Hello everyone! I belong to the Cole rootsweb listserv, but someone on that last suggested that I subscribe to this list because of the research I'm doing. I'm trying to find out who Elias Cole's parents were. He is my great grandfather. I believe that he was born in Canada, Ottawa possibly in either 1880 or 1881. He then lived in Astoria Oregon and became a U.S. citizen is 1883. He later married Reinette Whitbeck (date unknown) and had two children Floyd Albert Cole and Richard Cole. I have been to the Astoria public library and found several newspaper articles in the Astoria Daily Buget about him, one of which was his obit. He died in 1943 and was living in Raymond Washington and his surviving relatives were: wife Mary Cole, three sons, Richard, Floyd, and Delbert; and two stepchildren Myrtle and William Martin. Any info. would be greatly appreciated because I'm totally at a loss at to where to look next. Like wise if I can provide any info I would be happy to. The other surnames in my family are Biltgen, Whitbeck, Scott, Ghramm, Watts, McLain. Thanks,