LAVINIA/VINAH TOMPKINS - SAMPSON/SAMSON COLE

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

Wolf River Church Records, May 5, 1821: There is the following entered: as Viny Cole and Samuel Cole on the Overton County, TN. You can view these records here.

From History of Bureau County, by H.C. Bradsby, published by World Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. page 177

"In the summer of 1831, William Tompkins, Sampson and John Cole made claims on the east side of Spring Creek, and for some time they were the only permanent settlers in the east part of the county.

From History of Bureau County, by H.C. Bradsby, published by World Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. page 486 -
"Rev. John Cole, Greenville, was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky., January 9, 1812. He is the son of Samuel and Mary (Brown) Cole. Samuel Cole was born January 23, 1778. He was married Mary Brown December 6, 1798; she was born January 5, 1779 and died November 11, 1851. They were the parents of ten children, of whom the following are now living: Benjamin, who was born June 17, 1809, and now resides in Kansas; John, of Bureau County; Nancy, born October 24, 1816, now in Texas; and David, born April 22, 1823, now of Clay County, ILL. ...... Sampson Cole, the oldest son, was born July 8, 1801. He came to Bureau County in 1831, and lived here till about 1838, when he removed to Arkansas, then to Texas, and finally to Los Angelos, Cal., where he died in 1881..............."

7 September 1835
State of Illinois
County Of Putnam

County Commissioners Court Meetings Minutes.
Page 101, 102
Ordered, that License issue to Samson Cole to keep a tavern at his house in Putnam County upon his giving bond and security as the law directs, and paying into the county treasury the sum of One Dollar. The said Cole there upon presented his bond, with Joel Hargrove as his security in the penal sum of two hundred dollars, which was approved by the court and ordered to be filed.

Samson Cole and thirty four others presented a petition for a certain road therein named, ordered that Augustus Langworthy, Samson Cole and Joel Hargrove be appointed to view and report on said road. The sum of ten dollars was deposited by Samson Cole.

Page 103
Ordered that the ferry across the Illinois River owned by Tompkins and Cole, near the mouth of Negro Creek, be taxed one dollar the ensuing year.

Page 118
Ordered that Samson Cole be allowed two dollars for two days viewing the road from Hennepin by the Indiantown and Samuel I. Bents to the western line of the county.

Maps and Sketches of Bureau County, Illinois by N. Matson, published by Tribune Company, Chicago, Illinois 1867:

page 60 - "The first settlement of township Indiantown, Bureau County, Illinois was made in 1833 by Sampson Cole on the farm now belonging to the heirs of Simon Kinney. He afterwards built a house on the town plat of Tiskilwa, north of Steven's store, which was used as a house of entertainment..... In 1835 Martin Tompkins located on Section 12.........."

page 53 - "In 1835, Sampson and Benjamin Cole made farms at Bulbona Grove, in the township of Concord, Bureau County, Illinois."

History of Bureau County, by H.C. Bradsby, published by World Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. page 197

Old School Baptist Church --- "in 1836, the church, Baptist, was organized in Indiantown: Elder J. Root, Peoria, making a visit for the purpose of organizing and ordaining Mr. Chenoweth Elder. The member present at the ceremony of organization were: Sampson and Rebecca Cole, Stephen Triplett (formerly of Loudon County, VA)..."

History of Bureau County, by H.C. Bradsby, published by World Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Page 272: "The first meeting of the County Commissioners' Court convened in Princeton, June 7, 1837....."also Coal Creek Precinct, and Sampson Cole, Thornton Cummings and Moses Stephens were the Judges, and the voting place the house of Thornton Cummings."

Page 272, 273: The following were selected as the first petit jury:...............Sampson Cole "(et al)

Page 273: .............(reference to) "then to an intersection with the road leading to Ottawa and Coles' Ferry, between the forks of said road and William Hoskins'."

