Mary Jane (Hanigan) Cole (1835 - 1893)

Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Hints 1.2 Children 1.3 Census Data 1.4 Death 1.5 Burial 2 Sources

Biography

Mary Jane Hanigan was an Irish immigrant who lived in the 19th century in America. She was George Cole's second wife, and they married between 1856 and 1859 after the death of George's first wife, Eliza Matthews. Census records show that in 1860, Mary Jane was living with George's new family in the Erie, Pennsylvania area. The 1880 U.S. Census shows that Mary Jane's son Charles Cole was living as a lodger with what might have been Mary Jane's brother, John Hanigan, in Warsaw, New York. Sarah Cole, Mary Jane's daughter, was living with her Aunt Elizabeth (Hanigan) Kingston in Buffalo during the same census.

Mary Jane's son John G. Cole's 1890 marriage registration in Iowa to Katie L. Meyer indicated that his mother's maiden name was Hanigan. At the end of John Hanigan's 1920 obituary, there was a record of his niece, Mrs. William Thomas, being in attendance. She was Susie Thomas, a daughter of George and Mary Jane.

Mary Jane Hanigan and George Cole had eight children together: Eliza Mary (Cole) Buckley, Charles Albert Cole, John G. Cole, James William Cole, Susan E. (Cole) Thomas, Sarah Sadie Sedonia A. Cole, Mary Jane Cole, and Henrietta A. Cole.

Mary Jane died tragically in Buffalo in 1893, after a fall down the stairs. She was rushing to open the door for some visitors and tripped at the top of the stairs, falling headlong to the bottom. She died later that evening. Mary Jane's brother John Hanigan and his daughter Miss Anna attended her funeral.

Hints

Mary Jane Hanigan was George's 2nd wife, although a marriage registration has yet to be found, there are several hints in documents which link her to the Cole and Hanigan families:

They must've married between 1856 (following the death of George's first wife Eliza Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario) and 1859 given the 1860 US census, where Margaret Hannigan, Mary Jane's assumed sister, finds her living with George's new family in the Erie PA area.

The 1890 marriage registration between George and Mary Jane's son John G. Cole in Iowa to Katie L. Meyer clearly indicates the maiden name of his mother was Hanigan.

In the 1880 U.S. Census George and Mary Jane's oldest son Charles Cole appears to be living as a lodger with who might possibly be Mary Jane's brother, John Hanigan, in Warsaw N.Y.

In the 1880 U.S. Census George and Mary Jane's daughter Sarah Cole is living with her Uncle and Aunt Elizabeth (Hanigan) Kingston in Buffalo.

Could Mary Jane Hanigan be the sister of John Hanigan prominent citizen of Warsaw, New York? At the very end of his 1920 obituary, there is a record of his niece Mrs. William Thomas being in attendance. She was Susie Thomas, a daughter of George and Mary Jane.

The final hint linking George to an existence in the U.S. comes in a Niagara Falls Ont. cemetery record from 1915 left after Isabella (Cole) Brown died in which the sexton wrote that she was the "daughter of Geo. Cole, marble cutter who went to Buffalo to live and died there."

Children

Children of George Cole and Mary Jane Hanigan

i. Eliza Mary (Cole) Buckley - b. 22 March 1860, Pennsylvania.; d. June 2, 1948, Courtland, Virginia; m. Phillip Math Buckley (1853-1929) in 1876 in Wyoming County, NY; 2 children

ii. Charles Albert Cole - b. August 1862, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada West; d. 13 November 1905, Wellend, Ontario; m. Sarah Eveline Hewitt (1877-1955) in 1898; 4 children

iii. John G. Cole - b. 21 May 1863, Erie Penn. d. 1939, Iowa; m. Katie Meyer (1866-1916) in 1890 in Keokuk, Iowa; 5 children; m. Sarah Elizabeth (Meanwell) Cole (1867-1959) in 1914, Detroit MI

iv. James William Cole - b. 9 March 1865, Belvedere, Illinois; d. 3 July 1933, Los Angeles, California; m. Rosa Regina Klein (1869-1901) in 1889, 3 children; m. Alice Grace Bush (1869-1947) in 1907, Jamestown, New York, 1 child

v. Susan E. (Cole) Thomas - b. Feb. 1867, Illinois; d. 1942, New York; m. William George Thomas (1863-1933) in 1896; 2 children

vi. Sarah Sadie Sedonia A. Cole - b. 1869, Iowa; d. March 1968, Newton, New Jersey; m. Bela Kalma Basho (1873-1931) in 1923 at Surry, Virginia

vii. Mary Jane Cole - b. 1871, Iowa; d. ? (after 1901)

viii. Henrietta A. Cole - b. October 1874, Iowa; d. 29 June 1944, Vancouver, British Columbia; m. Frederick C. Dickerson (1865-1940?) in 1896 in Buffalo, New York; 2 children

