Isaac Cole (1760 - 1860)

Born 1760 in New York Colony, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1860 at about age 100 in Mercer, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Isaac Cole who came to Montgomery County, just before the War of the Revolution, who was a gallant soldier for our independence and who was with the Clay brothers in following the Indians down Cole river as heretofore mentioned, settled near where Major Straton now lives, about the year 1800, where he lived for about one year, and buried one of his daughters; and then moved to Island Creek, and settled near the mouth of what is now known as Cole Branch. His wife was Margaret Thompson, of Montgomery County, (Now Giles County) Virginia. They married in 1796 in VA. After remaining on Island Creek for a year his family became tired of frontier life, and he returned to his old home near Pearisburg where he died at an advanced age. Isaac Cole was a noted scout and a man of great force of character and will power. Hon. L. D. Chambers, of Rum Creek, is his grandson. ("History of Logan County," Henry Clay Ragland, 1896, chapter XIV.)

Family links: Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth Thompson Cole (1770 - 1853)*

Children: Thompson Cole (1787 - 1850)* Elizabeth G. Cole Chambers (1795 - 1876)* Eleanor Cole Blankenship (1796 - 1870)* Margaret Cole Perdue (1804 - 1862)* Augustus Washington Cole (1810 - 1888)* Catherine Cole Perdue (1815 - 1860)*

Research Progress

Age at death reported as 100 Years

1810 Census:^[1] Oldest male enumerated in the 25 to 45 Year age bracket.

1820 Census:^[2] Oldest male enumerated in the 45 years and upwards age bracket.

1830 Census^[3] Oldest male enumerated in the 50 to 60 year age bracket.

1840 Census

1850 Census:^[4] Isaac is enumerated with the age of 70 years.

1860 Census:^[5] Age reported as 100 Years

Died: 18 August 1860 in Mercer County, Virginia of Flux.^[6]

Informant was son, Augustus W COLE

Names of Parents were not given

Age at death listed as 100 years

Place of Birth: New York State

Consort: Elisabeth COLE

Marriage:

On the burial memorial of Isaac COLE, the submitter stated

"One document that is hand written by Wm Thompson that states the following:

'I certify that I am satisfyed that Isac Coal shol have my daughter Margaret to wife given under my hand this 20th January 1796 --'

signed by John Stuart Clerk , John Thomson, Wm Thomson

(there is something written before Wm's name but it is not legible)."

Marriage bond obtained in Greenbrier County, Virginia on 23 January 1796. [Image at ancestry - Bice Family Tree / member: Lindaadams2555 - stated it came from the Greenbrier County Historical Society.] - Although digital images of marriages in Greenbrier County are available at the West Virginia Vital Research Records Project, the record does not appear to be indexed correctly or it may have been missed. A search for marriages in that county with the groom's surname of Cole was performed on 15 May 2022 and no matches were located.

Spouse: Margaret Elisabeth (THOMPSON) COLE

Spouse Died: 8 December 1853 in Mercer County, Virginia of Pneumonia^[7]

Informant was son, Augustus W. COLE

Names of Parents not given

Age at death listed as 82 years

Place of Birth listed as Unknown

Consort: Isaac COLE

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2R-7CX : accessed 12 May 2022), Isaac Cole, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing p. 385, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 68; FHL microfilm 181,428.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-Q2G : accessed 12 May 2022), Isaac Cole, Giles Court House, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-S2K : 20 February 2021), Isaac Cole, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing 218, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 190; FHL microfilm 29,669.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DD-V82 : 23 December 2020), Isaac Cole, Mercer, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M416-LNQ : 18 February 2021), Isaac Cole in entry for Augustus W Cole, 1860.
6. ↑ Mercer County, West Virginia, "Death Record Search (1853 - 1860, 1865 - 1867, 1869, 1872 - 1971)," line 3, Isaac Cole, 18 August 1860; database with images, West Virginia Vital Research Records Project (https://wvculture.org/vital-records-search/ : accessed 12 May 2022); citing records sent to the West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, West Virginia.
7. ↑ Mercer County, West Virginia, "Death Record Search (1853 - 1860, 1865 - 1867, 1869, 1872 - 1971)," line 9, Marget Cole, 8 December 1853; database with images, West Virginia Vital Research Records Project (https://wvculture.org/vital-records-search/ : accessed 12 May 2022); citing records sent to the West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, West Virginia.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21549732/isaac-cole: accessed 18 September 2023), memorial page for Isaac Cole (1760–18 Aug 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21549732, citing Oakvale Cemetery, Oakvale, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by 48528052 (contributor 48528052).
• FamilySearch profile for Isaac Cole