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Rebecca Tompkins Cole

Birth	:	15 Dec 1815 Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	28 Feb 1854 Bureau County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Hickory Grove Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau County, USA
Description	:	Benjamin Brown Cole was born on June 17, 1809, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, which is now Clinton County. In 1816, when Benjamin Brown Cole was seven years old his parents moved to Overton County, Tennessee where they remained until about 1823, when they moved to Arkansas. In 1826, Benjamin went with his brother Sampson and his younger brother John to Union County, Illinois where they worked through the summer and made their way to Vermillion County, Illinois, where the Tompkins family lived. (This is now Champaign County, Illinois) This is where Benjamin Brown Cole married Rebecca Tompkins were married on... Read More	Benjamin Brown Cole was born on June 17, 1809, in Cumberland County, Kentucky, which is now Clinton County. In 1816, when Benjamin Brown Cole was seven years old his parents moved to Overton County, Tennessee where they remained until about 1823, when they moved to Arkansas. In 1826, Benjamin went with his brother Sampson and his younger brother John to Union County, Illinois where they worked through the summer and made their way to Vermillion County, Illinois, where the Tompkins family lived. (This is now Champaign County, Illinois) This is where Benjamin Brown Cole married Rebecca Tompkins were married on March 29, 1830, their marriage license is in Vermillion Co. Ill. In about 1831 the Cole brothers and the entire Tompkins family moved to Putnam County, Illinois. (now Bureau Co., Ill) Soon after that they moved to Rock Island, Illinois, where they lived until 1839 when they moved to Osage District, Carroll County Arkansas. After 1841 they purchased land in Pope Co., Arkansas, near the village of Dover and bought a number of slaves and established a stock farm. In the year 1853 Benjamin sold his land, freed his slaves and returned to Depue, Bureau Co., Illinois. Rebecca Tompkins Cole died in 1854, and is buried in the Hickory Grove Cemetery, near Princeton, Bureau Co., Illinois. After Rebecca's death, the oldest daughter Elizabeth Catherine stayed with the family to help raise the younger children. She stayed until the youngest George W.B. Cole was married to Ellen Wasson in 1873. Benjamin Brown Cole was a miller and an inventor, but never patented anything. About 1882 Benjamin moved with his son George W. B. Cole to Horton - Whiting, Kansas where he died in 1895 and is buried in the Wheatland Cemetery, Atchison County, Kansas in same cemetery as son George and his wife Ellen. It was said that Rebecca was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, near Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. If anyone knows where that cemetery is please let me know.

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Where is Rebecca Tompkins Cole's memorial?
Rebecca Tompkins Cole's memorial is located at: Hickory Grove Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau County, USA.
When did Rebecca Tompkins Cole death?
Rebecca Tompkins Cole death on 28 Feb 1854 in Bureau County, Illinois, USA

Family Members:

Parent

William Tompkins

(1772 - 1834)

Elizabeth Owens Tompkins

(1778 - unknow)

Spouse

Benjamin Brown Cole

(1809 - 1895)

Siblings

Joseph Tompkins

(1798 - 1871)

Nancy Tompkins Pierce

(1800 - 1824)

(1801 - 1824)

(1807 - 1852)

(1809 - 1891)

(1810 - 1881)

Allen “Thompkins” Tompkins

(1812 - 1881)

Elizabeth Tompkins Holbrook

(1814 - 1892)

Jane Tompkins Cole

(1817 - 1891)

Susanna Tompkins Simmons

(1819 - 1862)

Elijah Tompkins

(1822 - 1907)

Children

Jeremiah Cole

(1847 - 1915)

George Washington Burns Cole

(1850 - 1923)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Albrecht Family Cemetery
Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2924995, -89.8178024

2. Anderson-Jonasson Family Cemetery
Bureau County, USA

3. Calvary Cemetery
Arlington, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5725870, -89.8502200

4. Lost Grove Cemetery
Arlington, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4081001, -89.2621994

5. Dover Cemetery
Dover, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4233017, -89.2185974

6. Pioneer Cemetery
Dover, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1958360, -89.5196490

7. Prairie Repose Cemetery
Dover, Bureau County, USA

8. Brush Creek Cemetery
Hollowayville, Bureau County, USA

9. German Evangelical Cemetery
Hollowayville, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5102997, -89.2746964

10. Hollowayville United Church of Christ Cemetery
Hollowayville, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5287080, -89.2772730

11. Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
Hollowayville, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5532990, -89.2469025

12. Floral Hill Cemetery
Neponset, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5849070, -89.2103790

13. Neponset Cemetery
Neponset, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2924995, -89.8178024

14. Thomas Cemetery
Thomas, Bureau County, USA

15. Yorktown Cemetery
Yorktown, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5725870, -89.8502200

16. Berean Cemetery
Cherry, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4081001, -89.2621994

17. Miners Memorial Cemetery
Cherry, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4233017, -89.2185974

18. Hunter Cemetery
Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1958360, -89.5196490

19. Kennedy Family Cemetery
Bureau County, USA

20. Knox Cemetery
Bureau County, USA

21. Cyrus Hills Cemetery
La Moille, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5102997, -89.2746964

22. Greenfield Cemetery
La Moille, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5287080, -89.2772730

23. Hetzler Cemetery
La Moille, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5532990, -89.2469025

24. Saint Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
La Moille, Bureau County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5849070, -89.2103790