James was born in 1809. He passed away in 1863.
HIs birthplace is shown in the different census records as South Carolina. This also according to "Southern Cole Families" by Mattie Cole Stanfield.
Notes
According to Find A Grave memorial, the birthplace is Tennessee. However, this is incorrect. Based on early Census records and several Cole family researchers, James was born in South Carolina.
Sources
WikiTree profile Cole-2602 created through the import of Recent.GED on Aug 27, 2011 by Patti Ratts. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Patti and others.
1840 and 1860
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5W-86B : 19 December 2020), David Cole in household of James S Cole, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: