As a young man, he was in the mercantile business with his brother, John, for a few years. Then he moved to that part of GA which became Jones county--probably in about 1806. Although he was still in Jones county in 1840, he moved soon after to Kemper county, MS. Soldier in the Creek War and a major in the state militia of GA.
Children: James Monroe Cole (1814-1872); John N.B. Cole (1817-1880); Jane Bounds Cole (1820- ); Nancy Wadsworth Cole (1822-1898); Martha Wadsworth Cole (1824-1902); Lydia Wadsworth Cole (1825-1907); William Cole (1827-1827); William Troup Cole (1828-1897); Samuel T. Cole 1831-1921); Jessie Cole (1833-1911).
As a young man, he was in the mercantile business with his brother, John, for a few years. Then he moved to that part of GA which became Jones county--probably in about 1806. Although he was still in Jones county in 1840, he moved soon after to Kemper county, MS. Soldier in the Creek War and a major in the state militia of GA.
Children: James Monroe Cole (1814-1872); John N.B. Cole (1817-1880); Jane Bounds Cole (1820- ); Nancy Wadsworth Cole (1822-1898); Martha Wadsworth Cole (1824-1902); Lydia Wadsworth Cole (1825-1907); William Cole (1827-1827); William Troup Cole (1828-1897); Samuel T. Cole 1831-1921); Jessie Cole (1833-1911).
Gravesite Details
cemetery in pasture on old Jennings Plantation. This may also be the Cole Cemetery on Kemper County Website
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