"We're just down to earth farmers"
Bill Cole, 1982 Bulletin Interview
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
US Army Airforce WW1
166th Aero Squadron
Flew Missions Over Great Britian
Swears he saw the Red Baron
Member of the Order of Odd Fellows
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
Retired Methods Planner for Nash Engineering in Norwalk Connecticut
Apple and Fruit Farmer - Cole's Fruit Farm
Loving Husband
Great Brother
Funny and Loving Uncle
Gave the best Hugs
Uncle Bill served in the Army AirForce during WWI. He spent most of his time in planes over Great Britain and he said he saw the Red Baron once.
While in England, he fell in love with the design of English Tudor Cottages and when he returned home he built two English Tudor homes with soaring ceilings and stone facades and fireplaces. One was called the "Honeymoon" house. He loved everything about England.
William "Bill" Cole was born in 1896 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Irish Immigrant William P. Cole and Mary Elizabeth Cole. When Bill was young he dreamed of being an artist and was offered a scholarship to study art in England, but his father would not let him go.
"Uncle Bill" as he was known to everyone in the family, was a generous and quick witted gentleman. He and his wife Lillian "Aunt Lil" (married in 1921) owned and operated "Cole's Fruit Farm" in Wilton, Connecticut throughout the 1950's, 60's and 70's where they produced apples, peaches and the most amazing apple cider. The farm had originally been a chicken farm where Aunt Lil sold eggs and then it was turned into an apple farm.
The main house was covered in white clapboard and surrounded by acres of fruit and oak trees. Uncle Bill had a smelly and rusty red tractor that bounced along the acres producing a lot of noise and fun.
The Basement, where the business was run, consisted of two major rooms. A dirt floor open area which held bushel baskets of Delicious and McIntosh apples, peaches, and green pears. You first walked by a large apple press which creaked with age and smelled of apples year round. They filled clear glass gallon jugs with amber colored apple juice and placed them in rows like solders in the cooler. The second "room" was a huge walk in cooler filled with more bushels of fruit and those gallons of cider. Everything was clean and organized. The cash box was often a cigar box on the window sill or Uncle Bill's pocket.
As soon as you entered the basement Uncle Bill would insist you eat an apple. He once gave me a lecture on never keeping apples in plastic and to always keep them in a basket. To this day my apples are in a basket.
Our mother, Lois, said that when she was pregnant she craved apples and Uncle Bill kept her well stocked. Good thing all her babies were born during apple harvest and we were all healthy and robust.
The vast and tidy orchard and grounds they owned was beautiful and edged in the typical New England stonewalls. It was lovingly cared for and far more beautiful than any painting.
Although they never had their own children, they were loving and kind hearted to all their nieces and nephews.
THE NORWALK HOUR, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1918 PAGE FIVE PERSONALS:
Private William H. Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cole of 33 North Fairfield Avenue, stationed at London England, in the 166th Aero Squadron, has had a fine time visiting his uncle, Rev. Henry Cole of England on his leave of absence. His trip one way was 200 miles to where his uncle lives from the place he is stationed at.
THE NORWALK HOUR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918 PAGE FIVE
William H. Cole of the 166th Aero Squad, has been transferred from England to France.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE:
William Henry Cole, born 27 Jun 1896, father: Wm. P. Cole, age 28, born: Ireland, mother: Mary E. Hallett, age 25, born: New Canaan, Connecticut. Mother's number of children: 4, Mother's number of children living: 3.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:
Norwalk Marriage Record Jan 1, 1910 to Sep 31, 1923
Note from Henry: [I know Sep only has 30 days]
26 Dec 1921, William Henry Cole
Parents: Wm. P. Cole and Mary E. Hallett
married
Lillian Belford
Parents: John Belford and Catherine Walsh
DEATH CERTIFICATE:
First Name: William
Middle Name:
Last Name: Cole
Birth Date: 27 June 1896
Social Security Number: XXXX
Place of Issuance: Connecticut
Last Residence: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Zip Code of Last Residence: 06897
Death Date: 3 January 1989
Estimated Age at Death: 93
1930 Census
Name: William Cole
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Northern Ireland s/b Connecticut
William Cole M 33
Spouse Lillian Cole F 30
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
Bill Cole, 1982 Bulletin Interview
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
US Army Airforce WW1
166th Aero Squadron
Flew Missions Over Great Britian
Swears he saw the Red Baron
Member of the Order of Odd Fellows
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
Retired Methods Planner for Nash Engineering in Norwalk Connecticut
Apple and Fruit Farmer - Cole's Fruit Farm
Loving Husband
Great Brother
Funny and Loving Uncle
Gave the best Hugs
Uncle Bill served in the Army AirForce during WWI. He spent most of his time in planes over Great Britain and he said he saw the Red Baron once.
While in England, he fell in love with the design of English Tudor Cottages and when he returned home he built two English Tudor homes with soaring ceilings and stone facades and fireplaces. One was called the "Honeymoon" house. He loved everything about England.
William "Bill" Cole was born in 1896 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Irish Immigrant William P. Cole and Mary Elizabeth Cole. When Bill was young he dreamed of being an artist and was offered a scholarship to study art in England, but his father would not let him go.
"Uncle Bill" as he was known to everyone in the family, was a generous and quick witted gentleman. He and his wife Lillian "Aunt Lil" (married in 1921) owned and operated "Cole's Fruit Farm" in Wilton, Connecticut throughout the 1950's, 60's and 70's where they produced apples, peaches and the most amazing apple cider. The farm had originally been a chicken farm where Aunt Lil sold eggs and then it was turned into an apple farm.
The main house was covered in white clapboard and surrounded by acres of fruit and oak trees. Uncle Bill had a smelly and rusty red tractor that bounced along the acres producing a lot of noise and fun.
The Basement, where the business was run, consisted of two major rooms. A dirt floor open area which held bushel baskets of Delicious and McIntosh apples, peaches, and green pears. You first walked by a large apple press which creaked with age and smelled of apples year round. They filled clear glass gallon jugs with amber colored apple juice and placed them in rows like solders in the cooler. The second "room" was a huge walk in cooler filled with more bushels of fruit and those gallons of cider. Everything was clean and organized. The cash box was often a cigar box on the window sill or Uncle Bill's pocket.
As soon as you entered the basement Uncle Bill would insist you eat an apple. He once gave me a lecture on never keeping apples in plastic and to always keep them in a basket. To this day my apples are in a basket.
Our mother, Lois, said that when she was pregnant she craved apples and Uncle Bill kept her well stocked. Good thing all her babies were born during apple harvest and we were all healthy and robust.
The vast and tidy orchard and grounds they owned was beautiful and edged in the typical New England stonewalls. It was lovingly cared for and far more beautiful than any painting.
Although they never had their own children, they were loving and kind hearted to all their nieces and nephews.
THE NORWALK HOUR, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1918 PAGE FIVE PERSONALS:
Private William H. Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cole of 33 North Fairfield Avenue, stationed at London England, in the 166th Aero Squadron, has had a fine time visiting his uncle, Rev. Henry Cole of England on his leave of absence. His trip one way was 200 miles to where his uncle lives from the place he is stationed at.
THE NORWALK HOUR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918 PAGE FIVE
William H. Cole of the 166th Aero Squad, has been transferred from England to France.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE:
William Henry Cole, born 27 Jun 1896, father: Wm. P. Cole, age 28, born: Ireland, mother: Mary E. Hallett, age 25, born: New Canaan, Connecticut. Mother's number of children: 4, Mother's number of children living: 3.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:
Norwalk Marriage Record Jan 1, 1910 to Sep 31, 1923
Note from Henry: [I know Sep only has 30 days]
26 Dec 1921, William Henry Cole
Parents: Wm. P. Cole and Mary E. Hallett
married
Lillian Belford
Parents: John Belford and Catherine Walsh
DEATH CERTIFICATE:
First Name: William
Middle Name:
Last Name: Cole
Birth Date: 27 June 1896
Social Security Number: XXXX
Place of Issuance: Connecticut
Last Residence: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Zip Code of Last Residence: 06897
Death Date: 3 January 1989
Estimated Age at Death: 93
1930 Census
Name: William Cole
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Northern Ireland s/b Connecticut
William Cole M 33
Spouse Lillian Cole F 30
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
"We're just down to earth farmers"
Bill Cole, 1982 Bulletin Interview
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
US Army Airforce WW1
166th Aero Squadron
Flew Missions Over Great Britian
Swears he saw the Red Baron
Member of the Order of Odd Fellows
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
Retired Methods Planner for Nash Engineering in Norwalk Connecticut
Apple and Fruit Farmer - Cole's Fruit Farm
Loving Husband
Great Brother
Funny and Loving Uncle
Gave the best Hugs
Uncle Bill served in the Army AirForce during WWI. He spent most of his time in planes over Great Britain and he said he saw the Red Baron once.
