Jack Martin Cole [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 16 Jun 1930 in Washita Township, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. He died 6, 7, 8 12 Apr 1988 in Borger, Hutchinson Co., Texas and was buried 9 in Borger, Hutchinson Co., Texas. Jack married 10, 11, 12 Catherine Louise Henning on 14 Jun 1959 in Reydon, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.
Jack was counted in a census 13 14 Apr 1930 in Washita, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma.His social security number is 440-36-3948 and was issued on 1952/1953 at , , Oklahoma.
BIRTH: Jack Martin Cole was born on the homstead in of his grandparents, Jonathan and Mary Cole, in Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. This home was a single story single room log cabin with a second stone room attached made from the local red rock. Jack was born in the stone room. Source: Personal knoweldge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
EDUCATION: Jack Cole graduated from the 8th grade on May 22, 1944 at Midway, Oklahoma. Source: Oklahoma Public School Diploma. (See source list for ciation and actual text.)
EDUCATION: Jack Cole graduated from Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College at Goodwell on May 28 1960 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Source: Panhandle A&M College Diploma (see source list for citation and actual text.)
MARRIAGE: Jack Cole and Catherine Henning were married at 2 p.m. by Rev. Burtin Benham at the Reydon First Baptist Church in Reydon, Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. Source: My Personal History and Family Record Book, Lola Henning, p. 72 (see source list for ciation and actual text).
RESIDENCE: Jack Cole was residing in Oklahoma in 1952 and 1952. Source: US Social Security Death Index (see soruce list for ciation and actual text).
RESIDENCE: Jack Cole moved to Boger, Hutchinson Co., Texas in 1960 upon graduation from college, and he resided in Borger until is death. Source: Personal knowledge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
OCCUPATION: Jack Cole was a rodeo hand and a professional rodeo clown prior to graudation from college. After college, Jack Cole worked as a chemist until retirement for Philips Petroleum Company in Borger, Hutchinson Co., Texas. Source: Personal knowledge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
INTERESTS: Jack Cole had an attraction and ability to train animals since childhood. He kept all sorts of pets as a child, including a raccoon, his dog and his hosrse. Jack loved to garden and had a knack for having bountiful harvests. Jack kept horses for the last approximately 15 years of his life. Jack loved to make things with his hands in his garage, including wood working, games and toys, and repairing his red pick-up truck. Source: Personal knowledge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
FRIENDS: Jack's childhood friends included Buzz Estes. Jack's friends in Borger included Bill Ames, his cousin Mary June Brown, Al Stegelman, and "Harpo" (who shared Jack's love to make and repair things). Jack remained good friends with Forrest "Frosty" Ester, father of Buzz, and he worked together with Frosty on his ranch. Sons Terry and Paul were often taken along to participate in the ranching activities. Source: Personal knowledge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
PETS: Jack Cole grew up with pets constantly. His mother told stories of a pet raccoon, a dog, and a horse that all got along well together while Jack was growing up. After marriage he acquired a red long haried dog, Skipper, which lived with him and his wife in Borger and lived until child Terry was a toddler. Jack also cared for his wife's dogs, Pat and Skeeter. Jack was an avid tropical fish fan, and kept a room full of tanks in the Buena Vista house. Jack helped select his son Terry's first dogs, Buffy and Jody. Jack raised several litters of dogs by Buffy. In connection with selecting a Carin Terrier to replace Jody, Jack fell in love with a off-white show Carin named Ben in Oklahoma City. This dog was given to Jack as an act of kindness by the owners when the dog retired from shows. Jack raised several litters of puppied by Ben and Buffy. Jack so loved Ben that he had his tounge sticthed up in an elaborate surgery when it was bitten off in a fight. Jack acquired a cat for his wife from Roger Mills Co., Oklahoma. The cat, named Sugar, was half barn cat and half bob cat. She had only a short natural tail and she was yellow striped like a bob cat. Jack acquired a prarie dog pup for his son Terry by a trapping method in which the pup falls into a post hole as it emerges in the spring. While Terry grew up, Jack and he kept rabbits, Silky chickens, pheasants, and quail in cages in the back yard. Terrapins were often caught and release in the back yard with a short chain attached to a small hole at the edge of their shell so they could be found later. Jack acquired an appaloosa horse as his son Paul was growing up from friend, Frosty Estes. Frosty also gave Jack his working gray mare from his range when she needed to retire. Paul and Jack kept these horses together in a barn located in Philips, Hutchinson Co., Texas leased by Jack. Jack acquired his son Paul a painted colt to raise as well. Source: Personal Knowledge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
DEATH: Jack Cole died of a massive heart attack in his garage brought on by an enlarged heart condition due to high blood pressure. He survived a heart attack a few months prior to death that occurred while working at his horse barns in Philips, Hutchinson Co., Texas. Source: Personal knowledge of Terry Cole (written 2003).
TO-DO: Ask mom name of cemetery where Dad is buried. Need picture at marriage, picture with complete family. Need to ask mom about military service. Ask mom if there is anything known to put in the religion paragraph.
