Owen COLE
Pioneers and Patriots "Over the Blue Mountain" Sources:"Descendent of James Cole of Plymouth,Mass.", V.R. Foster,R.I., Fam. Rec.- Index Bureau. LDS Index Bur & Arch.; James Cole of Plymouth 1633; Unpub. Pray Gen. by John Lansing Pray. Summit & Medinal Co., Ohio Mgs. & Census; . Lucas Co, Ohio Mg. Records; East Rome Cem. Rec. (Mich.) Gravestone Reads of Lenawee Co., Mich. Vol 2 p 89. Frontier Guardsman 22 Mar. 1851 Copley Cemetery Inscripts, Summit Co. OhioBapt-25 Jan 1837, rebapt. 3 FEB 1934 End- 25 Sep. 1856 and 12 Feb 1934 Slg-Spouse 16 Oct 1871, 20 Feb 1934 Spouses: (2) Huldah JUDD (3) 14 Mar 1851 Mrs. Keziah BRANDON (Frontier Guardsman 21 Mar 1851) (4) Marie Elizabeth Susan Wilhema (Mary) GERBER 1. Family Record Book by Wm. Riley COLE & Autobiography of W.R. Cole 2. LDS Archives and TIB. Provo 2nd Ward Recds. GSF#26324 pt 11 3. LDS G. R. Seventies BK. B R35. -Deseret News Obit. GSF# 27,113. 4. Provo Ut. Cemetery, Owen Cole Plot Nauvoo Frontier Guardsman 21 Mar 1851 Bk. B, R35, G.F. Seventies Rec 1 C Seventies, p.111 T. Quorum, ordained 1845 by L.W. Hancock; G.R. Seventies Bk. 3, p. 37, ordained 24 Nov 1844 by Jacob Burgess He was buried in Provo in lot 32, 2 N 2 W (no marker) Third wife buried 23 block, 12 N 17 W. Note: On the 3 Feb 1934 Owen Cole was reinstated by Bapt. & on 29 Jan 1980, the End. recd in life together with all sealing blessings received in life were restored. History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints History of Joseph Smith by himself, Vo. 4, p. 64 Affidavit of Owen Cole, Quincy, Illinois, March 17 1840: This is to certify that I, Owen Cole was a resident of Caldwell Sounty, State of Missouri, and while residing at my dwelling house the militia under Governor Boggs, and by his orders plundered my house, and shot me through the thigh. My damage sustained by the militia, by being driven from the state, besides my wound, was five hundred dollars. The militia men were quartered on the lands of the people called Mormons, contrary to the laws and constitution of the state. I herely certify this to be a true statement. Owen Cole
History of Luzerne Co. by Bradsby p 1417. Insriptions from Mt. Grove Cemetery, Sugarloaf, Pa. Egle's Notes & Queries 1896 p 44. Berks Co. Deed Bk B3 p 317, Recds. Zions Red Church of W. Brunswick, PA. #2 War Recds 1812 Pub. of Hist. Soc. of Schuylkill V2 p3 p145 Dodge Gen. Recds of Union (Old White Church) Ringtown, Schuylkill Co. Wm. Dornbach on tax lists: 1780 Brunswick, Berks 1781 Windsor, Berks. 1784, 87, 90 Muncy Twp, Northumberland Moved to Blackereek twp. Luzerne Co. about 1808 (Order of birth of children not known for certain) History of Luzerne County by Bradsby, p. 1417 Inscriptions from Mt. View Cemetery, Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania Egle's Notes & Queries 1896, p. 44 Berks county Deed Bk. B3 p. 317 Records from Zions Red Church of West Brunswick, Pennsylvania
Pioneers and Patriots "Over the Blue Mountain" B-GSF #026,452 Riverdale W. Rec/Life History of Wm. R. Cole 22 May 1817 M-GSF #1263280 Tib Civ Marr/Md.Cert. Quincy, Adams, Illinois 19 Mar 1840 D-GSF #026454 Roy W Rec (Deaths 1910) Ogden City Cem. Rec. Photo copy Bapt.-GSF #026452 Riverdale, Weber, Utah W. rec/Life His.of Wm. R. Cole End.-NV Temple End Reg. Slg.-GSF #183,396 p.127 EH Sld to Spouse 9 Apr 1868 also sealed again- 31 Jan 1934 in the S L Temple I, William R. Cole, son of Owen Cole and Sally Turnbaugh, was born in Middlesex, Yates County, New York on May 22, 1817. I, with my parents, moved from New York to Ohio on October 25, 1832. I heard the first sermon preached in Copley, Ohio in 1833 by Sidney Rigdon. In 1833 I received the gospel and was baptized in the Vermillion River on December 27, 1834 by Elder Elmer Harris and confirmed the same. I started for Missouri in 1837 on foot, walking 450 miles in fifteen days carrying 45 pounds on my back. I stopped and worked four months for my uncle, Mose Daley. I reached Far West, Missouri on September 15, 1837. In July 1838 I prepared a house, hay and grain for my father's family which came to Far West from New York in October 1838. I had joined the Church before my father's family did and they did not want me to come West and offered me great inducements to stay there, but I told them that I must come After I came away, they joined the Church and came to Far West in 1838. (From his point, the history is written from memory by William F. Robinson as told him by William R. Cole.) William R. Cole got acquainted with Prophet Joseph Smith and he often said of him, "I love him. I worked for him and farmed for him, worked at ship carpentry and millwright work. . ." He sold dry goods and trinkets, carrying them on his back from place to place. Brother Cole told about making coffins of hardwood for $1.00 a foot. They were dressed down and protected with beeswax. They were pressed with a hot iron and rubber with a silk handkerchief until they could have been used as mirrors. At one time the Prophet's family ground the wheat they used for bread in Brother Cole's coffee grinder. Sometime