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Leonard William Sanford Cole

Male 1889 - 1946  (57 years)


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  • Name Leonard William Sanford Cole 
    Born 13 Apr 1889  Brantford, Brant County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Jul 1946  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10424  Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 

    Father Unknown 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Nellie Norina Sanford,   b. ABT. 1866, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married ABT. 1888 
    Family ID F4201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Josephine North 
    Married AFT. 1928 
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F4185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ada M. Cliff,   b. Aug 1895, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1928, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 5 Aug 1913  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. T. Cole
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F4199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • Michigan Marriages - Leonard W. Cole, Aged 24 Years, Born 1889, Born New York, Father David D. Cole, Mother Nellie Sanford, Adah M. Cliff, Aged 17 Years, Born 1896, Born Michigan, Father Thomas Cliff, Mother Margaret A., August 5th 1913, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

      On the 1920 Census of Detroit, Ward 18, Wayne, Michigan are:
      Cliff Thomas, Head, Owns, Male, Aged 57, Married, Year of Immigration 1875, Born Canada, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada, English, Millwright
      Cliff Margrette, Wife, Female, Aged 52, Married, Born Canada, Father Born Ireland, Mother Born Ireland
      Cliff Jessy, Daughter, Female, Aged 26, Single, Born Michigan, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Cliff Orah, Daughter, Female, Aged 13, Single, Born Michigan, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Cliff Harvart, Son, Male, Aged 6, Single, Born Michigan, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Cole Leonard, Son in Law, Male, Aged 31, Married, Year of Immigration 1902, Born Canada, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada, Painter
      Cole Adeth, Daughter, Female, Aged 24, Married, Born Michigan, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Cole Theodore, Grandson, Male, Aged 2, Single, Born Michigan, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Michigan
      Russell Emerson, Roomer, Male, Aged 39, Year of Immigration 1882, Born Canada, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada, Blacksmith

      Certificate of Death, Michigan Department of Health, Bureau of Records and Statistics - Social Security Number 376-07-6649, Veteran No, Full Name Leonard Cole, Place of Death Wayne County, Detroit City, Name of Hospital Receiving Hospital, Length of Stay 1 Day, Sex Male, Colour White, Widowed, Name of Wife Josephine North, Birth Date of Deceased April 13, 1889, Aged 57 Years 2 Months 21 Days, Birthplace Brantford, Canada, Occupation Painter, Father David Cole, Born Michigan, Mother Norine (Unknown), Born Canada, Informant Theo L. Cole, Detroit, Michigan, Place of Burial Grandlawn, Funeral Director's Signature Walter M. McGoogan, The Wm. P. Hamilton Co., 3975 Cass Ave., Detroit, Michigan, Usual Residence of Deceased 439 Henry Street, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Date of Death 7-4-46, I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from 7-4-46 to 7-4-46, I last saw him alive on 7-4-46. Death is said to have occurred on the date stated above at 10:10 P.M. Immediate cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage, Left, Signature George Font M. D., Receiving Hospital

      Leonard and Ada Cole had six children. Birth names would have been Florence Cole, Lawrence/Laurence Cole, Herbert David Cole, Janice Cole, Kenneth Cole, and Russell Cole. Florence and Lawrence were twins and some say they were adopted by a doctor in Royal Oak, Michigan. On the 1930 Census of Detroit, Wayne, Michigan is Cole Janice, (Grand Child crossed out) Boarder, Female, Aged 8, Single, Born Michigan, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Michigan with Michael and Norina Boleratz. Theodore Leonard born 1917, Janice Born 1922

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: Theodore Cole
      SSN: 382-12-5655
      Last Residence: 86436 Topock, Mohave, Arizona, United States of America
      Born: 8 Nov 1917
      Last Benefit: 86436 Topock, Mohave, Arizona, United States of America
      Died: May 1985
      State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)