William Lajoy Cole

1914 - 1935  (20 years)

• Name	William Lajoy Cole
  Birth	15 Jul 1914	Kenton,Gibson,Tennesee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Kenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
  Census	1930	Kenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
  Death	5 May 1935	Kenton,Gibson,Tennesee
  		Death Certificate: William LaJoy Cole
  Notes	I think I was about eleven before I recall Mom talking about her Brother "Bubba". She didn't go into much detail, but I think it was something like appendicits, something that couldn't be helped in the depression, in the south. I never saw his picture until last year. 01jan2009 John moore
  Person ID	I57	edwards_moore
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	William Carter Cole,   b. 21 Oct 1879, Kenton, Tennessee d. 28 Dec 1975, St. Louis, , Missouri (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Sophie Ann Brown (Cole),   b. 6 Dec 1886, Mississippi d. 26 May 1965, Kenton,Gibson,Tennesee (Age 78 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		305 S. Poplar
  		momzzz.mp4 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Momma Sophie and Poppa Will celebrate their 46th anniversary in Kenton, Tennessee. The picture of the Cole sisters on the main page of the Family Website was taken during this event.
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  		sc_scan0071.jpg 305 S. Poplar Street, Kenton, TN Remodeled in 1979 by Lamar King Builders
  Documents		2016 Cole-Brown Reunion Program Held in St. Louis, MO
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jul 1914 - Kenton,Gibson,Tennesee Death - 5 May 1935 - Kenton,Gibson,Tennesee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show
  		josie lee cole graceful grandmother
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  		Cole Day 2009 - St Paul Church
  		Rosson Cemetery Aerial view

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		The Forty Third Annual Cole Day Program (May 24, 2009) Held at St Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Kenton, Tennessee Rev. Willie l. Pounds, St. Paul Mass Choir, Sis. Tenthy Pounds, Deacon Lenny Banks, Sis. Sarah Skinner, Rev. Michelle Skinner, Sis. Stella Johnson, Soul Surviors, Bro. Rodney Alford, Sis. Vivan Moore, Sis Nannie Taylor, St. Paul Male Chorus, Deacon Ronald Banks, and Minister Timothy White.
  		Kenton Tennessee History: As I remember and heard By Mrs. Willie J. Cole Moore Years ago, prior to 1905 several black families? lives in what was the Long House located on the street where First Baptist Church was formerly located. Families living in the Long House as I remember hearing my parents say were Bob and Ida Hunt parents of the late Manor Hunt and Mrs. Nora Scates of St. Louis, Mo. William and Sophia Col, Laura Williams, Robert and Henrietta Williams grandparents of James Williams, Louise and Ellaulse Cole were born on what is now 105 Cole St. also are the rest of the Cole children, other families lived at Long House until they could build or buy a house.
  		40 Anniversary Rosson Cemetery Memorial May 2006, St Paul Baptist Church Kenton, Tennessee The picture above brings back so many memories of all our good times and of all our family members (many of whom have passed on, but are not forgotten). We sat on that porch and swung on that swing seat for many,many years. We listened to crickets and felt that humid temperature as we slept. We watched the children run and play and enjoy the quiet life of a less hurried world than back home. We reminded them over and over to not cross the street without looking back and forth because it was a highway, not a regular street! The 40th Anniversary of the Rosson Cemetery Memorial will be Sunday, May 28, 2006, at St. Paul Baptist Church, Kenton, Tennessee (Reverend Willie Pounds, Pastor).

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstones of Laura Lett and Will Lajoy Cole Headstone in Rosson's Cemetary

  
  

  Histories

  Kenton Tennessee History: As I remember and heard By Mrs. Willie J. Cole Moore Years ago, prior to 1905 several black families? lives in what was the Long House located on the street where First Baptist Church was formerly located. Families living in the Long House as I remember hearing my parents say were Bob and Ida Hunt parents of the late Manor Hunt and Mrs. Nora Scates of St. Louis, Mo. William and Sophia Col, Laura Williams, Robert and Henrietta Williams grandparents of James Williams, Louise and Ellaulse Cole were born on what is now 105 Cole St. also are the rest of the Cole children, other families lived at Long House until they could build or buy a house.

  
  

  Recordings

  lajoy_cole.wav

  
  

  Videos

  Justin sent me a link about a slavery museum, and as I was watching where a list of slave names were inscribed on a wall, I noticed the name LaJoy. The uncle I never met because he died young was named William LaJoy Cole. Maybe the name LaJoy was once a common/popular name.......

  
  

  Census Images		1920 Census: William C. Cole
  		1930 Census: William C. Cole