later Brother Cole met and married Nancy Sarepta Parish. He went through all the mobbings at Far West and the persecutions. He and Uncle Daley were going to the Breast Works at Far West when Brother Daley said, "Here, Will, you take my gun and I will take a hoop pole. You can shoot better than I can." He was there when our brethren surrendered and saw Bogard (or Bogart) (The wife of Charles C. Rich called him Beauregard) shoot at Charles C. Rich, but missed him. Brother Cole said, "Charles why didn't you return that fire?" Brother Rich answered, "Inasmuch as the poor devil missed me, I thought it best not to do it." Just at that time Brother Cole got word that his father was shpt and he got permission to go to him. He found that a mobber had shot his father through the hip, a flesh wound. Brother Cole went and took care of him, helped him to recover. This same Bogard or Bogart was the leader of the mob at Crooked River after Apostle Patten was killed. Brother Charles C. Rich took command of our men and shot the mobbers as they swam the river. At times, Brother Cole was a bodyguard to the Prophet Joseph Smith, earlier in his life. Brother Cole had heard it prophesied by the Prophet Joseph Smith that if the mob continued to persecute the Saints they would be killed and the crows would eat their flesh. Brother Cole was a witness to that When Bogard or Bogart was killed, his body was washed down the river onto a sand bar and the crows ate the flesh off his bones. Brother Cole and his family went to meet the Prophet's body and that of his brother Hyrum when they were brought from the Carthage Jail. Brother Cole told of how the people wept at the death of their beloved Prophet when it seemed that even the flowers wilted as if they too, wept They held the funeral and the body was secretly buried because the mob had threatened to behead the bodies. Brother Cole said when they buried the Prophet there were no clouds in the sky to be seen, but immediately upon finishing their task, the rain poured down and covered all traces of the burial place. Brother Cole was a wheelwright (wagon maker) and he helped to make the wagons that carried the Church records on their journey westward. Brother Cole's wife, Nancy Sarepta Parish Cole was ill when the time came for their journey west, having a six week old baby. She had not been able to walk or sit up one day, so Brother Cole bored holes in the wagon box and laced rope across it to make a bed where she laid until she recovered. He hitched cows with the oxen and they helped to pull the wagon. They could then milk the cows both at night and morning placing the milk in a churn and as they journeyed along, the motion of the wagon churned the butter. Brother Cole was told by many that the cows would not be able to stand to travel with the oxen, but they stood the trip even better. Their first home was in Riverdale and was built without nails, using wooden pegs. He became very successful, owning around 300 acres of land and other property. After fifteen years he married a second wife and there were three sons and two daughters by this union. He loved temple work and did a lot of work for the dead. He was a faithful Church worker and always remembered his association with the Prophet Joseph Smith. When he was about 79 years of age, he came to live with his granddaughter, Diana Baker Robinson. He died at the age of 94 and for two years before his death he was bedfast and for nine months, Sister robinson and her children fed and cared for him as they would a baby. His last wish was to see his children once more and to bear his testimony to them. The Robinson family has a cane that was brought from the Hill Cumorah and given to Brother Cole. William Riley Cole was buried in the Ogden City Cemetery (Utah.)
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Pioneers and Patriots "Over the Blue Mountain" 1880 Census, San Bernadino, California Vol 8, Ed 64 - Sheet 8, Line 25 Temple Record Book of William Riley Cole T.I.B. Index Records Death Certificate of Emeline Cole Gardner Laura Hunt told the story that David Mark was the uncle of Emeline Diane and took her to California because she was so unhappy at home with her stepmother. To make it legal he married her. She lived in San Bernadino, California, then Santa Monica. She married 2nd a Mr. Galbraith and 3rd William Gardner.
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He married Sarah Dornbach (Turnbaugh) . Sarah Dornbach (Turnbaugh) was born at Sugarloaf, Luzerne, Pennsylvania 30 Oct 1794 daughter of Johan Wilhelm (William) Dornbach (Turnbaugh) and Rebecca Bossert .
They were the parents of 8
children:
William Riley Cole
born 22 May 1817.
Diana Cole
born 27 May 1819.
Lucinda Cole
born 8 May 1821.
Nelson Cole
born 5 Jan 1823.
Clarissa Cole
born 6 May 1825.
Susan Ann Cole
born 18 Jun 1827.
David Mark Cole
born 4 Feb 1830.
Benjamin Howard Cole
born 2 Jul 1832.
Owen Cole died 22 Dec 1888 at Provo, Utah, Utah .
Sarah Dornbach (Turnbaugh) died 25 Oct 1842 at Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois .