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Coleview was a small community was located in central Brazos County,
east of College Station, near Harvey, in the Augustus Williams league.
It was where Cole Lane is now located.
Coleview contained a store operated by C.L. Eden and L.S. Williams and
also a cotton gin.
The community was named after members of the Cole family, who lived in
the area.
It apparently was also sometimes called Coon Hollow - at least, I think
that's true.
See the entries at the end of this message that refer to Coon Hollow.
Enough of the names match that it seems likely these communities were
one and the same.
However, I have no idea whether "Coon Hollow" was really in widespread
use, or whether it may have been a not so subtle dig at that community
by the newspaper correspondent living in the bigger community of
Harvey.
Perhaps more than anything else, these newspaper extracts demonstrate
the difficulty of writing the history of a really small community, where
most newspaper references merely note that "so-and-so visited town
today."
C.L. Eden, a merchant and gin man of Coleview, was in the city today.
Brazos Pilot, 8 November 1906, page 7
°Coleview Items," Brazos Pilot, 7 February 1907, page 1
Misses Sunshine and Myrtle Cole, of Coleview, were visitors to the city
today. Brazos Pilot, 9 May 1907, page 7
Mr. and Mrs. Zem Eden of Coleview, visited Harvey Sunday. Brazos
Pilot, 26 June 1907, page 1
Mrs. D.P. Cole and daughter, Miss Sunshine, of Coleview were in the
city today. Brazos Pilot, 18 June 1908, page 8
L.S. Williams of Coleview was a business visitor to the city today.
Brazos Pilot, 18 June 1908, page 8
Mr. Chas. Eden of Coleview was a visitor to the city Monday ... Mr.
Coon Williams was here from his home at Coleview Monday. (weekly) Bryan
Eagle, 29 October 1908, page 5
A nice order for Williams & Eden, merchants of Coleview, was noted
yesterday. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 5 November 1908, page 7
Mr. and Mrs. Amon Williams were here from their home at Coleview
Tuesday and inspected the various lines of goods on display by Bryan's
progressive merchants. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 19 November 1908, page 5
C.L. Eden of Coleview was in the city yesterday. (weekly) Bryan Eagle,
25 February 1909, page 5
Williams & Eden of Coleview replenished their stock of merchandise from
Bryan wholesalers yesterday. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 4 February 1909,
page 5
Mrs. D.P. Cole of Coleview, was a Friday visitor to the city. (weekly)
Bryan Eagle, 4 February 1909, page 5
Mrs. Alice Cole of Coleview, was a visitor to the city yesterday.
(weekly) Bryan Eagle, 11 February 1909, page 5
L.S. Williams of Coleview, was looking after business matters in the
city yesterday. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 1 April 1909, page 3
Mrs. Alice Cole of Coleview, was a visitor to the city yesterday.
(weekly) Bryan Eagle, 1 April 1909, page 3
C.L. Eden of the firm of Eden & Williams, merchants at Coleview, was
transacting business here yesterday. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 1 April
1909, page 3
Mr. and Mrs. Amon Williams were visitors to the city today from
Coleview. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 8 April 1909, page 5
Mrs. D.P. Cole, Miss Myrtle Cole and Roscoe Cole, of Coleview, were
visitors to the city today. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 22 April 1909, page
7
C.L. Eden of the firm of Eden & Williams of Coleview, was looking after
business matters in the city today. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 6 May 1909,
page 7
Roscoe Cole of Coleview, returned last night from a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Thurston Cole at Sinton. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 1 July 1909, page
4
Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Williams of Coleview, were visitors to the city
today. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 8 July 1909, page 4
L.S. Williams and son, A.C. Williams, of Coleview, were in the city
today and went to Fort Worth to attend the Fat Stock show. Bryan Weekly
Eagle, 17 March 1910, page 9
C.L. Eden and L.S. Williams, of Coleview, were looking after business
matters in the city today. Bryan Weekly Eagle, 31 March 1910, page 3
Mrs. Alice Cole was a visitor to the city today from Coleview. Bryan
Weekly Eagle, 14 April 1910, page 3
Jesse Hensarling, who is now merchandizing at Coleview, was in the city
today on business. Bryan Daily Eagle, 6 May 1910, page 3
Rock Prairie ... Miss Naomi Royder is visiting relatives at Coleview
this week. Bryan Daily Eagle, 6 July 1910, page 1
Noah Cole, of Coleview, was in the city today. Bryan Daily Eagle, 8
July 1910, page 3
Harvey ... Mr. C.L. Eden of Coleview, happened to have a very serious
accident and one of his eyes is seriously affected. Bryan Daily Eagle,
24 August 1910, page 3
Mrs. Alice Cole and sons, Noah and Roscoe, were in the city today from
Coleview. Bryan Daily Eagle, 27 August 1910, page 3
Mrs. Alice Cole and daughter, Miss Sunshine, were visitors to the city
today from Coleview. Bryan Daily Eagle, 5 September 1910, page 3
Joe Ransom, of Coleview, was in the city today. Bryan Weekly Eagle, 26
October 1910, page 3
L.S. Williams, of Coleview, was in the city today. Bryan Weekly Eagle,
3 November 1910, page 6
Amon Williams, of Coleview, was in the city today. Bryan Weekly Eagle,
10 November 1910, page 5
Jesse Hensarling was here today from Coleview. Bryan Weekly Eagle, 17
November 1910, page 8
H.L. Craft, of Coleview, called on the Eagle while in the city
yesterday afternoon, and renewed his subscription for another year.
Bryan Weekly Eagle, 17 November 1910, page 8
Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Williams and son Amon, of Coleview, were in the city
today and left this afternoon for a visit in Hickory, Miss. This is Mr.
Williams' old home and it is his first visit there for many years.
Bryan Daily Eagle, 21 December 1910, page 4
C.L. Eden, of Coleview, was in the city today. Bryan Weekly Eagle, 6
April 1911, page 5
Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Williams of Coleview were in the city shopping today.
Bryan Weekly Eagle, 13 April 1911, page 5
Aden Williams, of Coleview, was in Bryan trading today. Bryan Weekly
Eagle, 27 July 1911, page 5
Mrs. Alice Cole and Miss Sunshine Cole of Coleview returned today from
a visit to Sinton and Corpus Christi. Bryan Weekly Eagle, 31 August
1911, page 5
During the rain and electric storm Saturday night the barn of Mrs.
Alice Cole at Coleview was struck by lightning and was burned to the
ground with all its contents. Mrs. Cole moved to Bryan a short time ago
and Mr. I.B. Todd lives on her place at Coleview. Mr. Todd lost with
the barn about 400 bushels of corn, his plow tools, plow harness, buggy
harness and saddle. Mrs. Cole lost several tons of hay, plow tools and
harness, and Thurston Cole also lost all his farming implements and
harness. The loss will aggregate about $1500, with no insurance. The
loss is a heavy blow to all the owners, and especially to Mr. Todd, who
lost his corn with the present high prices. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 14
December 1911, page 5, col.3.
Luke S. Williams, familiarly known throughout Brazos County and this
section as °Coon"Williams, died at his home in Coleview community
Thursday afternoon at 3:345 o'clock. Mr. Williams was born in
Mississippi on October 10, 1857, and lived many years in Brazos County.
Mr. Williams has been ill for several months and grieved continually
about the death of his wife about a year ago. He leaves one son, A.C.
Williams, and four sisters, Mrs. Clay Wyatt and Misses Mary and Bettie
Williams, and Mrs. Dora Morgan, of West Texas. The funeral of Mr.
Williams was conducted by Rev. J.M. Bullock and the interment took place
at the Bethel cemetery at 3 o'clock this Friday afternoon. The Eagle
extends deepest sympathy to the sorrowing loved ones. Bryan Daily
Eagle, 29 April 1921, page 1
Mrs. Margaret Wyatt, aged 76 years, passed away at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Clara Hensarling, at Coleview, Saturday, April 7th.
Beloved by all who knew her, a Christian helper and adviser to all her
neighbors and friends, kin, loving, gentle and patient through a long
and useful life, this dear old mother in Israel has gone to a reward
with the faithful of God. Mrs. Margaret Wyatt was the wife of H. Clay
Wyatt, deceased, and they made their home in the Harvey community for
many, many years. After his death the wife went to live with the only
daughter, Mrs. Cora Hensarling at Coleview, where she resided until her
death. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. J.M. Bullock, was held
from the home on Sunday afternoon, with interment made at the Bright
Light cemetery. Beside her daughter, Mrs. Hensarling, deceased is
survived by three granddaughters, Mrs. Horace McGee and Mrs. Hugo Jahn
of Bryan and Mrs. Roger McGee of Bellville, Texas. Bryan Weekly Eagle,
12 April 1923, page 1
Lovers of old-time "fiddling" enjoyed a rare treat last Saturday
afternoon when J. J. Presley of Cook's Point, Jim Floyd of Rock Prairie
and K. Kelly of Coleview vied with each other at the chamber of commerce
rooms in the rendition of those old-time "classics," such as "Billy in
the Low Ground," "Turkey in the Straw" and "Arkansas Traveler." It made
George P. Edge and County Agent C. L. Beason and others present think
sorrowfully of those by-gone days when "fiddling was fiddling and
dancing was dancing." Bryan Weekly Eagle, 31 May 1923, page ?
Funeral services for Roscoe V. Cole of 605 E. 24th St. will be held
today at 4 p.m. in Hillier Chapel. Cole, 74, died Saturday in a local
hospital. The Rev. W. Morris House of the First Methodist Church where
Cole was a member, and the Rev. Don Lombard of Bright Light Free Will
Baptist Church will officiate with burial in Bright Light Cemetery.
Cole was born Feb. 8, 1894, in Brazos County and was a lifetime resident
of the county. He was a rancher and a Naval veteran of World War I.
Survivors include two brothers, Thurston Cole and Noah C. Cole, both of
Bryan, and one sister, Sunshine Cole of Bryan. Pallbearers will be
Stuart Cole, Donald Cole, Elmer Pate, J.W. Hamilton, Douglas Peters and
Theodore Thompson. Bryan Daily Eagle, 9 December 1968, page 4
Noah Calvin Cole, 94, died Saturday at his home on Harvey Road in the
Harvey community. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Bright Light
Free Will Baptist Church on Harvey Road with the Rev. Paul Dean
officiating. Burial in the Bright Light Cemetery will follow the
services. Arrangements are by Hillier Funeral Home. Cole was born and
lived his entire life in the Harvey community. He was a retired rancher
and teacher, having taught at Union Hill and Reliance schools. He
belonged to the Woodmen of the World Fraternal Lodge and was a Mason.
He served in the U.S. Navy, where he attained the rank of Engineer 3rd
Class and was a teacher. He belonged to the Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include two nephews, Stuart Cole and Donald Cole, both of
Bryan, and one niece, Jessie Myrtle Coles of Abilene. Bryan-College
Station Eagle, 8 September 1986, section A, page 9
Harvey ... Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Yardley, of Harvey, visited near Coon
Hollow Sunday evening ... Coon Hollow had a little shower Sunday but it
did not reach Harvey .... Mr. and Mrs. Sellars visited near Coon Hollow
Sunday. Brazos Pilot, 17 January 1907, page 4
Harvey ... Mr. Owen Shaw and wife and Miss Cora Bullock were the guests
of his sister, Mrs. C.L. Eden of Coon Hollow Sunday. Brazos Pilot, 7
February 1907, page 1
Harvey ... Miss Verna Ferguson of Harvey, visited Miss Myrtle Cole of
Coon Hollow, last Sunday ... We were very glad to have Mr. Zim Eden and
family of Coon Hollow, attend our Sunday school Sunday ... Hurrah! for
Coon Hollow, it has a new telephone. Brazos Pilot, 7 March 1907, page
7