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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 808 Today's Topics: #1 Biography: "The Life of Victor Art ["Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00e201bf3994$95290620$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Biography: "The Life of Victor Arthur COLE 1912-1971" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mary Kay COLE Ward mksroots@juno.com Biography: "The Life of Victor Arthur COLE 1912-1971" by his daughter, Mary Kay COLE Ward. Victor A. COLE was born about 1912 in Painesville, Lake county, Ohio and died at the age of 60 in Miami, Florida on 22 Sep 1971. He was the youngest of the five son's of William Barrett COLE and Mary STOWE SHEPARD, widow of Clarence SHEPARD. The children of Wm. Barrett COLE and Mary STOWE SHEPARD of Painesville, Lake county Ohio were: 1. Gilbert Stowe COLE b. 18 Mar 1895 in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio m. Ruth FERGUSON 2. William Alfred COLE b. 19 Feb 1894 in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio m Mildred MEREDITH. He died in WW II a pilot flying out of Hawaii. 3. David Barrett COLE b. Sep 1898 in Lake Co., Ohio m. Ruby BARNES 4. Kenneth Roosevelt COLE b. 1901 in Lake Co., Ohio m. Helen FOSHAY 5. Victor Arthur COLE b. 1912 in Painesville, Lake Co.,OH m. Mary Elizabeth CARTER, dau. of Simeon CARTER and Nettie RIPPIN Victor COLE's half-brother Clarence "Shep" SHEPARD was born to the first marriage of his mother, Mary STOWE. "Shep" was born June 1888 and he married 11 Jan 1915 Margaret E. COLE. He was William Barrett Cole's step-son. Victor COLE's father, William Barrett COLE, had started in the nursery business with his step-father, Reverend Luther R. JAYNE and founded the "COLE Nursery" in Lake County. It became one of the largest nurseries in the United States in the early 1900's, a business in which all of his son's worked and the 4 oldest became officers. Victor's mother, Mary STOWE COLE died 10 Nov, 1917 when he was 6 years old and he was raised by his step-mother, Fannie DANN who married Victor's father 2 February, 1921 in Painesville, Lake county, Ohio. Victor's oldest brother, Gilbert COLE was a tireless worker his father's nursery business. He and his wife both died unexpectedly of influenza in 1929 and 1930 leaving their 4 young children orphans. Victor's brother Alfred COLE had horses and fancy cars; was a well-known horseman and polo expert. One of his horses, a jumper named "Sky Line Tommy" was famous. Alfred died in World War II flying out of Hawaii. Victor's brother, Kenneth COLE and his wife, Inez lived Kirtland, Ohio for awhile. Later they lived in Cleveland, Ohio where Kenneth owned an aviation school on Mayfield Road or in Mayfield Heights and taught flying lessons. Kenneth COLE was a pilot who went to the same flight school in the Army air corps as Charles Lindbergh. Later Kenneth lived for many years in Santa Monica California. After their father died in 1932, Victor's brother, D. "Barrett" COLE was the only one who wanted the nursery business, in the heart of the depression when nothing was working. He ran the "Cole Nursery" for the rest of his life and became quite wealthy after many years of hard work. He had bought a large yacht and was cruising it from Lake Erie down the inland waterway when he had a massive heart attack and died in June of 1968. Barrett's son, Bob was level headed and continued to run the nursery on a reduced level for most of his life. He moved the business to Circleville, Ohio. Victor met Mary Elizabeth CARTER at Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio and they were married 16 Jun 1933 in Painesville. Their first child, a son Carter Lee Cole was born 25 February 1934 in Painesville, Ohio. He set a record as the longest baby born there as of that date and he grew to 6 ft 4 inches tall as an adult. A year later a daughter, Mary Kathleen COLE was born 8 May 1953 in Meadville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania while Victor worked in the Talon zipper factory. That year Victor moved his family four times and two years later on 20 March 1937 a daughter they named Carol Virginia COLE was born in Painesville, Lake county, Ohio. By 1938, at the age of 26 Victor A. COLE had decided to leave