Born 11 Mar. 1851 in Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio.[1] Daughter of David McBride and Orpha Phelps Stevens.[2] Moved to Wisconsin, by 1856.[3] Married Frank Cole, 8 Aug. 1876, in Sparta, Monroe Co., Wisconsin; one child.[4] Living in Salt Lake City, by 1877.[5] EBW sat with Fannie while she was dying after childbirth.[6] Died 7 Jan. 1881 in Salt Lake City; buried in Sparta.[7]
[1] Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens (Chicago: Lake City Publishing, 1892), 457. “Fannie A. Cole,” Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, Monroe Co., WI, Find a Grave, posted 25 Nov. 2014, memorial no. 139232901 (http://findagrave.com, accessed 16 May 2018). 1850 U.S. Census, Russia, Lorain Co., OH, Orphelia McBride. 1860 U.S. Census, Sparta, Monroe Co., WI, Adelia McBride. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 2 July 2021), Fannie Adele McBride (K2JZ-SW2).
[2] Portrait and Biographical Record of Ford County, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens (Chicago: Lake City Publishing 1892), 457. Portage Co., OH, Probate Court, Marriage Records, 1808–1917, vol. 1, p. 458; vol. 2, p. 434, microfilm 891357, DGS 4016998, US and Canada, FHL. 1850 U.S. Census, Russia, Lorain Co., OH, Ophelia McBride.
[3] Wisconsin State Historical Society, Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for the Years 1883, 1884, 1885 (Madison, WI: Democrat Printing, 1888), 480.
[4] Monroe Co., WI, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Registration of Marriages, 1861–1907, vol. 2, no. 2789, 8 Aug. 1876, Frank Cole and Fannie Adele McBride, microfilm 1292394, DGS 7615248, image 454/1899, FHL. “Passed Away,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 8 Jan. 1881, 3.
[5] “Home Affairs,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 Feb. 1877, 140.
[6] EBW, Diary, 6 and 7 Jan. 1881.
[7] “Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966,” p. 105 (1881), Fannie A. Cole; citing series 21866, from Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Utah State Archives and Records Service, Salt Lake City. “Passed Away,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 8 Jan. 1881, 3. “God Knew the Best,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 Jan. 1881, 125. “Fannie A. Cole,” Woodlawn Cemetery, Sparta, Monroe Co., WI, Find a Grave, posted 25 Nov. 2014, memorial no. 139232901 (http://findagrave.com, accessed 16 May 2018).