Cole Family History

The history of any family is a cherished tale of hardship, courage, and perseverance.  As time progressed, the fate of many family members was lost in the events of those times.  Fortunately, a few individuals stood out throughout history to the extent that their lives have been documented in great detail.  Its this detail that allows family researches to piece together the fragments of so many others that time has almost forgotten along the way.

We hope that you'll join us in filling in those gaps as we present the history of our branch of the Cole family.

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Autobiography of Richard Cole
(Born Ga. 1805: died Tex. 1892)

Edited by: Robert F. Cole, Washington, D.C.  1949

While digging through an old chest of family pictures we came across this old reproduction of the original Autobiography of Richard Cole. Because of copyright concerns, this book will only be made available to verified family members for research purposes only.

This book can also be found in the Caldwell County, Texas Genealogical Research Library.

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Across The Frontier by Gary C. Cole of Garland, Texas

The three and one-half centuries of American history following the settling of Jamestown is essentially a history of the movement of people from the Atlantic coast inland then across one frontier after another.  And that is the history of the Cole family in America as they moved inland in Virginia then across the frontier to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas

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William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3. (Jan., 1897), pp. 177-181.

Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043-5597%28189701%291%3A5%3A3%3C177%3ACF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D

William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine is currently published by Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.

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