John married Emily Selena Cole. Emily (daughter of Roy Hyman Cole and Elizabeth M Trewartha) was born on 6 Mar 1916 in Illinois; died on 15 Mar 1995 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA; was buried in Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roy married Elizabeth M Trewartha on 9 Jun 1915. Elizabeth was born on 31 Jul 1895 in Riverton, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Sep 1950 in St Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried in Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth date calculated from death announcement, i.e., he was 38 in 1893.

Don Cole stated before he died that his grandfather was adopted from Ireland. Y-dna testing is supportive of this statement.

Based on DNA matches, it is fairly certain that John H Cole is a grandson of Daniel Leahy and Mary Sullivan. Of the three Leahy boys, only Michael settled in Illinois, which is why it is presumed that Michael is John's father, but this is subjective and not documented.

Documentation shows two John H Coles in IL, one who is the son of David Cole and Mary Crabtree. Although this John H has dna connections, ancestry matches puts it at Mary's grandfather's level which may indicate the connection is through a different marriage.

John married Christiana "Annie" Newell on 14 Nov 1885 in Sangamon, IL. Christiana (daughter of Samuel S Newell and Maria Carter) was born on 11 Nov 1850 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA; died on 05 May 1936 in Springfield Township, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 May 1936 in Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]