| Lena Viola Carter was born July 22, 1890 near Iconium, St. Clair Co., Missouri, and died August 02, 1982 in Lowry City, Missouri. She married Burlie Sheldon Cole December 25, 1910 in Osceola, St. Clair Co., Missouri, son of John Cole and Emma Cooper. He was born October 14, 1889 in Osceola, Missouri, and died May 20, 1964 in Glendale, California. |  |
| | Shares the same birth date exactly as Rose Kennedy. She was active in Royal Neighbors and tended gardens throughout her life, canning and freezing vegetables. She sewed much of her life, including making quilts and bonnets, many of which are still with the family. |
| | Children of Lena Carter and Burlie Cole are: | 1. | Ray Sheldon Cole | | Born July 15, 1911 in Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO died November 21, 1998 in Seminole, Pinellas Co., FL. | 2. | Everett Vernon Cole | | Born December 21, 1912; died October 23, 1978 in Omaha, NE | 3. | Emma Jaunita Cole | | Born June 26, 1915. | 4. | Paul Marshall Cole | | Born July 11, 1917; died January 20, 1986 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. | 5. | Merle Edwin Cole | | Born July 29, 1921. | 6. | | | Born November 29, 1923; died March 22, 1975 in Lowry City, St. Clair Co., MO | 7. | Burlie LeRoy Cole | | Born October 29, 1928. |
| 1900 Federal Census  | | St. Clair Co., Missouri | Polk Township | Microfilm Series T623 | Roll 886 | p. 109A | Household 119 | | Location. | Name | Relation | Personal Description | Nativity | Citizenship | Occupation, Trade, or Profession of each person TEN YEARS of age and over. | Education | Ownership of home. | | Street. | House number. | No. of dwelling house in order of visitation | No. of family in order of visitation | The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1900 was in this family. Enter surname first, then given and middle initial if any. Include every person living on June 1, 1900. Omit children born since June 1, 1900. | Relationship of each person to the head of this family - whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other. | Color or race. | Sex. | Date of Birth / Month. | Date of Birth / Year. | Age at last birthday. | Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced. | Number of years married. | Mother of how many children. | Number of children living. | Place of birth of this person. | Place of birth of Father of this person. | Place of birth of Mother of this person. | Year of immigration to the U.S. | Number of years in the U.S. | Whether naturalized or alien. | Occupation | Months not employed. | Attended school (in months). | Can read. | Can write. | Can speak Englisth. | Owned or rented. | Owned free or mortgaged. | Fram or house. | Number of farm schedule. | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | | | | 119 | 119 | Jesse M. Carter | Head | W | M | Nov | 1863 | 36 | M | 14 | | | Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | | | | Farmer | | | yes | yes | | O | F | F | 111 | | | | | | Effie D. Carter | Wife | W | F | Oct | 1870 | 29 | M | 14 | 7 | 7 | Missouri | Missouri | Tennessee | | | | | | | yes | yes | | | | | | | | | | | John E. Carter | Son | W | M | Sep | 1886 | 13 | S | | | | Missouri | Kentucky | | | | | At School | | 6 | yes | yes | | | | | | | | | | | Ruth T. Carter | Daughter | W | F | Aug | 1888 | 11 | S | | | | Missouri | Kentucky | | | | | At School | | 6 | yes | yes | | | | | | | | | | | Lena V. Carter | Daughter | W | F | Jul | 1890 | 9 | S | | | | Missouri | Kentucky | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bertha F. Carter | Daughter | W | F | Aug | 1892 | 7 | S | | | | Missouri | Kentucky | | | | | | | |
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