Ira Kingsley Cole

1842 - 1919  (76 years)

• Name	Ira Kingsley Cole  [1]
  Born	28 Nov 1842	Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 1864 and 1865	Civil War   [2]
  	Co. C., 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
  Census	1880	Graham Lake and Hersey, Noble Co., MN, USA
  (Ira K. Cole         m  w  37  New York    farmer         New York    New York Elvira                  f     w  40  Canada       kpg house  Ireland         Vermont Myra S. (sic)      f    w   15  Ohio            at school      New York    Canada Sorill (sic) M.     m   w   13 Ohio            at school      New York    Canada Jessie                 f     w   11 Ohio                                  New York    Canada Ira K. Cole         m   w     9 Ohio             at home      New York    Canada)
  Membership	Colby, Clark Co., WI, USA
  	Wisconsin G. A. R.
  	I. N. Earl Post No. 112, Roster of Officers lists I. K. Cole as Q. M.
  Died	4 Jun 1919	Canton, Fillmore Co., MN, USA   [1]
  	Minnesota Death Index COLE, IRA KINGSLEY Date of Birth: na Place of Birth: na Mother Maiden Name:  na  certid# 1919-MN-004030 Date of Death: 06/04/1919 County of Death: FILLMORE
  Buried	8 Jun 1919	Colby Memorial Cemetery, Colby, Clark Co., WI, USA   [1]
  		I115142 Cole, Ira Kingsley (1842-1919) and wife, Potts, Elvira Malinda  (1840-1911) grave stone at Memorial Cemetery, Colby, Clark Co., WI
  Notes	Ira Kingsley Cole lived in Defiance County, Ohio where he was a teacher and a carpenter.  He received land in Minnesota after the Civil War. He took his family there until the children were ready for high school. He then moved to Colby, Wisconsin near his brother Charles Cole so that his children could attend high school there. Ira Kingsley Cole later married a widow Elsie Edminster who had one daughter Nettie.      The following is from Ira Kingsley Coles Obituary from the Colby Phonograph, Colby, Wisconsin, dated June 19, 1919.  The Information was provided by Lois Cowan Yeomans of Jackson, Michigan a great granddaughter of Charles Rodney Cole.      The death of Ira K. Cole, formerly of this city, occurred at Canton, Minn., his home, of creeping paralysis.  The remains were brought to Colby for burial and he was laid to rest in the Colby Cemetery Sunday June 8th. The funeral was conducted from the M.E. Church, Rev. J.H. Paul officiating. The local Masonic order, of which Mr. Cole was a member, conducted the remains to the cemetery and paid their final respects to their departed comrade.      In the church the Masons were ranged on the right, the G.A.R. on the left, backed by the Eastern Star and W.R.C. respectively,  In the center aisle were the mourners comprising Mrs. Cole of canton, Minn., wife of the deceased, Mrs. H.J. Cade of New Lisbon, daughter, Mr. L.M. Cole of Decatur, Ill. and Mr. Ira L. Cole of Madison, his sons, Miss Nettie Edminster of Canton, a stepdaughter, Mr. C.R. Cole and wife of Colby, a brother and other relatives.      Mr. Cole was born in Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., Nove 28, 1842. At the age of 10 years he moved with his parents Lewis and Phoebe Cole to Defiance Co., Ohio.  Here he remained until he attained manhood and on Aug. 3, 1862 was married to Elvira M. Potts, at Milford, Ohio.  Five children were born to this union, three of whom survive him.  Three hours after his marriage he enlisted in the army serving in the Civil War until its close. In May 1872 Mr. Cole removed with his family to Hersey, Minn., where he remained for 10 years.  In 1882 he moved with his family to this city where he remained until May 1916 when he took up his residence at Canton, Minn., where he remained until the time of his death.      For 34 years Mr. Cole was a resident of this city and during this period was an active member of the M.E. church and for many years superintendant of the Sunday School.  During the late years of his residence here he bacame affilliated with the Masonic Order.      Mr. Cole was a carpenter by trade but taught school a number of winters in the districts around Colby.  He was foreman of the bridge and building department of the Wis. Central Railroad for a number of years and also rural mail carrier for many years until declining health compelled him to resign his position.      On the 25th of June 1911 his first wife passed away.  On Aug 7, 1912 Mr. Cole was married to Elsie D. Edminister of Canton, Minn.      One daughter of the deceased, Jennie L. Cole, died in infancy at Hersey, Minn.  Mrs. John F. Lamont, another daughter who grew up in Colby died at Wausau Mar 14, 1895.      Besides the above mentioned, deceased is also survived by 3 brothers: L.E. Cole of Hicksville, Ohio, Chester H. Cole of Gove, Kansas, and L.S. Cole of Schoolcraft, Mich.  One sister also survives him, Mrs. E.O. Stone of Hicksville, Ohio. The following is from the History of Defiance County, page 144.      I.K. Cole, Co. C, 195th O. V. I., e. March, 1864, disc. 1865.
