The Cole/ Tanner Family Tree

The Genealogy of the Cole and Tanner Families

1864 - 1949 (84 years)

Has 17 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

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Name Josephus S. COLE

Birth Jan 1864 Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA [6]

Gender Male

Census 1870 (5 years old) Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA [1]

Residence 1917 (52 years old) Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA [3]

Death 1949 [6]

Age 84 years

Siblings 5 brothers and 3 sisters

	1. Jacob COLE b. Abt 1841, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Fri 6 Jun 1862, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 21 years)
>	2. Mary Ann COLE b. Tue 24 Jan 1843, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Fri 25 May 1900, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years) ▻ Hiram WHITE, m. 1865
>	3. Sarah W. COLE b. Abt 1846, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1933 (Age < 86 years) ▻ William D. PHILLIPS, m. Sat 4 Aug 1866
>	4. George W. COLE b. May 1848, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 1917, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years) ▻ Catherine M. KNISLEY
>	5. Frances Ellen COLE b. Wed 30 Oct 1850, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Wed 8 Feb 1933, Kuhntown, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years) ▻ Abraham TUSTIN, m. Sat 4 Sep 1869
	6. Peter COLE b. Tue 20 Sep 1853, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Mon 21 Aug 1871 (Age 17 years)
>	7. John Lafayette COLE b. Sat 13 Sep 1856, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Mon 19 Nov 1900, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years) ▻ Sarah Ann HENDERSON
	8. James H. COLE b. May 1862, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Aft 1933 (Age > 72 years)

Person ID P2319 Cole/Tanner Families

Last Modified Sat 31 Mar 2001

Father Henry COLE
b. Sun 25 Apr 1819, Browns Run, Morris Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA
d. Wed 15 Mar 1882, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)

Mother Elizabeth KING
b. Sat 18 May 1822, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA
d. Mon 5 Dec 1898, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)

Marriage Thu 2 Apr 1840 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9]

Age at Marriage Henry : 21 years old - Elizabeth : 17 years and 11 months old.

Children 9 children

	1. Jacob COLE b. Abt 1841, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Fri 6 Jun 1862, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 21 years)
	2. Mary Ann COLE b. Tue 24 Jan 1843, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Fri 25 May 1900, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years)
	3. Sarah W. COLE b. Abt 1846, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1933 (Age < 86 years)
	4. George W. COLE b. May 1848, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 1917, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
	5. Frances Ellen COLE b. Wed 30 Oct 1850, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Wed 8 Feb 1933, Kuhntown, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)
	6. Peter COLE b. Tue 20 Sep 1853, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Mon 21 Aug 1871 (Age 17 years)
	7. John Lafayette COLE b. Sat 13 Sep 1856, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Mon 19 Nov 1900, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years)
	8. James H. COLE b. May 1862, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. Aft 1933 (Age > 72 years)
	9. Josephus S. COLE b. Jan 1864, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 1949 (Age 84 years)

Census 1800s

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Cole, Henry & Elizabeth (King) - Census 1850 (zip)

Cole, Henry & Elizabeth (King) - Census 1860 (zip)

Cole, Henry & Elizabeth (King) - Census 1870

Family ID F549 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Verna STEWART
b. Oct 1867, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA
d. Aft 1939 (Age > 73 years)

Marriage 1892-1893 [6]

Age at Marriage Josephus : ~ 28 years and 11 months old - Verna : ~ 25 years and 2 months old.

Children

. Daisy COLE
d. UNKNOWN

Family ID F613 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified Wed 29 Jul 2026

Pedigree

1 Josephus S. COLE(1864 – 1949)	2 Henry COLE(1819 – 1882)	4 John T. COLE(Abt 1796 – 1860)	8 Henry COLE(1734 – )	16 William COLE(1691 – )	32 George COLE(1672 – 1749)
					33 Emma {unknown}( – UNKNOWN)
				17 Sarah BLACKMORE( – UNKNOWN)	34
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			9	18	36
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				19	38
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		5 Mary Ellen CROTINGER(1790 – 1863)	10 Jacob KRATINGER	20	40
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				21	42
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			11 Mary {unknown}(1786 – 1863)	22	44
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				23	46
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	3 Elizabeth KING(1822 – 1898)	6 George KING(1787 – 1863)	12	24	48
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			13	26	52
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				27	54
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		7 Eleanor STEWART(Abt 1802 – 1844)	14 James STEWART(1762 – 1823)	28 Daniel STEWART(Abt 1720 – Abt 1820)	56
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				29	58
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			15 Eleanor {unknown}(Abt 1770 – )	30	60
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				31	62
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Reference David L. Cole. " Josephus S. COLE". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P2319&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).

Sources

[S32] U.S. Census - 1870 - Wayne, Greene, PA, (U.S. Census Bureau; Washington, DC; June 1, 1870), none.
[S27] Samuel P. Bates (Samuel Pennimann), History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, (Nelson, Rishforth & Co.; Chicago, IL; 1888 [1993]), Pg. 877, none.
[S275] Contributed by Laura Nelle Mallett, Obituary - "George Cole", (Rootsweb Greene County Mailing List; April 8, 2000), none.
[S68] Mark Cunningham, Cole - Phillips Research, (Cornerstone Genealogical Society; Waynesburg, PA), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S18] Lloyd W. Roupe, Descendants of John T. Cole, (Cornerstone Genealogical Society; Cole Vertical File; Waynesburg, PA).
[S18] Lloyd W. Roupe, Descendants of John T. Cole, (Cornerstone Genealogical Society; Cole Vertical File; Waynesburg, PA) (Reliability: 2).
[S27] Samuel P. Bates (Samuel Pennimann), History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, (Nelson, Rishforth & Co.; Chicago, IL; 1888 [1993]), Pg. 877, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S69] Gene Iams, Descendants of Henry Cole, none.
[S582] Kenneth McFarland, Mailing List Message from Kenneth McFarland, (Rootsweb Greene Co., PA Mailing List; April 10, 2000), none.

The Cole/ Tanner Family Tree

The Genealogy of the Cole and Tanner Families

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