Page 275: "the grand jurors chosen for the second term of the Circuit Court were: Moses Stephens, Sampson Cole, Calbe Cushing, Alexander Holbrook

September 5, 1836 - County of Putnam, State of Illinois - Samson Cole and Vinah Cole are listed as heirs of the estate of William Tompkins in the sale of land to Henry Kinney.

Burleson County, Texas:

Index Only - Burleson County Guardian Papers
Sampson COLE, pg 52

The Call of the San Saba - A History of San Saba County - By Alma Ward Hamrick. Copyright 1969 by Mrs. Lawrence Hamrick, Second Edition. Published by San Felipe Press, Jenkins Publishing Co., Austin and New York. Page 56, 57:

"Another incident occurred when Billie and Sampson Cole had been to the salt works at the mouth of Cherokee in Lampasas County after salt. This was during the Civil War. They had pack horses loaded with salt and on their way home, while in what is now the Hicks pasture, they heard something that sounded like a turkey gobbler. One of them asked the other, "Did you hear that turkey?" the reply came, "Yes, but it was not a turkey." The Indians attacked them. They quit their horses and ran into a thicket. Sampson was wounded and one Indian was killed, but was carried away by his men. Years later an Indian skeleton was found with bow and arrow by Bill Graves in a cave some distance from this battleground, but in the direction in which the Indians had retreated. Billie Cole walked to what is now known as the McLaughlin place, now owned by M.E. Millican, and returned in a wagon that night for his wounded brother. The salt had been poured out by the Indians and they had taken all the horses, saddles and sacks. The Coles settled the McLaughlin place. Billie was a bachelor and lived with Sampson, who had a family."

Found on line at Fort Tour systems: http://www.forttours.com/pages/tocsampson.asp

Savages Attack Sampson and Billy Cole

During 1864, Sampson and Billy Cole were returning from the Swenson and Swisher salt works, which were about eight miles west of Lometa in Lampasas County. They lived ten miles southeast of San Saba. Each of the boys was riding a pony and leading a pack horse loaded with salt. After they crossed the Colorado River and had gone about four miles, the two were attacked by five Indians and a bitter fight followed. Sampson Cole was wounded. They reported one Indian killed. Billy Cole took his brother into the thick brush, but the savages captured their horses. The Indians emptied the salt on the ground and carried the sacks away. Uncle Dick Kolb stated that the cattle licked the salt at this place so long, two sink holes were started that can still be seen.

Billy Cole went after a wagon and hauled his brother home. Many years after this fight an Indian grave was found about one mile from the battlefield, directly on the trail the Indians followed when they went away.

Note: Author personally interviewed: R. Kolb, who was living in that section at the time.

The above story is from the book, The West Texas Frontier, by Joseph Carroll McConnell.

Historical and Biographical Record of Los Angeles and Vicinity, J.M. Guinn, published in Chicago by Champman Publishing Co., 1901, p. 685 states:

"...that when Sampson's son George was 12 (1839), the family moved to Carroll Co., AR. After a short time there, they moved to "the Cherokee nation, near the Grand river. Here the father bored salt wells under contract for the Indians, and among others bored for the famous 'Grand Saline' well." The family then moved to Jasper Co., MO, where they stayed for several years. They then went to an area on the Colorado River, 35 miles south of Austin, TX. This source also states that Sampson's son George was b. in Bureau Co., IL."

Los Angeles City and County Directory, 1872: Sampson & George W. listed as among first settlers in Gallatin Precinct.

