James Cole Jr. (1841 - 1907)

Born 20 Dec 1841 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Mar 1907 at age 65 in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

James Cole Jr. is a part of US Black heritage.

James Cole, Jr. was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania. He was the child of Rachel Walls and James Cole. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1863: Farmer
• 1860, 1900: Laborer

Residences

• 1900: East Marlborough, Pennsylvania with his wife and daughter
• 1863: Oxford, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)
• 1860: Lower Oxford, Pennsylvania with his parents and siblings
• 1850: New London, Pennsylvania with his parents and siblings

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company B of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was 19 years old, single and working as a farmer on 14 March 1863 in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He was wounded in action on 18 July 1863 at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.

His brother Josiah also served with Company B.

Company Remarks

See also Images.

15 September 1863

Privates Joseph Gallous and James Cole returned from Hospital at Beaufort

Death

He passed away in 1907^[1] and is buried at Union Hill Cemetery^[2] in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

John was born in 1837. He was the son of James Cole and Rachel Walls. He passed away in 1917.

Sources

1. ↑ death certificate
2. ↑ Gooch, p. 19

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: New London, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_764; Page: 118A; Image: 240
• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1093; Page: 427; Family History Library Film: 805093
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: East Marlborough, Chester, Pennsylvania; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0061
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #146805454
• Fold3.com. Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company Remarks.
• Gooch, Cheryl Renée, PhD. Hinsonville's Heroes: Black Civil War Soldiers of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. 2018.
• Pennsylvania Death Certificate