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(Sorry for the length of this piece, but I couldn't figure out how to
shorten it without omitting important information. Jerry Bryan)
William Cole and Vesta Clay England were my gg grandparents. They were
married on 5 Dec 1865 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Vesta Clay England had deep roots in Anderson County, and Anderson County
records exist for several generations of her ancestors. Vestas g
grandparents John England and Vesta Zipporah Choate arrived in Anderson
County about 1799.
William Cole has long been a brick wall. To a certain extent, he still is.
But I have been able to chip away at the brick wall just a little bit. I
suspect that he was born and raised in Hawkins County, Tennessee and that he
was the son of Martin Cole and Elizabeth. This suspicion is not proven, but
circumstantial evidence is accumulating to support this conclusion.
In my experience, finding people who moved from Hawkins County to Anderson
County is not a very common pattern. But I think that in this case, Hawkins
County does appear likely to have been the birthplace of my William Cole.
William Cole and Vesta Clay England moved from Anderson County to Knox
County, Tennessee after they were married. They really didnt move very
far. They lived in the west end of Knox County. I have found many Anderson
County families who at some point lived in the west end of Knox County. The
west end of Knox County is across the Clinch River from Anderson County.
William and Vesta were enumerated in the 1870 census in Knox County.
William appears to have died before 1880 because Vesta was enumerated in the
1880 census in Knox County as a widow. She moved back to Anderson County by
at least 1885, and she lived in Anderson County the rest of her life.
William and Vesta had four daughters. Here's a summary of the family.
William Cole 1847-1873/9 and Vesta Clay England 1840-1924
Ida Cole 1868-1933 married Phillip Hancher Wells
Cordie Cole 1868-1956 married Ross Scarbrough
Sallie Cole 1870-1942 married Alva Peters
Mollie Cole 1872-1936 married Robert Peters
There are many people still living who remember the four sisters. The
sisters are remembered as Aunt Ida, Aunt Cordie, Aunt Sallie, and Aunt
Mollie. Sallie was my mother's paternal grandmother, and in my branch of
the family she is remembered as Grandma Peters. Similar comments are
applicable to the descendants of the other sisters, where the sister in
their branch of the family is remembered as Grandma rather than as Aunt.
Alva Peters and Robert Peters were brothers, so that Sallie's children and
Mollie's children were double first cousins.
I have communicated at various times with descendants of each of the four
sisters, and nobody really knows much about William Cole. There are bits
and pieces of oral family history and tradition that provide some clues, but
very little is known for sure. The fact that William and Vesta were married
in 1865 suggests that he might have been a Civil War soldier. However,
there is no indication that William was from Anderson County, and there is
no indication that William and Vesta might have known each other before the
war. How they might have met is a complete mystery.
The best confirmed record I have for my William Cole is from the 1870
census.
Dist. 19, Knox County, Tennessee, 20 Jun 1870, Beaver Ridge PO
p.339b, HN 70, FN 71
Coal William 23 m w farmer $300/$100 TN
Vesta 30 f w keeping house TN
Ida 1 f w TN
Corda 1 f w TN
Ida and Cordie were twins born on 3 Jul 1868, and would have turned two
years old on 3 Jul 1870. Sallie was born on 29 Jun 1870, so she was born
only nine days after the 1870 census enumeration for the family.
This census entry is the only indication I have found of William's birth
date. It's seems strange that he would have been so much younger than
Vesta. To the extent that his age of 23 in the 1870 census was correct, he
would have only been 18 years old in 1865, and he would have been about 14
years old when the Civil War began. If he served in the war, he would have
been a very young soldier, but it's not impossible that he served. Indeed,
one piece of oral family tradition suggests that he served in the 37th
Tennessee Infantry (Confederate).
Mollie Coles daughter Nettie Peters married Lester Lane. Lester Lane was
the son of William Thomas (Thomas) Lane. The oral tradition from Mollie's
family is that Thomas Lane served in the 37th Tennessee Infantry
(Confederate), that William Cole and Thomas Lane were from Blount County,
and that they knew each other before the war. There is also an oral
tradition in Sallies branch of the family that William had a Blount County
connection, perhaps that he was buried there, but I can't find any records
for him in Blount County. Also, I can't find any records for Thomas Lane in
Blount County, and I cant find any records for him associated with the 37th
Tennessee infantry.