  Person ID	I115142	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Lewis Cole,   b. 31 Mar 1820, Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 1892, Cicero, Milford Twp., Defiance Co., OH, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Phebe Sprague,   b. 5 May 1820, Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA ,   d. 16 Jul 1910, Milford Twp., Defiance Co., OH, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1840	Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA
  Family ID	F42324	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Elvira Malinda Potts,   b. 2 Jun 1840, Darlington, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1911, Colby, Clark Co., WI, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	3 Aug 1862	Defiance Co., OH, USA
  Children	+ 1. Almira Louisa Cole,   b. 21 Dec 1864, Milford Twp., Defiance Co., OH, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1922, New Lisbon, Juneau Co., WI, USA  (Age 57 years) + 2. Mortimer Lorell Cole,   b. 24 Nov 1866, Milford Twp., Defiance Co., OH, USA ,   d. 24 Aug 1944, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, USA  (Age 77 years) + 3. Jessie Eugenia Cole,   b. 9 Aug 1868,   d. 14 Mar 1896, Wausau, Marathon Co., WI, USA  (Age 27 years) + 4. Ira Lewis Cole,   b. 21 Mar 1871, Milford Twp., Defiance Co., OH, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1950, Madison, Dane Co., WI, USA  (Age 79 years)   5. Jennie Laura Cole,   b. 27 Sep 1875, Hersey, Nobles Co., MN, USA ,   d. Infant, Hersey, Nobles Co., MN, USA
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F42316	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Elsie Deliah Hudson,   b. 17 May 1861, Elliota, Fillmore Co., MN, USA ,   d. Abt 11 Feb 1950  (Age 88 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1912
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F42317	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Nov 1842 - Fowler, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA Married - 3 Aug 1862 - Defiance Co., OH, USA Military - Co. C., 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Between 1864 and 1865 - Civil War Membership - Wisconsin G. A. R. - - Colby, Clark Co., WI, USA Died - 4 Jun 1919 - Canton, Fillmore Co., MN, USA Buried - 8 Jun 1919 - Colby Memorial Cemetery, Colby, Clark Co., WI, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Sprague, Phebe (1820-1910), son, Ira Kingsley Cole (1842-1919), granddaughter, Almira Louisa Cole (1864-1922), & grandson, George Henry Cade (1885-1956) Contributor: Weber, Richard E.
  		Cole, Lewis (1820-1892), wife, Sprague, Phebe (1820-1910) and children, Ira K. (1842-1919), Seth R. (1845-1915), Charles R. (1847-1928, Lewis S. (1850-1935), John E. (1851-1904), Sarah Diane (1853-1920), Chester H. (1857-1928) and Lincoln E. (1862-1938) Contributor: Cole, David
  		Potts, Elvira Malinda (1840-1911) and husband, Cole, Ira Kingsley (1842-1919) Contributor: Richard E. Weber
  		I115176a Sprague, Phebe (1820-1910), son, Ira Kingsley Cole (1842-1919), granddaughter, Almira Louisa Cole (1864-1922), & grandson, George Henry Cade (1885-1956)
  		I115153 Potts, Elvira Malinda (1840-1911) and husband, Cole, Ira Kingsley (1842-1919)
  		I115164 Cole, Seth (1820-1892), wife, Sprague, Phebe (1820-1910) and children, Ira K. (1842-1919), Seth R. (1845-1915), Charles R. (1847-1928, Lewis S. (1850-1935), John E. (1851-1904), Sarah Diane (1853-1920), Chester H. (1857-1928) and Lincoln E. (1862-1938)
  		I125331 l-r,Cole, Ira K. (1842-1919), Potts, Elvira (1840-1911), Cole, Mortimer Lorell (1866-1944),  Cade, Henry J. (1858-1917), Cole, Almira L. (1864-1922), and Cade, George H. 1885-1956 in front)
  		I115176c Cole, Ira K. (1842-1919), Cole, Almira (1864-1922), Cade, George (1885-1956), and Cade, Natalie (1911-1950)

  
  

  Headstones

  Cole, Ira Kingsley (1842-1919) and wife, Potts, Elvira Malinda (1840-1911) Grave stone at Memorial Cemetery, Colby, Clark Co., WI Contributor: Yeomans, Lois A.

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Internet Web Site, http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/cemeteries/colby/colbymemorial/index/CO.htm (Reliability: 0). [S489] Correspondent: Moore, Marjorie Weber, note of March, 2005 (Reliability: 3).