Painesville, Ohio for Florida. Driving a 1934 Ford stake-bed truck loaded with a horse, a pony, chickens and his other belongings, he drove without stopping overnight, while his 3 year old daughter, Mary Kay (ie. Mary Kathleen) slept on the seat beside him and his son, Carter slept on the floor-boards. All of the chickens drown during the trip in a thunderstorm. His wife, Mary Elizabeth CARTER and their baby, Carol Virginia COLE born 20 Mar 1937 remained in Painesville and join him later. He intended to become a truck farmer but natural disasters had devastated the truck farming business so instead he started a landscape gardening business in the Miami area, propagating his own plants from cuttings. By 1940 his first marriage had failed. His wife Mary CARTER COLE had moved back to Painesville, Ohio with the three young children and Mary and Victor COLE were divorced. With their mother unable to support them, Victor's two daughter's ages 3 and 5 were sent to St. John's Orphanage in Painesville, Ohio and were cared for by the Episcopal Nun's until their mother remarried in 1944. Their young son, Carter stayed with his mother and her parents in Painesville, Ohio until Mary decided to send him to live in Florida with his father. Thus in 1942, a frightened eight year old Carter was put aboard a train alone, told "not to cry" and began a traumatic trip to Florida on a train loaded with soldiers at the start of World War II. Carter was greeted at the train station in Washington, DC. by friends of his mother's and then continued the journey to Florida alone. He was met at the train station in Miami by his father, Victor and his fiance, Myra LARCHE BOTNER. Carter Cole worked in his father's business until he left home at the age of 17; later serving in the U. S. Marine Corps. Victor COLE married his second wife, Myra LARCHE BOTNER about 1944 in Miami Florida. She had a daughter named, Myra May BOTNER by her first marriage and together they had a son they named, Arthur Victor COLE, Jr. born about 1945. In 1947 Victor and Myra COLE opened "Cole's Flower Shop" on Biscayne Boulevard which they operated together for about 20 years. At one time during those years Victor COLE ran four florist shops in the Miami, Coral Gables area, including one in the Nieman Marcus department store. In 1949, Victor's youngest daughter, Carol COLE, now 12 years old, was sent from Painesville, Ohio to live with her father. She lived in Miami with the family and worked in the florist shop until she graduated from high school and returned to Painesville, Ohio. She grew to be a strikingly beautiful six foot tall lady. Victor Cole was a member of Selective Service Board 156 during World War II and remained on the board until about 1968. He served for a time as president of the Dade County Civic Forum and was active in the Miami Exchange Club and the Small Business Association of Miami. He was also a director of the Flamingo Dinner Club and a member of the Greater Miami and Florida florists associations. He was a conservative Republican and for a time served on Republican Executive Committee of Dade County. In 1964 he opposed Sen. Robert Haverfield for Floridas District 41 Senate seat. His campaign slogan was a businessman for a businesslike job. Mr. Cole supported Florida governor Claude Kirks war on crime, opposed new taxes and favored an appointed cabinet, a revised constitution, favorable industrial climate, daylight saving time. But Victor lost the election. Haverfield won with 71,882 votes to Mr. COLE's 47,374. In 1969, Victor COLE was cochairman of Dade countys chapter of the Movement to Restore Decency (MOTOREDE), a national organization connected with the John Birch Society. As spokesman, for MOTOREDE, Mr. Cole said sex education in the schools is part of an over-all scheme promoted by the Communists and socialists: to undermine the morality of Americas youth." It was about this time that the family moved to a new home at 12700 SW 56 St. Ft. Lauderdale and Victor's wife Myra fell critically ill, went into kidney failure and died unexpectedly. In 1971, suffering from heart disease and having been told he needed heart surgery, Victor took a trip by car around the country, visiting family and friends. He returned home to Miami, where died following surgery at Miami