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Thanks Charlotte! I have to quickly add that the "Red lettering" did not go
through to the list below, however I did also include what was supposed to
have been in red, in parenthesis. Sorry to have made this so long, but I am
hopeful that a few if not several of you will take a close look and give
feedback. Especially those of you who either are sadi to have decsended from
the mysterious John and Susan Brock Coats, or are of the John and Sally
Wright Coats line.
Thanks, Steve Pearson
PS Charlotte, I am not a member of the Coats Yahoo group so if any response
would you mind forwarding it to me? Thank you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlotte Coats" <coats.genealogy(a)gmail.com>
To: <coates_coate_coats(a)yahoogroups.com>; "List Coates"
<coates(a)rootsweb.com>; <coats(a)rootsweb.com>; <coate(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:03 AM
Subject: [COATE] FW: New Coats evidence
FYI....
From: spearson55(a)chartermi.netTo: coats(a)hotmail.comSubject: Fw: New Coats
evidenceDate: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:07:34 -0400
Char can you please forward this message to Guy Coats? I do not have his
most recent e-mail address. I am pretty sure he is on one of the list.
Thanks, Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Pearson
To: Pearson, Steve
Cc: cm96gm(a)localline.com
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:04 PM
Subject: New Coats evidence
Coats research progress update
As many of you know, I am a descendant of Susannah Coats ( 1834-1912 )
daughter of John ( 1796 - 1864 ) and Martha "Patsy" ( Rudy) Coats. ( 1802 -
aft 1864 ). When I first began researching years ago the Coats line I had
found out about the theory of John being a Jr., and probable son of a John
Coats who was said to have married a Susan Brock. Some of you may also
descend from the mysterious ( did they ever really exist? ) John and Susan
Brock Coats. The theory went on saying that John was likely a son of
"gentleman" John Coats of Bush River Newberry Co., SC. I for one have never
found any first hand information to support this. I have found lots of
second hand stuff saying it's so. While I haven't 100% ruled it out, ( I
will never in my mind 100% rule anything out until I've proven otherwise ),
I am leaning more and more heavily towards thinking that my Coats line ties
into the John and Sally Wright Coats family who settled after a brief stay
in Miami Co, OH., then some in Darke Co., OH., and also in Randolph Co., IN.
The following information is a brief synopsis of information I have received
to lead me to feel the way I do. First I want to post my Coats ancestry of
what I feel comfortable with being accurate. See below a report followed by
the brief synopsis of clues I have gathered. Some of the sources are listed
as endnotes but most are in the notes section of each individual. I am sure
that there are mistakes in the work below but I feel for the most part it is
pretty accurate. I have made added comments in red to provide more
information. Please do not post this information on the internet without my
permission.
_________________________________________________________________
This below is a long report so I suggest one focuses his or her attention
primarily to the red letter sections below and only read the rest that
explains any questions you may have. Thanks so much for taking the time.
Descendants of John Coats
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 COATS (JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 1796 in S.C., and
died 1864 in Darke Co., OH.. He married MARTHA RUDY 23 Sep 1826 in Miami
Co., OH., daughter of SAMUEL RUDY and SARAH MCGUIRE. She was born 1802 in
VA., and died Aft. 1864.
Notes for JOHN COATS:
Originally I was sent information on this family by Corinne H. Diller,
unsure of her exact source for the information. Later after a conversation
with Gale Honeyman Spring of 98, I discovered that the original research on
this family was some of the work of the late Mary Helen Pemberton. Gale sent
me a letter a few months later adding 4 of the children to the list I had
from Corinne. Some of his information was taken from the records of the
Greenville Creek Christian Church, in which John and Patsy were Charter
members sometime if not the entire era of 1843 - 1859.
Some of the facts below was taken verbatum from Linda Coate's web site.
1796 or 1804 Born in SC
1820 Probably the John Sr. Coats living in Union Twp., Miami Co., OH
somewhat close to several sons of Marmaduke Coate
Jul 3 or 9/23 1826 Marries Patsy Birely
1827 In Tax Lists for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH
1830 In Census for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH listed as Jr. "John Coats Jr
is living with one male between 0 to 5, two males between 5 to 10, one male
between 30 to 40, one female between 0 to 5, one female between 10 to 15,
and lastly one female between 20 to 30." He lived two doors from his wife's
parents.
1834 Daughter Susannah born in Ohio (d. 1912 in OH, m. Silas Pearson)
1840 In Census for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH
1843 He and wife are charter members of the Greenville Creek Church of
Christ. There is an adjoining graveyard where they might be buried, but no
gravestone exists for them there.
1850 He and his family are living in Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH in the
1850 census records, page 404. John Coats, 54, S.C., farmer, Martha, 48,
VA., Susan, 16, Ohio, William, 12, Ohio, George, 10, OH, Mark, 8, OH, Hijah,
6, Ohio (E) Brother George is also living in that same township. Neither had
any value listed under the real estate column and neither are in the deed
records for Miami Co., Ohio suggesting that they didn't own their land. ( I
have seen another researcher dispute this being my John Coats that married
Martha "Patsy" Rudy and I intend in looking further into this to find out
his source of information.. Perhaps more on this later )
On Wednesday March 29, 2006 I found an estate settlement on John Coats at
the Garst Museum in Greenville OH. While there was not a lot of information
partially due to the fact that John Coats was poor and partially due to the
possibility that the file was incomplete, it did prove to be the right John
Coats that is commonly known to be my Susannah's father. The Estate
information is very brief stating "There being no property of any kind
whatever to set off to the widow Martha Coats ( there being no minor
children ) we certify that she will need, and was set off to her for one
years maintenance in money the sum of, Two Hundred Dollars $(200)" ( then
signed by the three appraisers - Wm E. Larimar, Joseph Swisher and Jas M.
McKnight ). Then it goes on to say: "There being no personal estate of any
kind whatever belongs to said estate except a claim on the United States,
under the bounty act of 1861 and back pay allowed to said decedent in his
lifetime ( but not paid ) an recount? of the services and death of Hijah
Coats in the military services of the United States and we do appraise said
claim at one hundred and thirty nine dollars..." The administrator of the
estate was D.S. Davenport. I safely assume this to have been John's
son-in-law, David S. Davenport who married daughter Margaret Coat(e)(s). (
Notice the clues below pertaining to D. S. Davenport )
John married Martha (Patsy) RUDY, daughter of Samuel RUDY and Sarah (Sally)
McGUIRE, on 9/23/1826 in , Miami Co., OH, USA.1 2 (Martha (Patsy) RUDY was
born about 1802 in , , VA, USA 7 and died after 1864 in , Darke Co., OH,
USA? 7.)
Notes for MARTHA RUDY:
Married first to Noah Briley ( Birely ) on 10 August 1818
May have married John Coates, Jr.
The Martha Rudy (who married John Coate) was born in VA in 1802.
Married John Coate 23 Sept 1826 in Miami Co. OH.
Marriage Notes for JOHN COATS and MARTHA RUDY:
D-26, by ( missing page of performing person )
More About JOHN COATS and MARTHA RUDY:
Marriage: 23 Sep 1826, Miami Co., OH.
Children of JOHN COATS and MARTHA RUDY are:
i. UNKNOWN2 COATS, b. Abt. 1829.
Notes for UNKNOWN COATS:
I chose male as the sex of this child according to the 1840 census records
that shows 2 males between 5-10 range in age. The only unnamed unaccounted
for child is this one in this catagory with Elias being the other. Even so,
it is a squeeze to fit him into the 5-10 range which may have really been
5-9 as the census reads "5 to under 10" due to the estimated birth date of
1827-1829.
ii. MARGARET COATS, b. Mar 1829, OH.; m. DAVID S. DAVENPORT, 10 Sep 1846,
Miami Co., OH.; b. Oct 1823, OH.; d. Bef. 1910. ( Here is where D. S.
Davenport connects to my line of Coats )
Notes for MARGARET COATS:
Source of birthdate: 1900 Census, Wayne, Randolph, Indiana: Roll: T623 399;
page 1A; Enumeration District: 130.
Notes for DAVID S. DAVENPORT:
They are enumerated in the 1850 census of Newberry Township, Miami County
#1141
1880 Census , Wayne, Randolph, Indiana: Roll: T9_307; page 166B
David Davenport; Self; Married; Male; White; 56; Ohio; Cabinet Maker; --- ;
PA
Margaret " ; Wife; Married; Female; White; 51; Ohio; Keeps House; VA; PA
Margaret Coats; Other; Single; Female; White; 12; Indiana; House Keeper; IN;
IN
1900 Census, Wayne, Randolph, Indiana: Roll: T623 399; page 1A; Enumeration
District: 130.
Marriage Notes for MARGARET COATS and DAVID DAVENPORT:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
More About DAVID DAVENPORT and MARGARET COATS:
Marriage: 10 Sep 1846, Miami Co., OH.
2. iii. ELIAS B. COATS, b. 10 Jun 1830, OH.; d. 30 Sep 1909, Miami Co., OH..
3. iv. NANCY COATS, b. Abt. 1832.
4. v. SUSANNAH B. COATS, b. 16 Mar 1834, Miami Co., OH.; d. 06 Feb 1912,
York Twp., Darke Co., OH..
vi. WILLIAM COATS, b. Abt. 1838.
5. vii. GEORGE W. COATS, b. 23 Mar 1839, Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH.; d.
12 Jan 1912, Jay Co., Redkey, IN..
6. viii. MARK COATS, b. Dec 1841, OH..
ix. HIJAH COATS, b. Abt. 1844, OH.; d. 25 Jan 1863, Murfreesboro, TN..
Notes for HIJAH COATS:
Enlisted in Co., I, 94th Reg Ohio Infantry, 05 August 1862. Mustered in at
Camp Piqua 22 Aug 1862.
Name: COATS, HIJAH
Rank: PVT
State: OHIO
Regiment: 94TH INFANTRY
Company: I
Died: 01-25-63
Site: MURFREESBORO
Grave: F-2392
Remarks: also OLCOATS
History
Organized in August, 1862, under Colonel J.W. Frizell, it at once proceeded
to Kentucky. In the retreat towards Louisville the Regiment suffered
severely for want of food and water. In October it took a prominent part in
the battle of Perryville, and at Stone River was engaged every day of the
battle. At Chickamauga it again engaged the enemy, and later took part in
the assaults on Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. In May, 1864, it joined
Sherman's Atlanta campaign, fighting and skirmishing all the way through to
Atlanta. After pursuing Hood north it marched to the sea, and then through
the Carolinas, taking part in the last battle at Bentonville. When Johnston
surrendered the Regiment marched to Washington via Richmond, passed in
review before the President, and was mustered out June 6, 1865.
>From Dyer's Compendium
94th Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Piqua, Ohio, and mustered in
August 22, 1862. Ordered to Lexington, Ky., August 28. Expedition to Yates'
Ford, Kentucky River, August 30-September 3. Yates' Ford August 31. Tait's
Ferry, Kentucky River, September 1. Retreat to Louisville, Ky., September
2-3. Attached to 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, September,
1862. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November,
1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to
June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15, 1862. Battle of
Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November
7, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30.
Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at
Murfreesboro till June, Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July
7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16.
Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga
(Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Davis Cross Roads or Dug Gap
September 11. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Rossville Gap September
21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23.
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Lookout Mountain November
24-25. Mission Ridge November 25. Pea Vine Valley and Graysville November
26. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. Demonstrations on Dalton,
Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Face
Ridge February 23-25. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8.
Demonstrations on Rocky Face Ridge May Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle
of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of
Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona
Hills May 25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and
against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain
June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground,
July 4. Chattahoochie River May 5-17. Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18.
Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek
August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Near Red Oak August
29. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Operations against Hood in
North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. March to the sea
November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the
Carolinas January to April, 1865. Near Rocky Mount, S.C., February 28.
Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville
March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April
10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender
of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va.,
April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 6, 1865. Regiment
lost during service 2 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally
wounded and 1 Officer and 144 Enlisted men by disease. Total 199.
Companies by County
Company A Clark County
Company B Miami County
Company C Allen and Miami Counties
Company D Darke County
Company E Greene County
Company F Darke County
Company G Clark County
Company H Greene County
Company I Darke County
Company K Darke County
County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All Part V Revised.
Generation No. 2
2. ELIAS B.2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 10 Jun
1830 in OH.1, and died 30 Sep 1909 in Miami Co., OH.1. He married (1) MARY
FLAYGLE1. She died Abt. 1856. He married (2) ELIZABETH BETHANY PENNY 23 Dec
1860 in Miami Co., OH., daughter of HENRY PENNY and AGNES MARCUM. She was
born Abt. 1830, and died 30 Aug 1890 in Miami Co., OH..
Notes for ELIAS B. COATS:
COATS, Elias B., no dates, Co. C 110th Ohio Inf GAR marker (Government
stone) - found in a listing on the internet of burials in the New Harris
Creek Cemetery in Bradford, Miami Co., OH. ( In one section of Elias' Civil
War Disability Affidavit, Elias fills in the blanks to write the following:
For 20 years immediately preceding my enlistment into the service of the
United States on the 22 day of August, 1862, I resided in the
following-named places Vianna, Darke Co., Ohio. This was in south central
Franklin Twp., Darke Co., OH right near where Silas Pearson lived and grew
up. See below where Silas married Susannah Coats, Elias' sister)
>From Richard Morgan Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Notes for ELIAS B COATS:
Enlisted 5 September 1862, Co. G 110th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. Organized at
Camp Piqua, Ohio, October 3, 1862. Moved to Zanesville, Ohio, October 19;
thence to Parkersburg, W. Va. Attached to Railroad Division, Clarksburg, W.
Va., Middle Department, to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va.,
8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd
Division, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade,
Elliott's Command, 8th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division,
3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah,
Middle Military Division, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.-Moved to Clarksburg, W. Va.,November 3, 1862; thence moved to New
Creek November 25, and to Moorefield December 13. Expedition to Winchester
December 28, 1862, to January 1, 1863, and duty there till June.
Reconnoissance toward Wardensville and Strasburg April 20. Battle of
Winchester June 13-15. Retreat to Harper's Ferry June15-16, thence to
Washington, D. C., July 1-4. Moved to Frederick City, Md., and join Army of
the Potomac July 5. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Wapping
Heights July 23. Duty on line of the Rappahannock till August 15, and at New
York during draft disturbances August 16-September 6. Bristoe Campaign
October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford
November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November
27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Campaign from the
Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;
Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the
Salient; "Bloody Angle"; May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the
Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before
Petersburg June 18-July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to
Baltimore, Md., July 6-8. Battle of Monocacy Junction, Md.; July 9.
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Charlestown
August 29. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill
September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown till
December. Moved to Washington, D. C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December
3-6. Siege of Petersburg December 6, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Appomattox
Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee
April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender
of Lee and his army. March to Danville, Va., April17-27, and duty there till
May. Moved to Richmond, Va., May 16; thence to Washington, D. C., May
24-June 2. Corps Review June 9. Mustered out June 25,1865. Regiment lost
during service 10 Officers and 107 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 2 Officers and 111 Enlisted men by disease. Total 230.
Rick Wood's information says: "Mustered out of Same Company, 7 July 1865,
Philadelphia PA."
MoreAbout ELIAS B COATS:
Census: 1860 Union Twp., Miami Co., OH.
Census: 1870 Franklin Twp., Darke Co., OH. with wife Elizabeth "Betheny"
Penny, Dau Isabel, age 16, son William, age 14. Note from Rick Wood by
e-mail July 24, 2005 states "Not sure if these children are Elizabeth's or
Elias' or both, since they were married in 1860.
Census: 1880, Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH. , page 16, Enumeration district
139. Living with wife Parthena, 43, daus., Anna 14, Della M. 4 and Jennie C.
1
Census:1900, Newberry Twp, Miami Co, OH roll 1304 book 2, P193
Militaryservice: Abt 1865, Civil War - US 110th Regiment, OH Infantry
Occupation: June 1900, Day laborer
Residence: June 1900, Living with son Daniel H
More About ELIAS B. COATS:
Burial: 03 Oct 1909, New Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Miami Co., OH.
Notes for MARY FLAYGLE:
The name of this wife Mary, was obtained from information supplied by
Catherine E Coats, daughter in law of Elias B Coats, in Elias' Pension
application papers. I am not sure she spelled the last name (Flaygle)
correctly. I have since detached the first two children of Elias and
Bethena, ( Isabell and William) and reattached them to this couple due to
the estimated birth dates of the two of them. In 1910 Catherine wrote that
Elias' first wife Mary Flaygle died "about 54 years ago". So I estimated the
death date of Mary to be about 1856 which was the estimated birthdate of
William. Perhaps she died in childbirth?
Notes for ELIZABETH BETHANY PENNY:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
I had 1889 per Richard Morgan's information, but as a result of obtaining
Elias's Civil War pension papers, Elias wrote that his wife died in 1890.
Later in the Pension papers his daughter in law stated that his "second wife
Bethena Penny died August 30 1890."
More About ELIZABETH BETHANY PENNY:
Burial: 02 Sep 1890
More About ELIAS COATS and ELIZABETH PENNY:
Marriage: 23 Dec 1860, Miami Co., OH.
Children of ELIAS COATS and MARY FLAYGLE are:
i. ISABELL JANE3 COATS, b. Abt. 1854; m. DAVID JOHNSON, 17 Jul 1871, Miami
Co., OH.; b. 1850, Newton Twp., Miami Co., OH..
Notes for ISABELL JANE COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Not sure if this child was from a previous marriage or not.
Notes for DAVID JOHNSON:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Marriage Notes for ISABELL COATS and DAVID JOHNSON:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
More About DAVID JOHNSON and ISABELL COATS:
Marriage: 17 Jul 1871, Miami Co., OH.
ii. WILLIAM COATS, b. Abt. 1856.
Notes for WILLIAM COATS:
Not sure if this child was from a previous marriage or not.
Children of ELIAS COATS and ELIZABETH PENNY are:
iii. HENRY3 COATS, b. 09 Sep 1861, Miami Co., OH..
Notes for HENRY COATS:
Henry added as a son per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny
Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
iv. HARVEY COATS, b. 1863, OH..
Notes for HARVEY COATS:
Harvey added as a son per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny
Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
v. MARY A. COATS, b. 1865, OH..
Notes for MARY A. COATS:
Mary added as a daughter per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com
"Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
vi. ANNA COATS, b. 1866, OH..
vii. DANIEL H. ( I think his middle name was Herkamer, see more in clues
below ) COATS, b. Feb 1867, OH.; d. 01 Apr 1923, Miami Co., OH.; m.
CATHERINE COATS, Abt. 1896; b. Aug 1854, OH..
Notes for DANIEL H. COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Notes for CATHERINE COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Marriage Notes for DANIEL COATS and CATHERINE COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats"
Morganscouts(a)aol.com
More About DANIEL COATS and CATHERINE COATS:
Marriage: Abt. 1896
viii. HERCULES T. COATS, b. 19 Jan 1868, Wabash Twp., Darke Co., OH..
Notes for HERCULES T. COATS: ( I am not sure if this Hercules actually
existed or if it's a perversion of "Herkamer" and is the same as Daniel
above )
Hercules added as a son per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com
"Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
ix. SARAH COATS, b. Nov 1869, OH..
Notes for SARAH COATS:
Sarah added as a daughter per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com
"Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
x. DELLA M. COATS, b. 1876, OH..
xi. JENNIE C. COATS, b. 1879, OH..
3. NANCY2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born Abt. 1832.
She married CASPER JACOB BARR 21 Oct 1849 in Miami Co., OH.. He was born
Abt. 1822 in Germany.
Notes for NANCY COATS:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for CASPER JACOB BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
1880 Pike Twp., Jay Co., IN, page 537D
Jacob Barr; Self; Married; Male; White; 53; Germany; Farmer; Germany;
Germany
Nancy " ; Wife; Married; Female; White; 47; Ohio; House Keeper; VA; VA
Martha " ; Dau; Divorced; Female; White; 29; Ohio; House Work; Germany; VA
William " ; Son; Single; Male; White; 27; Indiana; Farm Work; Germany; Ohio
Elisha " ; Son; Single; Male; White; 15; Indiana; Farm Work; Germany; Ohio
Ossia " ; Dau; Single; Female; White; 12; Indiana; House Work; Germany; Ohio
Lourilla Hester ; GDau; Single; Female; White; 5; Indiana; --------------;
Ohio; Ohio
Marriage Notes for NANCY COATS and CASPER BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
More About CASPER BARR and NANCY COATS:
Marriage: 21 Oct 1849, Miami Co., OH.
Children of NANCY COATS and CASPER BARR are:
i. MARTHA3 BARR, b. 1850, OH.; m. ??? HESTER.
Notes for MARTHA BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
ii. UNKNOWN BARR, m. GEORGE LAWSON.
Notes for UNKNOWN BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
iii. WILLIAM BARR, b. Abt. 1853, IN..
iv. ELISHA BARR, b. Abt. 1865, IN.; d. +.
v. OSSIA BARR, b. Abt. 1868, IN..
4. SUSANNAH B.2 COATS ( Here is where my line of Coats starts ) (JOHN1,
JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 16 Mar 1834 in Miami Co., OH., and
died 06 Feb 1912 in York Twp., Darke Co., OH.. She married SILAS BENJAMIN
PEARSON 08 Sep 1859 in Darke Co., Ohio, son of ABEL PEARSON and SARAH
COPPOCK. He was born 11 Aug 1834 in Miami Co., OH., and died 01 Sep 1906 in
York Twp., Darke Co., OH..
Notes for SUSANNAH B. COATS:
Already knew birth and death years from tombstone and Census Records. The
source for the months and days come from Susan Kendall who works at the
Paulding Public Library, Paulding, OH.
1910 Darke Co., York Twp., Ohio Census index:
Pierson, Susannah widow 75 10 children 8 living, born Ohio, father born
S.C., mother born VA.
(Pearson), Earl son 36 tobacco farmer born Ohio, father Ohio, mother Ohio
Flossie F. grandaughter 18 born Ohio, father Ohio, mother Ohio
1910 Darke County Directory:
Susanah is listed in York Twp as: Pearson, Susanah (wid), far sec 36, w 40,
Rossb
far = farmer; Rossb = Rossburg
The "B." in the middle name position for Susannah was told to me by my step
grandmother Bess (Sarianides) Pearson. What it stands for is yet to be
determined, but I suspect strongly the name "Beatrice." The rational for
this is because I have a great aunt whose nickname is aunt "Bea" real name
Mary Eva. Great grandmother Cora wanted to name her "Bea", or possibly
"Beatrice", where as great grandpa insisted on "Mary Eva" Grandpa got his
way but Mary soon had the nickname of "Bea." My speculation is it may have
been Susannah's middle name. Another very interesting theory is that her
middle name may have been "Brock" suggestive of the possible last name of
her paternal grandmother. Traditional research has speculated her paternal
grandmother to have been Susan Brock.
Susannah's birth being in Ohio is known by census records but the birth
suggested being in Miami Co. is due to strong circumstantial evidence.
Strong enough that I am comfortable listing it as her County of birth. I do
know she was in Miami Co., Newberry Twp., Ohio at the age of 16, from the
1850 Federal census.
Susannah's funeral home record taken from "Fisher-Oliver Funeral Home
Records Ansonia, Ohio 1908 through 1939, published by the Darke County
Genealogical Society Greenville, Ohio". The entry reads: "Pearson, Susana d
6 Feb 1912 York Twp BD Shook Cem 8 Feb 1912 b 16 March 1834 OH age 77-10-21
f John Coats m ____________ American widow, female, housekeeper ( Here I
have further confirmation that Susannah was in fact a daughter of a John
Coats )
More About SUSANNAH B. COATS:
Burial: Feb 1912, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
Notes for SILAS BENJAMIN PEARSON:
Original source: My grandfather Ernest David Pearson. Source for Silas's
middle name being "Benjamin," was told to me by my step grandmother Bess
(Sarianides) Pearson. Aunt Lib could not confirm this to have been true. She
said she "did not know". His birthdate should be August 11, 1834. This is
per his death record, but his obit reads that he was born August 12th, 1834.
I've seen so many screw ups with obits in my time that I am going with the
death record calculation that says at the time of his death on Sept 1, 1906
he was 72 years and 21 days. I know this can be in error as well but one has
to make a choice.
Silas served in the 152nd OVI Co. E according to his pension papers. Below
is a bit of history regarding that regiment.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
When the call for four-month troops was made, Darke county members of the
Ohio National Guard were mustered into Companies B, C, D, F, G, H and I of
the One Hundred and Fifty-Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was
mustered at Camp Dennison, and was sent, via Grafton, to New Creek. At the
latter place it camped, and performed guard duty at the government
warehouse, picket duty in the mountains surrounding the camp. It moved from
New Creek to Martinsburg, and on June 4th started for the front, guarding a
train of one hundred and ninety-nine wagons. June 27th it reached Beverly,
having marched four hundred and thirty miles in twenty-three days, and
sustained two attacks from the enemy, one near Sweet Springs, one six miles
from White Springs, with the loss of one man killed. June 18th the regiment
destroyed a railroad bridge and depot and seventy-five stand of arms. The
next day the property at Grace Iron Works was destroyed. After a couple of
days rest at Bevely the regiment was sent to Cumberland, Maryland, where
detachments were sent to various points for guard duty. The regiment
re-assembled at Cumberland the last of July, and remained there till ordered
home. Seventy sick men of the regiment arrived at Camp Dennison August 14th,
the remainder August 28th. It was mustered out at Camp Dennison, September
2, 1864, and received pay and final discharge September 5th.
It is family word of mouth that Silas was hired to go serve in someone elses
place. This was told to me by the Late Charles A Pearson my great uncle.
More history:
152nd Ohio Infantry
References for this Unit
see also Bibliography of State-Wide References Ohio In The War-Volume II.
Whitelaw Reid. Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin. Cincinnati 1868
A Summer Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. "One Hundred Days" (Four
months and two days) of Soldier Life with the 152nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry.
Clifton M. Nichols. New Era Co. Printer. Springfield, Ohio 1899
History
Mustered in at Camp Dennison, May 11th, 1864, 860 men, Colonel David Putnam;
the Ohio National Guard unit served on guard and picket duty at New Creek,
Virginia; June 4th started, in guard of a train of 199 wagons, Martinsburg
to, Beverly, moved 420 miles in twenty three days, twice attacked, destroyed
a railroad bridge and depot and seventy five stand of arms, reached Beverly
June 27th, started for Cumberland July 2d; then on guard duty in detachments
till ordered home; mustered out at Camp Dennison, September 2d, 821 men,
Colonel Putnam commanding. From: The Military History of Ohio. by H.H.
Hardesty
>From Dyer's Compendium
152nd Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, May 11, 1864.
Left State for New Creek, W. Va., May 15; thence moved to Martinsburg and
duty there till June. March with train from Martinsburg to Beverly (430
miles) June 4-27. Action at Greenbrier Gap June 22. Sweet White Sulphur June
23. Moved to Cumberland, Md., June 29. Duty along Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
and at Cumberland till August 25. Attached to Reserve Division, Dept. of
West Virginia. Ordered to Camp Dennison, Ohio, August 25, and mustered out
September 2. Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 20
Enlisted men by disease. Total 21.
Silas and family are found in the 1860 Ohio Census in Darke Co., Franklin
twp., pg 122.
1870, Darke Co., Greenville, name misspelled Sylus.
1880, Paulding Co., Jackson Twp., ED 123, sheet 28.
1900, Darke Co., York Twp., ED73, sheet 8.
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I was able to obtain an old picture of Silas and Susannah's homestead while
on a visit to Jim Oswalt's, visiting him and his mother Lib Oswalt in Darke
Co., OH on 8/12/2002. Lib said that the homstead was in Van Wert OH., which
is in Van Wert Co., and the first time I had ever heard that they lived in
Van Wert Co. Knowing that they lived in Paulding Co., I intend on
investigating this further. I am curious to know if perhaps Lib mean't to
say Antwerp OH., which is located in Paulding Co.
July 13 2005 update. Aunt Lib said that the homestead was in fact in
Paulding Co., not Van Wert Co. ( FYI NOTE : I have found some connections
to Van Wert Co., OH since. I believe it was one of the daughters lived
there. However Silas and Susannah are not listed as living in Van Wert Co.,
OH in any of the Federal Census records so if true it would have had to have
been less than 10 years between the census years )
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1860 Census information. Darke Co., Franklin Twp. Ohio
Household:
Name Age Gender Occupation Real Estate value Personal Estate value Place of
Birth
Silas Pearson 26 M Farming 800 58 Ohio
Susanah 26 F Ohio
Note that Silas and Susannah lived just a few houses from parents Abel and
Sarah ( Coppock ) Pearson. The only Coates family living in the same Twp.
was that of Moses, who was 45 and wife Elizabeth, 38. Children were Ezra 18,
Ester 16, Bethena 12, Nancy Jane 10, Samuel 7, Elwood 5, Susanah 4, and
Jesse 2. I do not know at this time if and how this Coates family may be
connected to Susannah, except that it is not her immediate family. ( I have
to add to this note here that in Silas' pension records, he did obtain an
afidavit from a William Coats who lived in Randolph Co., OH at the time. See
clues below for further information on this. At this time I do not believe
this William to be related to the Moses above. )
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1870 Census information. Darke Co., Greenville Ohio - ( has several errors:
Silas name misspelled and Daniel should be David )
Household:
Name Age Gender Race Occupation Value of real estate Value of personal
estate Place of birth
Pearson, Sylus 35 Male W Day laboror 500 200 Ohio
Susan 35 Female W Keeping home Ohio
Mary A 9 Female W at home Ohio
Daniel 8 Male W at home Ohio
Mark 6 Male W at home Ohio
Willie E. 1 Male W at home Ohio
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1880 Census information. Paulding Co., Jackson Twp. Ohio
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's
Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Silas PEARSON Self M Male W 46 OH Farmer SC TN
Susanna PEARSON Wife M Female W 46 OH Keeping House SC VA
David PEARSON Son S Male W 18 OH Farmer OH OH
Mark PEARSON Son S Male W 16 OH Farmer OH OH
William A. PEARSON Son S Male W 10 OH At School OH OH
Martha J. PEARSON Dau S Female W 9 OH OH OH
Alonzo PEARSON Son S Male W 7 OH OH OH
Margrett E. PEARSON Dau S Female W 5 OH OH OH
Orey E. PEARSON Son S Male W 10M OH OH OH
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1890 Veterans Schedule: Paulding Co., Jackson Twp. Ohio
Pearson, Silas Pvt. E 152 O. Inf. enlisted 2 May 1864; discharged 2 Sept
1864 - 4 months
See notes under uncle Ora Earl Pearson regarding when and why Silas and
family returned to Darke Co., OH.
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1900 Census information. Darke Co., York Twp. Ohio ( Note: Ora E. below is
not female - This is uncle "Earl" - big mistake on the enumerator's part.
Cannot tell if the census information is indicating that aunt Margaret Ellen
is widowed or divorced )
Household:
Name Relation Race Gender Month born Year Age Married/how long # kids/living
Birth Father born Mother born
Pearson, Silas Head W M Aug. 1834 65 M 41 OH SC Va
Susana Wife W F Mar. 1834 66 M 41 10/8 OH SC Va
Lonzo Son W M Feb. 1874 26 S OH OH OH
Ellen N. Dau. W F Apr. 1876 24 D or Wd? OH OH OH
Ora E. Dau. W F Aug. 1878 21 S OH OH OH
Bidlac, Flossie G. Dau. W F Dec 1896 3 S OH OH OH
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Cousin Cora Elizabeth Pearson, "Lib" stated on July 13 2005, that Silas and
Susannah attended a church named "Sugar Valley" while living in Darke Co
after 1890, but she was unable to recall the denomenation at the time.
Update: according to Silas' obituary they must have attended "Sugar Grove"
On a trip to Darke County Ohio March of 2006 I found Silas' obit in the
Versailles Policy newspaper at the Worch Public Library in Versailles. It
reads as follows:
"Silas Pearson was born in Miami County, Ohio, Aug. 12th, 1834, united in
marriage with Susannah Coats in 1859, to which union were born 10 children,
seven sons and three daughters, two of whom have preceded him to the better
world. Enlisted in the 152 Reg. Ohio Vol in 1864, served his country
faithfully and honorably discharged in Autumn of same year. He leaves three
brothers, two sisters, wife five sons and three daughters to mourn his
departure. With the going down of the sun on Sept 1st he lay down this earth
life for a new life of immortality beyond the skies. Aged 72 years and 20
days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. W. Arnold at Sugar Grove
church; interment at Shook's Chapel by undertaker Marker."
More About SILAS BENJAMIN PEARSON:
Burial: 04 Sep 1906, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.2
Marriage Notes for SUSANNAH COATS and SILAS PEARSON:
Sources:
Silas Pearson's Civil War Pension papers and Marriage Certificate
More About SILAS PEARSON and SUSANNAH COATS:
Marriage: 08 Sep 1859, Darke Co., Ohio
Children of SUSANNAH COATS and SILAS PEARSON are:
i. MARY A.3 PEARSON, b. 04 Oct 1860, Darke Co., OH.; d. 19 May 1937,
Greenville, Darke Co., OH.; m. JOSEPH COLEMAN, Oct 1887, Paulding Co.?, OH.;
b. Abt. 1855; d. Aft. 1937.
Notes for MARY A. PEARSON:
It's possible that Mary was nicknamed "Molly" - Source of information:
Recollections given to me from my first cousin once removed Maxine
(Supinger) Green, per telephone call on 01-28-01. On 8-9-02 during a visit
to Cora Elizabeth ( Pearson ) Oswalt, of Darke County OH., daughter of Ora
Earl Pearson, it was confirmed that Mary was indeed nicknamed "Mollie" and
that she married a Joseph Coleman and probably moved to Michigan. ( Possibly
Colon, MI. area ). However Mary is buried in Union City Cemetery, Union
City, IN.
Union City Evening Times, Wednesday, May 19, 1937
Proves Fatal - Mrs. Joe Coleman dies as a result of a fall last year. - She
had lived in Union City the past two years.
Mrs. Joseph Coleman, of North State Line street, passed away this morning at
9 o'clock at the Greenville, Ohio, hospital after a prolonged illness and
the result of a fall in which she sustained a fractured hip. She received
the fracture in a fall in the living room of her home. She was taken to the
Greenville hospital three or four weeks ago.
Mary A. Coleman, daughter and one of ten children born to Silas and Susanna
Pearson was born near Greenville in Darke County, Ohio, on October 4, 1860.
She was married to Joseph A. Coleman 50 years ago and if her life would have
been spared to this coming October, they would have been given that
privilege which few are privileged to experience, the Golden Wedding
anniversary. She came to Union City with her family from Mt. Vernon, O.,
where her husband formerly was the owner of a glass factory. Besides the
husband she is survived by two sons, Clyde Coleman, of Union City, and
Forest Coleman, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Also one brother, William Pierson, of
Versailles, O.
She was a member of the First United Brethren church and a devout Christian
woman, and made many friends during her comparatively short residence in
Union City, who join in extending sympathy to the bereaved husband and sons.
The body was taken to the Fraze funeral home from where the funeral will be
held Saturday at 10 o'clock in the morning conducted by Rev. Lewis G.
Ludwick of the United Brethren church.
More About MARY A. PEARSON:
Burial: 22 May 1937, Union City Cemetery, Union City, IN.
More About JOSEPH COLEMAN and MARY PEARSON:
Marriage: Oct 1887, Paulding Co.?, OH.
ii. DAVID STUTSMAN PEARSON, b. 03 Dec 1861, Greenville, Darke Co., OH.; d.
13 Oct 1955, Montgomery Co., OH.; m. (1) CORA F. TUCKER, 06 Oct 1886,
Paulding Co., OH.; b. Unknown; m. (2) CORA BELLE MCDOUGAL, 04 May 1895,
Paulding Co., OH.; b. 29 Jul 1879, Anna, Shelby Co., OH.; d. 07 Dec 1952,
Piqua, Miami Co., OH..
Notes for DAVID STUTSMAN PEARSON:
A copy of an old typewritten article was given to me years ago by my grand
aunt Velma. The article was written just after the death of David. It reads
the following:
" David Stutsman Pearson was born December 2 ( I think it was the 3rd ),
1861 near Greenville Ohio and was the son of Silas Pearson and Susannah
Coats Pearson. As a boy he attended Concord School and worked in his
father's brickyard. He continued as a brickmaker until his marriage. He was
married May 4, 1895 to Cora MacDougle and to this union was born nine
children, four boys and five girls. Two of the boys died in infancy. His
wife died December 7, 1952. The remaining children are:
Ethel Arnold of Carpentersville, Illinois.
Velma Shook of Dayton, Ohio
Pearl Supinger of Piqua, Ohio
Ernest Pearson of Bay City, Michigan
Mary Samuels of Indianapolis, Indiana
Charles Pearson of Piqua, Ohio
Marjorie Armstrong of New Weston, Ohio
He is also survived by one brother, Earl Pearson of New Weston, Ohio, and 32
( note: Obit reads 42 grandchildren ) Grandchildren and 17 Great
grandchildren. Five Brothers and Three Sisters preceeded him in death.
Mister Pearson worked as a farmer after his marriage and endeared himself to
the hundreds who knew him. During the last years of his life his health
failed him and much time was spent in the hospital. In spite of this, he
maintained interest in th services of the Church, and loved the House of God
who saved him at the age of 76."
David's obit from The Journal Herald, Dayton, Ohio, Oct 15, 1955:
ANSONIA - David S. Pearson, 93, a former resident of the Lightsville area in
Darke County, died Thursday at a Dayton hospital where he had been a patient
for some time. Services will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at Shook's chapel
northeast of Rossburg, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call
at the Oliver funeral home in Ansonia. Surviving are two sons, Ernest of Bay
City, Mich., and Charles of Piqua; five daughters, Ethel Pearson of
Carpentersville, lLL.; Mrs. Velma Shook of Dayton; Mrs. Pearl Supinger of
Piqua; Mrs. Mary Samuels of Indianapolis and Mrs. Marjorie Armstrong of New
Weston; 42 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and a brother Earl Pearson
of Rossburg.
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David was married previous to a woman of unknown name. It is believed from
further research that the marriage record of one such David Pearson and a
Cora F. Tucker in Paulding Co., OH. Oct 6, 1886 very well may be his first
wife. Circumstantial evidence suggests this is the case. My step grandmother
Bess (Sarianides) Pearson stated that she thought that David's first wife
very well could have been a "Cora" as well. I vaguely remember my
grandfather talking about David's first wife and him also saying he thought
she was also named Cora. Nine years after this first marriage, David married
my great grandmother Cora Belle McDougal.
A strong theory in regards to David's middle name being Stutsman is as
follows: There was a Jesse Stutsman, born in 1833 and died in 1926 who was
an Elder in the Painter Creek Brethern Church in 1867. Gale Honeyman said
that there were very few Stutsman families in Darke County at this time and
this Jesse was living near Silas and Susannah during the time many of Silas
and Susannah's children were born in or near Painter's Creek. With Jesse
being the same age as Silas and in the same area, coupled with the fact that
their were few Stutsman families in the area, chances are great that this
man Jesse was a close family friend and or very much admired, and that David
was named in honor of him. Perhaps Jesse and Silas both served in the Civil
War together? This is something I may look into in the near future.
A letter writen to me by cousin Don Bird. Sent by e-mail in Sept of 1999.
My earliest memories of the Pearson clan were of course prior to my father's
death in Nov, 1929. I was eight then and we made the trip from Indianapolis
to Piqua in a Model "T" Ford that dad had bought for twenty dollars. We
arrived happily at the home of Aunt Cora and Uncle Dave Pearson. One of the
first great events I enjoyed was the butchering of seven hogs. I helped
build the fire to heat the water that would be used to dip the hogs in after
they were killed. Then they were lifted up by a rope and pulley to hang at
the right height for being skinned and cut up in the various sizes. I
learned then that no one on a farm slept late! The men started arriving at
3:30AM and all eased their way out to the barn. You must remember that
during that time of year it was somewhat cold and these poor fellows had
just left their house without breakfast. So, you can see why the trip to the
barn was the first thing on the agenda. There was where the liquid
refreshments were stashed. There was actually enough to get every one warm!
It was funny to me watching them trying to hide the bottle as they tipped it
up to their lips. Some of them would say to me, "This is for men only, no
little boys". Well I knew what it smelled like and no one could even force
me to drink any of it. Another thing, when they drank it they started
getting silly!
While the butchering was going on, which would last about three or more
hours, the wives of these men were in the kitchen with Aunt Cora Bell and
they were preparing a breakfast that would today be worth ten dollars each.
Meanwhile I was carying wood to the smoke house to smoke almost all of Uncle
Dave's share of the meat. Each man that showed up received a small share of
the meat that was prepared. Of course they had known each other all their
lives and this was an annual affair they all enjoyed.
Now the meat could not be smoked until Aunt Cora had applied the salt and
seasonings to each and every ham, side of bacon and shoulder roast and
termed ready by this great lady and master of ceremonies in the kitchen.
Then the meat was hung in the smoke house and I started the fire, under the
close supervision of uncle Dave and about seven other men that I did not
know. Of course my dad was there also and he was right at home with all the
precedings and the company of men.
After the work was all done the breakfast started. I was sure at my young
age that these men had been without food for at least one week for they kept
going back for more util I was wondering if the women folk would get
anything to eat! I found out later that my all- knowing Aunt had stashed
some food in the warming oven to prevent the hardest workers being slighted
of food! Now the men have been through with their work for about two hours
and the women are still in the kitchen working. I ran out to the smoke house
from time to time to make sure the fire was smoking and not just burning.
All of a sudden everyone stood up and started going toward their wagons and
buckboards to head for their homes, there to put in still another day of
work. These people were work hardened and dedicated to their families in
their quiet way, and would get up out of bed to help anyone in need of them.
When the meat had all been smoked after about twenty one days
it was moved to the pantry next to the kitchen and hung from the ceiling. I
can still smell the aroma of smoked meat and pure hickory smoke! It was
wonderful.
About the same procedure was used when it came time to harvest the wheat.
The men then would go from neighbor to neighbor in turn, and thrash the
wheat. Of course, again, the women gathered in the kitchen and prepared not
only breakfast but also started lunch and baked bread for all to eat. still
remember Aunt Cora's bread. The loaves were what she called "man-sized",
meaning a slice was about six inches square and an inch thick. With homemade
strawberry jam you thought there was nothing better anywhere.
Aunt Cora had an old leather and horse hair sofa in her kitchen that was a
two seater and she would sit on it every morning till she heard a chicken at
the kitchen door. She would let the chicken in and the hen would hop up on
that old couch and lay an egg and then leave and holler about it all the way
to the barn. Then Aunt Cora would get up and get to work. She fed the
chickens, and Dolly and Molly, the two twenty year old mares that did all
the hard work on their place. These mares were each blind in one eye and
therefore when you hitched them to a wagon they would always stand to be
hitched so that their good eye was to the outside so they could make the
turns. When you were drilling wheat you did not need to hold the reins for
they could walk a straighter line than most people.
Aunt Cora was of course my favorite relative, and my family all were
happiest when we were going to see her. Long after my father died I visited
Aunt Cora after I had left my foster home. They lived out in the country
near a cemetery. Aunt Cora called their place "Tea-Cup". I guess it was
because of the smallness of it. This was about 1936 when I visited the David
Pearsons. I stayed the first winter and uncle Dave suggested that I start
running a trap line to catch musk rats for sale. I did that, and was paid by
a buyer that would drive down the road past our house and if I had a red rag
hanging on the barn he would drive to the barn and pick up the rats I had
put there. I was paid
65 cents for each rat. Some weeks I would net $12.00! I thought I was rich.
At that time Charlie and Margie were both single. Charles was dating Eileen
Stump, and she was very pretty and was loved by all that knew her. Margie
had not met Lowell Armstrong yet. During these days Charlie owned a 1929
Chevy and drove ir fast on the road and also took his dad to different
places. One place was Greenvile, about twenty five miles away. I was riding
in the middle of the front seat and Uncle Dave was on the outside when he
said," how fast are we going son?" Charley never cracked a smile and said,
"about thirty-five, dad. Uncle Dave said he thought we were moving right
along. We were actually going close to 70 mph! I also went with Charley to
pick Margie up from HS. Margie had asked Charley not to honk the horn for
you could hear it in the next county, and the noise it made was "ah-oo-gaaa!
We pulled up to the highschool and Charley looked at me and asked if he
should honk it. Then, without an answer he blasted it!
Years later, my wife Marge, and I would attend the Pearson reunion and we
loved it. There would be a large group of Pearsons there, and we always felt
it was quite remarkable, because throughout the whole wonderful day, we
would never hear an ugly word. No child of the many that were there cried.
No swearing words were heard. This was even after Charley and I would win
every game of horse shoes. I do not remember ever seeing any liquor nor beer
at one of these gatherings. However, the first words heard when we arrived
were, DID YOU BRING THE ICE CREAM? That was because we always made a gallon
of organic peach ice cream, and strawberry (organic) packed in
salt and ice so when we got there it would be properly frozen. Both were
delicious!! That was because we grew our own berry plants and peaches on our
place. We have often said in the recent years that we need another Pearson
reunion! They were wonderful, and we are glad you are going to have another
one up there some day soon.
Uncle Dave was somewhat of a character in certain mannerisms and
expressions. For instance, about Tuesday evening or at the latest, Wednesday
evening Dave would say, "Cora, my back is paining me again. I am going to
have to get something to help it". Now, whether it was winter or summer he
would sit near the only source of heat in the house, the kitchen stove.
There he would sit with his leather jacket on and leaning just a smidge
toward the fire. Aunt Cora wood say "If you would get up and do something
you would start to feel better." Dave would reply saying, "Cora you just
don't know how bad my back is." By Thursday morning Dave was in mortal
misery and pleading with Cora to listen to him. Finally about 10:30 AM Cora
would say "Alright, here is your $2.00 and when the patent medicine man gets
here get a bottle and hush. Now the medicine was about fifty percent
alcohol, and old Dave wanted a little fix. After the bottle was gone the
same day we had a little fun talking to Dave when he started to reminisce
and regale us with the funny things that had happened to him during his
life.
Uncle Dave was born in 1861 and the times I am speaking of he was about 75
years old. He was still strong, and when he put out the effort he could do
farm work. Sometimes at night when I first lie down I can hear Dave say
"Come on Dolly, you are letting Molly do all the work, so giddyap there!" I
still have a warm place in my heart for the David Stutsman Pearson family,
and I have found in these later years that all Pearsons are the same kindly
and good people as those old folks.
Best to you and yours,
Your cousin,
Don Bird
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Due to the destruction of the 1890 Federal Census I have to speculate on
where David lived after the 1880 Census ( found with his parental family in
Paulding Co ) and before 1900. My guess is he remained in Paulding Co. The
evidence being I have found he married his first wife, Cora Tucker in
Paulding Co. Ohio, Oct of 1886, despite finding his parents Silas and
Susannah in Darke Co., in 1900. David then married his second wife May 4,
1895 also in Paulding Co., OH. I believe this time period is when, as family
history says, David had a brick making business. I would like to search and
find the record of David's divorce with Cora Tucker in Paulding Co.
1900 Paulding Co., Jackson Twp., Ohio Census: Enumerated on June 1st, 1900
Pearson, David farm laboror 38 married 5 years born OH Dec of 1861 Mother
and Father born OH. rented the house living in.
Cora B. wife 20 married 5 years born OH July 1879 Mother and Father born OH.
( not accurate )
Ethel W. dau. 4/12 born OH Feb 1900 Mother and Father born OH.
1910 Darke Co., York Twp., Ohio Census: Lived 2 houses from mother Susannah.
Pierson, David farmer 49 married 14 yrs. born Ohio, mother and father born
Ohio
Cora wife 31 5 children, 3 living born Ohio, father W. VA., mother VA. (
father was born in PA )
Ethel dau. 10 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Velma dau. 7 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Pearl dau. 6 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
1910 Darke County Directory:
There is a David Pearson listed in Adams Twp: Pearson, David, far, sec 30,
r, 110, Get (Gettysburg). The "r" stands for "renter" and I am not sure if
this is our David or not due to the homestead being in York Twp. as stated
above in the Census for 1910. However this may be a farm he rented but did
not live on? Note: I did find a David Pearson listed ( no family included )
in Adams Twp. and only his name was listed followed by the words "Refused to
answer". My most likely conclusion is that this is a different David
Pearson. Very interesting that this individual refused to give the
enumerater any information. If this is our David, then I am going to guess
that the reason he gave no information is because he was already enumerated
in York Twp.
1920 Darke Co., Brown Twp., Ohio Census:
Pearson, David 58 married, born Ohio, parents both born in Ohio, farmer
Cora 41 both parents born in Ohio, ( not accurate, father was born in in PA.
per Civil War pension papers )
Velma 17 born Ohio
Pearl 14 born Ohio
Ernest 7 born Ohio
Mary 4 born Ohio
Charles 1 born Ohio
1930 Darke Co., Wabash Twp. Ohio Census: ( indicates he was a renter )
Perrson, Dave 69 born Ohio, both parents born Ohio
Cora B 50 born Ohio, both parents born in PA.
Ernest 18 born Ohio, both parents born Ohio
Mary 14 born Ohio " " " "
Margaret 8 born Ohio " " " "
Charles 11 born Ohio " " " "
More About DAVID STUTSMAN PEARSON:
Burial: 16 Oct 1955, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
More About DAVID PEARSON and CORA TUCKER:
Marriage: 06 Oct 1886, Paulding Co., OH.
Notes for CORA BELLE MCDOUGAL:
Cora's obituary below was found in a scrapbook at the Garst Museum, so I am
uncertain as to what newspaper this was from but it does have the date of
1952 handwritten on it.
Cora Pearson Dead; Darke County Burial
PIQUA - Mrs. Cora Pearson, 73, of Piqua, died early yesterday at Piqua
Memorial hospital.
She is survived by her husband, David; five daughters, Ethel of Dundee,
Ill.; Mrs. Velma Shook of Dayton, Mrs Pearl Supinger of Piqua, Mrs Marjorie
Armstrong of New Weston and Mrs Mary Samuels of Indianapolis ; two sons,
Charles of Piqua, and Ernest of Bay City, Mich.; 31 grandchildren and 12
great grandchildren.
Services will be conducted by Rev. Nobel Schlechty at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Shook's Chapel church. Burial in Shook's cemetery. Freinds may call at the
Oliver funeral home in Ansonia after 7 p.m. today.
More About CORA BELLE MCDOUGAL:
Burial: Dec 1952, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
Fact 1: SS # 302-28-3052
Marriage Notes for DAVID PEARSON and CORA MCDOUGAL:
Source: E-mail and word of mouth from Don Bird.
More About DAVID PEARSON and CORA MCDOUGAL:
Marriage: 04 May 1895, Paulding Co., OH.
iii. MARK C. PEARSON, b. 14 Jul 1864, OH.; d. 09 Apr 1944, IL.; m. ANNE
KRISTINE LETH, 18 Dec 1889, Paulding Co., OH.; b. 13 Aug 1865, Chicago, IL.;
d. 1954, IL..
Notes for MARK C. PEARSON:
Arlene (Leth) Camp crc3(a)cableaz.com has birthdate as Feb 1865.
Notes for ANNE KRISTINE LETH:
Source: Joan (Nestman) Pearson: From a picture taken of Mark and Ann who
served with the Salvation Army and was in a picture in uniform.
Arlene (Leth) Camp has birthdate as August 13, 1865 taken from her birth
record. " I have a copy of the original record from the ELCA archives. She
actually had another sister with the same name who was born in 1863 but
evidently died before the other Anne Kristine was born. They had the
practice in Norway of naming children the same name as a child who had died.
"
Marriage Notes for MARK PEARSON and ANNE LETH:
Source: E-mail from Arlene (Leth) Camp crc3(a)cableaz.com May 20, 2005.
More About MARK PEARSON and ANNE LETH:
Marriage: 18 Dec 1889, Paulding Co., OH.
iv. INFANT PEARSON, b. Bet. 1864 - 1870.
v. WILLIAM A. PEARSON, b. 08 Dec 1870, Darke Co., OH.; d. 1951, Darke Co.,
OH; m. (1) REGINA SUPINGER, 07 Apr 1899, Darke Co., OH.; b. 1882; d. 1939;
m. (2) MARTHA HESS, Aft. 1939; b. 1883; d. Aft. 1965.
Notes for WILLIAM A. PEARSON:
1910 Census index for Darke Co., Wabash Twp., Ohio:
Pearson, Wm. A. Teacher 39 married 11 yrs. born Ohio, mother and father born
Ohio
Regina wife 28 1 child, 1 living born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Ralph son 10 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
More About WILLIAM PEARSON and REGINA SUPINGER:
Marriage: 07 Apr 1899, Darke Co., OH.
Notes for MARTHA HESS:
Source of information: Recollections given to me from my first cousin once
removed Maxine (Supinger) Green, per telephone call on 01-28-01. No
Children.
More About WILLIAM PEARSON and MARTHA HESS:
Marriage: Aft. 1939
vi. MARTHA J PEARSON, b. 08 Apr 1871, Darke Co., OH.; d. 24 Dec 1938, Colon,
MI.; m. (1) GEORGE WILLIAM HUGHES, 08 Sep 1889, Paulding Co., OH.; b. Apr
1857, IN.; d. Bet. 1900 - 1901; m. (2) SAMUEL A. HUGHES, 05 Nov 1901, Darke
Co., OH.; b. 07 Mar 1867, OH.; d. 21 Oct 1949, Colon, MI..
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM HUGHES:
Per Mary Lynn McManus Toluchanian: " ...the 1900 census (Jackson Township,
Paulding Co., Ohio, E.D. 52, p. 9A, lines 44-50, visitation No. 169/181)
indicates that Martha's first husband, George A. Hughes, was born in April
1857, in Indiana, and died between 01 June 1900 and November 1901."
I added George's middle name "William" per an e-mail from descendant Jack
Hughes, jackjonhughes2003(a)yahoo.com dated 4/08/2007. I am currently waiting
on his response for a source.
Marriage Notes for MARTHA PEARSON and GEORGE HUGHES:
Per Mary Lynn McManus Toluchanian: "Further research turned up the marriage
of George Hughes and Martha Pearson on 08 September 1889, in Paulding, Ohio
(Ancestry.com, Database: Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900, <www.ancestry.com>,
11-13-02)."
More About GEORGE HUGHES and MARTHA PEARSON:
Marriage: 08 Sep 1889, Paulding Co., OH.
Marriage Notes for MARTHA PEARSON and SAMUEL HUGHES:
Gale Honeyman letter postmarked 16 June 1994 to Mary Lynn McManus
Toluchanian - "It appears that this is her second Hughes husband, but find
no first marriage nor do I find her in the 1900 Darke Co., Census."
More About SAMUEL HUGHES and MARTHA PEARSON:
Marriage: 05 Nov 1901, Darke Co., OH.
vii. ALONZO PEARSON, b. 28 Jan 1873, Darke Co., OH.; m. ANNA PLACE, 31 May
1901, Darke Co., OH.; b. May 1883, Darke Co., OH..
Notes for ALONZO PEARSON:
1910 Darke Co., Wayne Twp., Versailles, OH. Census index:
Pearson, Alonzo 37 married 9 yrs. lumber mill labor born Ohio, mother and
father born OH.
Anna B. wife 27 3 children 2 living born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
Hazel M. da. 8 born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
Agnes da. 6 born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
8/9/02 Cora Elizabeth, "Lib" Oswalt, daughter of Ora Earl Pearson said that
she thought that uncle Lon moved to St Louis MO. where one of his daughters
lived and died there.
More About ALONZO PEARSON and ANNA PLACE:
Marriage: 31 May 1901, Darke Co., OH.
viii. MARGARET ELLEN PEARSON, b. 09 Apr 1876, Darke Co., Ohio; d. 26 Aug
1949, Darke Co., Ohio; m. (1) EMERY BIDLACK, 26 Oct 1896, Rossburg, Darke
Co., OH.; b. 12 Jul 1873, Defiance Co., OH.; m. (2) NEWTON M. PASSMORE, 14
Apr 1901, Darke Co., OH.; b. Unknown; m. (3) CURT DOTY, 05 Jan 1911; b.
1863; d. 1954.
Notes for MARGARET ELLEN PEARSON:
Buried in Shooks Chapel Cemetery on August 28, 1949, age 73-4-26. Res. 1 1/2
mi. S. Jackson School. Source: The Oliver Funeral Home records provided by
Susan Kendall skendall(a)infinet.com
The Darke Co. Births records list her as "Elizabeth" and at the time of her
birth the residence was in Greenville Township.
More About EMERY BIDLACK and MARGARET PEARSON:
Marriage: 26 Oct 1896, Rossburg, Darke Co., OH.
More About NEWTON PASSMORE and MARGARET PEARSON:
Marriage: 14 Apr 1901, Darke Co., OH.
More About CURT DOTY and MARGARET PEARSON:
Marriage: 05 Jan 1911
ix. ORA EARLINGTON PEARSON, b. 03 Aug 1879, Paulding Co., OH.; d. 01 Oct
1960, Darke Co., OH.; m. CORA LOCKE, 02 Feb 1920, Darke Co., OH.; b. 08 Jun
1892, Darke Co., OH.; d. Apr 1962, Darke Co., OH..
Notes for ORA EARLINGTON PEARSON:
Source: Information graciously provided by oldest daughter of Ora "Earl"
Pearson, Cora Elizabeth (Pearson) Oswalt by phone conversation on 9-27-99.
Cora Elizabeth, know as "Lib" resides at 14599 McClannan Rd., New Weston,
Ohio 45348. Lib said that her father Earl was born in Paulding Co., OH.
According to conversation with Aunt Lib on July 13, 2005, she says her
father Earl told her that Silas brought his family back to Darke from
Paulding when he, Earl, was nine years old, because Silas thought that the
water from the well he had dug, "was killing him". Quote being from Aunt
Lib. I suspect this to have been a guestimation on uncle Earl's part
regarding how old he was when they returned to Darke, due to the fact that
Earl was nine years old between his ninth birthday August 3, 1888 to tenth
birthday, August 3. 1889 and I have found Silas living in Paulding Co., OH.
according to the 1890 Veteran's schedule, used as an 1890 census
replacement.
More About ORA EARLINGTON PEARSON:
Burial: 1960, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
Notes for CORA LOCKE:
Obit found at Garst Museum March 2006 in a scrapbook: Dated 1962, name of
paper not listed.
Cora L. Pearson Dies in Dayton
Ansonia - Cora L. Pearson, 69 formerly of R.R. 1, New Weston, died in Dayton
yesterday at 5 p.m.
Mrs Pearson was a native of the Arcanum area and had been a life-long Darke
County resident. She spent most of her life in the Rossburg area.
Surviving are two sons, Harry Pearson, R.R. 3, Versailles, and Robert, Union
City rural route; two daughters, Mrs Elizabeth Oswalt, and Mrs Frances
Jones, both of New Weston; 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Oliver funeral home here, with
Rev. Walter Martin officiating. Burial will be in Shook cemetery, located
between Rossburg and New Weston. Friends may call at the funeral home after
3 p.m. Thursday.
More About CORA LOCKE:
Burial: 1962, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
More About ORA PEARSON and CORA LOCKE:
Marriage: 02 Feb 1920, Darke Co., OH.
x. JAMES PEARSON, b. Aft. 1879.
Notes for JAMES PEARSON:
I have no "proof" of this child. Information came from my cousin Cora
Elizabeth "Lib" Oswalt of Darke Co., OH. oldest daughter of great grand
uncle Ora Earl Pearson. Lib said that her father Earl said that "Jimmy
died". How old or when he died is not mentioned but it appears it must have
been at a very young age. Lib said she heard that he died of appendicitis.
5. GEORGE W.2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 23 Mar
1839 in Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH., and died 12 Jan 1912 in Jay Co.,
Redkey, IN.. He married ELLEN DAY Abt. 1865. She died Bef. 1912.
Notes for GEORGE W. COATS:
Birth and death information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
More About GEORGE W. COATS:
Burial: Jan 1912, Hillcrest Cemetery
Notes for ELLEN DAY:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Marriage Notes for GEORGE COATS and ELLEN DAY:
Marriage date is a guess due to birthdates of children.
More About GEORGE COATS and ELLEN DAY:
Marriage: Abt. 1865
Children of GEORGE COATS and ELLEN DAY are:
i. AMANDA V.3 COATE, b. 21 May 1866; d. 11 Oct 1899; m. MARK BURTON.
Notes for AMANDA V. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for MARK BURTON:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
ii. ISAAC T COATE, b. 16 Jan 1868; m. EMMA THOMPSON.
Notes for ISAAC T COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Look for this couple in the
1910 Census, Kokomo, IN.
Notes for EMMA THOMPSON:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
iii. SARAH S. COATE, b. 10 Aug 1869; d. 14 Oct 1890.
Notes for SARAH S. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
iv. FLORA B. COATE, b. 14 Mar 1871; m. WILLIAM WYRICK.
Notes for FLORA B. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for WILLIAM WYRICK:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Look for this couple in Kokomo,
IN.
v. ROSA F. COATE, b. 24 May 1873; m. CHARLES T. MORROW.
Notes for ROSA F. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for CHARLES T. MORROW:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Lived in Jay Co., Redkey, IN.
vi. LENA A. COATE, b. 22 Feb 1875; d. 01 Jun 1898; m. HENRY RICHEU.
Notes for LENA A. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for HENRY RICHEU:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
vii. WILLIAM JESSE COATE, b. 19 Dec 1877; d. 22 Jun 1909; m. NORA LUCKY.
Notes for WILLIAM JESSE COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for NORA LUCKY:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
viii. NOAH ELMER COATE, b. 04 Oct 1879; m. PEARL SMITH.
Notes for NOAH ELMER COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Lived in Logansport, IN.
Notes for PEARL SMITH:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
6. MARK2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born Dec 1841 in
OH.3. He married MARTHA A ???. She was born Abt. 1849 in OH..
Notes for MARK COATS:
1880 Harrisville, Randolph, IN federal census
Mark Coats; Self; Married; Male; White; 38; Ohio; Carpenter; SC; VA
Marth A " ; Wife; Married; Female; White; 31; Ohio; Keeps House; OH; OH
Noah " ; Son; Single; Male; White; 5; Indiana; OH; OH
Lydia M. " ; Daughter; Single; Female; 3; Indiana; OH; OH
Ocar O. "; Son; Single; Male; 4M; Indiana; OH; OH ( was wondering if this
oscar's middle name was "Otis" However it appears that is may have been
"Otto"- see below on Otis in the clue section )
_____________________________________________________________
Notes for MARTHA A ???:
I believe this Martha to be Martha Davenport who married a Mark Coats, March
25, 1875 as per suggested to me by e-mail from Alice Huffman, April 01, 2006
citing a marriage record between a Mark Coats and a Martha Davenport. ( Just
another probable Davenport connection )
Children of MARK COATS and MARTHA ??? are:
i. NOAH3 COATS, b. Abt. 1875, IN.
ii. LYDIA M. COATS, b. Abt. 1877, IN.
iii. OSCAR O. COATS, b. Feb 1880, IN4.
Notes for OSCAR O. COATS:
On the 1900; Census Wayne, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: T623 399; Page: 1A;
Enumeration District: 130. it appears that Oscar's middle name is "Otto"
Endnotes
1. Elias B Coats Civil War Pension application.
2. Lois Ann Baker, Selected Compilation of Cemeteries and Related Churches
Vol 5 .
3. 1900; Census Place: Wayne, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: T623 399; Page: 1A;
Enumeration District: 130..
4. 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: T9_307; Family
History Film: 1254307; Page: 166.2000; ..
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Clues regarding my Coats family
?( )? equals corrections
1. An Otis Coats and family are found in the 1870 Wayne Twp., Randolph Co.,
IN census. He's 27 and married to a Catherine, 20, with Margaret 2, David 1,
and what appears to be Otis father and mother living with them Issac 55 and
Maranda 56.
2. An Otis Coats and family in the 1880 Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. with
wife Catherine children Margaret, David Flora, Henry, Cora and Roretta
3. An Otis and family in the 1900 census for Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN.
with wife Catherine and children Edward O. age 19, and Gladie E. age 12
4. An Otis Coats and family found 1910 Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. with
son Edgar O 29, Meda M. 29 daughter in law; and their children Ruby 8,
Thelma 7, and Violet 5.
I do not know that this Otis is the same as the Otis who was our cousin.
________________________________________________________________
1. 1880 Fed Census, White River Twp., Randolph Co., IN. William Coats, HOH,
age 42, he?s a Farmer, born in OH and so was his parents. Wife Lucinda ,
age 41, born in IN. and so was her parents. Children J. ( can?t make out
the name but it starts with ?J? ), son age 9, Bertie son age 6, Maudie
daughter age 3. Children were born in IN.
2. 1880 Federal Census, Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. David Davenport, HOH,
age 56, born OH, Occupation Cabinet Maker, mother born in PA., wife
Margaret, age 57, born OH, Father born VA. (S.C.), mother born PA. ( VA.),
Living with them as a servant, Coats, Margaret, born IN, father born IN,
mother born IN. Living six houses away is Mark Coats, 38, Carpenter born OH,
father, SC, mother VA, wife Marth A, 31, born IN, father OH, mother OH.
Children Noah age 5, Lydia M age 2 and Oscar O. age 4 mos born in Feb of
1880.
3. 1900 Federal Census, Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. David S. Davenport,
HOH, age 76 born Oct of 1823, appears to say his occupation is ?minister?
but is faded and hard to read. Wife Margaret age 71 born March 1829, one
child none living. Says father born in N.C. ( S.C. ) mother in VA. Living
with them are Flossie R Coddington , servant, 14, born Nov 1885 in IN,
Charles D Halderman, born Feb 1888, 12, great grandson, born IN. Living
about 5 houses away was Marcus ( Mark ) Coats, HOH, born Dec 1841, age 58,
born Oh, father N. Carolina ( SC ) mother VA., occupation Laborer, wife Anna
, born 1849, age 51, born OH, 4 children, 3 living. Children were ?Dora? (
Noah ) son born May 1875 IN, age 25, and Otto, son, born July 1880, IN.
4. 1910 Federal Census Wayne Twp., Randolph Co IN. Mark Coats, HOH, age 68,
married 35 years, born in OH, father born in North (South) Carolinia,
mother born in Virginia, Occupation Breakman, works at railroad, Wife?s
name ?M. Ann?, age 61, had four children, three are living, born Ohio,
Father Born OH., mother born OH.; living with them is Margaret Davenport,
sister to Mark, 82 years old, widowed, had 9 children only 1 living. Born
OH, father OH ( S.C. ), mother OH. (VA.)
5. 1920 Fed Census, Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. Martha Coats, HOH, 71
years old appears to have never married as she?s listed as single as opposed
to married, widowed or divorced. She was born in OH and so was her parents.
Next door is Otis Coats, HOH, age 77, married, born in IN, father SC and
mother New York, he was a postmaster. Wife was Margaret age 56 born in VA
and so was her parents.
Randolph-Jay County IN Archives History - Books .....Chapter I Reunion Of
The Coats Family
1896_____________________________________________________________Copyright.
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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:Joy Fisher
sdgenweb(a)yahoo.com February 17, 2007, 9:50 pm Book Title: Reminiscences Of
Adams, Jay And Randolph Counties CHAPTER I.REUNION OF THE COATS FAMILY.
On Sunday, September 1, a reunion of the Coats family was held in W. R.
Diehl's grove, four miles west of Winchester. Music, and speaking by A. J.
Studebaker was the order of the forenoon exercises, after which a table
about two hundred feet long was loaded with the choicest the country
affords, all hands doing what they could to hide from view as much of the
good things in sight as possible. Elder D. S. Davenport invoked the Divine
blessing, after which there was an engagement of a half-hour's duration in
which knives and forks were dexterously used. Verily to the victors belong
the spoils, as after the smoke had cleared away it was quite perceptible
that much had been accomplished, yet, after all had been satisfied that all
could not be eaten, there was enough left to raise another generation of
Coatses. After dinner the brass band from Saratoga rendered some excellent
music, interspersed with some choice selections from the choir, after which
Robert Dodd was introduced and in a very entertaining manner gave a detailed
history of the Coats family. He said that grandfather, John Coats, was born
in North Carolina in the year 1787, and grandmother, Sally Wright Coats, was
born in the same state in the year 1788. They were married in 1808, moving
soon thereafter to Covington, Ohio, where there were six children born to
them, viz.: Thomas W., Isaac, Charlotte, Charity, William and James. In the
year 1819 they came to Randolph County, then almost an unknown wilderness,
stopping on the farm now occupied by Tyre Puckett, our present Township
Trustee. Grandfather Coats entered the land he selected for a home three
miles east of Winchester, on the Big Four railroad, where there were
fourteen children born to them, two dying in infancy. They raised twelve
children to man and womanhood, all married and settled around them so near
that they could go home for breakfast. Grandfather Coats was Justice of the
Peace when that office done about all the legal business of the county. He
was a man of almost iron constitution, working by the day for the support of
his large family and clearing his farm after night. With the assistance of
grandmother they struggled through, making their clothing from the lint or
flax and skins of animals, going on horseback to Richmond, Indiana, to mill
through almost impenetrable forests, being frequently disturbed by Indians
and wild beasts. Their house was a stopping place for travelers in the early
settlement of the county, many weary, hungry traveler found a welcome
beneath their friendly roof. Grandfather and Grandmother Coats belonged to
the society of Friends and led an upright, honorable life, ever ready to
extend a helping hand to those less fortunate than themselves. They lived to
a ripe old age and were gathered to their Father as a shock of corn cometh
in its season. The Coats family have been closely identified with the
history of Randolph County. Other speeches were made by Ann Coats, Joel
Pickett, D. S. Davenport, G. C. Shultz, S. D. Coats and A. J. Studebaker. A
pleasant feature of the afternoon exercise was the spinning of flax with an
old-fashioned spinning wheel by the only living daughter, Aunt Polly Pogue,
seventy-four years old, who was placed upon the platform and the entire
crowd passed around and saw how the clothing of our grand-parents was made.
After the exercises were concluded the family was formed and marched out and
counted, there being 180 present. Charles Pierce was present with his camera
and took a picture of the group. An organization was effected by the
election of D. S. Davenport, president; Otis Coats, treasurer; George Coats,
secretary, and Ann Coats, assistant secretary. W. Diehl, Robert Dodd, Simeon
Cox, S. D. Coats and Simon Snyder were appointed a committee of arrangements
for our next annual reunion. The Coats family are good eaters, but Seth can
surround more saltrising bread than most men of his size. W. R. Deihl
brought down the house by singing in a most laughable manner "The Old Arm
Chair." There were other features of the occasion deserving mention, but for
fear of being consigned to the waste basket,I will close.
GEORGE COATS, Secretary. Reminiscences of Adams, Jay and Randolph Counties
Compiled by Martha C. M. Lynch Ft. Wayne, IN: Lipes, Nelson & Singmaster
Circa 1896 File at:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/in/randolph/history/1896/reminisc/ch...
This file has been created by a form athttp://www.genrecords.org/infiles/
____________________________________ I have received a couple pictures from
Sharon Ann Plessinger of Versailles OH. One of the picture is of Herkamer,
( Daniel - I believe son of Elias B Coats ) and wife Catherine (Stump)
Coats. Another is a picture of an Otis Coats and labled "Otis Coats cousin
of Daniel H Coats" Sharon descends through Daniel H Coats and wife
Catherine. I believe that the above census records show that many of the
children of John and Martha "Patsy" (Rudy) Coats moved to Randolph and
surrounding counties in IN.Then I find the above History of the Coats family
reunion, written circ 1896 and find many of the same names, including D. S.
Davenport, Otis Coats, George Coats, William Coats, etc., and ties them into
the family of Coats descended from John and Sarah "Sally" (Wright) Coats who
also went to Randolph Co., IN. Notice that D. S. Davenport's listed
occupation in the 1900 census above is "Minister" which further supports the
"Elder D. S. Davenport" in the Coats reunion history above to be one and the
same David S. Davenport who married Margaret Coats, sister to my Susannah
Coats. The link to Otis Coats also supports the tie into this particular
Coats family. Also in regards to William Coats written afidavit in regards
to Silas Pearson's Civil War pension requests reveals more interesting
connections. First of all, this William Coats was from Randolph Co., IN. He
stated he "had been personally aquainted with Silas Pearson since we were
young boys. Brought up together and since we both came home from the service
we have visited each other frequently. Lived neighbor to him from the first
of the year of 1865 to the fall of 1866 and since then we have met on a
average of twice a year ..." As you can see, I am becoming more and more
comfortable ( albeit not fully proven yet ) with the idea that my Susannah
Coats ancestry ties in with the John and Sally Wright Coats family. However
I am still clueless as to how it connects. I am comfortable with who her
father and mother were ( John and Martha "Patsy" Rudy Coats ), but behind
that I am still missing exactly who her grandparents were. It may have been
a John Coats but I don't see how it could have been a Susan Brock. Thanks
for taking the time to see what I have posted. I am wearing myself out
typing all of this and probably wearing you out reading it all. Please
comment back to me as to what you think? Am I on to something here or not? I
think the evidence is pretty strong in favor of the theory that somehow my
Coats line is related to the John and Sally Wright Coats family. HELP! : )
Steve Pearson401 Crescent Dr. Mt. Pleasant, MI.
48858989-775-3548spearson55(a)chartermi.net
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From: spearson55(a)chartermi.netTo: coats(a)hotmail.comSubject: Fw: New Coats evidenceDate: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:07:34 -0400
Char can you please forward this message to Guy Coats? I do not have his most recent e-mail address. I am pretty sure he is on one of the list.
Thanks, Steve
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Subject: New Coats evidence
Coats research progress update
As many of you know, I am a descendant of Susannah Coats ( 1834-1912 ) daughter of John ( 1796 - 1864 ) and Martha "Patsy" ( Rudy) Coats. ( 1802 - aft 1864 ). When I first began researching years ago the Coats line I had found out about the theory of John being a Jr., and probable son of a John Coats who was said to have married a Susan Brock. Some of you may also descend from the mysterious ( did they ever really exist? ) John and Susan Brock Coats. The theory went on saying that John was likely a son of "gentleman" John Coats of Bush River Newberry Co., SC. I for one have never found any first hand information to support this. I have found lots of second hand stuff saying it's so. While I haven't 100% ruled it out, ( I will never in my mind 100% rule anything out until I've proven otherwise ), I am leaning more and more heavily towards thinking that my Coats line ties into the John and Sally Wright Coats family who settled after a brief stay in Miami Co, OH., then some in Darke Co., OH., and also in Randolph Co., IN. The following information is a brief synopsis of information I have received to lead me to feel the way I do. First I want to post my Coats ancestry of what I feel comfortable with being accurate. See below a report followed by the brief synopsis of clues I have gathered. Some of the sources are listed as endnotes but most are in the notes section of each individual. I am sure that there are mistakes in the work below but I feel for the most part it is pretty accurate. I have made added comments in red to provide more information. Please do not post this information on the internet without my permission.
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This below is a long report so I suggest one focuses his or her attention primarily to the red letter sections below and only read the rest that explains any questions you may have. Thanks so much for taking the time.
Descendants of John Coats
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 COATS (JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 1796 in S.C., and died 1864 in Darke Co., OH.. He married MARTHA RUDY 23 Sep 1826 in Miami Co., OH., daughter of SAMUEL RUDY and SARAH MCGUIRE. She was born 1802 in VA., and died Aft. 1864.
Notes for JOHN COATS:
Originally I was sent information on this family by Corinne H. Diller, unsure of her exact source for the information. Later after a conversation with Gale Honeyman Spring of 98, I discovered that the original research on this family was some of the work of the late Mary Helen Pemberton. Gale sent me a letter a few months later adding 4 of the children to the list I had from Corinne. Some of his information was taken from the records of the Greenville Creek Christian Church, in which John and Patsy were Charter members sometime if not the entire era of 1843 - 1859.
Some of the facts below was taken verbatum from Linda Coate's web site.
1796 or 1804 Born in SC
1820 Probably the John Sr. Coats living in Union Twp., Miami Co., OH somewhat close to several sons of Marmaduke Coate
Jul 3 or 9/23 1826 Marries Patsy Birely
1827 In Tax Lists for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH
1830 In Census for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH listed as Jr. "John Coats Jr is living with one male between 0 to 5, two males between 5 to 10, one male between 30 to 40, one female between 0 to 5, one female between 10 to 15, and lastly one female between 20 to 30." He lived two doors from his wife's parents.
1834 Daughter Susannah born in Ohio (d. 1912 in OH, m. Silas Pearson)
1840 In Census for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH
1843 He and wife are charter members of the Greenville Creek Church of Christ. There is an adjoining graveyard where they might be buried, but no gravestone exists for them there.
1850 He and his family are living in Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH in the 1850 census records, page 404. John Coats, 54, S.C., farmer, Martha, 48, VA., Susan, 16, Ohio, William, 12, Ohio, George, 10, OH, Mark, 8, OH, Hijah, 6, Ohio (E) Brother George is also living in that same township. Neither had any value listed under the real estate column and neither are in the deed records for Miami Co., Ohio suggesting that they didn't own their land. ( I have seen another researcher dispute this being my John Coats that married Martha "Patsy" Rudy and I intend in looking further into this to find out his source of information.. Perhaps more on this later )
On Wednesday March 29, 2006 I found an estate settlement on John Coats at the Garst Museum in Greenville OH. While there was not a lot of information partially due to the fact that John Coats was poor and partially due to the possibility that the file was incomplete, it did prove to be the right John Coats that is commonly known to be my Susannah's father. The Estate information is very brief stating "There being no property of any kind whatever to set off to the widow Martha Coats ( there being no minor children ) we certify that she will need, and was set off to her for one years maintenance in money the sum of, Two Hundred Dollars $(200)" ( then signed by the three appraisers - Wm E. Larimar, Joseph Swisher and Jas M. McKnight ). Then it goes on to say: "There being no personal estate of any kind whatever belongs to said estate except a claim on the United States, under the bounty act of 1861 and back pay allowed to said decedent in his lifetime ( but not paid ) an recount? of the services and death of Hijah Coats in the military services of the United States and we do appraise said claim at one hundred and thirty nine dollars..." The administrator of the estate was D.S. Davenport. I safely assume this to have been John's son-in-law, David S. Davenport who married daughter Margaret Coat(e)(s). ( Notice the clues below pertaining to D. S. Davenport )
John married Martha (Patsy) RUDY, daughter of Samuel RUDY and Sarah (Sally) McGUIRE, on 9/23/1826 in , Miami Co., OH, USA.1 2 (Martha (Patsy) RUDY was born about 1802 in , , VA, USA 7 and died after 1864 in , Darke Co., OH, USA? 7.)
Notes for MARTHA RUDY:
Married first to Noah Briley ( Birely ) on 10 August 1818
May have married John Coates, Jr.
The Martha Rudy (who married John Coate) was born in VA in 1802.
Married John Coate 23 Sept 1826 in Miami Co. OH.
Marriage Notes for JOHN COATS and MARTHA RUDY:
D-26, by ( missing page of performing person )
More About JOHN COATS and MARTHA RUDY:
Marriage: 23 Sep 1826, Miami Co., OH.
Children of JOHN COATS and MARTHA RUDY are:
i. UNKNOWN2 COATS, b. Abt. 1829.
Notes for UNKNOWN COATS:
I chose male as the sex of this child according to the 1840 census records that shows 2 males between 5-10 range in age. The only unnamed unaccounted for child is this one in this catagory with Elias being the other. Even so, it is a squeeze to fit him into the 5-10 range which may have really been 5-9 as the census reads "5 to under 10" due to the estimated birth date of 1827-1829.
ii. MARGARET COATS, b. Mar 1829, OH.; m. DAVID S. DAVENPORT, 10 Sep 1846, Miami Co., OH.; b. Oct 1823, OH.; d. Bef. 1910. ( Here is where D. S. Davenport connects to my line of Coats )
Notes for MARGARET COATS:
Source of birthdate: 1900 Census, Wayne, Randolph, Indiana: Roll: T623 399; page 1A; Enumeration District: 130.
Notes for DAVID S. DAVENPORT:
They are enumerated in the 1850 census of Newberry Township, Miami County #1141
1880 Census , Wayne, Randolph, Indiana: Roll: T9_307; page 166B
David Davenport; Self; Married; Male; White; 56; Ohio; Cabinet Maker; --- ; PA
Margaret " ; Wife; Married; Female; White; 51; Ohio; Keeps House; VA; PA
Margaret Coats; Other; Single; Female; White; 12; Indiana; House Keeper; IN; IN
1900 Census, Wayne, Randolph, Indiana: Roll: T623 399; page 1A; Enumeration District: 130.
Marriage Notes for MARGARET COATS and DAVID DAVENPORT:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
More About DAVID DAVENPORT and MARGARET COATS:
Marriage: 10 Sep 1846, Miami Co., OH.
2. iii. ELIAS B. COATS, b. 10 Jun 1830, OH.; d. 30 Sep 1909, Miami Co., OH..
3. iv. NANCY COATS, b. Abt. 1832.
4. v. SUSANNAH B. COATS, b. 16 Mar 1834, Miami Co., OH.; d. 06 Feb 1912, York Twp., Darke Co., OH..
vi. WILLIAM COATS, b. Abt. 1838.
5. vii. GEORGE W. COATS, b. 23 Mar 1839, Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH.; d. 12 Jan 1912, Jay Co., Redkey, IN..
6. viii. MARK COATS, b. Dec 1841, OH..
ix. HIJAH COATS, b. Abt. 1844, OH.; d. 25 Jan 1863, Murfreesboro, TN..
Notes for HIJAH COATS:
Enlisted in Co., I, 94th Reg Ohio Infantry, 05 August 1862. Mustered in at Camp Piqua 22 Aug 1862.
Name: COATS, HIJAH
Rank: PVT
State: OHIO
Regiment: 94TH INFANTRY
Company: I
Died: 01-25-63
Site: MURFREESBORO
Grave: F-2392
Remarks: also OLCOATS
History
Organized in August, 1862, under Colonel J.W. Frizell, it at once proceeded to Kentucky. In the retreat towards Louisville the Regiment suffered severely for want of food and water. In October it took a prominent part in the battle of Perryville, and at Stone River was engaged every day of the battle. At Chickamauga it again engaged the enemy, and later took part in the assaults on Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. In May, 1864, it joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, fighting and skirmishing all the way through to Atlanta. After pursuing Hood north it marched to the sea, and then through the Carolinas, taking part in the last battle at Bentonville. When Johnston surrendered the Regiment marched to Washington via Richmond, passed in review before the President, and was mustered out June 6, 1865.
>From Dyer's Compendium
94th Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Piqua, Ohio, and mustered in August 22, 1862. Ordered to Lexington, Ky., August 28. Expedition to Yates' Ford, Kentucky River, August 30-September 3. Yates' Ford August 31. Tait's Ferry, Kentucky River, September 1. Retreat to Louisville, Ky., September 2-3. Attached to 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15, 1862. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 16-November 7, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till June, Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Davis Cross Roads or Dug Gap September 11. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Rossville Gap September 21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Lookout Mountain November 24-25. Mission Ridge November 25. Pea Vine Valley and Graysville November 26. Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27. Demonstrations on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Face Ridge February 23-25. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Face Ridge May Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River May 5-17. Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Near Red Oak August 29. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Near Rocky Mount, S.C., February 28. Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 6, 1865. Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 144 Enlisted men by disease. Total 199.
Companies by County
Company A Clark County
Company B Miami County
Company C Allen and Miami Counties
Company D Darke County
Company E Greene County
Company F Darke County
Company G Clark County
Company H Greene County
Company I Darke County
Company K Darke County
County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All Part V Revised.
Generation No. 2
2. ELIAS B.2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 10 Jun 1830 in OH.1, and died 30 Sep 1909 in Miami Co., OH.1. He married (1) MARY FLAYGLE1. She died Abt. 1856. He married (2) ELIZABETH BETHANY PENNY 23 Dec 1860 in Miami Co., OH., daughter of HENRY PENNY and AGNES MARCUM. She was born Abt. 1830, and died 30 Aug 1890 in Miami Co., OH..
Notes for ELIAS B. COATS:
COATS, Elias B., no dates, Co. C 110th Ohio Inf GAR marker (Government stone) - found in a listing on the internet of burials in the New Harris Creek Cemetery in Bradford, Miami Co., OH. ( In one section of Elias' Civil War Disability Affidavit, Elias fills in the blanks to write the following: For 20 years immediately preceding my enlistment into the service of the United States on the 22 day of August, 1862, I resided in the following-named places Vianna, Darke Co., Ohio. This was in south central Franklin Twp., Darke Co., OH right near where Silas Pearson lived and grew up. See below where Silas married Susannah Coats, Elias' sister)
>From Richard Morgan Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Notes for ELIAS B COATS:
Enlisted 5 September 1862, Co. G 110th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. Organized at Camp Piqua, Ohio, October 3, 1862. Moved to Zanesville, Ohio, October 19; thence to Parkersburg, W. Va. Attached to Railroad Division, Clarksburg, W. Va., Middle Department, to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Elliott's Command, 8th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.-Moved to Clarksburg, W. Va.,November 3, 1862; thence moved to New Creek November 25, and to Moorefield December 13. Expedition to Winchester December 28, 1862, to January 1, 1863, and duty there till June. Reconnoissance toward Wardensville and Strasburg April 20. Battle of Winchester June 13-15. Retreat to Harper's Ferry June15-16, thence to Washington, D. C., July 1-4. Moved to Frederick City, Md., and join Army of the Potomac July 5. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Wapping Heights July 23. Duty on line of the Rappahannock till August 15, and at New York during draft disturbances August 16-September 6. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient; "Bloody Angle"; May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 18-July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 6-8. Battle of Monocacy Junction, Md.; July 9. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Charlestown August 29. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown till December. Moved to Washington, D. C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3-6. Siege of Petersburg December 6, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville, Va., April17-27, and duty there till May. Moved to Richmond, Va., May 16; thence to Washington, D. C., May 24-June 2. Corps Review June 9. Mustered out June 25,1865. Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 107 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 111 Enlisted men by disease. Total 230.
Rick Wood's information says: "Mustered out of Same Company, 7 July 1865, Philadelphia PA."
MoreAbout ELIAS B COATS:
Census: 1860 Union Twp., Miami Co., OH.
Census: 1870 Franklin Twp., Darke Co., OH. with wife Elizabeth "Betheny" Penny, Dau Isabel, age 16, son William, age 14. Note from Rick Wood by e-mail July 24, 2005 states "Not sure if these children are Elizabeth's or Elias' or both, since they were married in 1860.
Census: 1880, Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH. , page 16, Enumeration district 139. Living with wife Parthena, 43, daus., Anna 14, Della M. 4 and Jennie C. 1
Census:1900, Newberry Twp, Miami Co, OH roll 1304 book 2, P193
Militaryservice: Abt 1865, Civil War - US 110th Regiment, OH Infantry
Occupation: June 1900, Day laborer
Residence: June 1900, Living with son Daniel H
More About ELIAS B. COATS:
Burial: 03 Oct 1909, New Harris Creek Cemetery, Bradford, Miami Co., OH.
Notes for MARY FLAYGLE:
The name of this wife Mary, was obtained from information supplied by Catherine E Coats, daughter in law of Elias B Coats, in Elias' Pension application papers. I am not sure she spelled the last name (Flaygle) correctly. I have since detached the first two children of Elias and Bethena, ( Isabell and William) and reattached them to this couple due to the estimated birth dates of the two of them. In 1910 Catherine wrote that Elias' first wife Mary Flaygle died "about 54 years ago". So I estimated the death date of Mary to be about 1856 which was the estimated birthdate of William. Perhaps she died in childbirth?
Notes for ELIZABETH BETHANY PENNY:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
I had 1889 per Richard Morgan's information, but as a result of obtaining Elias's Civil War pension papers, Elias wrote that his wife died in 1890. Later in the Pension papers his daughter in law stated that his "second wife Bethena Penny died August 30 1890."
More About ELIZABETH BETHANY PENNY:
Burial: 02 Sep 1890
More About ELIAS COATS and ELIZABETH PENNY:
Marriage: 23 Dec 1860, Miami Co., OH.
Children of ELIAS COATS and MARY FLAYGLE are:
i. ISABELL JANE3 COATS, b. Abt. 1854; m. DAVID JOHNSON, 17 Jul 1871, Miami Co., OH.; b. 1850, Newton Twp., Miami Co., OH..
Notes for ISABELL JANE COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Not sure if this child was from a previous marriage or not.
Notes for DAVID JOHNSON:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Marriage Notes for ISABELL COATS and DAVID JOHNSON:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
More About DAVID JOHNSON and ISABELL COATS:
Marriage: 17 Jul 1871, Miami Co., OH.
ii. WILLIAM COATS, b. Abt. 1856.
Notes for WILLIAM COATS:
Not sure if this child was from a previous marriage or not.
Children of ELIAS COATS and ELIZABETH PENNY are:
iii. HENRY3 COATS, b. 09 Sep 1861, Miami Co., OH..
Notes for HENRY COATS:
Henry added as a son per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
iv. HARVEY COATS, b. 1863, OH..
Notes for HARVEY COATS:
Harvey added as a son per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
v. MARY A. COATS, b. 1865, OH..
Notes for MARY A. COATS:
Mary added as a daughter per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
vi. ANNA COATS, b. 1866, OH..
vii. DANIEL H. ( I think his middle name was Herkamer, see more in clues below ) COATS, b. Feb 1867, OH.; d. 01 Apr 1923, Miami Co., OH.; m. CATHERINE COATS, Abt. 1896; b. Aug 1854, OH..
Notes for DANIEL H. COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Notes for CATHERINE COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
Marriage Notes for DANIEL COATS and CATHERINE COATS:
Richard Morgan. E-mailed dated March 14, 2004. "Descendants of John Coats" Morganscouts(a)aol.com
More About DANIEL COATS and CATHERINE COATS:
Marriage: Abt. 1896
viii. HERCULES T. COATS, b. 19 Jan 1868, Wabash Twp., Darke Co., OH..
Notes for HERCULES T. COATS: ( I am not sure if this Hercules actually existed or if it's a perversion of "Herkamer" and is the same as Daniel above )
Hercules added as a son per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
ix. SARAH COATS, b. Nov 1869, OH..
Notes for SARAH COATS:
Sarah added as a daughter per Rick Wood's data. gladstoneacres(a)yahoo.com "Penny Family Genealogy (Elias B Coate)" July 24, 2005
x. DELLA M. COATS, b. 1876, OH..
xi. JENNIE C. COATS, b. 1879, OH..
3. NANCY2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born Abt. 1832. She married CASPER JACOB BARR 21 Oct 1849 in Miami Co., OH.. He was born Abt. 1822 in Germany.
Notes for NANCY COATS:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for CASPER JACOB BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
1880 Pike Twp., Jay Co., IN, page 537D
Jacob Barr; Self; Married; Male; White; 53; Germany; Farmer; Germany; Germany
Nancy " ; Wife; Married; Female; White; 47; Ohio; House Keeper; VA; VA
Martha " ; Dau; Divorced; Female; White; 29; Ohio; House Work; Germany; VA
William " ; Son; Single; Male; White; 27; Indiana; Farm Work; Germany; Ohio
Elisha " ; Son; Single; Male; White; 15; Indiana; Farm Work; Germany; Ohio
Ossia " ; Dau; Single; Female; White; 12; Indiana; House Work; Germany; Ohio
Lourilla Hester ; GDau; Single; Female; White; 5; Indiana; --------------; Ohio; Ohio
Marriage Notes for NANCY COATS and CASPER BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
More About CASPER BARR and NANCY COATS:
Marriage: 21 Oct 1849, Miami Co., OH.
Children of NANCY COATS and CASPER BARR are:
i. MARTHA3 BARR, b. 1850, OH.; m. ??? HESTER.
Notes for MARTHA BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
ii. UNKNOWN BARR, m. GEORGE LAWSON.
Notes for UNKNOWN BARR:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
iii. WILLIAM BARR, b. Abt. 1853, IN..
iv. ELISHA BARR, b. Abt. 1865, IN.; d. +.
v. OSSIA BARR, b. Abt. 1868, IN..
4. SUSANNAH B.2 COATS ( Here is where my line of Coats starts ) (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 16 Mar 1834 in Miami Co., OH., and died 06 Feb 1912 in York Twp., Darke Co., OH.. She married SILAS BENJAMIN PEARSON 08 Sep 1859 in Darke Co., Ohio, son of ABEL PEARSON and SARAH COPPOCK. He was born 11 Aug 1834 in Miami Co., OH., and died 01 Sep 1906 in York Twp., Darke Co., OH..
Notes for SUSANNAH B. COATS:
Already knew birth and death years from tombstone and Census Records. The source for the months and days come from Susan Kendall who works at the Paulding Public Library, Paulding, OH.
1910 Darke Co., York Twp., Ohio Census index:
Pierson, Susannah widow 75 10 children 8 living, born Ohio, father born S.C., mother born VA.
(Pearson), Earl son 36 tobacco farmer born Ohio, father Ohio, mother Ohio
Flossie F. grandaughter 18 born Ohio, father Ohio, mother Ohio
1910 Darke County Directory:
Susanah is listed in York Twp as: Pearson, Susanah (wid), far sec 36, w 40, Rossb
far = farmer; Rossb = Rossburg
The "B." in the middle name position for Susannah was told to me by my step grandmother Bess (Sarianides) Pearson. What it stands for is yet to be determined, but I suspect strongly the name "Beatrice." The rational for this is because I have a great aunt whose nickname is aunt "Bea" real name Mary Eva. Great grandmother Cora wanted to name her "Bea", or possibly "Beatrice", where as great grandpa insisted on "Mary Eva" Grandpa got his way but Mary soon had the nickname of "Bea." My speculation is it may have been Susannah's middle name. Another very interesting theory is that her middle name may have been "Brock" suggestive of the possible last name of her paternal grandmother. Traditional research has speculated her paternal grandmother to have been Susan Brock.
Susannah's birth being in Ohio is known by census records but the birth suggested being in Miami Co. is due to strong circumstantial evidence. Strong enough that I am comfortable listing it as her County of birth. I do know she was in Miami Co., Newberry Twp., Ohio at the age of 16, from the 1850 Federal census.
Susannah's funeral home record taken from "Fisher-Oliver Funeral Home Records Ansonia, Ohio 1908 through 1939, published by the Darke County Genealogical Society Greenville, Ohio". The entry reads: "Pearson, Susana d 6 Feb 1912 York Twp BD Shook Cem 8 Feb 1912 b 16 March 1834 OH age 77-10-21 f John Coats m ____________ American widow, female, housekeeper ( Here I have further confirmation that Susannah was in fact a daughter of a John Coats )
More About SUSANNAH B. COATS:
Burial: Feb 1912, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
Notes for SILAS BENJAMIN PEARSON:
Original source: My grandfather Ernest David Pearson. Source for Silas's middle name being "Benjamin," was told to me by my step grandmother Bess (Sarianides) Pearson. Aunt Lib could not confirm this to have been true. She said she "did not know". His birthdate should be August 11, 1834. This is per his death record, but his obit reads that he was born August 12th, 1834. I've seen so many screw ups with obits in my time that I am going with the death record calculation that says at the time of his death on Sept 1, 1906 he was 72 years and 21 days. I know this can be in error as well but one has to make a choice.
Silas served in the 152nd OVI Co. E according to his pension papers. Below is a bit of history regarding that regiment.
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
When the call for four-month troops was made, Darke county members of the Ohio National Guard were mustered into Companies B, C, D, F, G, H and I of the One Hundred and Fifty-Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was mustered at Camp Dennison, and was sent, via Grafton, to New Creek. At the latter place it camped, and performed guard duty at the government warehouse, picket duty in the mountains surrounding the camp. It moved from New Creek to Martinsburg, and on June 4th started for the front, guarding a train of one hundred and ninety-nine wagons. June 27th it reached Beverly, having marched four hundred and thirty miles in twenty-three days, and sustained two attacks from the enemy, one near Sweet Springs, one six miles from White Springs, with the loss of one man killed. June 18th the regiment destroyed a railroad bridge and depot and seventy-five stand of arms. The next day the property at Grace Iron Works was destroyed. After a couple of days rest at Bevely the regiment was sent to Cumberland, Maryland, where detachments were sent to various points for guard duty. The regiment re-assembled at Cumberland the last of July, and remained there till ordered home. Seventy sick men of the regiment arrived at Camp Dennison August 14th, the remainder August 28th. It was mustered out at Camp Dennison, September 2, 1864, and received pay and final discharge September 5th.
It is family word of mouth that Silas was hired to go serve in someone elses place. This was told to me by the Late Charles A Pearson my great uncle.
More history:
152nd Ohio Infantry
References for this Unit
see also Bibliography of State-Wide References Ohio In The War-Volume II. Whitelaw Reid. Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin. Cincinnati 1868
A Summer Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. "One Hundred Days" (Four months and two days) of Soldier Life with the 152nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Clifton M. Nichols. New Era Co. Printer. Springfield, Ohio 1899
History
Mustered in at Camp Dennison, May 11th, 1864, 860 men, Colonel David Putnam; the Ohio National Guard unit served on guard and picket duty at New Creek, Virginia; June 4th started, in guard of a train of 199 wagons, Martinsburg to, Beverly, moved 420 miles in twenty three days, twice attacked, destroyed a railroad bridge and depot and seventy five stand of arms, reached Beverly June 27th, started for Cumberland July 2d; then on guard duty in detachments till ordered home; mustered out at Camp Dennison, September 2d, 821 men, Colonel Putnam commanding. From: The Military History of Ohio. by H.H. Hardesty
>From Dyer's Compendium
152nd Regiment Infantry. Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, May 11, 1864. Left State for New Creek, W. Va., May 15; thence moved to Martinsburg and duty there till June. March with train from Martinsburg to Beverly (430 miles) June 4-27. Action at Greenbrier Gap June 22. Sweet White Sulphur June 23. Moved to Cumberland, Md., June 29. Duty along Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and at Cumberland till August 25. Attached to Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia. Ordered to Camp Dennison, Ohio, August 25, and mustered out September 2. Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 20 Enlisted men by disease. Total 21.
Silas and family are found in the 1860 Ohio Census in Darke Co., Franklin twp., pg 122.
1870, Darke Co., Greenville, name misspelled Sylus.
1880, Paulding Co., Jackson Twp., ED 123, sheet 28.
1900, Darke Co., York Twp., ED73, sheet 8.
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I was able to obtain an old picture of Silas and Susannah's homestead while on a visit to Jim Oswalt's, visiting him and his mother Lib Oswalt in Darke Co., OH on 8/12/2002. Lib said that the homstead was in Van Wert OH., which is in Van Wert Co., and the first time I had ever heard that they lived in Van Wert Co. Knowing that they lived in Paulding Co., I intend on investigating this further. I am curious to know if perhaps Lib mean't to say Antwerp OH., which is located in Paulding Co.
July 13 2005 update. Aunt Lib said that the homestead was in fact in Paulding Co., not Van Wert Co. ( FYI NOTE : I have found some connections to Van Wert Co., OH since. I believe it was one of the daughters lived there. However Silas and Susannah are not listed as living in Van Wert Co., OH in any of the Federal Census records so if true it would have had to have been less than 10 years between the census years )
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1860 Census information. Darke Co., Franklin Twp. Ohio
Household:
Name Age Gender Occupation Real Estate value Personal Estate value Place of Birth
Silas Pearson 26 M Farming 800 58 Ohio
Susanah 26 F Ohio
Note that Silas and Susannah lived just a few houses from parents Abel and Sarah ( Coppock ) Pearson. The only Coates family living in the same Twp. was that of Moses, who was 45 and wife Elizabeth, 38. Children were Ezra 18, Ester 16, Bethena 12, Nancy Jane 10, Samuel 7, Elwood 5, Susanah 4, and Jesse 2. I do not know at this time if and how this Coates family may be connected to Susannah, except that it is not her immediate family. ( I have to add to this note here that in Silas' pension records, he did obtain an afidavit from a William Coats who lived in Randolph Co., OH at the time. See clues below for further information on this. At this time I do not believe this William to be related to the Moses above. )
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1870 Census information. Darke Co., Greenville Ohio - ( has several errors: Silas name misspelled and Daniel should be David )
Household:
Name Age Gender Race Occupation Value of real estate Value of personal estate Place of birth
Pearson, Sylus 35 Male W Day laboror 500 200 Ohio
Susan 35 Female W Keeping home Ohio
Mary A 9 Female W at home Ohio
Daniel 8 Male W at home Ohio
Mark 6 Male W at home Ohio
Willie E. 1 Male W at home Ohio
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1880 Census information. Paulding Co., Jackson Twp. Ohio
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Silas PEARSON Self M Male W 46 OH Farmer SC TN
Susanna PEARSON Wife M Female W 46 OH Keeping House SC VA
David PEARSON Son S Male W 18 OH Farmer OH OH
Mark PEARSON Son S Male W 16 OH Farmer OH OH
William A. PEARSON Son S Male W 10 OH At School OH OH
Martha J. PEARSON Dau S Female W 9 OH OH OH
Alonzo PEARSON Son S Male W 7 OH OH OH
Margrett E. PEARSON Dau S Female W 5 OH OH OH
Orey E. PEARSON Son S Male W 10M OH OH OH
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1890 Veterans Schedule: Paulding Co., Jackson Twp. Ohio
Pearson, Silas Pvt. E 152 O. Inf. enlisted 2 May 1864; discharged 2 Sept 1864 - 4 months
See notes under uncle Ora Earl Pearson regarding when and why Silas and family returned to Darke Co., OH.
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1900 Census information. Darke Co., York Twp. Ohio ( Note: Ora E. below is not female - This is uncle "Earl" - big mistake on the enumerator's part. Cannot tell if the census information is indicating that aunt Margaret Ellen is widowed or divorced )
Household:
Name Relation Race Gender Month born Year Age Married/how long # kids/living Birth Father born Mother born
Pearson, Silas Head W M Aug. 1834 65 M 41 OH SC Va
Susana Wife W F Mar. 1834 66 M 41 10/8 OH SC Va
Lonzo Son W M Feb. 1874 26 S OH OH OH
Ellen N. Dau. W F Apr. 1876 24 D or Wd? OH OH OH
Ora E. Dau. W F Aug. 1878 21 S OH OH OH
Bidlac, Flossie G. Dau. W F Dec 1896 3 S OH OH OH
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Cousin Cora Elizabeth Pearson, "Lib" stated on July 13 2005, that Silas and Susannah attended a church named "Sugar Valley" while living in Darke Co after 1890, but she was unable to recall the denomenation at the time. Update: according to Silas' obituary they must have attended "Sugar Grove"
On a trip to Darke County Ohio March of 2006 I found Silas' obit in the Versailles Policy newspaper at the Worch Public Library in Versailles. It reads as follows:
"Silas Pearson was born in Miami County, Ohio, Aug. 12th, 1834, united in marriage with Susannah Coats in 1859, to which union were born 10 children, seven sons and three daughters, two of whom have preceded him to the better world. Enlisted in the 152 Reg. Ohio Vol in 1864, served his country faithfully and honorably discharged in Autumn of same year. He leaves three brothers, two sisters, wife five sons and three daughters to mourn his departure. With the going down of the sun on Sept 1st he lay down this earth life for a new life of immortality beyond the skies. Aged 72 years and 20 days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. W. Arnold at Sugar Grove church; interment at Shook's Chapel by undertaker Marker."
More About SILAS BENJAMIN PEARSON:
Burial: 04 Sep 1906, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.2
Marriage Notes for SUSANNAH COATS and SILAS PEARSON:
Sources:
Silas Pearson's Civil War Pension papers and Marriage Certificate
More About SILAS PEARSON and SUSANNAH COATS:
Marriage: 08 Sep 1859, Darke Co., Ohio
Children of SUSANNAH COATS and SILAS PEARSON are:
i. MARY A.3 PEARSON, b. 04 Oct 1860, Darke Co., OH.; d. 19 May 1937, Greenville, Darke Co., OH.; m. JOSEPH COLEMAN, Oct 1887, Paulding Co.?, OH.; b. Abt. 1855; d. Aft. 1937.
Notes for MARY A. PEARSON:
It's possible that Mary was nicknamed "Molly" - Source of information: Recollections given to me from my first cousin once removed Maxine (Supinger) Green, per telephone call on 01-28-01. On 8-9-02 during a visit to Cora Elizabeth ( Pearson ) Oswalt, of Darke County OH., daughter of Ora Earl Pearson, it was confirmed that Mary was indeed nicknamed "Mollie" and that she married a Joseph Coleman and probably moved to Michigan. ( Possibly Colon, MI. area ). However Mary is buried in Union City Cemetery, Union City, IN.
Union City Evening Times, Wednesday, May 19, 1937
Proves Fatal - Mrs. Joe Coleman dies as a result of a fall last year. - She had lived in Union City the past two years.
Mrs. Joseph Coleman, of North State Line street, passed away this morning at 9 o'clock at the Greenville, Ohio, hospital after a prolonged illness and the result of a fall in which she sustained a fractured hip. She received the fracture in a fall in the living room of her home. She was taken to the Greenville hospital three or four weeks ago.
Mary A. Coleman, daughter and one of ten children born to Silas and Susanna Pearson was born near Greenville in Darke County, Ohio, on October 4, 1860. She was married to Joseph A. Coleman 50 years ago and if her life would have been spared to this coming October, they would have been given that privilege which few are privileged to experience, the Golden Wedding anniversary. She came to Union City with her family from Mt. Vernon, O., where her husband formerly was the owner of a glass factory. Besides the husband she is survived by two sons, Clyde Coleman, of Union City, and Forest Coleman, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Also one brother, William Pierson, of Versailles, O.
She was a member of the First United Brethren church and a devout Christian woman, and made many friends during her comparatively short residence in Union City, who join in extending sympathy to the bereaved husband and sons.
The body was taken to the Fraze funeral home from where the funeral will be held Saturday at 10 o'clock in the morning conducted by Rev. Lewis G. Ludwick of the United Brethren church.
More About MARY A. PEARSON:
Burial: 22 May 1937, Union City Cemetery, Union City, IN.
More About JOSEPH COLEMAN and MARY PEARSON:
Marriage: Oct 1887, Paulding Co.?, OH.
ii. DAVID STUTSMAN PEARSON, b. 03 Dec 1861, Greenville, Darke Co., OH.; d. 13 Oct 1955, Montgomery Co., OH.; m. (1) CORA F. TUCKER, 06 Oct 1886, Paulding Co., OH.; b. Unknown; m. (2) CORA BELLE MCDOUGAL, 04 May 1895, Paulding Co., OH.; b. 29 Jul 1879, Anna, Shelby Co., OH.; d. 07 Dec 1952, Piqua, Miami Co., OH..
Notes for DAVID STUTSMAN PEARSON:
A copy of an old typewritten article was given to me years ago by my grand aunt Velma. The article was written just after the death of David. It reads the following:
" David Stutsman Pearson was born December 2 ( I think it was the 3rd ), 1861 near Greenville Ohio and was the son of Silas Pearson and Susannah Coats Pearson. As a boy he attended Concord School and worked in his father's brickyard. He continued as a brickmaker until his marriage. He was married May 4, 1895 to Cora MacDougle and to this union was born nine children, four boys and five girls. Two of the boys died in infancy. His wife died December 7, 1952. The remaining children are:
Ethel Arnold of Carpentersville, Illinois.
Velma Shook of Dayton, Ohio
Pearl Supinger of Piqua, Ohio
Ernest Pearson of Bay City, Michigan
Mary Samuels of Indianapolis, Indiana
Charles Pearson of Piqua, Ohio
Marjorie Armstrong of New Weston, Ohio
He is also survived by one brother, Earl Pearson of New Weston, Ohio, and 32 ( note: Obit reads 42 grandchildren ) Grandchildren and 17 Great grandchildren. Five Brothers and Three Sisters preceeded him in death. Mister Pearson worked as a farmer after his marriage and endeared himself to the hundreds who knew him. During the last years of his life his health failed him and much time was spent in the hospital. In spite of this, he maintained interest in th services of the Church, and loved the House of God who saved him at the age of 76."
David's obit from The Journal Herald, Dayton, Ohio, Oct 15, 1955:
ANSONIA - David S. Pearson, 93, a former resident of the Lightsville area in Darke County, died Thursday at a Dayton hospital where he had been a patient for some time. Services will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at Shook's chapel northeast of Rossburg, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Oliver funeral home in Ansonia. Surviving are two sons, Ernest of Bay City, Mich., and Charles of Piqua; five daughters, Ethel Pearson of Carpentersville, lLL.; Mrs. Velma Shook of Dayton; Mrs. Pearl Supinger of Piqua; Mrs. Mary Samuels of Indianapolis and Mrs. Marjorie Armstrong of New Weston; 42 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren and a brother Earl Pearson of Rossburg.
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David was married previous to a woman of unknown name. It is believed from further research that the marriage record of one such David Pearson and a Cora F. Tucker in Paulding Co., OH. Oct 6, 1886 very well may be his first wife. Circumstantial evidence suggests this is the case. My step grandmother Bess (Sarianides) Pearson stated that she thought that David's first wife very well could have been a "Cora" as well. I vaguely remember my grandfather talking about David's first wife and him also saying he thought she was also named Cora. Nine years after this first marriage, David married my great grandmother Cora Belle McDougal.
A strong theory in regards to David's middle name being Stutsman is as follows: There was a Jesse Stutsman, born in 1833 and died in 1926 who was an Elder in the Painter Creek Brethern Church in 1867. Gale Honeyman said that there were very few Stutsman families in Darke County at this time and this Jesse was living near Silas and Susannah during the time many of Silas and Susannah's children were born in or near Painter's Creek. With Jesse being the same age as Silas and in the same area, coupled with the fact that their were few Stutsman families in the area, chances are great that this man Jesse was a close family friend and or very much admired, and that David was named in honor of him. Perhaps Jesse and Silas both served in the Civil War together? This is something I may look into in the near future.
A letter writen to me by cousin Don Bird. Sent by e-mail in Sept of 1999.
