Theron Alsie Cole was born in Ohio on December 20. 1878 and came to Carrington in the early 1890's. He operated a photo gallery and later an agency for Hupmobile autos. For a time he operated a restaurant in Carrington. He was serving his second term as Sheriff for Foster County when he died during the influenza epidemic on March 23, 1919. He is buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
He married Alice Luella Hamel on November 9, 1903. She was born October 10, 1883 the daughter of Joseph Hamel, Sr. and Margaret Hamel. She was one of the two graduates of the second graduating class of Carrington High School. They were the parents of five children, two died as small children. The three surviving are Theron and Mae who live in California and Helen (Mrs. J.L. Hendrickson) of Carrington.
Alice Cole was prominent in Foster County politics, having served in County offices for a number of years. In 1922 she was elected as County treasurer, serving the four years then allowed by law. From 1928 to 1932 she served as County Clerk of Court. Soon after she was elected the Judge decreed that the county lacked population to merit a Clerk of Court, however, Mrs. Cole took the census and found the county did have a large enough population. By the next election the office was eliminated and Mrs. Cole was again elected as County treasurer serving until 1938.
In the early 1940's Mrs. Cole moved to Seattle where she spent several years before moving to California where she has since resided.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 19B