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COLE, PATTEN, TRACY
Posted By: Charles E. Hawkins (email)
Date: 6/13/2005 at 09:41:49
COLE, PATTEN, TRACY
I am trying to verify information on following ancestors known to have been in this county at least for a time. John Derbin Cole (b.21 Sep 1826 OH) married Nancy Drucilla Patten (b.Abt 1831 OH) 23 May 1851 in Cass County, IN. They moved to Iowa in 1853, according to Iowa 1856 Census, and settled in Iowa County, Merango Twp. John D. Cole obtained a land patent in Dec 1854. The 1860 Census for Merango shows Nancy and 3 children: Oliver and Henry (sons) and Emma? (Dau) but husband John is not listed with the family. I suspect he was involved with civil war but have not verified. I have located a burial site at Koszta Cemetary for a John D. Cole in 1862. From what I can determine from 1870 – 1900 census records, Nancy may have remarried a William or Nelson Tracy and had several children with him. Son Oliver (by John D. Cole) was living with Nancy in 1900 in Benton County, Iowa. For the years 1870 and 1880, Nancy, Oliver and rest of new family were living in Nebraska, Fillmore County. Have not been able to locate state, location or date of this marriage, nor death information on Nancy. I would like to have anyone who finds this information familiar contact me: chawkins@wvi.com
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