Photographer: Pelot & Cole
Augusta, GA
Also listed under Cole
Alma Alfred Pelot and James Devore Cole were business partners for
many years but were also related so a timeline combining both is
presented here.
Alma Alfred Pelot (1840 – 1909)
James Devore Cole (1843 – 1907)
1840 Sep 07
Alma Alfred Pelot born in Alabama to Joseph Alma Pelot and Elizabeth
R. Parker
1843 Nov 08
James Devore Cole is born in South Carolina to James Daniel Cole and
Hetty Habersham Pelot (Alma Alfred Pelot’s aunt)
1859
Charlston, SC, city directory lists Alma A. Pelot as Daguerrean
Artist at 230 King Street, living with parents
1860
US census has Alma A. Pelot as clerk in Charleston, SC, living with
parents
1862
Alma Pelot enlists in Confederate army
1867
no records found for Alma Pelot; James Cole marries Elizabeth
Pauline Dugas (1843-1903)
1869 through 1890
Alma A. Pelot found on Augusta, GA, Property Tax digests; he appears
to have never owned any real estate.
1870
US census Alma Pelot and James Cole both listed as photographers;
both in Richmond, GA; Pelot living with cousins and Cole living with
his in-laws, Dugas
1872
Augusta, GA, city directory Alma Pelot listed as photographer; first
mention of Pelot and Cole partnership; studio apparently is at 192
Broad
1879
August, SC, death index, brother William Pelot dies of consumption;
listed as photographer
1880
US census Alma Pelot listed as photographer living with Aunt Hetty
Cole; J. D. Cole listed as photographer living with in-laws Dugas at
624 Broad, Augusta, GA
1883
Atlanta Constitution, Augusta news item; Pelot and Cole declare
bankruptcy, but apparently continue in business
1883 to 1905
Augusta, GA, city directory listings show Alma Pelot and James Cole
as photographers
1900
US census Alma Pelot listed as photographer, living with cousins
1907
Augusta, GA, city directory lists Alma Pelot as photographer but not
as Pelot and Cole
1907 Nov 08
Augusta, GA, James Devore Cole dies in Atlanta, GA
1909 Dec 13
Alma Alfred Pelot dies in Augusta, GA
Then oddly, this record:
1910
Augusta, GA city directory shows ALBERT A Pelot operating as
photographer, living at 436 Reynolds. The name is found only in the
residence section and not in the business section indicating ALBERT
Pelot probably was working at someone else’s studio. Since neither
ALMA Pelot nor his two brothers, Eugene or William, ever married,
there are no sons or nephews by that name. So far no cousin has been
found by that name either.
It appears that the two, A. A. Pelot and J. D. Cole operated as
partners from about 1870 to 1907 when Cole died. Brother William J W
Pelot probably assisted in the studio until his death in 1879. So
far, no studio addresses have been found so narrowing the date range
of any photograph is limited.
Atlanta (GA) Constitution - 15 Aug 1883
(ran 12 times in 1885)
192 Broadway, Augusta, GA
example from auction site
Fort Sumter by A A Pelot
example from Wikipedia
Augusta, GA
example from Google
Crawfordville, GA
example from auction site
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