Almon Thomas Cole was born February 16, 1861 in Clinton, Illinois to Daniel Shannon and Leanna Elizabeth (Yeoman) Cole. He married Nellie Sollars on 14 April 1880 in Decatur, Illinois. They were reportedly first cousins. They were the parents of Bessie Hazel, Madge, Robert, Ruth, Nellie, Jeanette, Edna Doris, and Richard. Almon died on July 20, 1949 in St. Paul.
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Letter from his granddaughter Frances Cole Simantel to me on Oct 18, 1985 regarding her family:
"My grandparents practically raised me (Almon and Nellie). They always lived very close - sometimes sharing a building. I loved them dearly, and they were Christian people, and grandma taught me my bedtime prayer and grandpa used to tell me little philosophies like keeping a secret and not telling it even to a friend. 'For when your friend becomes a foe; then all the world your secrets know.'
Grandpa Cole loved reading poetry. He helped me memorize 'The Children's Hour' and I still know it. He always got the Sat. Evening Post and I could hardly wait for it to come to see what Norman Rockwell cover would be on it. (I liked to try to sketch them). I remember him smoking his pipe, sitting in a big easy chair listening to a ball game (the Saints) or the church program, or 'Amos and Andy'.
Grandma Cole was a very pretty woman with the most sparkling eyes and she only wore glasses for reading and she was always looking for them! She wore her long hair in a bun and when she dressed up, she'd wave the sides with a 'crimping iron' that she heated on her woodstove in the kitchen. She made homemade bread, jelly, and white cookies and apple pie. Sunday was usually 'chicken day' and 'smashed potatoes' as I called them. I loved her cooking. She always had a pitcher of iced tea in her ice box. Grandma loved to sing and I remember she would sing something about 'In a little rosewood basket, that is lying on yon' stand - is a package of old letters, written by a cherished hand...' Wish I remembered all of it.
Grandpa worked for Great Northern RR and so they got to go to Montana several times. They let him go, just before he was to retire - thus, no pention. It broke his heart. He had a shoemaker's stand and knew about shoemaking. I think his father was a shoemaker. They came from Decatur, Ill.
I always felt privileged because I got to see a lot of relatives when they visited the grandparents. I remember particularly Rob and Vera Cole and daughter Jackie, Aunt Bess and Jessie, Aunt Madge and Albert, Aunt Jean. There were others I'm not sure about like grandpa Cole's brother Daniel. I remember he made arch supports. Grandpa (Almon T.) had been a shoemaker and still had his 'shoe stand' or whatever it was called. The shoe fit over it and then the sole was stitched on or whatever.
Almon T. and Nellie Sollars were married 4/14/88 {*** my notation: This date cannot be correct because their first child was born in 1882- this is probably 1880} at Decatur, Ill. (from the Bible list) They were cousins, but I don't know whether first, second, or what...."
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Thursday Night Hikes: St. Paul West Side Hike Architecture Notes, Part 1
15 Alice Court: Robert A. Smith Residence; Built in 1881. The structure is a one story, 950 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1885 and 1887 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edna Dorris/Doris Cole (1888-1916,) the single daughter of A. T. Cole, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1916....Edna Doris Cole (1898-1916) was born in St. Paul, the daughter of Almon Thomas Cole (1861-1949) and Nellie Sollars Cole (1861-1941,) and granddaughter of Daniel Shannon Cole (1836-1922) and Leann Elizabeth Yeoman Cole (1843-1921,) and died during the tuberculosis epidemic in Ryegate, Golden Valley County, Montana. Almon Thomas Cole was born in Clinton, Illinois, the son of Daniel Cole and Leanna Cole, married Nellie Sollars in 1880 in Decatur, Illinois, and the couple were the parents of Bessie Hazel Cole (Mrs. William) McWhirter (1882-1962,) Madge Cole, Robert Cole, Ruth Rose Cole (1891-1915,) Nellie Cole, Jeanette Cole (Mrs. Joseph John) Bicha (1896-1950,) Edna Doris Cole, and Richard Cole. In 1930, Almon T. Cole was a trucker for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and resided, his wife, Nellie Cole, at the former 367 North Smith Avenue. Almon Thomas Cole was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Edna Doris Cole ( -1916,) Almon T. Cole (1870-1959) was buried at Roselawn Cemetery. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $69,300. The current owner of record of the property is Lawrence D. Holub, Jr. [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.] [See note on Willis Arnold Gorman and the Gorman family for 11 Alice Court.] [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.] [See note on William Dawson for 682 Fairmount Avenue.]
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Letter from his granddaughter Frances Cole Simantel to me on Oct 18, 1985 regarding her family:
"My grandparents practically raised me (Almon and Nellie). They always lived very close - sometimes sharing a building. I loved them dearly, and they were Christian people, and grandma taught me my bedtime prayer and grandpa used to tell me little philosophies like keeping a secret and not telling it even to a friend. 'For when your friend becomes a foe; then all the world your secrets know.'
Grandpa Cole loved reading poetry. He helped me memorize 'The Children's Hour' and I still know it. He always got the Sat. Evening Post and I could hardly wait for it to come to see what Norman Rockwell cover would be on it. (I liked to try to sketch them). I remember him smoking his pipe, sitting in a big easy chair listening to a ball game (the Saints) or the church program, or 'Amos and Andy'.
Grandma Cole was a very pretty woman with the most sparkling eyes and she only wore glasses for reading and she was always looking for them! She wore her long hair in a bun and when she dressed up, she'd wave the sides with a 'crimping iron' that she heated on her woodstove in the kitchen. She made homemade bread, jelly, and white cookies and apple pie. Sunday was usually 'chicken day' and 'smashed potatoes' as I called them. I loved her cooking. She always had a pitcher of iced tea in her ice box. Grandma loved to sing and I remember she would sing something about 'In a little rosewood basket, that is lying on yon' stand - is a package of old letters, written by a cherished hand...' Wish I remembered all of it.
Grandpa worked for Great Northern RR and so they got to go to Montana several times. They let him go, just before he was to retire - thus, no pention. It broke his heart. He had a shoemaker's stand and knew about shoemaking. I think his father was a shoemaker. They came from Decatur, Ill.
I always felt privileged because I got to see a lot of relatives when they visited the grandparents. I remember particularly Rob and Vera Cole and daughter Jackie, Aunt Bess and Jessie, Aunt Madge and Albert, Aunt Jean. There were others I'm not sure about like grandpa Cole's brother Daniel. I remember he made arch supports. Grandpa (Almon T.) had been a shoemaker and still had his 'shoe stand' or whatever it was called. The shoe fit over it and then the sole was stitched on or whatever.
Almon T. and Nellie Sollars were married 4/14/88 {*** my notation: This date cannot be correct because their first child was born in 1882- this is probably 1880} at Decatur, Ill. (from the Bible list) They were cousins, but I don't know whether first, second, or what...."
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Thursday Night Hikes: St. Paul West Side Hike Architecture Notes, Part 1
15 Alice Court: Robert A. Smith Residence; Built in 1881. The structure is a one story, 950 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1885 and 1887 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edna Dorris/Doris Cole (1888-1916,) the single daughter of A. T. Cole, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1916....Edna Doris Cole (1898-1916) was born in St. Paul, the daughter of Almon Thomas Cole (1861-1949) and Nellie Sollars Cole (1861-1941,) and granddaughter of Daniel Shannon Cole (1836-1922) and Leann Elizabeth Yeoman Cole (1843-1921,) and died during the tuberculosis epidemic in Ryegate, Golden Valley County, Montana. Almon Thomas Cole was born in Clinton, Illinois, the son of Daniel Cole and Leanna Cole, married Nellie Sollars in 1880 in Decatur, Illinois, and the couple were the parents of Bessie Hazel Cole (Mrs. William) McWhirter (1882-1962,) Madge Cole, Robert Cole, Ruth Rose Cole (1891-1915,) Nellie Cole, Jeanette Cole (Mrs. Joseph John) Bicha (1896-1950,) Edna Doris Cole, and Richard Cole. In 1930, Almon T. Cole was a trucker for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and resided, his wife, Nellie Cole, at the former 367 North Smith Avenue. Almon Thomas Cole was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Edna Doris Cole ( -1916,) Almon T. Cole (1870-1959) was buried at Roselawn Cemetery. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $69,300. The current owner of record of the property is Lawrence D. Holub, Jr. [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.] [See note on Willis Arnold Gorman and the Gorman family for 11 Alice Court.] [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.] [See note on William Dawson for 682 Fairmount Avenue.]
Almon Thomas Cole was born February 16, 1861 in Clinton, Illinois to Daniel Shannon and Leanna Elizabeth (Yeoman) Cole. He married Nellie Sollars on 14 April 1880 in Decatur, Illinois. They were reportedly first cousins. They were the parents of Bessie Hazel, Madge, Robert, Ruth, Nellie, Jeanette, Edna Doris, and Richard. Almon died on July 20, 1949 in St. Paul.
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Letter from his granddaughter Frances Cole Simantel to me on Oct 18, 1985 regarding her family:
"My grandparents practically raised me (Almon and Nellie). They always lived very close - sometimes sharing a building. I loved them dearly, and they were Christian people, and grandma taught me my bedtime prayer and grandpa used to tell me little philosophies like keeping a secret and not telling it even to a friend. 'For when your friend becomes a foe; then all the world your secrets know.'
Grandpa Cole loved reading poetry. He helped me memorize 'The Children's Hour' and I still know it. He always got the Sat. Evening Post and I could hardly wait for it to come to see what Norman Rockwell cover would be on it. (I liked to try to sketch them). I remember him smoking his pipe, sitting in a big easy chair listening to a ball game (the Saints) or the church program, or 'Amos and Andy'.
Grandma Cole was a very pretty woman with the most sparkling eyes and she only wore glasses for reading and she was always looking for them! She wore her long hair in a bun and when she dressed up, she'd wave the sides with a 'crimping iron' that she heated on her woodstove in the kitchen. She made homemade bread, jelly, and white cookies and apple pie. Sunday was usually 'chicken day' and 'smashed potatoes' as I called them. I loved her cooking. She always had a pitcher of iced tea in her ice box. Grandma loved to sing and I remember she would sing something about 'In a little rosewood basket, that is lying on yon' stand - is a package of old letters, written by a cherished hand...' Wish I remembered all of it.
Grandpa worked for Great Northern RR and so they got to go to Montana several times. They let him go, just before he was to retire - thus, no pention. It broke his heart. He had a shoemaker's stand and knew about shoemaking. I think his father was a shoemaker. They came from Decatur, Ill.
I always felt privileged because I got to see a lot of relatives when they visited the grandparents. I remember particularly Rob and Vera Cole and daughter Jackie, Aunt Bess and Jessie, Aunt Madge and Albert, Aunt Jean. There were others I'm not sure about like grandpa Cole's brother Daniel. I remember he made arch supports. Grandpa (Almon T.) had been a shoemaker and still had his 'shoe stand' or whatever it was called. The shoe fit over it and then the sole was stitched on or whatever.
Almon T. and Nellie Sollars were married 4/14/88 {*** my notation: This date cannot be correct because their first child was born in 1882- this is probably 1880} at Decatur, Ill. (from the Bible list) They were cousins, but I don't know whether first, second, or what...."
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Thursday Night Hikes: St. Paul West Side Hike Architecture Notes, Part 1
15 Alice Court: Robert A. Smith Residence; Built in 1881. The structure is a one story, 950 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1885 and 1887 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edna Dorris/Doris Cole (1888-1916,) the single daughter of A. T. Cole, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1916....Edna Doris Cole (1898-1916) was born in St. Paul, the daughter of Almon Thomas Cole (1861-1949) and Nellie Sollars Cole (1861-1941,) and granddaughter of Daniel Shannon Cole (1836-1922) and Leann Elizabeth Yeoman Cole (1843-1921,) and died during the tuberculosis epidemic in Ryegate, Golden Valley County, Montana. Almon Thomas Cole was born in Clinton, Illinois, the son of Daniel Cole and Leanna Cole, married Nellie Sollars in 1880 in Decatur, Illinois, and the couple were the parents of Bessie Hazel Cole (Mrs. William) McWhirter (1882-1962,) Madge Cole, Robert Cole, Ruth Rose Cole (1891-1915,) Nellie Cole, Jeanette Cole (Mrs. Joseph John) Bicha (1896-1950,) Edna Doris Cole, and Richard Cole. In 1930, Almon T. Cole was a trucker for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and resided, his wife, Nellie Cole, at the former 367 North Smith Avenue. Almon Thomas Cole was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Edna Doris Cole ( -1916,) Almon T. Cole (1870-1959) was buried at Roselawn Cemetery. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $69,300. The current owner of record of the property is Lawrence D. Holub, Jr. [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.] [See note on Willis Arnold Gorman and the Gorman family for 11 Alice Court.] [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.] [See note on William Dawson for 682 Fairmount Avenue.]
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Letter from his granddaughter Frances Cole Simantel to me on Oct 18, 1985 regarding her family:
"My grandparents practically raised me (Almon and Nellie). They always lived very close - sometimes sharing a building. I loved them dearly, and they were Christian people, and grandma taught me my bedtime prayer and grandpa used to tell me little philosophies like keeping a secret and not telling it even to a friend. 'For when your friend becomes a foe; then all the world your secrets know.'
Grandpa Cole loved reading poetry. He helped me memorize 'The Children's Hour' and I still know it. He always got the Sat. Evening Post and I could hardly wait for it to come to see what Norman Rockwell cover would be on it. (I liked to try to sketch them). I remember him smoking his pipe, sitting in a big easy chair listening to a ball game (the Saints) or the church program, or 'Amos and Andy'.
Grandma Cole was a very pretty woman with the most sparkling eyes and she only wore glasses for reading and she was always looking for them! She wore her long hair in a bun and when she dressed up, she'd wave the sides with a 'crimping iron' that she heated on her woodstove in the kitchen. She made homemade bread, jelly, and white cookies and apple pie. Sunday was usually 'chicken day' and 'smashed potatoes' as I called them. I loved her cooking. She always had a pitcher of iced tea in her ice box. Grandma loved to sing and I remember she would sing something about 'In a little rosewood basket, that is lying on yon' stand - is a package of old letters, written by a cherished hand...' Wish I remembered all of it.
Grandpa worked for Great Northern RR and so they got to go to Montana several times. They let him go, just before he was to retire - thus, no pention. It broke his heart. He had a shoemaker's stand and knew about shoemaking. I think his father was a shoemaker. They came from Decatur, Ill.
I always felt privileged because I got to see a lot of relatives when they visited the grandparents. I remember particularly Rob and Vera Cole and daughter Jackie, Aunt Bess and Jessie, Aunt Madge and Albert, Aunt Jean. There were others I'm not sure about like grandpa Cole's brother Daniel. I remember he made arch supports. Grandpa (Almon T.) had been a shoemaker and still had his 'shoe stand' or whatever it was called. The shoe fit over it and then the sole was stitched on or whatever.
Almon T. and Nellie Sollars were married 4/14/88 {*** my notation: This date cannot be correct because their first child was born in 1882- this is probably 1880} at Decatur, Ill. (from the Bible list) They were cousins, but I don't know whether first, second, or what...."
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Thursday Night Hikes: St. Paul West Side Hike Architecture Notes, Part 1
15 Alice Court: Robert A. Smith Residence; Built in 1881. The structure is a one story, 950 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1885 and 1887 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edna Dorris/Doris Cole (1888-1916,) the single daughter of A. T. Cole, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1916....Edna Doris Cole (1898-1916) was born in St. Paul, the daughter of Almon Thomas Cole (1861-1949) and Nellie Sollars Cole (1861-1941,) and granddaughter of Daniel Shannon Cole (1836-1922) and Leann Elizabeth Yeoman Cole (1843-1921,) and died during the tuberculosis epidemic in Ryegate, Golden Valley County, Montana. Almon Thomas Cole was born in Clinton, Illinois, the son of Daniel Cole and Leanna Cole, married Nellie Sollars in 1880 in Decatur, Illinois, and the couple were the parents of Bessie Hazel Cole (Mrs. William) McWhirter (1882-1962,) Madge Cole, Robert Cole, Ruth Rose Cole (1891-1915,) Nellie Cole, Jeanette Cole (Mrs. Joseph John) Bicha (1896-1950,) Edna Doris Cole, and Richard Cole. In 1930, Almon T. Cole was a trucker for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and resided, his wife, Nellie Cole, at the former 367 North Smith Avenue. Almon Thomas Cole was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Edna Doris Cole ( -1916,) Almon T. Cole (1870-1959) was buried at Roselawn Cemetery. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $69,300. The current owner of record of the property is Lawrence D. Holub, Jr. [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.] [See note on Willis Arnold Gorman and the Gorman family for 11 Alice Court.] [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.] [See note on William Dawson for 682 Fairmount Avenue.]
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