Rivette Family Genealogy - Joseph Berot Coles

Joseph Berot Coles

#1023, b. 24 Oct 1855, d. 5 Nov 1930

Father*

Benjamin Lippincott Coles Sr. b. 29 Aug 1801, d. 25 Feb 1883

Mother*

Sophia Gergensen b. 25 Dec 1835, d. 9 Aug 1898

Joseph Berot Coles|b. 24 Oct 1855\nd. 5 Nov 1930|p1023.htm|Benjamin Lippincott Coles Sr.|b. 29 Aug 1801\nd. 25 Feb 1883|p1012.htm|Sophia Gergensen|b. 25 Dec 1835\nd. 9 Aug 1898|p1019.htm|Kendall Coles|b. circa 1768\nd. before 1840|p1494.htm|Kesiah (Keziah) Lippincott|b. circa 1772\nd. after 1840|p1495.htm|||||||

Relationship

Son of Benjamin Lippincott Coles Sr.

Last Edited

5 Mar 2013

Birth*

24 Oct 1855

Joseph Berot Coles was born on 24 Oct 1855 at St. Landry Parish, LA.^1,2

(household member) Census1860

26 Sep 1860

Joseph B. Coles (given age 6) was enumerated on 26 Sep 1860 in the household of B. L. Coles (given age 59) on the 1860 Census at St. Landry Parish, LA. The official date for this census was 01 June 1860.³

(household member) Census1870

7 Jul 1870

Joseph Coles (given age 15) was enumerated on 7 Jul 1870 in the household of B. L. Coles (given age 70) on the 1870 Census at St. Landry Parish, LA. The official date for this census was 01 June 1870.⁴

(son) Census1880

12 Jun 1880

Joseph Coles (given age 24) was enumerated as a son of Benjamine Coles (given age 79) on the 1880 Census at St. Martin Parish, LA, on 12 Jun 1880. His occupation was Farm Laborer.⁵

Marriage License*

12 Feb 1881

Joseph Berot Coles and Ella Pike obtained a marriage license on 12 Feb 1881 at St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, LA.^6,7

Marriage

Joseph Berot Coles married Ella Pike.²

Census1900*

2 Jun 1900

Joseph B. Coles (given age 46) was enumerated on 2 Jun 1900 as the head of a household on the 1900 census at St. Martin Parish, LA. With him was his wife Ella, son(s) Walter B., Joseph J., James R. and Clifton, daughter(s) Lilla B., Bessie, Mary M., Ella A. and Matty L . His brothers Edmond and Benjamin lived nearby with their families, as well as Husville Begnaud who would soon become his son-in-law. The farm was rented.²

Death*

5 Nov 1930

Joseph Berot Coles died at age 75 on 5 Nov 1930 at his daughter Bessie's house, in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA.^1,8,9

Burial*

7 Nov 1930

He was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.

Family

Ella Pike b. Mar 1866

Children

Leila Bell Coles b. 2 Jan 1882, d. 1 May 1968
Walter Benjamin Coles+ b. 5 May 1884, d. 10 Jan 1959
Bessie Coles b. 23 Aug 1885, d. Dec 1967
Joseph Jessie Coles+ b. 27 May 1890, d. 19 May 1978
James Ralph Coles+ b. 4 May 1893, d. 7 Oct 1946
George Clifton Coles+ b. 10 Feb 1895, d. 24 Apr 1953
Mary Margaret Coles+ b. 23 Oct 1896, d. 3 Sep 1942
Ella Agnes Coles b. Mar 1898, d. 11 Mar 1981
Mattie L. Coles+ b. 15 Dec 1899, d. 7 Oct 1992
Marie Sadie Coles+ b. 4 Jul 1901, d. 5 Jun 1931

Citations

[S1] Holy Bible. Hartford: Silus Andrus and Son, 1853. Benjamin Lippincott Coles Family. Held by Henrietta Stumpf, Arkansas.
[S463] 1900 U.S. Census. LA. St. Martin Parish. Population schedule. Digital images.
[S328] 1860 U.S. Census. LA. St. Landry Parish. Population schedule. Digital images.
[S241] 1870 U.S. Census. LA. St. Landry Parish. Population schedule. Digital images.
[S249] 1880 U.S. Census. LA. St. Martin Parish. Population schedule. Digital images.
[S297] St. Martinville Courthouse, St. Martinville, LA, USA. Original marriage license.
[S216] Hunting for Bears. Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925. Online http://www.ancestry.com, LA Marriages 1718-1925. Provo, UT, USA.
[S82] Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949.
[S169] Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1960. Website. Online http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/640/Default.aspx

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