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Portee-Birds Cemetery, Lawrence County IL

Sarah (Anderson) Cole

  Sarah (Anderson) Cole     Born: 1829    Died: Jan 26, 1911    Plot:

Where born:   IL
Where died:   Russellville IL
Married 1st:   1842 Peter Portee
Married 2nd:   1851 Lawrence Co IL Immanuel [Manny] Cole (1824-1899 buried Saline Co IL; s/of Elihu Cole)
Lived at:   1870-80 Bond twp - Lawrence Co IL 1910 Russell twp - Lawrence Co IL
Children:
- (Cole) Caroline (5 Feb 1854 - 9 Aug 1919 buried Saline Co IL m: Thomas Rouse)
- Edwin (ca 1856)
- Catherine (1858-1950 buried Saline Co IL; m: Oliver Russell)
- Rev William Henderson (1866 Pinkstaff-1935 Alexander - Cairo Co IL)
- Jemina Emaline [Emma] (1864 IL -1927 buried Portee-Pinkstaff Cem; m: James Meeks)
- Monroe (1873-1938 Detroit MI)

      * indicates buried with Sarah (Anderson) Cole in Portee-Birds Cemetery.

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About Portee-Birds Cemetery:
Portte-Birds Cemetery is the smaller of two African-American cemeteries named "Portee Cemetery". The original name appears to be Cole Cemetery.
Burials: 52
Location: Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois