The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-12
OLD TIMERS.
More "reminiscences of the
"Days of Auld Lang
Syne."
The Patrick, We DDS sod Cole
Families i'm E .rly Missouri
HistO.y.

The BAzoo is enabled to present q
few more brief sketches of the early
pioneers of Central Missouri in this
issue They are few and far between.
these gray haired men who trod the
wilderness alone and builded an en-
pire to the westward of the Father
of Waters. Of that grand army of
men aud women who left their homes
in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
other Eastern states TO settle In the
trackless west, but few are left {; the
rank and file are gone to join the silent
majority, and their graves are found
on every hillside in Missouri. To
those tbat are left We must look for
the story of the long ago.
Among the veterans of pioneer days
still living in this section is
ELIAS PATRICK.
Mr.. Patrick was born in Bedford
county Tennessee. Oct. Is, 1914, and is
consequently seventy-ive years of age
at the present time, although his form
still towers alOft with the strength of
forty years agone.
L: 1918, when Mr.. Patrick was
four years old, his father, John
Patrick removed to Missouri. and set
tied on tract of land nine miles
south of Boonville, when that place
Was perhaps better known as Coles
Fort. Here the young boy was
raised and spent thirty-five years of
his life, when he removed TO the
southwest corner of Cooper county,
where he lived twenty-fcnr years,
when be removed to Pettis county
and now resides at I'LL East Ninth
street in Sedalia, and is frequently
seen upon the streets.
Mr.. Patrick mas been twice mar
rled. His first wife's maiden name
was Collins, daughter Of Thomas and
Francis Collins. By this marriage
was born two sons and one daughter.
His second wife was Roena Woeds,
daughter of General Charles and Sue
Woods, and by this latter marriage
was born two sons and four daugh-
ters, Two of whom are dead. Mrs.
Roena Woods is still living, at the
age of fifty-ive years. Mr..
Patrick is in full possession
of all his faculties and possesses the
happy gift of knowing how to relate,
In IN interesting manner, the renin I.
iscences of the pioneer days OF i.is.
souri,. May he live long to remember
and relate them to bis children. grand
children, and a mighty host of
friends.
GEN. CHARLES WOODS.
We cannot dismiss the above sketch
of Elias Patrick without a brief allu.
sion TO his distinguished father-in-law,
Gen. Charles Woods, who DIED in
Cooper county five or six years ago at
at an advanced age. Gen. wood
served his country gaIiantly and faith.
fully In the war of 1872, and bore a
conspicuous part in the battle of New
Orleans, greatly aiding General Jack
son in schieving that immortal victory.
He removed 20 Missouri at an early
day and resided in the state he loved
80 well until bis death, as above
stated.
THE COLE FAMILY.
Before the editor of these annals of
the past lies photograph represent.
ing a group of ten ladies. They are
sisters and they were ali born
in California, yet when one knows the
history of the Cole family, it will be
found to reach from the waters of the |
Atlantic to the shining sands of the
Pacific aud around which is entwined
he story of the birth of Missouri.
The first Cole of the family land, i in |
Jamestown, Virginia. and his descen-
iants moved to Kentucy and from
Kentucky to Missouri where we find
hat Stephen Cole settled at what is
low known as Boonville, and built a
ort, which WIS knswn as Coles Fort,
md was the first white settlement on
be south side of the Missou... river
lbOve st. Louis.
Stephen Cole was the great-grand-
ather OF the ten sisters whose portraits
RS before ms. He had son named
samuel Cole, whose son, Will Temp
5oie, removed from Cooper county to
california in 1S49, where he married
nd where TO him was blrn ten
daughters. His home is in Fresno
ounty, where heis an honored citizen.
'aven Of the Co'e sisters are mari:ed.
nd the three youngest Gel ainly
vii oe for they are very
retty. They are nreces of James
ole, OF Pettis county. WIZ Temp
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