John Jesse Cole
b. 18 October 1862, d. 30 September 1933
- John Jesse Cole was born on 18 October 1862 in Georgia or 1863.
- He married Martha Frances Moncrief, daughter of Joseph Moncrief and Elizabeth (?), on 2 December 1880 in Crawford County, Georgia.
- John Jesse Cole became a widower at the 31 December 1887 death of his wife Martha Frances Moncrief.
- John Jesse Cole appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Lavaca County, Texas. Other members of the household included Lena Cole, Manton Wilson and Emily Melvina Cole.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- He married Martha A. Spence, daughter of Jim Spence and Angeline Hogg, circa 1904.
- John Jesse Cole and Martha A. Spence appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Milam County, Texas. Other members of the household included Willie Eiler Cole, Jewel Jackson Cole, John Anderson Cole and Jessie Ayres Link.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- John Jesse Cole and Martha A. Spence appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Lee County, Texas, living next to Jesse's daughter Emma Jones and her family.. Other members of the household included Jessie Ayres Link, Willie Eiler Cole, Jewel Jackson Cole, John Anderson Cole and James Cecil Cole.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
- John Jesse Cole died on 30 September 1933 at age 70 in McDade, Bastrop County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Edwin Jackson Mundine.
- He was interred at McDade, Bastrop County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 29 Nov 2013
Family 1: Martha Frances Moncrief b. 2 January 1860, d. 31 December 1887
- Emily Melvina Cole+ b. 5 October 1883, d. 29 November 1951
- Lena Cole b. June 1885, d. circa 1901
Family 2: Martha A. Spence b. 10 March 1882, d. 21 January 1962
- Willie Eiler Cole b. 31 December 1905, d. 30 March 1970
- Jewel Jackson Cole b. 29 August 1907, d. 1 August 1960
- John Anderson Cole b. 9 February 1909, d. 16 July 1947
- James Cecil Cole b. 8 February 1913, d. 14 May 1947