Individual Details

Major Stephen William Cole

(January 1, 1813 - September 18, 1889)

Stephen William Cole was an Anson County, North Carolina Justice of the Peace and a President of the First Bank in Wadesboro. He helped establish Caroline Female College (1850-1867), but it declined after the War. He bought land in Florida and Arkansas with the idea of establishing colonies for his slaves. One of his servants remained in Arkansas for 25 years after the Civil War. He and his seconnd wife moved to Salisbury and he became President of the bank there, and helped establish a cotton factory. He was a Methodist.

Events

Birth	January 1, 1813	Richmond County, North Carolina
Marriage	May 26, 1831	Tabitha Randall Ledbetter
Marriage	January 4, 1870	Sally Farrar Shelton
Death	September 18, 1889	Richmond County, North Carolina

Families

Spouse	Tabitha Randall Ledbetter (1812 - 1858)
Child	Judith Ann Cole (1832 - 1903)
Child	Mary Leak Steele Cole (1836 - 1909)
Child	Sally Leak "Sue" Cole (1838 - 1915)

Spouse

Sally Farrar Shelton ( - )

Father	William Terry Cole (1784 - 1814)
Mother	Judith Moseley Leak (1789 - 1868)
Sibling	William Bonaparte Cole (1810 - 1881)
Sibling	Henderson Leak Cole (1812 - 1814)