CHILDREN OF SAMPSON COLE AND LAVINIA/VINAH TOMPKINS

William Tompkins Cole

Born July 21, 1821 in Tennessee
Died August 24, 1824 in Tennessee

Mary Folina Cole

Born March 18, 1823 in Tennessee
Died August 14, 1824 in Tennessee

Elizabeth Owens Cole

Born January 19, 1825 in Tennessee
Married 1) John Birchett in 1843 and 2) William Hensley in June 1854 in Burleson County, Texas.
Died October 16, 1854 in Burleson County, Texas
Children:
- Joseph S. Birchett, born October 6, 1843 in Arkansas
- Mary Vinah Birchett, born March 16, 1845 in Arkansas; married Andrew Pyett on October 6, 1861; died December 30, 1919 in Payson, Gila County, Arizona
- John Birchett, born about 1848 in Arkansas
- Margaret Ann Birchett, born February 16, 1851in Burleson County, Texas

George Washington Cole

Born April 3, 1827 in Tennessee
Married Olive Margaret Chilson (1832-1904) on November 16, 1848 in Jasper County, Missouri
Died November 28, 1911 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Buried with wife at Broadway (Clark) Cemetery, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
Children:
- Henry C. Cole, born July 2, 1850 in Burleson County, Texas; died November 15, 1852 in Burleson County, Texas
- Aurelia A. Cole, born August 10, 1852 in Burleson County, Texas; married John Tweedy in Los Angeles, California
- Mary Elizabeth Cole, born September 29, 1853 in Burleson County, Texas; married William Keller in 1869 in Los Angeles, California; died December 7, 1916 in Los Angeles, California
- California Melvina Cole, born March 22, 1856 in Burleson County, Texas; married Arthur Henderson Cheney; died 1929 in Los Angeles, California
- George Washington Cole, born October 17, 1858 in Burleson County, Texas; married Mary Martha Gibson on April 12, 1886 in Round Valley, Yavapai, Arizona; died June 8, 1955 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
- Dora C. Cole, born December 15, 1860 in Burleson County, Texas; married Jacob B. Ginther; died August 8, 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
- Charles E. Cole, born November 30, 1862 in Burleson County, Texas; married Mary Pittman on October 23, 1884 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; died December 27, 1939 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
- Joseph Allen Cole, born December 10, 1865 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California; married Lola Lee Landreth on November 29, 1894
- Byron Sampson Cole, born December 21, 1871 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California; married Mamie King on October 13, 1892; died 1928 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.
Census
1850 US CENSUS, Burleson County, Texas
Page 429
Household 58/58

Cole George W. 23 M farming 100 IL
Margraet 18 F IL
Henry 12 M TX
Sarah 11 F IL

1860 US CENSUS - cannot locate

1870 US CENSUS, Los Nietos Twp, Los Angeles County, CA page 579
Household 132/135

COLE, George W 43 M W Farmer $8000/$2500 Born ILL
Margaret 37 F W Keeping house IND
California 15 F W TX
George 12 M W TX
Dora C 9 F W TX
Charles 7 M W TX
Joseph 4 M W CA

1900 US CENSUS, Los Nietos Twp, Los Angeles County, CA
page 205
Household 545/572

COLE, George W head WM Apr 1827 73 Md 51 y IL KY TN farmer #70
Margaret D wife WF Aug 1833 66 Md 51 y 9/8 IN MO? ME

Survey Record Book Burleson County TX Vol A 1858-1898
Geo. W. COLE, pg 9

Andrew Jackson Cole

Born August 24, 1829 in Vermillion, Illinois
Married
- Jane Morrow on March 10, 1868 in Los Angeles, California,
- Emily C. Elam on September 17, 1876 in Los Angeles, California
Children:
- Martha A. Cole, born about 1869 in Los Angeles, California
1870 US CENSUS, Los Nietos Twp, Los Angeles County, CA page 579
Household 123/126
- COLE, Andrew J M W Farmer 40 Born ILL
  Martha A F W 1 Born CA
1880 US CENSUS, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California
- COLE, Andrew J. Self M M W 50 IL Farmer Fa: --- Mo: ---
  COLE, Emily C. Wife F M W 44 IL Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA

Louisa Jane Cole

Born August 31, 1831 in Vermillion County, Illinois
Died September 14, 1832 in Vermillion County, Illinois

Benjamin Franklin Cole

Born September 1, 1833 in Vermillion County, Illinois
Married Sarah Jane Chilson on May 26, 1858 in Washington County, Texas
Died February 16, 1898 in Payson, Gila County, Arizona
Children:
- Emer Cole, born about 1859 in Burleson County, Texas
- Louis Cole, born about 1861 in Burleson County, Texas
- Emma Ann Cole, born February 18, 1866 in Downey, Los Angeles County, California; married John Calvin Robbins on September 01, 1882 in Globe, Gila County, Arizona; died July 23, 1941 in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona
Census:
1860 US CENSUS, Lexington PO, Burleson County TX
Enum 2 July 1860 Page 116a or 19
Household 117/117

COLE, BF 25 M farmer $1000/$600 born IL
Sarah J 20 F born IL
Emer? 1 M born TX

1870 US CENSUS, San Bernardino PO, San Salvador Twp, San Bernardino County TX
Page 459 Enum 11 July 1859
Household 83/70
COLE, Benjamin 35 MW farmer IL
Sarah J 31 FW IL
Emer 11 MW TX
Louis 9 MW TX
Emma 4 FW CA

Celia Ann Cole

Born about 1836 in Illinois
Marriages:
1) Married Aaron Murchison on June 21, 1850 in Burleson County, Texas. Ceremony performed by Murdo Murchison, Justice of the Peace for Burleson County. Source: Burleson County Marriages, Volume 1, 1846-1857, page 49.

15 Nov 1871 State of Texas issued unconditional certificate that states Aaron Murchison had emigrated to Republic of Texas previous to 01 January 1842 and was entitled to 320 acres of land. [Unconditional Certificate # 125, General Land Office, Texas]

1850 US CENSUS, Burleson County, Texas
Page 429
Household 55/55 (next door to Celia's parents)

MURSHON, Aron 29 M merchant $547 NC
Celian 14 F IL

1851 Tax roll Burleson County. Aaron Murchison was assessed 1 poll tax $0.50, state tax $0.50 and county tax $0.25.

7 Feb 1852 Travis County, Texas - Aaron Murchison transferred certificate #125 to Benjamin Gooch. The 320 acres of land were located in Llano County by Benjamin Gooch who received final patent/title in June 1854. [transfer in General Land Office, Texas]

1852 Tax roll Burleson County. Aaron Murchison owned following taxable property: 1 horse valued at $45; 2 cattle, $15. He was assessed a poll tax $0.50; state tax $0.59; and county tax $0.29. Murdo Murchison agt Margaret taxed on 332 acres of Hugh McKeen survey valued at $840. 1852 is last listing for Aaron Murchison in Burleson County tax records.

Notes on Aaron Murchison - Born in North Carolina about 1821, served in the Texas Rangers and was a Texas Veteran of the Mexican War.

Aaron Murchison died in 1853.

2). Married William L. Baker on June 21, 1855 in Burleson County, Texas. Source: Burleson County Marriages, Volume 1, 1846-1857, page 179

1860 US CENSUS, Burleson County, Texas, Caldwell post office, 28 July 1860, p. 125, 245/242
S. H. Maxwell 29 M farmer $3530 TN
Sam Houston Maxwell 2 M TX
W. L. Baker 27 M farmer $610 IL
C. A. Baker 25 F IL
Henry Baker 3 M TX
Jane Baker 1 M TX

Note from Helen Fagerburg: According to Grandma Kate (Mary Catherine (Kellerman) Rehart), William Baker was injured in the Civil War, and was an invalid because of that, until he died. He went out to California with his wife's family to try to improve his health. The family lived with his wife's brother, George Washington Cole, Sr.

William Baker died 1867 in Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California and is buried in the Savannah Cemetery, Rosemead, Los Angeles County, California.

Married William Linebarger on August 31, 1869 in Los Angeles, California

William Linebarger died September 28, 1906 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California and is buried in the Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California with wife, Celia Ann.

