Volume 11 , Issue 20

Cole Bros. Building In Alva, OK

A few weeks ago someone asked about the Cole Bros. building in Alva, Oklahoma.

Kathy says, "A while back you put the picture of the Cole Bros. building in a OkieLegacy newsletter wondering if anybody had any information. I'm not sure if this is a connection, but ... a Valentine Cole came from Illinois in a covered wagon and homesteaded in Alva. Don't know what year.

"This morning, his grandson, Fred Cole, and his wife from Medicine Lodge were in the cafe for breakfast. The man looked really familiar so I asked if he had ever lived in Alva, Oklahoma or had any relatives there.

"This is when I found out the information about Valentine Cole. Fred's wife told me that Valentine and his wife are buried in Alva. I looked and Valentine and his wife, Louviana, are buried in the Alva Cemetery (as opposed to the Catholic Cemetery). He died in 1912 and she died in 1934.

"I told Fred about the Cole Bros. building and the "mystery," but he didn't know or hadn't ever heard anything. Fred was born in Cambridge, KS.(?) ... had never lived in Alva ... His dad must have been a son of Valentine's."
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