There definitely was a soldier named William Cole who served in the 37th
Tennessee Infantry, Confederate, and I have his military record. It doesn't
say very much, and in particular it doesn't list his age. It does say that
he enlisted in Grainger County, Tennessee. Grainger County is adjacent to
Hawkins County, which is my best guess for my William Coles county of
birth.
Returning to the 1870 census entry, the census reported that my William Cole
lived in Dist. 19 of Knox County and that he owned real estate worth $300.
So I looked for Knox County deeds for William Cole in Dist. 19. There was a
William Cole who purchased 50 acres in Dist. 19 for $500 on 26 Jan 1869. I
have been able to identify exactly where the land was. It was in the Beaver
Ridge community of west Knox County, just west of where Middlebrook Pike
intersects with Ball Camp Pike. The property is across the road from the
Ball Camp Baptist Church.
I make note of the fact that the 1869 deed was for $500, and the 1870 census
entry said the land was worth $300. I believe that these facts are not in
error, but rather are important clues in deciphering my William Cole. See
below for more details.
For the longest time, I thought it was my William Cole who purchased the 50
acres in 1869. I now suspect that the William Cole who purchased the land
and my William Cole were not the same person, but rather that they were
first cousins.
Martha Cole/Yarnell purchased a 25-acre parcel of land next to William
Coles 50-acre parcel. The deed for the 25-acre parcel listed Martha's name
as Martha Cole at one point and as Martha Yarnell at another point. This
particular person was Martha M. Key of Blount County, daughter of David Key
and Nancy Bright of Blount County. Martha married Warren J. Hyden in Blount
County on 6 Apr 1853.
Warren and Martha moved from Blount County to Knox County sometime after
they were married, and they were enumerated in the 1860 census in Knox
County. Warren served in the Civil War. The records are a little
confusing, but I believe that he served in the 29th Tennessee Infantry
(Confederate). He was bushwhacked after the Civil War and died on 7 May
1866. After Warren's death, Martha married a William Cole on 29 Oct 1867 in
Knox County. This couldn't have been my William Cole unless my William Cole
was a bigamist, because my William Cole was already married to Vesta Clay
England at the time. Martha's William Cole apparently died before the 1870
census, because she appeared to have been a widow in 1870. She married
third Joseph Yarnell on 12 Dec 1872 in Knox County.
There is something not quite right about the dates. Martha's deed for her
25 acres says that she purchased her land on 28 Dec 1862 and that the deed
was recorded on 5 Sep 1874. It's common for there to be a gap between the
time land is purchased and the time a deed is recorded, but this seems like
an unusually long time between the purchase and the recording of the deed.
In addition, in 1862 her name would have been Martha Hyden rather than
Martha Cole or Martha Yarnell. It's tempting to suggest that she really
purchased her land on 28 Dec 1872, and that there was the 19th century
version of a typo in the deed. Except that on 28 Dec 1872 her name would
have been Martha Yarnell. It does seem likely that the date of purchase in
the deed was incorrect. It seems likely that because Martha purchased the
land in her own name and her name being Martha Cole at the time, she
probably purchased the land after the death of her William Cole. So I think
she probably purchased her land on 28 Dec 1869 under the name Martha Cole,
and then the deed was recorded on 5 Sep 1874 under the name Martha Yarnell.
Because the 1870 census said that my William Cole owned land worth $300, I
have long assumed that it was my William Cole who owned the 50 acres next to
Martha's 25 acres. I looked for a will or settlement or deed where the 50
acres were disposed of, but I never found any deed where William Cole was
the grantor. Also, I was not able to find a deed where Vesta Clay England
was the grantor, supposing that Vesta might have inherited her husbands
land and disposed of it.