Heart Institute on Wednesday, 22 September 1971. His funeral was held two days later at 11 a.m. Friday, November 24th, in the Van Orsdel Northside Chapel 3333 NE. 2nd Avenue and he was buried in the Woodlawn Park cemetery. At the time of Victor's death, his son Victor Arthur COLE, Jr and wife Sara were living in Miami Shores. His son Carter L Cole and wife Barbara lived in Painesville, Ohio and his daughter, Carol Cole was living in Euclid, Ohio. His daughter, Mary Kay COLE and her husband Darwin L. Ward were living in Keokuk, Iowa. Victor's step-daughter Mrs. Myra Ewing was living in Miami; and Victor's brother Kenneth R. COLE was living in San Diego, California. He had eleven grandchildren. Written 27 Nov 1999 by: Mary Kay COLE Ward, 1432 Yeardley Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23225-2906. Phone 804-232-9338; Email address ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 06:36:42 -0500 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00e801bf3994$d7b6fce0$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Biography: Mrytle Mary DEANE (1897-1998) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mary Kay COLE Ward mksroots@juno.com BIOGRAPHY: MYRTLE MARY DEANE (1897-1998) A DISTINGUISHED HUMANITARIAN and Advocate for the Poor: Myrtle Deane was born in Key West, Florida, on August 11, 1897. She was the ninth child of William Henry Deane and Jessie Ann Elizabeth Mackey Dunbar Deane. Myrtles paternal grandfather was an American Indian from Virginia. He had a boat in which he took escaping slaves from Virginia to the Bahamas. He was found out and he too, took refuge in the Bahamas. He died young but of natural causes. His son, William Henry Deane, at age sixteen was taken on a freighter captained by a friend of his fathers. He was taught to cook for the staff. Eventually William Henry left the ship and worked for the largest wholesale grocery in Key West, Montsalvatge and Reed. He worked with that company for forty-four years and became Manager of Operations, in charge of the warehouse on the dock in downtown Key West. Myrtle Deanes maternal grandfather was a Scottish physician who served on a ship. Her maternal grandmother was a Bahamian Negress. This couple, wed in the Bahamas, moved to Key West. They had seven girls, one of whom was Jessie Anne. Jessie Anne met and married William Henry Deane in Key West. They had six girls and six boys. Jessie Anne was a devoted mother who worked to develop the talents of her children. Marion played the piano; Alice, Victor, and Marcus the violin and Elbridge played the flute. Together they were their own entertainment. Myrtle sand and worked at rhetoric. Every morning Jessie Anne would lead the group down to the ocean for an early swim. Myrtle was baptized as an infant at St. Pauls Anglican Church in Key West. Although the congregation was largely white, the Deane family were accepted communicants. At age six she began school at the Fredrick Douglas public school. There were ten grades. All the students and teachers were people of color. When Myrtle finished all the grades, she took the teachers examination and passed. (Fourteen took the test, including three classmates. Only Myrtle passed.) In a year she began teaching at the Douglas School. She began with grade three (one year) then moved on to grade six. Eventually she taught eighth grade arithmetic; ninth and tenth grade algebra (five years). Myrtle was recruited to join the faculty of the Stuart Training School in Stuart, Florida. In Stuart she lived with the principal and his family. There were twelve grades at Stuart and Myrtle taught Math and English at the middle school level and algebra to the ninth and tenth grades. Myrtle won a scholarship to the Bishop Tuttle School of Social Work in Raleigh, North Carolina. She spent two years there. She was chosen to represent the School at a general convention in Cincinnati and stayed at the Convent of the Transfiguration in Glendale, Ohio. Myrtle liked these Anglican Sisters and became the first woman of color to be admitted to and eventually elected to the community. This was not without its difficulties. The sisters who supported Myrtles full admission, needed to invoke the support of Bishop Denby of Cleveland to override the resistance of some who did not