Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Cole, Ephriam 1854 - 
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Author: C. H. Ellis



    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.



    Socially Mr. Cole is a member of the M. B. A., the Workman, and the Degree

of Honor, and carries insurance in all but the Degree of Honor, with accident

insurance in the Woodman. Politically Mr. Cols is a republican.





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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



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