Martha Key died on 16 Apr 1901. I have now found a deed dated 8 Jun 1904
where Martha's 25 acres were disposed of. But the same deed also disposed
of the 50 acres that had been owned by William Cole, with the 25-acre parcel
and the 50-acre parcel having been adjacent to each other. Martha Key had
four daughters with Warren J. Hyden, no children with her William Cole, and
no children with Joseph Yarnell. The 25 acres + 50 acres were sold in 1904
by Martha's four daughters with Warren J. Hyden. So I now believe that the
50 acres were purchased by Martha's William Cole rather than by my William
Cole, and that Martha inherited the 50 acres upon the death of her William
Cole (probably in 1869). I have not found a will or settlement for Martha
in 1901/1904, but the 1904 deed seems to indicate that the full 25 acres +
50 acres went to her daughters rather than to her third husband Joseph
Yarnell.
The facts above create the problem of reconciling the following. The 1870
census entry for my William Cole indicated that he owned $300 worth of real
estate in Dist. 19 of Knox County, whereas the 1904 deed for Martha Keys
daughters indicate that the land was owned by a different William Cole. As
previously stated, the prime suspect for my William Cole has been a William
Cole who was enumerated in the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Hawkins County as
the son of Martin Cole. I have looked at all the William Coles in the 1850
and 1860 censuses who were roughly the correct age to have been mine. When
I eliminated all the William Coles from 1850 and 1860 who didn't seem to be
mine (e.g., they married somebody besides Vesta Clay England), the William
Cole who was the son of Martin Cole from Hawkins County was the only one
left.
In the 1850 census for Hawkins County, there was a Richard Cole age 60 who
was born in Virginia and his wife Margaret age 64 who was born in Virginia..
Living next door to Richard was Martin Cole age 34 born in Tennessee, and
living next door to Martin was James Cole age 38 born in Tennessee. The
census is not proof positive, but it certainly appears that Richard was the
father and that Martin and James were his sons. One of the family
traditions about my William Cole is that he was "from Virginia". Both the
1870 census entry for William Cole and the 1942 death certificate for Sallie
Cole say that my William was born in Tennessee. I believe that Martin Cole
was my William's father and that Richard Cole was my William's grandfather.
The family was from Virginia although it was Richard himself who was born in
Virginia with his children and grandchildren having been born in Tennessee.
In the 1850 Hawkins County census, Martin Cole had a son William Cole age 4
and a son George Cole age 6. In the same census, James Cole had a son
William Cole age 10 and a son George Cole age 12. I'm just now introducing
George Cole to the story, but it turns out that George Cole is very
important to deciphering the family. Assuming that James and Martin really
were brothers (and they probably were), then a family get together must have
been interesting with two first cousins named William Cole and two first
cousins named George Cole.
In the 1860 Hawkins County census, the three Cole households had been
reduced to two. Richard Coles wife Margaret had apparently died before
1860 and Richard age 71 was living in the same house with his apparent son
Martin. Martin and his apparent brother James were still living next door
to each other. Martin's household included William age 14, but Martin's son
George had apparently died. James' household included William age 19 and
George age 21.
That brings us to 1870 in Knox County. Here were three adjacent households
of Key family members, including Martha M. Key who at this time was
apparently the widow of her William Cole.
Dist. 10, Knox County, Tennessee, 18 Aug 1870, Concord PO
p.187b, HN 90, FN 90
Key David 78 m w farmer $6000/$800 TN
Nancy 70 f w TN
Cole George 38 m w farmer /$600 TN
Elizabeth 38 f w keeping house TN
Margaret 4 f w at home TN
Martha 1 f w TN
Dist. 10, Knox County, Tennessee, 18 Aug 1870, Concord PO
p.187b, HN 91, FN 91
Martha 45 f w keeping house $1200/$100 TN
Hyden Cordelia 11 f w TN
Victoria 9 f w TN
Roxey 7 f w TN
Margaret 6 f w TN
Cole William 24 m w TN
Dist. 10, Knox County, Tennessee, 18 Aug 1870, Concord PO
p.188a, HN 92, FN 92
Key Wesley 52 m w /$200 TN
Catharine 36 f w TN
Mary 13 f w TN
David 12 m w TN
Nancy 10 f w TN
Rosa 7 f w TN
Jordan 4 m w TN
Lucy 1 f w TN
Wesley Key in HN 92 is included only for completeness. He was the son of
David Key and Nancy Bright, and hence was the brother of Martha M. Key.