think it appropriate that the community be racially integrated. Myrtle remained with the Sisters for twenty-seven years. She cared for small children at St. Johns Orphanage in Painesville. (Two women from this orphanage kept in loving contact with Miss Deane for 60 years). Myrtle also taught at the St. Simon School in Woodland Heights, Ohio. In 1991, her students from St. Simons brought her back to Woodland Heights for a reunion.) Myrtle spent two years back in Key West caring for her mother. She returned to the Sisters after her mother died in 1960. In 1965 Myrtle requested permission to leave the convent. It was then that she became a Roman Catholic. The Sisters of Charity of Mt. St. Joseph, extended hospitality to Myrtle during her period of transition. Later, at a conference she met Sister Michael Waters of the Medical Missions Sisters. Sister Michael invited Myrtle to join the staff of the St. Vincent Home for unmarried mothers on Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This talented Myrtle had a certificate in tailoring. At St. Vincents she taught the women to sew. After her retirement from St Vincents she became active as an organizer, working with residents of the Paschall Homes and with Senior Citizen Organizations. It was during this period that she received tributes from three succeeding mayors of Philadelphia, Frank L. Rizzo, William J. Green and W. Wilson Goode; an honorary citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a merit of award from the Pennsylvania Governors Regional Council on Aging; a certificate of appreciation from the National Council of Senior Citizens, Inc., and other certificates of recognition. One of Myrtles fondest memories was seeing the Pope when he visited in New York. Sister Michael had two tickets she had received from her brother, Bishop Waters of North Carolina and chose Myrtle as her companion. Another important memory was her visit to the White House with a Pennsylvania delegation on Aging. Myrtle died peacefully of arteriosclerotic heart disease on August 31, 1998. Survivors included her sister, Salome Deane (child number twelve) and her great nephew, Victor, grandson of her brother Victor (child number six); nieces Lorraine Bethel and Frankerline Welters; nephews Arthur, Michael, Robert and Thomas Wernham and Alphonso, Elbridge and Marvin Deane. She is fondly remembered by the many people whose lives were enriched by her enthusiasm for life, devotion to her God and dedication to her fellow man. We will always remember Sister Myrtle, her delicious rum cake and her beautiful voice as she sang and reverently gestured to the hymn, JERUSALEM. Author: Grace Heising NOTE: This is Miss Deane's story as she related it. She deserves recognition as an African American woman pioneer who paved the way for other black women who followed her to serve as nuns, teachers & advocates for the poor. Mary Kathleen COLE Ward (1432 Yeardley Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23225-2906 Phone 804-232-9338; email -mksroots@juno.com) and Carol Virginia COLE Lesker of Alpharetta, Georgia, daughter's of Mary E. CARTER COLE in 1940 were among the many children loved and cared for at St. John's Orphanage by Sister Myrtle Deane. Grace Heising (216 Farwood Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096; Phone 610-649-9160) was a volunteer who worked with Myrtle Deane at St. Vincents home for unmarried mothers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 06:59:12 -0500 From: "Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000a01bf3997$fec60b20$f472bfa8@Linda> Subject: Pioneer Marriages in Allen County 1858 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Taken from Lima Democrat News Jul 1858 By J. Stirewalt, Nicholas STRAYER to Sarah AIKENS By S. Slater, John MADDEN to Sarah NEALL By (Blank), R. BINKLEY to R. MAUS By J. Hall JP, William LIPSETT to Elizabeth LONG By H. Close, David COCHENSPARGER to Maria CHRIST Aug 1858 By Rev. M. Kreutch, William WINN to Catharine DELANE By Jno. Shaffer JP, Christopher WALTER to Roseanna CASEMAN By Jno. Amstutz JP, Martin BOEDECKER to Katharine ADLER By Rev. J. Wykes, John IRELAND to Sarah WILLIAMS By same, John JEHU to Mary CLARK By Daniel Richardson, Daniel BROWN to Martha SUNDERLAND By J. Miller JP, William WILSON to