John Parker Cole born about 1808 in New York or Vermont. Died about 1854 in Scipio Township, LaPorte Co., Indiana. He was married around 1831 in Vermont to Sophia Bates born 10 August 1812 in Danby Rutland Co., Vermont. She died 10 October 1897 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
Their Children:
i. Margaret Cole born 30 November 1838 in New York. Died before 1896.
ii. Sarah Louise Cole born November 1838 in Buffalo, New York. Died 18 Novemeber 1920 in Woodbury Co, Iowa.
iii. Charles Jerome Cole born 15 February 1843 in Somersville, Cass Co., Michigan. Died 6 May 1922 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Buried 8 May 1922 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. He was married 19 January 1865 in Cass Co., Michigan to Rebecca Jane Parker born 12 June 1845 in Belfountaine, Logan Co., Ohio. Died 16 November 1932 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.

Charles Jerome Cole and Rebecca Jane Parker
Their Children:
i. Martha Blanche Cole born 4 November 1861 in Brownsville, Cass Co., Michigan. Died 8 July 1948 in Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa.
ii. Lansing Jerome Cole born 25 October 1866 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
iii. David Emory Cole born 1 June 1868 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 23 May 1952 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Buried 25 May 1952.
iv. Carrie Elizabeth Cole born 19 June 1871 in Lake City, Clahoun, Iowa. Died 27 August 1934 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa.
v. Lula Cole born 2 August 1872 in lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 7 January 1873 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
vi. Margaret Jane Cole born 1874 in Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa. Died 1903 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
vii. Otis Homer Cole born 1 July 1876 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 19 July 1962 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. Buried 22 July 1962 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California. He was married 6 June 1900 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa to Eliza Allene Higgins born 25 September 1880 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Died 14 March 1964 Torrance, Los Angeles, California.
viii. George Bernard Cole born 10 october 1878 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
ix. John Parker Cole born 1 February 1882 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 12 May 1955.
x. Mary Edna Cole born 15 July 1883 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 4 November 1945, Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.
xi. Frank Stewart Cole born 24 January 1886 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 10 June 1929, Cherokee, , Iowa.
xii. Hazel S. Cole born 9 March 1889 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa. Died 5 February 1895 in Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa.

Otis Homer Cole and Eliza Allene Higgins
Their Children:
i. Gerald George Cole born 2 February 1901 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Died 13 April 1948 in Fresno, Fresno Co., California.
ii. Charles Donald Cole born 5 April 1902 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Died 5 November 1902 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa.
iii. Gynith Hazel Cole born 28 April 1903 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Died 18 Deccember 1974, Bakersfield, Kern Co., California. Buried 20 December 1974 in Tehachapi, Kern Co., California.
iv. Darrell Homer Cole born 8 May 1905 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. He died 29 December 1963 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. Buried 2 January 1964 in Woodlawn Cemetery. He married (1)Opal Agnes Bond 8 June 1929 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California. He married (2) Margaret Pritchard 1942 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California. He married (3) Pauline Foster. He married (4) Justine L. Cole about 1960. v. Margaret Elizabeth Cole born 22 December 1906 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Died 15 February 1987 in Visalia, Tulare Co., California.
vi. Leon Cole born 26 January 1908 in Ida Grove, Ida Co., Iowa. Died 24 April 1990 in Salt Lake City, , Utah. Buried 27 April 1990 in Elysian Cemetery.

Darrell Homer Cole and Opal Agnes Bond
Their Children:
i. LIVING DUPONT
ii. LIVING DANNER

Darrell Homer Cole and Margaret Pritchard
Their Children:
i.LIVING COLE
ii.LIVING COLE

Margaret Cole: Also Known As: Marietta. Information obtained from The Biographical Record of the Lake City Graphic, within the article on brother, Charles J. Cole. Some of this information was erroneous and has been changed accordingly. This person was found in the 1840 census of Prairie Roundy, Michigan; in the 1850, 1870 and 1880 census of Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Sarah Louise Cole: Information obtained from The Biographical Record of the Lake City Graphic, within the article on brother, Charles J. Cole. 1860, 1870, 1900 census's Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa.

Charles Jerome Cole: Certificate of death of Charles Jerome Cole. Obituary of Charles Jerome Cole from Lake City Graphic, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa. Newspaper articles from Biographical Record of Lake City Graphic, Lake City Iowa. Information furnished by Barbara Lou Cole Blair and Neva Burns. Trapper by trade as a young man. Constable for l3 years. Practiced law.

Martha Blanche Cole: This child was born out of wedlock. Her mother's parents would not let her marry the father, as she was only l5 when she was discovered with child. (This information given by Neva Burns in 1994.) Martha was born in l861, her mother married Charles Jerome Cole in l865 and she took the name of Martha Cole. Information furnished by Barbara Lou Cole Blair and Neva Burns. Newspaper articles found in Lake City Graphic. Certificate of Death.

David Emory Cole: Obituary found in Lake City Graphic, Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa. Information obtained from Barbara Lou Cole Blair and Neva Burns

Carrie Elizabeth Cole: Information obtained from daughter, Neva Burns, and granddaughters, Doreen Burns Miller and Bonita Burns Crawford. She is a double cousin, having been a Cole who married a Higgins. Article found in Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa History Book - She was very active in the Women's Prohibition Movement.

Lula Cole: Headstone found in Lake City Cemetery

Margaret Jane Cole: Information obtained from Barbara Lou Cole Blair and Neva Burns. Marker found in Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, IA.

Otis Homer Cole: Personal knowledge of granddaughter, Dian C. Cole Danner. Certificate of Marriage of Otis H. Cole and Eliza A. Higgins. Newspaper article concerning golden wedding anniversary. Newspaper article concerning 60th wedding anniverary. Obituary of Otis H. Cole. Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California.

Mary Edna Cole: Information obtained from Barbara Lou Cole Blair and Neva Burns. Information obtained from daughter, Margaret Dunn Hanks. Marker found in Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, IA.

Frank Stewart Cole: Personal knowledge of daughter, Vera Mae Cole Doty. Obituary found in Lake City Graphic.

Hazel S. Cole: Obituary found in Lake City Graphic.

Lansing Jerome Cole, George Bernard Cole, John Parker Cole: Family records obtained from Barbara Lou Cole Blair.

Gerald George Cole: Buried in Belmont cemetery in Fresno, Fresno, California. No headstone. Block 16, Section 210, Space 5. Family records in possession of nieces, Dian Cole Danner, and Darlene Cole DuPont.

Charles Donald Cole: Family records in possession of niece, Dian Cole Danner. Death Certificate. Obituary found in Ida County Pioneer Record, Ida Grove, Ida, Iowa. Buried in Ida Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, Ida, Iowa.

Gynith Hazel Cole: Family records in possessions of niece, Dian C. Danner. Obituary. Information found in Hall of Records, Bakersfield, Kern, California. Buried in Tehachapi District Cemetery, Tehachapi, Kern, California. Never married. Name pronounced Guy-Nith

Darrell Homer Cole:

Margaret Elizabeth Cole: Family records in possessions of niece, Dian C. Danner. Certificate of Death. Buried in Visalia District Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare, California.

Leon Cole: Cemetery records from Elysian Burial Gardens, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. He is buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, although his first wife, Gloria, to whom he was married for 36 years, is buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, and he had a double headstone made for both he and Gloria which is in place with his name and birthdate on it in Salt Lake City Cemetery. For some unknown reason his second wife, Helen, buried him in Elysian Cemetery on the outskirts of Salt Lake City. Numerous newspaper clippings and certificates from his service in the U.S. Air Force. Married at 74 years of age to second wife.