The Cole that I am researching is John Cole b. 1820 in Tennessee. He married Elizabeth (?). The father of John Cole was William Cole b. 1782 in North Carolina. He married Nancy Luther b. 1784. This family is believed to have settled in what was Owen County and later part of it became Clay County. John Cole did live in Owen County but have been unable to find any record of him or his family. I believe there is also a James Cole who lived in Owen County. I have a James Cole also son of William Cole. But he was born in TN also and they eventualy moved on to Iowa. Bev. Carman > My wife's grandfather was a Cole born in Clarinda, Iowa -William Arthur born > 1861-father - John Cushing Cole born 1837 - father James C Cole born 1811. > > Any connections. > > Larry Hansen > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > Been out of town? Check with the INOwen county Archives to see what > you missed. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl