Person:Sarah Cole (80)

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Alinas COLE, farmer and miller, P. O. Derrs, was born July 4, 1820, in Sugarloaf Township, on the farm that his grandfather, Ezekiel COLE, settled when he came from New Jersey. Ezekiel’s last wife was Elizabeth HESS, by whom he had three sons and three daughters: Ezekiel, William, Isaiah, Rebecca, Lana and Adaline. Ezekiel, the father of Alinas, married Sarah, DAUGHTER OF SILAS JACKSON. After marriage he settled on the homestead farm, and died here June, 1848, aged about forty, his widow surviving him until the fall of 1885. They reared four sons and one daughter: Alinas, Lana, John, Benjamin and Dennison. Alinas was born and reared on the homestead, and raised to farming and miling, and at twenty-three he began life for himself. He married Rhoda, daughter of John and Elizabeth (FRITZ) KILE. Since 1848 he has been principally engaged in milling, yet has carried on farming and lumbering in the meantime. In April, 1876, he came to the place he now owns, formerly owned by ROBBINS, the mill seat being first built by Henry FULLMER about 1836. Mr. and Mrs. COLE have seven children: Albert and Norman, residing on the old homestead; Byron, in Tuscola County, Mich.; Arthur at home; Howard in Mifflin Township; SARAH E., wife of J. B. IKELER, and Rose. Mr. COLE owns 400 acres in Greenwood Township, 160 acres in another tract, and 156 in Sugarloaf. (History of Columbia and Montour Counties Pennsylvania, Battle, J. H.; Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1887, pg 466)

A 1900 Census record seems to imply that Sarah's husbands initials in the above biography are not quite right - 1900 Census Dist 16, Greenwood, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania Ikeler, Ira B. Head W M Feb 1844 56 M24yrs PA PA PA Ikeler, Sarah E. wife W F Dec 1850 49 M24yrs 5ch/5 lvg PA PA PA Ikeler, Irma B. dau W F Mar 1879 21 S PA PA PA Ikeler, Jessie C. dau W F July 1882 17 S PA PA PA Ikeler, J. Harold son W M Sept 1883 16 S PA PA PA Ikeler, Helen I. dau W F Apr 1885 14 S PA PA PA Ikeler, Kennth C. son W M Dec 1888 11 S PA PA PA Strinp, Lawrence boarder W M Dec 1878 21 S PA PA PA Miller, John boarder W M Oct 1878 21 S PA PA PA

1. ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   Sugarloaf Twp, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Greenwood, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania.
3.   Pennsylvania, Columbia County USgenweb site/Biographies www.pagenweb.org/~columbia/bios4.htm a cole
   bio of of Alinas Cole.