David Key age 78 and Nancy Bright age 70 were Martha's parents. Even though
Martha and her first husband Warren J. Hyden were living in Knox County in
1860, David and Nancy were still living in Blount County in 1860. They
moved to Knox County sometime after 1860. George Cole age 38 and Elizabeth
Ann (Ann) Key age 38 were married on 25 Dec 1864 in Knox County. I believe
that Elizabeth Ann (Ann) Key was the daughter of David Key and Nancy Bright,
and that therefore she was the sister of Martha M. Key.
It's getting a little ahead of my story, but I believe that two Key sisters
married two Cole brothers, namely that Martha Key married William Cole and
Ann Key married George Cole. A problem with this theory is that in the 1860
census the person in the David Key household who was the correct age to have
been Elizabeth Ann Key was listed as Nancy Key. It's hard to know what the
truth is, but the most likely explanation is that her name was Nancy
Elizabeth Ann Key, and that she was known as Ann. Another problem with this
theory is that I don't have proof positive that George Cole who married
Elizabeth Ann Key and William Cole who married Martha M. Key were brothers.
But the circumstantial evidence is that the two Cole men who married the two
Key women were indeed brothers, namely that they were the sons of James Cole
of Hawkins County.
Martha Cole age 45 was Martha M. Key, and she certainly appears to have been
a widow. However, the 1870 census did not make family relationships
explicit as did later censuses. So it is at least possible that Martha's
husband William Cole was still living but was not in the household in 1870.
Martha was the head of household of HN 91, but her surname was blank just as
I have transcribed it. I believe that we are to infer that her surname was
"carried down" as Cole from the previous household. In any case, Martha age
45 was certainly Martha M. Key because her household included her four
daughters with Warren J. Hyden, namely Cordelia, Victoria, Roxey, and
Margaret. These are the same four daughters who sold Martha's land in 1904
after her death in 1901.
I believe that George Cole age 38 was the son of James Cole of Hawkins
family. The trouble is that George should have been about 32 years old in
1870. I suspect that he was either enumerated in error as 38 years old
(writing 38 for both his age and his wife's age by accident), or that he was
enumerated on purpose as 38 years old because he was so much younger than
his wife.
I hate to assume errors to prove my case. If you assume enough errors, you
can prove anything. But there were many fewer George Coles in the 1850 and
1860 Tennessee censuses than there were William Coles, so it wasn't too hard
to eliminate all the other George Coles as possibilities. Plus, the James
Cole household in Hawkins County and the Martin Cole household in Hawkins
County were the only Cole households that contained sons named both William
and George. Finally, in the 1880 census George Cole and Nancy Elizabeth Ann
Key were enumerated in Loudon County with George age 44 and Elizabeth age
49. George's age of 44 from 1880 was still not a perfect match with the
1850 and 1860 censuses from Hawkins County, but it was a much better match
than was the 1870 census.
I believe that Martha M. Key's William Cole must have been the son of James
Cole of Hawkins County. Primary evidence is scarce. For example, due to
William's death before 1870, Martha and her William did not appear in a
census together and we therefore do not really know when Martha's William
Cole was born. But there very few if any other William Coles who could have
married Martha, and George Cole married Elizabeth Ann Key. The William Cole
who was the son of James Cole does not appear anywhere else in the 1870
census. So it feels like two brothers married two sisters, and this theory
just "feels right".
Martin Cole was still living in Hawkins County in 1870 and there was neither
a William nor a George living in his household. James Cole was living in
Roane County, Tennessee in 1870 and there was neither a William nor a George
living in his household. Because James had left Hawkins County between 1860
and 1870 to move to Roane County, it makes sense that his sons George and
William had also left Hawkins County as well. It's certainly the case that
neither George nor William were enumerated in Hawkins County in 1870.
Unless they both had died, Knox County is about the only possibility I have
found for them.
