When William Temple Coles was born on August 18, 1825, in Wilson, Tennessee, his father, Robert, was 24 and his mother, Frances, was 14. He had six sons with Cornelia. He died on December 25, 1896, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 71.
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Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923
Name William Temple Coles GenderMale Race White Age 72 Record Type Death Registers Birth Date abt 1824 Birth Place Tennessee, USA Death Date 25 Dec 1896 Death Place Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900
Name William T. Coles GenderMale Spouse Cornelia F. Grissim Spouse Gender Female Marriage Date9 Jan 1854 County Smith State Tennessee.
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name William Temple Coles Birth Date18 Aug 1825 Birth Place Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America Death Date 25 Dec 1896 Death Place Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America Cemetery Mount Olivet Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America Has Bio? Y Spouse Cornelia Coles URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176450473
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-ZXWQ : 4 November 2017), William F Coly and Cornelia F Grissien, 10 Dec 1853; citing Smith, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,826.
"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD91-7ZS : 11 February 2018), William F. Cales and Cornelia F. Grissim, 10 Dec 1853; citing , Smith, Tennessee, reference 2:1KSL0JG; FHL microfilm 319,168.
"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD3H-VPV : 11 February 2018), William F. Cales and Cornelia F. Grissim, 10 Dec 1853; citing , Smith, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 319,168.
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH9-FGLW : 22 December 2016), William F Caly and Cornelia F Grissim, 10 Jan 1854; citing Smith, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 319,168.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQB-BH6 : 15 July 2017), W T Coles, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 47, sheet 257D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1250; FHL microfilm 1,255,250.
"Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6R3-MJ7 : 10 February 2018), Wm.T. Coles, 25 Dec 1896; citing Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, reference Oct 1896-Dec 1898 p 16; FHL microfilm 1,303,219.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2019), memorial page for William Temple Coles (18 Aug 1825–25 Dec 1896), Find A Grave Memorial no. 176450473, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Kinship Diaries (contributor 47322744) .
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