Benjamin Brown Cole (1808 - 1905)

Born 6 Mar 1808 in Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eulla (Loyd) Cole — married 2 Nov 1826 in Washington, Va

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1905 at age 97 in Buladeen, Carter, Tennessee, United States

Biography

When Benjamin Brown Cole was born on March 6, 1808, in Shady Valley, Tennessee, his father, Capt Jesse Cole, was 26 and his mother, Celia Brown, was 22. He married Dilla Lloyd on November 2, 1826, in Washington County, Virginia. Soon after the marriage they settled in Stony Creek, Tennessee. They had 12 children in 22 years. Benjamin fought in the Civil War and was discharged in 1865. He was appointed Postmaster of Stony Creek in Oct of 1868 and served in that capacity until March of 1876. He had a farm there and lived there his entire life. He died on July 6, 1905, at Buladeen, Carter, Tennessee, United States at the impressive age of 97. A burial location has not been found but possibly buried at his farm.

Note; The history and location of Carter County, Tennessee, can be found here; [1]

Children of Benjamin and Dilla Lloyd, (1806-1881)

1. Stephen L Cole 1827–1874
2. Celia Cole 1829–1906
3. Andrew Patterson Cole 1830–1900
4. Benjamin Franklin Cole 1831–1890
5. Luticia or 'Lettie' Cole 1833–1880
6. Lydia A. Cole 1835–1913
7. Lawsy or 'Lanzy' Cole 1837–1910
8. Anna Cole, (1840-?)
9. Thomas Loyd Cole 1841–1901
10. Jesse James Cole 1843–1922
11. Anderson L Cole 1845–1866
12. Joseph Robinson Cole 1847–1905
13. Salina Cole 1850–1926

Sources

• United States Federal Census for; 1830; Census Place: Carter, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 32; Family History Library Film: 0024533
• United States Federal Census for; Year: 1840; Census Place: Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 518; Page: 181; Family History Library Film: 0024542
• United States Federal Census for; Year: 1850; Census Place: District 10, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M432_873; Page: 228B; Image: 454
• United States Federal Census for; Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1242; Page: 420; Family History Library Film: 805242
• United States Federal Census for; Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1518; Page: 91B; Family History Library Film: 553017
• United States Federal Census for; Year: 1880; Census Place: Stoney Creek, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1247; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 015
• United States Federal Census for; Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: 1560; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241560
• "United States, Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971"; [2]

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: [3] for Haplogroup E-A2227 in Family Group 3, E-L117

Other Sources (that may require an account)

"Ancestry Member Trees submitted by members;[4]

• Source: S-533313576 Repository: #R-1045360190 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=80339054&pid=1150
• Repository: R-1045360190 Ancestry.com
• Life and Family of Benjamin Brown Cole at: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/110546422/person/220180867534/facts