1837-1922
Adoniram Judson Cole
Soldier & Carpenter Michigan MI
Adoniram Judson Cole was born in Jackson County, Michigan, the son of Horace Cole and wife, who had come to Michigan from Onondaga County, NY. Horace Cole became a prominent resident of that community and young Adoniram grew to manhood there, learning the carpenter trade which he followed the active years of his life.
When the Civil War broke out, A. J. Cole enlisted in Company K. Sixteenth regiment, Michigan volunteer Infantry, and served until he was wounded in the battle at Gaine’s Mill, VA, in 1862. He was honorably discharged, returned home, and recovered from his wounds. He re-enlisted, in 1863, in the Tenth Michigan Cavalry, with which he served until the close of the war, being attached to the Army of the West.
Some little time after A. J. Cole’s return from the army, and while engaged in the carpenter business at Jackson, he met Miranda E. Palmer. of Onondaga County. New York, who was visiting relatives in Jackson. Their marriage shortly followed and to this union two sons were born, Fred J., and Leon, who died in infancy.
When the first-born of these sons was about one year old, in 1876, his parents moved from Jackson to Greenville and there made their home. Adoniram Judson Cole was regarded among the most highly-respected residents of that place. Mr. Cole followed his trade as a carpenter and builder at Greenville for about thirty-five years before retirement. A. J. Cole died 28 December 1922 in Greenville, Michigan, and is buried in the local Forest Home Cemetery.[i]
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[i] https://civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com/2014/06/adoniram-j-cole-michigan.html
Compiler’s Note: There is a second Adoniram Judson Cole (11 Oct 1843-21 Jan 1861) buried in Weston Village Cemetery, Lenawee County, Michigan. Check Research Awaits RA1843-1861.