Coleman Cole 1874 - 1878 Coleman Cole, son of Robert Cole and
Sallie, his full blood Choctaw wife, was born in Mississippi
about 1800. He attended School at Elliott Mission in Mayhew,
Mississippi and later at Georgetown, Kentucky. After his school
days were behind him he returned to Mississippi and fought to
establish a permanent home there rather than be a part of the
Trail of Tears. However, he was destined to become a party of
later removed Choctaws when their bid for lands in Mississippi
was turned down. The final inducement was a cash payment to the
remaining Choctaws to ensure their removal to Indian Territory.
He was finally persuaded to join this later group. He settled on
lands some twenty miles northeast of Antlers.His first wife and
two children died before he left Mississippi. Coleman and his
second wife Abbie had two Children who died early in
life.Coleman Cole was elected Chief of the Choctaws in August of
1874. He served in that capacity until October 1878. Upon
conclusion of his tenure as Chie