Died June 28, 1906 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California.
Buried in the Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California with William Linebarger.
Childred of Celia Ann Cole and William Baker:
- Henry Lewis Baker, born December 20, 1856 in Burleson County, Texas; married Mary Snuffin on November 4, 1877 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; died July 22, 1937 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California; buried in Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California along with wife Mary.
- James Allen Baker, born August 1858 in Burleson County, Texas; married Mary Jane Linebarger on June 04, 1879 in Ventura, Ventura County, California; died February 3, 1937 in Kern, California.
- Mary Ann Baker, born July 17, 1860 in Burleson County, Texas; married Jacob James Rehart on June 23, 1875 in San Buenaventura , Ventura County, California; died January 4, 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
- Sarah Frances Baker, born about 1862 in Burleson County, Texas; married Hugh Caldwell on September 15, 1878 in Ventura County, California; died (unknown).
- Andrew Jackson Baker, born April 17, 1863 in Burleson County, Texas; married Sina Harriet Snuffin on September 13, 1884 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; died March 20, 1937 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; buried wife wife in Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California.
- William Baker, born 1867 in California; married Jennie Dempsey on December 01, 1891 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; died before 1958 in Kern, California.
Children of Celia Ann Cole and William Linebarger:
- Olive Josephine Linebarger, born March 12, 1872 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; married Frank Elwin Good on November 07, 1891 in Ventura County, California; died September 24, 1956 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; buried in Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California
- California Dora Linebarger, born October 13, 1873 in Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; married 1) Mac C. Pyle bef 1889 and 2) Marston W. Bush on September 22, 1898 in Los Angeles, California; died December 10, 1950 in Upper Lake, Lake County, California 3) (person living) and 4) a Mr. Scranton (her last name when she died).
- John George Linebarger, born May 25, 1877 in Wheeler Canyon, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California; married 1) Minnie Mable Atmore on March 14, 1897 in Sespe, Ventura, California and 2) Rebecca Moser, after 1935; died September 28, 1962 in Ventura, Ventura County, California; buried Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California with both of his wives.

Joseph Allen Cole

Born about 1838 in Illinois
Married Mary S. Baker on Octobedr 18, 1857 in Burleson County Texas on October 18, 1857. Source: Burleson County TX Marriages Volume 2 pg. 6
Died March 4, 1863, location not known.
Child of Joseph Allen Cole and Mary S. Baker:
- Ann Cole, born about 1857 in Burleson County, Texas.
Census:
1860 US CENSUS, Lexington PO, Burleson County, TX
page 54
Enum 7 June 1860
Household 350/351
COLE, JA M 23 farmer $250/$500 born IL
MS F 22 born Tenn?
Ann F 2 born TX
BAKER, George M 25 farm laborer $00/$500 born Tenn

Isaac McDonald Cole

Born April 30, 1830 in Arkansas.

Still living with parents in 1870

Cannot locate after that.

Alfred Tompkins Cole

Born October 4, 1846 in Missouri
Married Martha Jane Hutchinson on February 9, 1871 in Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California
Died 1937.
Buried in Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Orange County, California with wife Martha.
Children of Alfred Tompkins Cole and Martha Jane Hutchinson:
- May Cole, born about 1872 in California.
- Annie Cole, born about 1874 in California.
Census:

1880 US CENSUS, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, California
COLE, Alfred Self M M W 33 MO Farming Fa: KY Mo: TN
Martha Wife F M W 25 TX Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: ---
May Dau F S W 8 CA Fa: MO Mo: TX
Annie Dau F S W 6 CA Fa: MO Mo: TX
COLE, Sampson Father M M W 78 KY Fa: --- Mo: ---
Vina mother F M W 75 TN Fa: --- Mo: ---

1900 US CENSUS, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, California
page 158a
Household 368/380
COLE, Alfred Head M W Oct 1846 Md 29 y MO KY KY farmer
Martha wife F W Sep 1853 Md 29 y 2/2 ARK TN AL