Galusha Cole

Galusha Marion Cole was reportedly born on August 15, 1826, to a Baptist family, on a farm in Tolland County, Connecticut. He later moved to Upstate New York, where he would become a teacher of music, ultimately establishing that as his lifetime livelihood. Years down the line he moved to Richmond, Indiana, living there for numerous years. His profession would eventually cause him to relocate to Missouri, where he taught at a normal school in Warrensburg. He did the same in Clinton, and would only move to California in 1890. == Later life and death ==

By 1921, the time Cole reached his 95th birthday, he had, in essence, gained recognition as a local celebrity in Southern California, being known as "Pasadena's Grand Old Man." In Pasadena, especially, city-wide celebrations were held in his honor at Pasadena Park, drawing thousands of attendees. Consequently, on April 11, he died in a hospital in Pasadena, at the supposed age of 104. == References ==