Last Updated: September 4, 2020

Email dated May 2004 from Don Martin with a very generous offer. Let’s hope his brother thinks so too!

“Your site shows a Massie King being married to Clement Cole and both buried in the Cole Cemetery at SR 612 & 673. That may be true; however, the Macy(sp) King that we knew was married to Archie Frank Cole, son of Jerry Kyle & Mae Inez and she and Archie are buried in that same cemetery.” (Don was correct!)

Tannie Cole was buried in a cemetery up in the woods behind her home. There are several cemeteries near the one currently used and all of them are often referred to as the Cole cemetery. All of these cemeteries are within a mile of each other, as the "Crow Flies" (ha!)

My brother Algie, lives on 673 Cole's Knob road and could show anyone where these cemeteries are.

Regards,

Don Martin

John William & Nancy Jane (Alley) Cole Family

1. Cole, John William	Parents: James Bird & 1^st wife Mary Phoebe Ann (Rumburg) Cole. (src: Cole Family Tree – cwc1208) 1838 Birth: abt 1838 VA. Marriage #1: John W. Cole m. Nancy J. Alley. (not recorded in Floyd or Montgomery Co., VA) 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H12: …… Cole, John W. 22 yo w/m blacksmith, b. VA, $0/0, HOH. ……… Nancy J. 20 yo yo w/f, b. VA. ……… Wm J. 1 yo w/m, b. VA. Death before 1869
…+ Cole, Nancy Jane	Parents: Simon & Elizabeth (Booth) Alley. 1840 Birth: abt 1840 VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband John Wiliam Cole. 1869 Marriage #2: Nancy J. Cole m. 2^nd Marshall Poff 01-10-1869 at Eli Basham's, Floyd Co., VA by J.S. Weaver. He 19 yo single farmer, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Peter & Catherine Poff. She widowed 25 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Simon & Elizabeth Alley. 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H34: …… Poff, Nancy J. " 26 yo w/f keeping house, b. VA, $0/0, HOH. ……… William J. Cole, 12 yo w/m, at home, b. VA. ……… Mary M. Cole, 3 yo w/f, at home, b. VA. ……… Calla Ann Poff, 7/12 w/f, b. Oct?., at home, b. VA.
…2. Cole, William James	Parents: John William & Nancy Jane (Alley) Cole. 1859 Birth: 7-24-1859 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother as HOH. 1877 Marriage #1: Mary Catherine Cary 8-20-1877 Montgomery Co., VA. 1947 Death: 5-6-1947 Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA. 1947 Burial:
…2. Cole, Mary M.	Parents: John William & Nancy Jane (Alley) Cole. 1867 Birth: abt 1867 VA. 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother as HOH.
… Poff, Calla Ann	Parents: Marshall & Nancy Jane (Alley Cole) Poff. 1870 Birth: 10-1870 VA. 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother as HOH. 1889 Marriage #1: C. A. Poff m. R. D. Weece 4-8-1889 Pulaski Co., VA. She 17 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/p M. & N. J. Poff. He 18 yo single w/m, b. Monroe Co., VA, s/o J. & E. Weese.