Mary Catharine Cole

(1820-1900)

At a Glance

Mary Catherine Cole lived with her sisters Sarah and Harriotte in Chapel Hill and ran a boarding house after 1862.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Mary Catharine Cole was born 1820, in New Bern, NC. She died in 1900.

Places of Residence

• New Bern, NC.
• Chapel Hill, NC.

Relatives

• Parents: James Carney Cole (1795-1854) and Mary Catherine Snead (1799-1862).
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, Blanchard Cole (1841-1842), Hugh Laing Cole (1838-1898) and James R. Cole (1831-1893).
  • five sisters, Elizabeth Jane Cole (1822-1830), Elizabeth Jane Cole (1836-1837), Harriotte Middleton Gillespie Cole (1827-1921) , Lavinia Ellis Cole (1833-1923)  and Sarah Ann Cole (1824-1900).
• Others: Isaac Montrose Taylor (nephew, 1857-1921) and James Cole Taylor (nephew, b. 1855).