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Everett Cole

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TypePerson
Borncirca 1901
Died1937-01-01
WithinSaint James
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
circa 1901
Died
1937-01-01
Work
Head, Beaver Island Transit Company
Siblings
Raymond Cole
Member of
Beaver Island Transit Company
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimecommunityheritage
Within
Saint James

Summary

Everett Cole was the head of the Beaver Island Transit Company and one of the five men killed in the Marold II explosion at Simmons Reef on New Year’s Day 1937. His body was recovered aboard the J. Oswald Boyd.

Evidence and limits

The 1937 report gives his age as 35 and the 2003 retrospective identifies him as a Saint James resident and brother of Raymond. No birth, marriage, burial, or complete company record is asserted.

Open questions

  • Which civil, cemetery, or company records establish Everett Cole’s full life and work history?
  • Where were the Cole brothers buried after the double funeral at Brookside Cemetery?

See also

Kin

Raymond Colec. 1906 – 1937This articleEverett Colec. 1901 – 1937
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

Sources

  1. Charlevoix County Herald, January 8, 1937, “Coast Guards Abandon Search for Three Men Missing in Marold II Explosion.”
    Names Everett Cole, age 35 in the report, as head of the Beaver Island Transit Company and one of the five men killed; his body was found aboard the Boyd. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
  2. Charlevoix Courier, 2003, “Many ferries have served the island,” scrapbook section.
    Names Everett and Raymond Cole as brothers and residents of St. James who died in the Marold explosion. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Everett Cole”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/everett-cole/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, January 8, 1937, “Coast Guards Abandon Search for Three Men Missing in Marold II Explosion.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-02. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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