I think that finding James Cole in Roane County in the 1870 census is quite
important. As I indicated earlier, it is not my experience that very many
families moved from Hawkins County to Anderson County. But it is my
experience that many families floated back and forth between Anderson
County, Roane County, and the west end of Knox County. The theory is that
my William Cole was the nephew of James. The fact that James moved from
Hawkins County to Roane County suggests a mechanism by which his nephew
William might have moved to Roane County or Anderson County and thereby
might have met Vesta Clay England. Namely, my William Cole could have moved
with his Uncle James.
Finally, there is a question of the William Cole age 24 who was living in
the household of Martha M. Key (HN 91) in 1870. He was too young to have
been the son of James. He was surely too young to have been the husband of
Martha, plus if he had been the husband of Martha he would have been listed
as head of household instead of her. I have come to the curious conclusion
that he probably was my William Cole, enumerated for a second time.
The 1870 census entry for Vesta Clay England listed her twin daughters as
toddlers, and we know that she was about to give birth to her third daughter
at the time of the census enumeration. Under these circumstances, she
surely would have needed some help. Her mother and aunts were still living
in Anderson County. I would suspect either that some of her family arrived
from Anderson County to help her, or else that she herself might have
removed to Anderson County for the birth of her baby Sallie.
It wasn't very far from Dist. 19 of Knox County (Beaver Ridge) to the
Scarbrough community in Anderson County where Vesta's family lived. Because
there surely was surely family around to help Vesta with her toddlers and
the impending birth of her baby, it might not have been necessary for my
William Cole to have been hanging around the house with Vesta at the time
Martha Key was enumerated in Dist. 10. The time line is that William and
Vesta were enumerated on 20 Jun 1870, Sallie was born on 29 Jun 1870, and
the Martha Key household including William Cole age 24 was enumerated on 18
Aug 1870. So I think that my William Cole was visiting his cousins in Dist.
10 in August when they were enumerated, and that at the same time Vesta was
being taken care of by her mother or by her aunts.
In 1870, William and Vesta were enumerated in Beaver Ridge (Dist. 19), and
the Key family was enumerated in Concord (Dist. 10). There were many
indications of linkages between the two locations for the Key and Cole
families. Martha's land was in Dist. 19 even though she was enumerated in
Dist. 10 in 1870. Vesta Clay England herself was enumerated in Dist. 19 in
1870 and in Dist. 10 in 1880. Also, Knox County tax records for the period
certainly indicate movement of Cole family members back and forth between
Dist. 10 and Dist. 19. The same people (including David Key, William Cole,
and George Cole) were taxed variously in Dist. 10 or Dist. 19 depending on
the year.
The question still remains, if the 1869 deed for 50 acres in Dist. 19 of
Knox County was for a William Cole other than my William Cole, why did my
William Cole report that he owned real estate worth $300 in the 1870 census?
The best explanation seems to be that the William Cole who purchased the
50 acres on 29 Jan 1869 and my William Cole were first cousins. The William
Cole who purchased the land in Dist. 19 was probably the husband of Martha
M. Key, and he probably died before the 1870 census. Martha moved in with
her parents in Dist. 10, and she probably allowed my William Cole to live on
the land in Dist. 19 in return for him paying the taxes on it. My William
Cole must have been living on only 30 of the 50 acres. The 1870 census
reported the value of the land as having been worth $300 rather than $500.
The 1871 tax list for Knox County Dist. 19 reported taxes paid on 30 acres
worth $300 paid by William Cole heirs. The 1872 tax list for Knox County
Dist. 19 reported taxes paid on 30 acres worth $300 paid by William Cole
without mentioning heirs. The 1873 tax list for Knox County Dist. 19
reported taxes paid on 30 acres worth $300 paid by William Cole heirs. I
can't really explain the other 20 acres, and I cannot find anyone paying
taxes on 20 acres in Dist. 19 who had an obvious connection with the Key or
Cole families.
