980 documented Cole ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English, from the Old English personal name 'Cola' (a pet form of Nicholas) or a nickname meaning 'coal-black.'
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 968 Cole records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: James, William, Mary, Robert and Ruth.
Of the 959 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Luna Cole, born 1810.
Documented Cole families on this page come from Commemorative Biographical Record, Ohio, History of Adams County, Ohio and History of Harrison County, Iowa: its people, industries.
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Deceased Cole ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English, from the Old English personal name 'Cola' (a pet form of Nicholas) or a nickname meaning 'coal-black.'
The documented line here reaches back to 1810. Most Cole lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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