William Dale COLE

Born

10 January 1858 , Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Died

18 February 1936 , Andrews, Indiana, USA

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Frederick Mortimer COLE Martha Ann DALE

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Born: 10 January 1858 in Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Father: Frederick Mortimer COLE

Mother: Martha Ann DALE

Paternal grandparents: Abel COLE , Rebecca BURNHAM

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William Dale married Dorothy "Dot" FOX 13 June 1907 in Andrews, Huntington, Indiana, USA . Dorothy "Dot" FOX was born 13 July 1886 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA. Dorothy "Dot" died abt. 1918 Dorothy "Dot" was the child of Vinton "Vint" Taylor FOX and Laura E WICKERSHAM.

William Dale COLE died 18 February 1936 in Andrews, Indiana, USA.

m. 8 MAR 1883
Emma Lucas Lee Cole (1864–1904)

m. (2) Dot Fox Cole (1886 - 1918)

Children:
Anna Dale Cole Reed (1884 - 1921)*
Archie Edwin Cole (1887 - 1945)*
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William Dale COLE married

Dorothy "Dot" FOX
Marriage date: 13 June 1907
Marriage place: Andrews, Huntington, Indiana, USA
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Dorothy "Dot" FOX was the child of Vinton "Vint" Taylor FOX and Laura E WICKERSHAM

Marriage notes:

Name: Will D Cole

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 13 Jun 1907

Event Place: , Huntington,

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Registration Place: , Huntington, Indiana, United States

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Residence Place: Andrews Huntington Indiana

Gender: Male

Age (Estimated): 49

Number of Previous Marriages: Once

Race (Original): White

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1858

Birthplace: Noblesville Hamilton Indiana

Father's Name: Frederick Martimer Cole

Mother's Name: Martha Ann Dale

Spouse's Name: Dott L Fox

Spouse's Residence Place: Andrews Huntington Indiana

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age (Estimated): 21

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Spouse's Race (Original): White

Spouse's Birth Date: 17 Jul 1886

Spouse's Birthplace: Wichita Kansas

Spouse's Father's Name: Vint Taylor Fox

Spouse's Mother's Name: Laura Wickersham

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Officiator's Name: Joseph H Craig

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GS Film number: 002295250

Digital Folder Number: 004185611

Image Number: 00502

Number of Images: 1

"Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Frederick Martimer Cole in entry for Will D Cole and Dott L Fox, 1907.

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Birth — 1858
10 January 1858
Noblesville, Indiana, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Antioch, Huntington, Indiana
Name: F M Cole
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 51y
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Event Place: Indiana, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
F M Cole M 51y New York
Martha H Cole F 46y Indiana
Ida Cole F 19y Indiana
Clark Cole M 15y Indiana
Willie Cole M 12y Indiana
Lula Cole F 7y Indiana
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Marriage / Partner
William Dale COLE and Dorothy "Dot" FOX 13 June 1907, Andrews, Huntington, Indiana, USA

He was 49 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Death — 1936
18 February 1936
Andrews, Indiana, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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Riverside Cemetery Andrews Huntington County Indiana, USA

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