As a matter of further clarification, the 1872 tax list reported taxes on 75
acres in Dist. 19 owned by Martha Cole to go along with the taxes on 30
acres paid by William Cole. So I cannot rule out entirely that the 30 acres
parcel for which William Cole paid taxes were unrelated to the 75 acres
owned by Martha Cole. But the 1872 tax list also reported that the taxes
owed by Martha Cole were not paid, and that the taxes owed by William Cole
were paid. Also, the 1871 and 1873 entries for the 30 acres refer to
William Cole heirs, implying that there was a William Cole who was deceased.
It seems extremely likely that the William Cole who was deceased had been
Martha's husband, and that it simply took a while to get all the tax records
straightened out. By 1877, the taxes on the 75 acres were paid by Martha
Key's third husband Joseph Yarnell.
Another piece of evidence related to this puzzle is that a William Cole of
Dist. 19 of Knox County was sued for $500 on 5 Oct 1871. $500 was the
amount paid by a William Cole for his land in Dist. 19. Their is no mention
of the land in the lawsuit, but it seems unlikely that it would be a
coincidence that the $500 paid for the land is the same amount that was
involved in the lawsuit. The plaintiff was Joseph O. Greer, and the $500
was debt due by Note.
Martha M. Key's husband William Cole was almost certainly deceased prior to
the lawsuit, so the William Cole who was being sued was probably my William
Cole. Two of William Cole's witnesses were Joseph Yarnell (future husband
of Martha M. Key), and A. Cole (almost certainly Nancy Elizabeth Ann (Ann)
Key, wife of George Cole). Other witnesses included Thomas White and W. W.
Morris, both of whom owned land adjacent to the 50 acres. The witness list
therefore supports the idea that the lawsuit was over a debt than had been
incurred when William Cole purchased his land in 1869.
The debt was probably not discharged completely at the time of the lawsuit
because of the death of the William Cole who purchased the land. It's
difficult to know why my William Cole would have been sued rather than
Martha Key. It was probably because my William Cole was living on the land
and paying the taxes, and Martha Key was not. Records of the lawsuit
include few details, but the final disposition was an order for William Cole
to pay $132.97 to Joseph O. Greer. Court records indicate that no personal
property of William Cole was found anywhere in the county, and that the
judgment was left on his property in Dist. 19 of Knox County on 10 Nov 1871,
with his property consisting of 30 acres more or less. The 30 acres matches
perfectly with the $300 of real estate listed in the 1870 census entry for
my William Cole, providing further evidence that it was my William Cole who
was sued rather than the husband of Martha M. Key.
Finally, the Knox County court appointed a William Cole overseer of the road
from Cambells Station to Concord on 7 Nov 1871. The road was in Dist. 10
of Knox County. Martha M. Keys William Cole had surely died before this
date, and the only possibility for the overseer appears to have been my
William Cole. So after the court hearing and before judgment was rendered,
my William Cole appears to have removed from the property in Dist. 19 and
moved to Dist. 10, and Dist. 10 is the same location where Vesta was
enumerated in the 1880 census.
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Hi All,
I am looking for information on my 3g grandmother.
Mary Ann COOPER was born 1848 in Dartmouth (possibly around Woodlawn). She
married William COLE on July 8, 1864, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. They had 9
children of which I believe 2 died young.
They are as follows: Martha, b. 1864 * my gg grandmother, m. Levi Conrad
Isabella, b. 1866, m. Alpheus Dela Thomas
Isabel Emma, b. 1868 - I believe died young
Mary Jane, b. 1869, d. 1871
Charles, b. 1873, m. Ellen Hoskins
Robert, b. 1876, m. Maude Ernst
Sarah "Bessie", b. 1879, m. George
Bainbridge
Annie, b. 1886, m. William Henneberry
Frances, b. 1890, m. Clifford MacDonald
Mary Ann died Sep. 20 1936, Woodlawn, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia.
I found her record of death in the new records that were just released. Her
father's name was Samuel COOPER born in England, mother unknown.
Her siblings were Isabella, Fred, Thomas, William, and Theusa (?). These
names were given to me by my grandmother so I don't know how accurate they
are. Supposedly, according to my grandmother, Isabella married a MacKay and
Theusa married a MacDonald. I have not been able to find any information on
these people.
Any help would be most appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
Cindy Donovan
Truro, Nova Scotia
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