While in England, he fell in love with the design of English Tudor Cottages and when he returned home he built two English Tudor homes with soaring ceilings and stone facades and fireplaces. One was called the "Honeymoon" house. He loved everything about England.
William "Bill" Cole was born in 1896 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Irish Immigrant William P. Cole and Mary Elizabeth Cole. When Bill was young he dreamed of being an artist and was offered a scholarship to study art in England, but his father would not let him go.
"Uncle Bill" as he was known to everyone in the family, was a generous and quick witted gentleman. He and his wife Lillian "Aunt Lil" (married in 1921) owned and operated "Cole's Fruit Farm" in Wilton, Connecticut throughout the 1950's, 60's and 70's where they produced apples, peaches and the most amazing apple cider. The farm had originally been a chicken farm where Aunt Lil sold eggs and then it was turned into an apple farm.
The main house was covered in white clapboard and surrounded by acres of fruit and oak trees. Uncle Bill had a smelly and rusty red tractor that bounced along the acres producing a lot of noise and fun.
The Basement, where the business was run, consisted of two major rooms. A dirt floor open area which held bushel baskets of Delicious and McIntosh apples, peaches, and green pears. You first walked by a large apple press which creaked with age and smelled of apples year round. They filled clear glass gallon jugs with amber colored apple juice and placed them in rows like solders in the cooler. The second "room" was a huge walk in cooler filled with more bushels of fruit and those gallons of cider. Everything was clean and organized. The cash box was often a cigar box on the window sill or Uncle Bill's pocket.
As soon as you entered the basement Uncle Bill would insist you eat an apple. He once gave me a lecture on never keeping apples in plastic and to always keep them in a basket. To this day my apples are in a basket.
Our mother, Lois, said that when she was pregnant she craved apples and Uncle Bill kept her well stocked. Good thing all her babies were born during apple harvest and we were all healthy and robust.
The vast and tidy orchard and grounds they owned was beautiful and edged in the typical New England stonewalls. It was lovingly cared for and far more beautiful than any painting.
Although they never had their own children, they were loving and kind hearted to all their nieces and nephews.
THE NORWALK HOUR, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1918 PAGE FIVE PERSONALS:
Private William H. Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cole of 33 North Fairfield Avenue, stationed at London England, in the 166th Aero Squadron, has had a fine time visiting his uncle, Rev. Henry Cole of England on his leave of absence. His trip one way was 200 miles to where his uncle lives from the place he is stationed at.
THE NORWALK HOUR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918 PAGE FIVE
William H. Cole of the 166th Aero Squad, has been transferred from England to France.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE:
William Henry Cole, born 27 Jun 1896, father: Wm. P. Cole, age 28, born: Ireland, mother: Mary E. Hallett, age 25, born: New Canaan, Connecticut. Mother's number of children: 4, Mother's number of children living: 3.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:
Norwalk Marriage Record Jan 1, 1910 to Sep 31, 1923
Note from Henry: [I know Sep only has 30 days]
26 Dec 1921, William Henry Cole
Parents: Wm. P. Cole and Mary E. Hallett
married
Lillian Belford
Parents: John Belford and Catherine Walsh
DEATH CERTIFICATE:
First Name: William
Middle Name:
Last Name: Cole
Birth Date: 27 June 1896
Social Security Number: XXXX
Place of Issuance: Connecticut
Last Residence: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Zip Code of Last Residence: 06897
Death Date: 3 January 1989
Estimated Age at Death: 93
1930 Census
Name: William Cole
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Northern Ireland s/b Connecticut
William Cole M 33
Spouse Lillian Cole F 30
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
Bill Cole, 1982 Bulletin Interview
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
US Army Airforce WW1
166th Aero Squadron
Flew Missions Over Great Britian
Swears he saw the Red Baron
Member of the Order of Odd Fellows
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
Retired Methods Planner for Nash Engineering in Norwalk Connecticut
Apple and Fruit Farmer - Cole's Fruit Farm
Loving Husband
Great Brother
Funny and Loving Uncle
Gave the best Hugs
Uncle Bill served in the Army AirForce during WWI. He spent most of his time in planes over Great Britain and he said he saw the Red Baron once.
