CARTER COUNTY, TN - BIBLES - New Testament of John Hamilton Cole
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Contributor's Note:  This testament is reported to be a testament originally 
belonging to John Hamilton Cole of Carter County, Tennessee. It was passed on 
to his son Noah Cole. Noah gave the book to his daughter Rissie Ann Cole after 
he married his second wife Esta Stout. Rissie passed it to her daughter 
Elizabeth Ann, the current owner of the Testament and the transcriber of the 
following information.

The following vital data is recorded on the blank page after the New Testament 
and immediately prior to the Book of Psalms. The data is recorded in pencil 
and appears to be in the same handwriting. Since the events are not in 
chronological sequence, they were not recorded when they occurred.

Ann Nobles, P.O. Box 491, Chadbourn, NC, 28431, as of 12 February 2000.


"The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, according to the 
Commonly Received Version." (Philadephia: American Baptist Publication 
Society, 1420 Chestnut Street, no publication date given.) The Testament 
contains The Book of Psalms following the end of the New Testament.

"Solimon Wilson born, Aug. 2, 1853.

Sarrahphine Cole Born Dec. 11, 1846
married to Demsey Garland.

Elizabeth Garland born Dec. 7, 1862.

S. A. Garland born July 27, 1865.

Sarrahphine Cole and
Solimo[or a]n Wilson Was Married Feb. 8, 1874.

Lousie[sic] Ellen Wilson born April 24, 1876.

John R. Wilson born July 1, 1862[sic].

Solimon Wilson Died Jan. 28 1909.
Age 55 years 6 months 26 days."

The title page of the Book of Psalms contains the following two entries:

"J H Cole was Borned Desember 19, 1856"
This entry is in pencil. The handwriting is very shaky and appears to be that 
characteristic of an elderly person.

"J. H. Cole Died Aug. 9, 1936."
This entry is in pencil. This writer believes this is the handwriting of J. H. 
Cole's granddaughter Rissie Ann Cole, the mother of this writer.

Three notes are filed between pages of the Testament. The first is a receipt 
written in pencil on a lined page 2-1/2 inches by 4-1/4 inches. The 
handwriting is different from the Testment entries and the other notes. The 
receipt reads "Rcd of J. H. Cole. One ($1.00) Dollar, for officers cost, for 
Re?????ng one Team of mules and wagon. and harness. From James Holder. This 
Apr 19/18 
R E ????? 
D. S. [?deputy sheriff?]

The second note in pencil on a piece of lined paper, 5 inches wide by 1 inch, 
contains the single address "Hurrey Camp Va". The handwriting is different 
from any in the Testament or the other notes.

The third note on a full sheet of lined paper, 5 inches by 8 inches, and 
contains a record of work done.
"Desember 8 1921
Noah Cole
	holing corn	cts	50
	??dock			10
 4	work ours	9	135
 8	work		5	75
 9			10	150
12			10	150
13			?0	150
15			8	120"

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GENEALOGICAL BACKGROUND

	John Hamiltion Cole, son of [Benjamin] Frank Cole and [Elizabeth] 
"Betsy" Arnold, was born 19 December 1856 in [probably Carter County] 
Tennessee. John died 9 August 1936 in Johnson City, Ward #2, Washington 
County, Tennessee, at age 79. He was interred 11 August 1936, in Richey 
Cemetery. [John Hamilton Cole, Death Certificate, Washington County, Roll No. 
8, Book 1936, Page 23829, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, 
Tennessee.] John H. Cole is the great grandfather of this writer.

	John supposedly married twice. He probably married (1) Martha 
Elizabeth ?, born ca 1855 in ?Virginia. She was supposedly interred "upon 
Stony Creek with Grandpa". He probably married (2) Louise Ellen Wilson, 
daughter of Solimon Wilson and Sarrahphine Cole. That the Louisa E. Cole on 
his death certificate is the Louisa Ellen Wilson mentioned in the testament 
entries requires additional documentation. Family tradition states that 
"Grandpa" was a lot older than "Granny Louise".

	John Hamilton Cole and Martha Elizabeth had several children, two of 
which are Noah, grandfather of this writer, and Minerva, who supposedly 
married Jim Holder. Jim is probably the James Holder mentioned in the receipt 
transcribed above. The receipt suggests that John had to get the sheriff's 
deputy to retrieve a team, wagon, and harness from his son-in-law.