1850 U.S. Census for Utah Co., Utah Territory:
John Cole M 29 England, b. 1821; carpenter
Charlotte Cole F 26 England
Rachel Cole F 6 lllinois
William Cole M 2 Iowa
Joseph Cole M 1 Iowa

John Cole d. 1909; he is buried in Willard Prec. Cem, Willard, Box Elder Co., Utah; Memorial 38716088; Charlotte d. 1905 and is buried w/him; he married again later. Why wasn't he listed w/her in the 1900 census?


1870 U.S. Census for Willard Prec., Box Elder Co., Utah Territory (2 July)(P.O. Willard City):
William Cole M 22 Iowa; farm laborer
Mary J Cole F 18 Iowa

They reside next to John & Charlotte Cole, his parents. John is a farm laborer.


Note: The town of Willard was incorporated in 1870.


1880 U.S. Census for Willard, Box Elder Co., Utah
Willard E Cole M 31 Iowa [sic; William]
Mary Jane Cole F 28 Iowa
Sarah E Cole F 7 Utah
William E Cole Jr Son M 5 Utah
Charlotte D Cole Dau F 3 Utah
Horatius Cole Son M 1 Utah


1900 U.S. Census for Willard Prec., Willard City, Box Elder Co., Utah:
William E. Cole Head M 52 yrs, b. July 1848 Iowa; widower
Delta C. Cole Dau F 24 yrs, b. Dec. 1876 Utah
Horaitus Cole Son M 22 yrs, b. Nov. 1878 Utah
Zina R. Cole Dau F 19 yrs, b. April 1881 Utah
Nora J. Cole Dau F 19 yrs, b. May 1881 Utah
Edna S. Cole Dau F 17 yrs, b. June 1883 Utah
*Roscoe F. Cole Son M 15 yrs, b. Mar. 1885 Utah
Winslow C. Cole Son M 12 yrs, b. Dec. 1888 Utah
Ellis L. Cole Son M 8 yrs, b. June 1892 Utah

William was a farmer. His parents were b. England. There is a Charlotte Cole, 75 yrs, b. Aug. 1824, divorced, living nearby. Mother? She had 11 children, 10 living. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1840.


William E. Cole d. 1924; he's buried in same cem. as parents; he also married again after Mary Jane d. in 1895. Mary Jane is buried w/him in same cem.


Roscoe F. Cole m. Violet Laufman 9 March 1918 Lake Co., Indiana.


1930 U.S. Census for South Slough, Coos Co., Oregon:
Roscoe F Cole Head M 45 Utah (b. 1885)
Violet S Cole Wife F 40 Illinois (b. 1890)
William R Cole Son M 9 Oregon
John F Cole Son M 7 Oregon
Edward M Cole Son M 0 Oregon
Sarah E Laufman Mother-in-law F 81 Illinois


1940 U.S. Census for North Bend, Coos Co., OR:
Roscoe Cole Head M 55 Utah; civil engineer
Violet Cole Wife F 51 Illinois
William Cole Son M 19 Oregon
John Cole Son M 17 Oregon
Edward Cole Son M 10 Oregon

The family lived in the same place in 1935. Roscoe worked on the jetty.