William Mark "Bill" Cole^[1]

1846 - 1920  (73 years)

• Name	William Mark "Bill" Cole
  Born	23 Jul 1846	Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Mar 1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	5 Mar 1920	Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I844	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	John Pinkney Cole,   b. 1815, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Lucy Parker,   b. Abt 1819, Knox County, Tennessee ,   bur. Cole Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	23 Jun 1836	Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F727	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Huskey,   b. 29 Jan 1837, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 1880  (Age 43 years)
  Marriage License	28 Dec 1866	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	30 Dec 1866	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Lucy Alice Cole,   b. 1868, Tennessee + 2. Stephen Wesley "Steve" Cole,   b. 15 Aug 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Apr 1941  (Age 71 years) + 3. Martha Cole,   b. 29 Oct 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Dec 1950  (Age 79 years)   4. Sarah L. Cole,   b. 1874
  Family ID	F299	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary "Polly" Whaley,   b. 1843, Tennessee ,   d. 1889/1890  (Age 47 years)
  Married	25 Jul 1880	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Alice Cole,   b. Abt 1881 + 2. Rhoda Anner Cole,   b. 23 May 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1962  (Age 78 years)   3. Minnie Cole,   b. Abt 1885
  Family ID	F548	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Holden,   b. 23 May 1872, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Sep 1965  (Age 93 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1894	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Mary Jane Cole,   b. 2 Jan 1895, Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 May 1973  (Age 78 years) + 2. Joseph Pinkney Cole,   b. 7 Mar 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Apr 1965  (Age 69 years)   3. John B. Cole,   b. 1901 + 4. William Davis "Bill" Cole,   b. 2 Jan 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1977  (Age 75 years)   5. Millie Cole,   b. 1902
  Family ID	F1527	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jul 1846 - Tennessee Marriage License - 28 Dec 1866 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 30 Dec 1866 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 25 Jul 1880 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 28 Feb 1894 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 4 Mar 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 5 Mar 1920 - Elkmont Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  W. M. Cole Born July 23, 1846 Died Mar. 4, 1920

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 21, 30, 118. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 10, 13, 104, 129. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 134. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 267.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 May 1973. Mary Jane Laney obituary [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 450b, 1 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0450b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 455, 1880. http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page191880.html [S87] Death Certificate. Name: William M Cole Event: Death Event Date: 04 Mar 1920 Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 74 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 23 Jul 1846 Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse: Father: Pinkney J. Cole Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Lucy Newman Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farming Street Address: Residence: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: 05 Mar 1920 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4184008 Image Number: 1464 Film Number: 1299722 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: V 48 cn 70 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 690, 692. Birth as 23 July 1846 [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, page 2, Winter 2010.