Census Data

1860 Census^[1] - Girard Twp, Erie Co., Pennsylvania

George Cole - 51 (1809) - Marble Dealer - England

Mary Jane Cole - 26 (1834) - Ireland

Eliza M Cole - 1 (1859) - Pennsylvania

John G. Cole - 5/12 (1859) - Pennsylvania

Margaret A. Hannigan - 20 (1840) - Ireland

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1870 Census^[2] - Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa

George Cole - 61 (1809) Marble Cutter - England

Mary Cole - 36 (1834) - Ireland

Eliza Cole - 11 (1859) - Pennsylvania

John Cole - 10 (1860) - Pennsylvania

Charles Cole - 8 (1862) - New York

James Cole - 4 (1866) - Illinois

Susan Cole - 3 (1867) - Illinois

Sarah Cole - 1 (1869) - Iowa

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1875 New York State Census^[3] - Warsaw, E.D. 02, Wyoming, New York, United States

George A Cole - 66 - (1809) England - Marble Cutter

Mary J. Cole - 39 - (1836) Ireland

Eliza M. Cole - 16 - (1859) Pennsylvania

John G. Cole - 15 - (1860) Pennsylvania

Charles A. Cole - 13 - (1862) Niagara

James W. Cole - 10 - (1865) Illinois

Susan J. Cole - 8 - (1867) Illinois

Sarah A. Cole - 6 - (1869) Iowa

Mary J. Cole - 4 - (1871) Iowa

Henrietta A Cole - 2 - (1874)

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1880 U.S. Census - Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York^[4] (Suspension Bridge is the former name of Niagara Falls, NY)

George A. Coale - 71 (1809) b. England; Parents b. England; o. Marble cutter

Mary Jane Coale - 44 (1836) b. Ireland

Mary Jane Coale - 9 (1871) b. Iowa, United States

Henrietta Coale - 6 (1874) b. Iowa, United States

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The 1892 New York State Census^[5] - Buffalo, Ward 04, E.D. 02, carried out on Feb. 16, 1892

George Cole - 83, b: England (1809), ex marble cutter

Mary Cole - 57, b: Ireland (1835)

Charles Cole - 30, b: USA (1862), RR Conductor

Susan Cole - 24, b: USA (1868), Bookkeeper

Sadie Cole - 23, b: USA (1869), Clerk

Mary Cole - 21, b: USA (1871)

Henrietta Cole - 18, b:USA (1874)

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Residence

599 North Division Street, Buffalo

At time of Mary Jane's death (Buffalo Evening News - Wednesday, August 23, 1893, front page)

Death

KILLED BY A FALL

Funeral Announcement

A Former Warsaw Lady Meets a Sudden Death

Mrs. George Cole of Buffalo, a sister of John Hanigan and former resident of Warsaw, met with a sudden death last week Wednesday evening.

She was hastening down stairs to admit some visitors when she tripped at the top and fell headlong to the bottom. She was picked up unconscious and medical assistance summoned. Their efforts were of no avail, however, for she died about 10 o'clock. The funeral was held on Saturday, Mr. Hanigan and daughter, Miss Anna, attending.

The deceased had visited her relatives in this place in June and her daughter was at her uncle's when the sad accident occurred. Source: Wyoming County Times, Warsaw, August 31, 1893

Burial

Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo New York

Location of Grave: Lot 252; Sec. 10 1/2

Charles A. Cole (1862-1905)

George A. Cole (1808-1894)

Alberta B. Cole (1905-1960)

Mary J. (Hannigan) Cole (1835-1893)

FindaGrave link

• Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States, is buried in this cemetery

Sources

• Graeme MacKay, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Graeme and others.

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXR1-D33 : accessed 31 March 2012), Household of Geo Cole (Erie, Pennsylvania).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDV4-TDM : accessed 31 March 2012), Household of George Cole (Iowa, United States).
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNVT-689 : accessed 31 March 2012), Household of George A Cole (Warsaw, E.D. 02, Wyoming, New York, United States).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZXZ-VR6 : accessed 01 Sep 2012), George A. Coale, Suspension Bridge, Niagara, New York; citing sheet 216D, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-0901.
5. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQSZ-9J8 : accessed 31 March 2012), George Cole (Buffalo, Ward 04, E.D. 02).