Esther Ann (Batterson) Cole, Welch, Remington, Fisk was my 3x Great Grandmother. Had two children Lewis (my Great Great Grandfater) and Effie with her second husband. She was a courageous woman living in a difficult time. Her fist husband was my 3x Great Grandfather Alphonzo Cole. He died of typhoid fever in 1864, leaving her with a small son. She next married Edmund Welch, a widower with a small daughter named Zeffie. He was a Civil War vet and had been on the infamous Sultana when it exploded. He never fully recovered and died in 1871, leaving her with her son, their daughter , Effie and Zeffie. Zeffie went to live with her maternal Grandfather Benjamin Ferguson after her Fathers death.
Esther married again to Darius Remington, also a veteran of the War, who died in 1884, the couple had no children. Finally she married Canfield Fisk. He was also a Civil War vet with the 4th Michigan. He saw action at some of the worst battles of the War. He had been married before and had several grown children. She spent some time caring for him after their marriage in 1891, but in 1905 for reasons unknown to me at this time they separated. She was living with her son Lewis and he with his son in Colorado. She lived out her days on her small farm north of Rose Lake in Batavia. She died at home. Her obituary in the Coldwater Daily Reporter on May 10, 1917 states that she was an early member of the Branch County Community.
Esther married again to Darius Remington, also a veteran of the War, who died in 1884, the couple had no children. Finally she married Canfield Fisk. He was also a Civil War vet with the 4th Michigan. He saw action at some of the worst battles of the War. He had been married before and had several grown children. She spent some time caring for him after their marriage in 1891, but in 1905 for reasons unknown to me at this time they separated. She was living with her son Lewis and he with his son in Colorado. She lived out her days on her small farm north of Rose Lake in Batavia. She died at home. Her obituary in the Coldwater Daily Reporter on May 10, 1917 states that she was an early member of the Branch County Community.
Esther Ann (Batterson) Cole, Welch, Remington, Fisk was my 3x Great Grandmother. Had two children Lewis (my Great Great Grandfater) and Effie with her second husband. She was a courageous woman living in a difficult time. Her fist husband was my 3x Great Grandfather Alphonzo Cole. He died of typhoid fever in 1864, leaving her with a small son. She next married Edmund Welch, a widower with a small daughter named Zeffie. He was a Civil War vet and had been on the infamous Sultana when it exploded. He never fully recovered and died in 1871, leaving her with her son, their daughter , Effie and Zeffie. Zeffie went to live with her maternal Grandfather Benjamin Ferguson after her Fathers death.
Esther married again to Darius Remington, also a veteran of the War, who died in 1884, the couple had no children. Finally she married Canfield Fisk. He was also a Civil War vet with the 4th Michigan. He saw action at some of the worst battles of the War. He had been married before and had several grown children. She spent some time caring for him after their marriage in 1891, but in 1905 for reasons unknown to me at this time they separated. She was living with her son Lewis and he with his son in Colorado. She lived out her days on her small farm north of Rose Lake in Batavia. She died at home. Her obituary in the Coldwater Daily Reporter on May 10, 1917 states that she was an early member of the Branch County Community.
Esther married again to Darius Remington, also a veteran of the War, who died in 1884, the couple had no children. Finally she married Canfield Fisk. He was also a Civil War vet with the 4th Michigan. He saw action at some of the worst battles of the War. He had been married before and had several grown children. She spent some time caring for him after their marriage in 1891, but in 1905 for reasons unknown to me at this time they separated. She was living with her son Lewis and he with his son in Colorado. She lived out her days on her small farm north of Rose Lake in Batavia. She died at home. Her obituary in the Coldwater Daily Reporter on May 10, 1917 states that she was an early member of the Branch County Community.
Gravesite Details
She was buried in the same plot as her son, Lewis, no marker to attest to it.
