One of the original members, along with his wife Sarah Cole, of Bethel Church, June 1852.
Children:
1. Sarah M. Cole b: ABT 1831 in Tennessee
2. Mary Cole b: ABT 1836 in Alabama
3. George W. Cole b: ABT 1838 in Alabama
4. Richard Cole b: AUG 1841 in Alabama
5. John Bishop Cole b: AUG 1843 in Mississippi
6. Lucinda Cole b: ABT 1845 in Tippah co., Mississippi
7. Eliza Ann Cole b: ABT 1848 in Tippah co., Mississippi
8. Jeremiah J. Cole b: ABT 1852 in Texas
9. Martha Cole b: ABT 1855 in Caldwell co., Texas
10. James B. Cole b: ABT 1857 in Caldwell co., Texas
Burial Location
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According to his autobiography, Richard Cole joined the Baptists in Mississippi in the fall of 1831 or 1832, baptised by Elder Thomas Baines. (Elder Baines had a son, George Washington Baines, that came to Texas and was a president of Baylor University. A great-grandson was later born in Johnson City, Texas, named Lyndon Baines Johnson.)
Historical marker at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church.