Meriwether County GaArchives Biographies.....R.S. Cole  1820 -  Unknown
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Author: Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., 1895

Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., 
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895
Page 504

R. S. Cole

R. S. Cole is a grandson of Robert and Elizabeth (Fambrel) Cole, Virginians, 
who were among the early settlers of Newton county, Ga., and later moved to 
Coweta county, where, in Newnan, Mr. Cole died. Their son, Jesse, who had 
accompanied his parents from Virginia to Newton county, married Miss Elizabeth 
Crawford, a daughter of William T. and Elizabeth (Shanklin) Crawford, natives 
of South Carolina, who were among the early settlers of Henry county, Ga. One 
son, Taylor Crawford, served in the Mexican war under Gen. Taylor. R.S. Cole, 
the son of Jesse and Elizabeth Cole, was born in 1820, in Newton county, and 
reared on the farm in Henry county, coming to Meriwether county in 1842. His 
educational opportunities had been very limited, and he began life for himself 
with but very little to start with; but by determined effort and persistent 
industry he has acquired wealth and influence. His large farm consists of 
1,500 acres of land, in splendid condition. He has a beautiful home, and he 
and his family enjoy the respect of all who know them. His wife, who he 
married in 1841, was Miss Nancy Ward, born in Meriwether county in 1819. She 
is a daughter of Obadiah and Susan (Fambrel) Ward, the former a native and 
constant resident of Meriwether county. Mr. Cole belongs to the masonic 
fraternity, and he and Mrs. Cole are both faithful members of the Methodist 
Episcopal church. They are the parents of six children: William T., Franklin, 
Elisa, John, Jesse and Sallie.



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