John Ellsworth COLE,   b. 9 May 1877, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1953, Chouteau Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Nettie May COLE,   b. 6 May 1880, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1968, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     6. Anna COLE,   b. 14 May 1882, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1958, VanNuys, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Allen Roy COLE,   b. 9 Mar 1884, Taylor Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1977, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     8. Bert Boyd COLE,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Bedford, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1964, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     9. Ada Ola COLE,   b. 5 Nov 1889, Gravity, Taylor, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1969, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     10. Violet COLE,   b. Bef 1900   d. Bef 1900 (Age < 0 years)
    Family ID F293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Aug 1847 - Ontario, CANADA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jul 1867 - Toulon, Stark, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Oct 1923 - Washington Township, Gravity, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Oct 1923 - Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - 11 Oct 1923 - Gravity, Taylor, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] State of Iowa Death Cert., Death certificate # 87-321, Informant Wm. Cole, Gravity, IA, 5.

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

    3. [S349] Taylor Co., Iowa GenWeb, 349.

    4. [S5] State of Iowa Death Cert., Death certificate # 87-321, 5.

    5. [S12] Funeral Card, 12.

    6. [S1012] Illinois State Public Records Office, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, 1012.