Jesse N Cole (1781 - 1870)

Born 3 Jul 1781 in South Fork of the Holston River, Washington County, Virginia, United States

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Died 28 Nov 1870 at age 89 in Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

When Capt Jessie Cole was born on July 3, 1781, inHolston, Washington County, Virginia, his father, Sampson Cole (1755-1833), was 26 and his mother, Lydia (Wheeler) Cole (bef.1760-1841), was 18. ^[1]

Marriage

Jessie was married to Celia (Brown) Cole (1785-1883) on December 15, 1803, in Shady Valley, Tennessee, by Rev. George White. ^[2]They had 13 children in 22 years.

1. Sampson Cole 1804–1891
2. James Cole 1806–1810
3. Benjamin Brown Cole (1808-1905) 1808–1905
4. Alfred Cole 1812–1854
5. Susannah (Cole) Garland (1812-aft.1880) 1812–1873
6. Annie (Cole) Scott (abt.1814-1902) 1814–1902
7. Jesse Cole Jr. 1817–1863
8. George Washington Cole (1810-1885) 1819–1870
9. Elizabeth Cole 1821–1866
10. Celia Cole 1823–1916
11. Liddie Cole 1825–1883
12. Delilla Cole 1827–1878

Military Service

• Enlisted October, 1813 - Discharged January 17, 1814
• Captain of a Company in 'Colonel Snodgrass’ Regiment, Tennessee Militia
• Jesse was drafted in Carter Co., Tenn. Gen. John Crocker’s Brigade, Gen. Andrew Jackson’s Division
• Capt. Cole and Company were employed most of the time in guarding Fort Armstrong on the Coora River near the Creek Indian Nation and in making roads and building forts. His discharge was burned with his house in 1854. ^[3]

Death

Jessie died on November 28, 1870, in Shady Valley, Johnson County, Tennessee, having lived a long life of 89 years, and was buried in Cole Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee. ^[4]

Notes

• March 23, 1855 Jesse Cole aged 73 applied for additional land under Act of 1855; (This date was secured by Miss Curry of Washington D.C., professional genealogist, July 1930); Witnesses to the signature, Landon C. Crosswhite and William Shaver; Signed, Jesse Cole, Capt

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18770080/jessie-cole
2. ↑ Marriage of Jesse and Celia Brown, in 1803; "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Marriage and Divorce"
3. ↑ “THE COLES OF JOHNSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE” page 7, by Redmond Selecman Cole, Revised and Edited by Mrs. Redmond S. Cole, 1312 S. Owasso, Tulsa 20, Oklahoma, (1961-1961)
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18770080/jessie-cole

• "US Census record for the year; 1830"; Census Place: Carter, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 38; Family History Library Film: 0024533
• "US Census record for the year;1840"; Census Place: Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: 526; Page: 282; Family History Library Film: 0024546
• "US Census record for the year 1850"; "(Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVH8-QLK : 4 August 2017), Jesse Cole, Johnson county, Johnson, Tennessee, United States; citing line number 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,860.
• "US Census record for the year; 1850"; Census Place: District 8, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_886; Page: 43B; Image: 91
• US Census record for the year; 1860; Census Place: District 8, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1259; Page: 54; Family History Library Film: 805259
• "US Census record for the year; 1870"; Census Place: District 8, Johnson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 68B; Family History Library Film: 553039
• DNA-Y Paternal Lineage Confirmation - Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Bill Cole, FTDNA kit #762159, and Anonymous Cole, FTDNA kit # 229487, match on 106/111 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA [Cole-662|Hugh Cole]]. See the Cole surname project results here: [1] for Haplogroup E-A2227 in Family Group 3, E-L117
• Source: S563184445 Repository: #R550747275 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=114105065&pid=104
• Repository: R550747275 Ancestry.com
• Source: S563184445 Repository: #R550747275 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=114105065&pid=119
• Repository: R550747275 Ancestry.com
• Source: S563184445 Repository: #R550747275 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=114105065&pid=119
• Repository: R550747275 Ancestry.com