Donald Dwight ColeAge: 70 years1900–1971
- Name
- Donald Dwight Cole
- Given names
- Donald Dwight
- Surname
- Cole
Shared note: Martha Evelyn Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | May 24, 1900 41 39 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death of a mother | Ida Mae Adkins March 25, 1917 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 17 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Martha Evelyn Troutman — View this family January 24, 1928 (Age 27 years) Note: Marriage info support on 1930 Census |
| Birth of a son #1 | Donald Richard Cole October 7, 1928 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Marilyn Elizabeth Cole October 23, 1933 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | James Allen Cole January 15, 1938 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | April 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 10, 1971 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Illini Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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James Allen Cole Birth: March 5, 1859 — Bethany, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Death: January 15, 1938 — Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Ida Mae Adkins Birth: April 24, 1861 — Moultrie, Illinois, United States Death: March 25, 1917 — Moultrie, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: October 25, 1882 — Marrowbone, Moultrie, Illinois, United States |
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18 years himself |
Donald Dwight Cole Birth: May 24, 1900 41 39 — Bethany, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Death: January 10, 1971 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Martha Evelyn Troutman |
| himself |
Donald Dwight Cole Birth: May 24, 1900 41 39 — Bethany, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Death: January 10, 1971 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Martha Evelyn Troutman Birth: November 18, 1901 28 25 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: April 7, 1985 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 24, 1928 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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8 months son |
Donald Richard Cole Birth: October 7, 1928 28 26 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 15, 2022 — El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Marilyn Elizabeth Cole Birth: October 23, 1933 33 31 — Illinois, United States Death: September 12, 2020 — Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Allen Cole - Household
Dora, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Donald Dwight Cole - Household
Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Donald Dwight Cole - Household
Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Donald Dwight Cole - Household
Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Name | Martha Evelyn Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
Mrs. Donald D. (Martha E. Troutman) Cole, 83, of Rte 3 Decatur, died Sunday (April 7, 1985) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home with visitation 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg.
Mrs. Cole was born in Decatur, daughter of Frank S. and Clara Elizabeth (Barner) Troutman. She was a meber of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Tri-Psi sorority, Stephen Decatur Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution, Harristown Women's Club, C.T.E. Club and Macon County Historical Society. She married Donald D. Cole on January 24, 1928 in Decatur, IL. He preceded her in death in 1971.
Surviving are her son, Richard of Decatur; daughter, Mrs. Robert H. (Marilyn) Brown of Tempe, AZ.; brother, Bruce F. Troutman of Decatur; sisters, Mrs. Edmond (Frances) Moore and Mrs. Beryl (Ruth) Kinser, both of Decatur; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
One brother preceded her in death.
Obit: 4-8-1985, Decatur Herald & Review Newspaper.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33091307/martha-evelyn-cole |