Jacob Anthon Cole & Lenore Darnold

THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

Husband: Jacob Anthon "Jake" Cole

Born: 30 MAR 1842 in Switzerland County, Indiana
Married: after 1869
Died: 19 JUL 1909 in Fresno, Fresno County, California
Buried: 1909 in Clovis Cemetery, Clovis, Fresno CO, California
Father: Adam Cole
Mother: Ann Elizabeth Shull
Spouses: Lucinda A. Darnold; Sara Russell
Occupation: Farmer and Real Estate Salesman

Wife: Lenore "Lenora" Darnold

Born: about 1853 in Kentucky (1)
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:

Children
01 (F): Minnie Cole
Born: 1872 in Kansas
Died: 25 NOV 1901
Spouses: Hiram Richter

02 (M): Walter Cole
Born: 1874 in Fresno County, California
Died: 1875
Spouses:

Additional Information

Jacob Anthon "Jake" Cole:

Notes:
In 1860, Jacob left his boyhood home in Indiana for Kentucky.

Jacob and Lenora were listed on page 544 of the Milford Township, Riley County, Kansas 1870 Federal Census. Jacob, 28, was a farmer with real estate valued at $600.00. His personal proerty was valued at $30.00. Alvin was 7 at the time of the census.

Jacob moved to Fresno in 1873 where he began wheat farming. He was a progressive farmer, who along with his nephew Clovis N. Cole, were the first persons in Fresno to purchase and successfully operate a combined harvester.

In 1876?, Jacob sold his farm to his son, Alvin, and moved into Fresno. He entered into the Real Estate business with his brother H.S. Cole and F.M. Chittenden. They formed a firm called Cole, Chittenden and Cole. Upon retirement, Jacob moved back to the farm.

Jacob had a severe case of grippe about a month before he died. The grippe resulted in an abscess just behind his left ear. An Operation was performed, and the abscess was removed. However, Jacob's advanced age made him unable to stand up to the rigors of an operation, and he grew weaker until his death.

Footnotes

1870 U.S. Federal Census, Page 544, Line 17.
Milford Township, Riley County, Kansas.

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