While in England, he fell in love with the design of English Tudor Cottages and when he returned home he built two English Tudor homes with soaring ceilings and stone facades and fireplaces. One was called the "Honeymoon" house. He loved everything about England.
William "Bill" Cole was born in 1896 in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Irish Immigrant William P. Cole and Mary Elizabeth Cole. When Bill was young he dreamed of being an artist and was offered a scholarship to study art in England, but his father would not let him go.
"Uncle Bill" as he was known to everyone in the family, was a generous and quick witted gentleman. He and his wife Lillian "Aunt Lil" (married in 1921) owned and operated "Cole's Fruit Farm" in Wilton, Connecticut throughout the 1950's, 60's and 70's where they produced apples, peaches and the most amazing apple cider. The farm had originally been a chicken farm where Aunt Lil sold eggs and then it was turned into an apple farm.
The main house was covered in white clapboard and surrounded by acres of fruit and oak trees. Uncle Bill had a smelly and rusty red tractor that bounced along the acres producing a lot of noise and fun.
The Basement, where the business was run, consisted of two major rooms. A dirt floor open area which held bushel baskets of Delicious and McIntosh apples, peaches, and green pears. You first walked by a large apple press which creaked with age and smelled of apples year round. They filled clear glass gallon jugs with amber colored apple juice and placed them in rows like solders in the cooler. The second "room" was a huge walk in cooler filled with more bushels of fruit and those gallons of cider. Everything was clean and organized. The cash box was often a cigar box on the window sill or Uncle Bill's pocket.
As soon as you entered the basement Uncle Bill would insist you eat an apple. He once gave me a lecture on never keeping apples in plastic and to always keep them in a basket. To this day my apples are in a basket.
Our mother, Lois, said that when she was pregnant she craved apples and Uncle Bill kept her well stocked. Good thing all her babies were born during apple harvest and we were all healthy and robust.
The vast and tidy orchard and grounds they owned was beautiful and edged in the typical New England stonewalls. It was lovingly cared for and far more beautiful than any painting.
Although they never had their own children, they were loving and kind hearted to all their nieces and nephews.
THE NORWALK HOUR, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1918 PAGE FIVE PERSONALS:
Private William H. Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cole of 33 North Fairfield Avenue, stationed at London England, in the 166th Aero Squadron, has had a fine time visiting his uncle, Rev. Henry Cole of England on his leave of absence. His trip one way was 200 miles to where his uncle lives from the place he is stationed at.
THE NORWALK HOUR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918 PAGE FIVE
William H. Cole of the 166th Aero Squad, has been transferred from England to France.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE:
William Henry Cole, born 27 Jun 1896, father: Wm. P. Cole, age 28, born: Ireland, mother: Mary E. Hallett, age 25, born: New Canaan, Connecticut. Mother's number of children: 4, Mother's number of children living: 3.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:
Norwalk Marriage Record Jan 1, 1910 to Sep 31, 1923
Note from Henry: [I know Sep only has 30 days]
26 Dec 1921, William Henry Cole
Parents: Wm. P. Cole and Mary E. Hallett
married
Lillian Belford
Parents: John Belford and Catherine Walsh
DEATH CERTIFICATE:
First Name: William
Middle Name:
Last Name: Cole
Birth Date: 27 June 1896
Social Security Number: XXXX
Place of Issuance: Connecticut
Last Residence: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Zip Code of Last Residence: 06897
Death Date: 3 January 1989
Estimated Age at Death: 93
1930 Census
Name: William Cole
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Northern Ireland s/b Connecticut
William Cole M 33
Spouse Lillian Cole F 30
_________ ೋღღღೋ ____________
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