Anthony Cole was born on October,17 1804. His parents may have been Thomas Cole and Unity MCcoy Cole of Chatam county North Carolina, however that evidence still eludes us. Anthony was married on September 8,1822 at the age of 17 to Susannah Browning. Susannah's parents were William and Susanah Cannon Browning. They had many children: Thomas Cole b.7/2/1823-d.7/13/1881,James Allen Cole b.9/13/1824-d.4/?/1865, Stephen Cole b.10/5/1826-d.2/?/1866 (my ggg grandfather), Furgasson Cole b.5/6/1830-d.?/?/?, William Andy Cole b.12/17/1831-d.6/27/1864, Nancy Jain Cole b.12/9/1833-d.?/?/186?, Mary Ann Cole b.4/2/1835-d.?/?191?, Samuel Anderson Cole b.1/22/1837-d.3/3/1893, Anthony Wayne Cole b.6/7/1839-d.1/27/1862, Levi Cole b.8/21/1841-d.?/?/1907, and Alexander Cole b.8/10/1844-d.?/?/?. The oldest son's home, Thomas', still stands deep in the woods on one of the trails of Eno state park. The park is located just off Cole Mill Rd. in Durham, N.C.Anthony and Susannah had six sons fight in and survive the civil war. The family lived near Cole's mill, which would now be off Cole Mill Rd., and owned over 5,000 acres amongst them. The home of Anthony and Susannah remains lived in today. Susannah died on December 21,1882 and Anthony on October 17,1889, on his birthday. They are buried side by side in Pleasant Green cemetary in the countryside of Orange county.