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Lydia Downey Cole

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
19 Mar 1903
Faulkton, Faulk County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Faulkton, Faulk County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 2
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EPHRIAM COLE was born August 10th, 1854, in Starksborough, Vermont. When two years of age his parents moved to Dodge county, Wisconsin, where he made his home until he came to Faulk county, Territory of Dakota, in March, 1883, and located upon what proved to be township 120, range 68 where he resided until 1891, when he purchased a farm near the city of Faulkton, being the north-west quarter of section 15, township 118, range 69 with his farm residence within eighty rods of the center of the city of Faulkton.
Upon his present location Mr. Cole has erected a fine set of farm buildings, a house at a cost of $3,000. In addition to his home of 160 acres of improved land he has 480 acres in the township where he first located. In addition to his regular farm machinery he has a full outfit of steam plow machinery.

In 1874 Mr. Cole was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Downey, who was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Faulkton, South Dakota, on the 19th day of March 1903. A second marriage was contracted with Miss Louise Johnson, of Colorado. To them have been born one child Leona, who was born December 19, 1906.

SOURCE- History of Faulk County, SD, C. H. Ellis, 1909
Contributor: Kent Gebhard (47001358) • [email protected]
EPHRIAM COLE was born August 10th, 1854, in Starksborough, Vermont. When two years of age his parents moved to Dodge county, Wisconsin, where he made his home until he came to Faulk county, Territory of Dakota, in March, 1883, and located upon what proved to be township 120, range 68 where he resided until 1891, when he purchased a farm near the city of Faulkton, being the north-west quarter of section 15, township 118, range 69 with his farm residence within eighty rods of the center of the city of Faulkton.
Upon his present location Mr. Cole has erected a fine set of farm buildings, a house at a cost of $3,000. In addition to his home of 160 acres of improved land he has 480 acres in the township where he first located. In addition to his regular farm machinery he has a full outfit of steam plow machinery.

In 1874 Mr. Cole was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Downey, who was born in Syracuse, New York, and died in Faulkton, South Dakota, on the 19th day of March 1903. A second marriage was contracted with Miss Louise Johnson, of Colorado. To them have been born one child Leona, who was born December 19, 1906.

SOURCE- History of Faulk County, SD, C. H. Ellis, 1909
Contributor: Kent Gebhard (47001358) • [email protected]


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  • Created by: MaryT
  • Added: Jan 19, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123770200/lydia-cole: accessed ), memorial page for Lydia Downey Cole (unknown–19 Mar 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123770200, citing Faulkton Cemetery, Faulkton, Faulk County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by MaryT (contributor 47616997).