William Jackson Cole was born on 2 April 1880 in Lincoln County, Missouri. He was the son of James Cole and Mary Young. Note that on his Social Security Application he lists his birth year as 1875[1].
Marriage
No record found. He was married at the time of his death to Mary L Cole, maiden name unknown.
Residence Timeline
1880: Jackson was living with his parents and 6 siblings in Snow Hill Township, Lincoln County, Missouri[2].
Death and Burial
William Jackson Cole died of pneumonia/influenza on 26 February 1954 in Buffalo, Leon County, Texas[3][4]. He was laid to rest on 27 February 1954 at Liberty Cemetery in Centerville, Leon County, Texas[5].
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6XV-VBG : 14 August 2017), Jackson Cole in household of James Cole, Snow Hill, Lincoln, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 205C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0699; FHL microfilm 1,254,699.
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K378-FL9 : 5 December 2014), William Jackson Or Jack Cole, 26 Feb 1954; citing certificate number 19248, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,388.
↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZ6C-1SG : 24 May 2014), William Jackson Cole, 26 Feb 1955; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 19248, Leon, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #166822846 : accessed 19 January 2018), memorial page for William Jackson Cole (2 Apr 1880–26 Feb 1954), Find A Grave Memorial no. 166822846, citing Liberty Cemetery, Centerville, Leon County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Reed Young (contributor 48206420) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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