Malinda FISHER By Michael Martz, Lebbus WILLIAMS to Ann NEWEL By J. Hall JP,, Isaiah COON to Charlotte FLEMING By Rev. A.R. Krebs, Daniel BENTON to Ella BUCKMASTER By same, William HERRING to Phebe JACOBS By same, John TRUESDALE to Melvina STANDISH By Daniel Brower, Jacob EARLY to Sarah a. WEAVER By S. Slater, Conrad BOOP to Sarah UNDERWOOD By J. Hughes JP, Samuel FORD to Catherine HOOD By Freeman Bell JP, Charles DUBOIS to Julia STEWART By J. Stirewalt, William HOLMAN to Nancy FISHER By Jno. Miller JP, John CRIST to Mary LAWRENCE By J. Hughes JP, Benjamin BURNSIDES to Elizabeth CLAPPER Sep 1858 By Geo. Goble JP, Robert WAGONER to Phebe WESTONER By Hiram Protsman JP, Zalmor MASON to Maria ANGUS By same, Amos HALL to Amanda BOYD By same, Alden MASON to Fanny WEAVER By Wm. Moorman, William ALEXANDER to Sarah A. RIDENOUR By Jno. Richards JP, Samuel SHOOK to Mary BERRY By same, Henry SHERRICK to Mary M. STUCKEY By same, Elias SHOOK to Mary BLAUSER By G. Schooler JP, Hance MARTIN to Margaret METCALF By Michael Martz, William WARD to Rebecca BRENNEMAN By J. Hall JP, John AKERMAN to Sarah FISHER By Jno. Shockey, Robert UNDERWOOD to Mary A. SHOCKEY By J. Hughes JP, Hiram HUGHES to Annetta PELLET By Rev. A.R. Krebs, Willet LEPLEY to Mary J. SHOCKEY By F. Westerholt, Henry GEORGANS to Mary LAWRENCE By Thos. Johnson, George DAVISON to Margaret BOYD By (Blank), Christian GERGEN to Anna DOOT By Elijah Grubb JP, David PIPER to Sarah HERRING By J. Stirewalt, Christian GRINER to Catharine SHANK By same, Barney DOWNHOWER to Elizabeth LONES By Daniel Brower, John KNOPP to Lydia BROWER By (Blank), John JOHNSTON to Catherine BINKLEY By Rev. Samuel Brower, John FIFER to Susan SHOPE Nov 28,1999 Submitted by Linda Dietz---Ohio Proud Rootsweb Sponsor VP Allen Co,Genealogy Soc ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 07:25:31 EST From: Ilikmyboat@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <0.7b54bab5.2572793b@aol.com> Subject: Will: Dawson,Joseph, 1851,Clermont,OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit WILL OF JOSEPH DAWSON Will Book F page 365 filed 1851 In the name of the benevolent Father of all Joseph Dawson of the County of Clermont and state of Ohio being advanced in years and somewhat feeble body but of sound mind and feeling the importance of equalizing the property with which I have been ? amongst my children and grandchildren do make and ordain this my last will and testament. First: I will that all my just debts be paid. Second: As all my children except my son Daniel and my grandson Joseph Snider and Williamd (appears to be H. H.) Snider have from time to time received advances from me, and with the view to give to each one an equal share of my estate in reference to such advances I hereby give devise and bequeath unto my son John the sum of Ten dollars - unto my daughter Polly Fifty dollars - unto my son David Fifty dollars - unto my son Albert, one hundred dollars - unto my son Enos Fifty dollars - unto my daughter Harriet Fifty dollars - unto my daughter Nancy Fifty dollars - unto my son Daniel two hundred dollars - unto my grandson Joseph Snider the sum of two hundred dollars - unto my grandson William (appears to be H.S.) Snider the sum of two hundred dollars. Third: All the ? and ? of my estate both (smudged) and personal, of any kind and character I give devise and bequeath unto my said children and grandchildren to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 38th day of December AD 1819 dedicating this to be my last will & testament & revoking all others. In the account filed by Benjamin Pease he refers to the account of J.J. Dawson. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 10:25:36 -0500 From: "Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000c01bf39b4$d2f79280$4972bfa8@dietzl> Subject: Allen Co Submissions Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I would like to inform everyone that the submissions I have posted for Allen County are from the newspaper microfilms at the Lima Public Library. There has been questions on where I have been getting the information. Hope this answers some questions. Linda Dietz Proud Rootsweb Sponsor VP Allen Co,Oh Genealgy Soc -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #808 *******************************************