My earliest memories of the Pearson clan were of course prior to my father's death in Nov, 1929. I was eight then and we made the trip from Indianapolis to Piqua in a Model "T" Ford that dad had bought for twenty dollars. We arrived happily at the home of Aunt Cora and Uncle Dave Pearson. One of the first great events I enjoyed was the butchering of seven hogs. I helped build the fire to heat the water that would be used to dip the hogs in after they were killed. Then they were lifted up by a rope and pulley to hang at the right height for being skinned and cut up in the various sizes. I learned then that no one on a farm slept late! The men started arriving at 3:30AM and all eased their way out to the barn. You must remember that during that time of year it was somewhat cold and these poor fellows had just left their house without breakfast. So, you can see why the trip to the barn was the first thing on the agenda. There was where the liquid refreshments were stashed. There was actually enough to get every one warm! It was funny to me watching them trying to hide the bottle as they tipped it up to their lips. Some of them would say to me, "This is for men only, no little boys". Well I knew what it smelled like and no one could even force me to drink any of it. Another thing, when they drank it they started getting silly!
While the butchering was going on, which would last about three or more hours, the wives of these men were in the kitchen with Aunt Cora Bell and they were preparing a breakfast that would today be worth ten dollars each. Meanwhile I was carying wood to the smoke house to smoke almost all of Uncle Dave's share of the meat. Each man that showed up received a small share of the meat that was prepared. Of course they had known each other all their lives and this was an annual affair they all enjoyed.
Now the meat could not be smoked until Aunt Cora had applied the salt and seasonings to each and every ham, side of bacon and shoulder roast and termed ready by this great lady and master of ceremonies in the kitchen. Then the meat was hung in the smoke house and I started the fire, under the close supervision of uncle Dave and about seven other men that I did not know. Of course my dad was there also and he was right at home with all the precedings and the company of men.
After the work was all done the breakfast started. I was sure at my young age that these men had been without food for at least one week for they kept going back for more util I was wondering if the women folk would get anything to eat! I found out later that my all- knowing Aunt had stashed some food in the warming oven to prevent the hardest workers being slighted of food! Now the men have been through with their work for about two hours and the women are still in the kitchen working. I ran out to the smoke house from time to time to make sure the fire was smoking and not just burning. All of a sudden everyone stood up and started going toward their wagons and buckboards to head for their homes, there to put in still another day of work. These people were work hardened and dedicated to their families in their quiet way, and would get up out of bed to help anyone in need of them. When the meat had all been smoked after about twenty one days
it was moved to the pantry next to the kitchen and hung from the ceiling. I can still smell the aroma of smoked meat and pure hickory smoke! It was wonderful.
About the same procedure was used when it came time to harvest the wheat. The men then would go from neighbor to neighbor in turn, and thrash the wheat. Of course, again, the women gathered in the kitchen and prepared not only breakfast but also started lunch and baked bread for all to eat. still remember Aunt Cora's bread. The loaves were what she called "man-sized", meaning a slice was about six inches square and an inch thick. With homemade strawberry jam you thought there was nothing better anywhere.
Aunt Cora had an old leather and horse hair sofa in her kitchen that was a two seater and she would sit on it every morning till she heard a chicken at the kitchen door. She would let the chicken in and the hen would hop up on that old couch and lay an egg and then leave and holler about it all the way to the barn. Then Aunt Cora would get up and get to work. She fed the chickens, and Dolly and Molly, the two twenty year old mares that did all the hard work on their place. These mares were each blind in one eye and therefore when you hitched them to a wagon they would always stand to be hitched so that their good eye was to the outside so they could make the turns. When you were drilling wheat you did not need to hold the reins for they could walk a straighter line than most people.
Aunt Cora was of course my favorite relative, and my family all were happiest when we were going to see her. Long after my father died I visited Aunt Cora after I had left my foster home. They lived out in the country near a cemetery. Aunt Cora called their place "Tea-Cup". I guess it was because of the smallness of it. This was about 1936 when I visited the David Pearsons. I stayed the first winter and uncle Dave suggested that I start running a trap line to catch musk rats for sale. I did that, and was paid by a buyer that would drive down the road past our house and if I had a red rag hanging on the barn he would drive to the barn and pick up the rats I had put there. I was paid
65 cents for each rat. Some weeks I would net $12.00! I thought I was rich.
At that time Charlie and Margie were both single. Charles was dating Eileen Stump, and she was very pretty and was loved by all that knew her. Margie had not met Lowell Armstrong yet. During these days Charlie owned a 1929 Chevy and drove ir fast on the road and also took his dad to different places. One place was Greenvile, about twenty five miles away. I was riding in the middle of the front seat and Uncle Dave was on the outside when he said," how fast are we going son?" Charley never cracked a smile and said, "about thirty-five, dad. Uncle Dave said he thought we were moving right along. We were actually going close to 70 mph! I also went with Charley to pick Margie up from HS. Margie had asked Charley not to honk the horn for you could hear it in the next county, and the noise it made was "ah-oo-gaaa! We pulled up to the highschool and Charley looked at me and asked if he should honk it. Then, without an answer he blasted it!
Years later, my wife Marge, and I would attend the Pearson reunion and we loved it. There would be a large group of Pearsons there, and we always felt it was quite remarkable, because throughout the whole wonderful day, we would never hear an ugly word. No child of the many that were there cried. No swearing words were heard. This was even after Charley and I would win every game of horse shoes. I do not remember ever seeing any liquor nor beer at one of these gatherings. However, the first words heard when we arrived were, DID YOU BRING THE ICE CREAM? That was because we always made a gallon of organic peach ice cream, and strawberry (organic) packed in
salt and ice so when we got there it would be properly frozen. Both were delicious!! That was because we grew our own berry plants and peaches on our place. We have often said in the recent years that we need another Pearson reunion! They were wonderful, and we are glad you are going to have another one up there some day soon.
Uncle Dave was somewhat of a character in certain mannerisms and expressions. For instance, about Tuesday evening or at the latest, Wednesday evening Dave would say, "Cora, my back is paining me again. I am going to have to get something to help it". Now, whether it was winter or summer he would sit near the only source of heat in the house, the kitchen stove. There he would sit with his leather jacket on and leaning just a smidge toward the fire. Aunt Cora wood say "If you would get up and do something you would start to feel better." Dave would reply saying, "Cora you just don't know how bad my back is." By Thursday morning Dave was in mortal misery and pleading with Cora to listen to him. Finally about 10:30 AM Cora would say "Alright, here is your $2.00 and when the patent medicine man gets here get a bottle and hush. Now the medicine was about fifty percent alcohol, and old Dave wanted a little fix. After the bottle was gone the same day we had a little fun talking to Dave when he started to reminisce and regale us with the funny things that had happened to him during his life.
Uncle Dave was born in 1861 and the times I am speaking of he was about 75 years old. He was still strong, and when he put out the effort he could do farm work. Sometimes at night when I first lie down I can hear Dave say "Come on Dolly, you are letting Molly do all the work, so giddyap there!" I still have a warm place in my heart for the David Stutsman Pearson family, and I have found in these later years that all Pearsons are the same kindly and good people as those old folks.
Best to you and yours,
Your cousin,
Don Bird
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Due to the destruction of the 1890 Federal Census I have to speculate on where David lived after the 1880 Census ( found with his parental family in Paulding Co ) and before 1900. My guess is he remained in Paulding Co. The evidence being I have found he married his first wife, Cora Tucker in Paulding Co. Ohio, Oct of 1886, despite finding his parents Silas and Susannah in Darke Co., in 1900. David then married his second wife May 4, 1895 also in Paulding Co., OH. I believe this time period is when, as family history says, David had a brick making business. I would like to search and find the record of David's divorce with Cora Tucker in Paulding Co.
1900 Paulding Co., Jackson Twp., Ohio Census: Enumerated on June 1st, 1900
Pearson, David farm laboror 38 married 5 years born OH Dec of 1861 Mother and Father born OH. rented the house living in.
Cora B. wife 20 married 5 years born OH July 1879 Mother and Father born OH. ( not accurate )
Ethel W. dau. 4/12 born OH Feb 1900 Mother and Father born OH.
1910 Darke Co., York Twp., Ohio Census: Lived 2 houses from mother Susannah.
Pierson, David farmer 49 married 14 yrs. born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Cora wife 31 5 children, 3 living born Ohio, father W. VA., mother VA. ( father was born in PA )
Ethel dau. 10 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Velma dau. 7 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Pearl dau. 6 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
1910 Darke County Directory:
There is a David Pearson listed in Adams Twp: Pearson, David, far, sec 30, r, 110, Get (Gettysburg). The "r" stands for "renter" and I am not sure if this is our David or not due to the homestead being in York Twp. as stated above in the Census for 1910. However this may be a farm he rented but did not live on? Note: I did find a David Pearson listed ( no family included ) in Adams Twp. and only his name was listed followed by the words "Refused to answer". My most likely conclusion is that this is a different David Pearson. Very interesting that this individual refused to give the enumerater any information. If this is our David, then I am going to guess that the reason he gave no information is because he was already enumerated in York Twp.
1920 Darke Co., Brown Twp., Ohio Census:
Pearson, David 58 married, born Ohio, parents both born in Ohio, farmer
Cora 41 both parents born in Ohio, ( not accurate, father was born in in PA. per Civil War pension papers )
Velma 17 born Ohio
Pearl 14 born Ohio
Ernest 7 born Ohio
Mary 4 born Ohio
Charles 1 born Ohio
1930 Darke Co., Wabash Twp. Ohio Census: ( indicates he was a renter )
Perrson, Dave 69 born Ohio, both parents born Ohio
Cora B 50 born Ohio, both parents born in PA.
Ernest 18 born Ohio, both parents born Ohio
Mary 14 born Ohio " " " "
Margaret 8 born Ohio " " " "
Charles 11 born Ohio " " " "
More About DAVID STUTSMAN PEARSON:
Burial: 16 Oct 1955, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
More About DAVID PEARSON and CORA TUCKER:
Marriage: 06 Oct 1886, Paulding Co., OH.
Notes for CORA BELLE MCDOUGAL:
Cora's obituary below was found in a scrapbook at the Garst Museum, so I am uncertain as to what newspaper this was from but it does have the date of 1952 handwritten on it.
Cora Pearson Dead; Darke County Burial
PIQUA - Mrs. Cora Pearson, 73, of Piqua, died early yesterday at Piqua Memorial hospital.
She is survived by her husband, David; five daughters, Ethel of Dundee, Ill.; Mrs. Velma Shook of Dayton, Mrs Pearl Supinger of Piqua, Mrs Marjorie Armstrong of New Weston and Mrs Mary Samuels of Indianapolis ; two sons, Charles of Piqua, and Ernest of Bay City, Mich.; 31 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Services will be conducted by Rev. Nobel Schlechty at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shook's Chapel church. Burial in Shook's cemetery. Freinds may call at the Oliver funeral home in Ansonia after 7 p.m. today.
More About CORA BELLE MCDOUGAL:
Burial: Dec 1952, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
Fact 1: SS # 302-28-3052
Marriage Notes for DAVID PEARSON and CORA MCDOUGAL:
Source: E-mail and word of mouth from Don Bird.
More About DAVID PEARSON and CORA MCDOUGAL:
Marriage: 04 May 1895, Paulding Co., OH.
iii. MARK C. PEARSON, b. 14 Jul 1864, OH.; d. 09 Apr 1944, IL.; m. ANNE KRISTINE LETH, 18 Dec 1889, Paulding Co., OH.; b. 13 Aug 1865, Chicago, IL.; d. 1954, IL..
Notes for MARK C. PEARSON:
Arlene (Leth) Camp crc3(a)cableaz.com has birthdate as Feb 1865.
Notes for ANNE KRISTINE LETH:
Source: Joan (Nestman) Pearson: From a picture taken of Mark and Ann who served with the Salvation Army and was in a picture in uniform.
Arlene (Leth) Camp has birthdate as August 13, 1865 taken from her birth record. " I have a copy of the original record from the ELCA archives. She actually had another sister with the same name who was born in 1863 but evidently died before the other Anne Kristine was born. They had the practice in Norway of naming children the same name as a child who had died. "
Marriage Notes for MARK PEARSON and ANNE LETH:
Source: E-mail from Arlene (Leth) Camp crc3(a)cableaz.com May 20, 2005.
More About MARK PEARSON and ANNE LETH:
Marriage: 18 Dec 1889, Paulding Co., OH.
iv. INFANT PEARSON, b. Bet. 1864 - 1870.
v. WILLIAM A. PEARSON, b. 08 Dec 1870, Darke Co., OH.; d. 1951, Darke Co., OH; m. (1) REGINA SUPINGER, 07 Apr 1899, Darke Co., OH.; b. 1882; d. 1939; m. (2) MARTHA HESS, Aft. 1939; b. 1883; d. Aft. 1965.
Notes for WILLIAM A. PEARSON:
1910 Census index for Darke Co., Wabash Twp., Ohio:
Pearson, Wm. A. Teacher 39 married 11 yrs. born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Regina wife 28 1 child, 1 living born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
Ralph son 10 born Ohio, mother and father born Ohio
More About WILLIAM PEARSON and REGINA SUPINGER:
Marriage: 07 Apr 1899, Darke Co., OH.
Notes for MARTHA HESS:
Source of information: Recollections given to me from my first cousin once removed Maxine (Supinger) Green, per telephone call on 01-28-01. No Children.
More About WILLIAM PEARSON and MARTHA HESS:
Marriage: Aft. 1939
vi. MARTHA J PEARSON, b. 08 Apr 1871, Darke Co., OH.; d. 24 Dec 1938, Colon, MI.; m. (1) GEORGE WILLIAM HUGHES, 08 Sep 1889, Paulding Co., OH.; b. Apr 1857, IN.; d. Bet. 1900 - 1901; m. (2) SAMUEL A. HUGHES, 05 Nov 1901, Darke Co., OH.; b. 07 Mar 1867, OH.; d. 21 Oct 1949, Colon, MI..
Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM HUGHES:
Per Mary Lynn McManus Toluchanian: " ...the 1900 census (Jackson Township, Paulding Co., Ohio, E.D. 52, p. 9A, lines 44-50, visitation No. 169/181) indicates that Martha's first husband, George A. Hughes, was born in April 1857, in Indiana, and died between 01 June 1900 and November 1901."
I added George's middle name "William" per an e-mail from descendant Jack Hughes, jackjonhughes2003(a)yahoo.com dated 4/08/2007. I am currently waiting on his response for a source.
Marriage Notes for MARTHA PEARSON and GEORGE HUGHES:
Per Mary Lynn McManus Toluchanian: "Further research turned up the marriage of George Hughes and Martha Pearson on 08 September 1889, in Paulding, Ohio (Ancestry.com, Database: Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900, <www.ancestry.com>, 11-13-02)."
More About GEORGE HUGHES and MARTHA PEARSON:
Marriage: 08 Sep 1889, Paulding Co., OH.
Marriage Notes for MARTHA PEARSON and SAMUEL HUGHES:
Gale Honeyman letter postmarked 16 June 1994 to Mary Lynn McManus Toluchanian - "It appears that this is her second Hughes husband, but find no first marriage nor do I find her in the 1900 Darke Co., Census."
More About SAMUEL HUGHES and MARTHA PEARSON:
Marriage: 05 Nov 1901, Darke Co., OH.
vii. ALONZO PEARSON, b. 28 Jan 1873, Darke Co., OH.; m. ANNA PLACE, 31 May 1901, Darke Co., OH.; b. May 1883, Darke Co., OH..
Notes for ALONZO PEARSON:
1910 Darke Co., Wayne Twp., Versailles, OH. Census index:
Pearson, Alonzo 37 married 9 yrs. lumber mill labor born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
Anna B. wife 27 3 children 2 living born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
Hazel M. da. 8 born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
Agnes da. 6 born Ohio, mother and father born OH.
8/9/02 Cora Elizabeth, "Lib" Oswalt, daughter of Ora Earl Pearson said that she thought that uncle Lon moved to St Louis MO. where one of his daughters lived and died there.
More About ALONZO PEARSON and ANNA PLACE:
Marriage: 31 May 1901, Darke Co., OH.
viii. MARGARET ELLEN PEARSON, b. 09 Apr 1876, Darke Co., Ohio; d. 26 Aug 1949, Darke Co., Ohio; m. (1) EMERY BIDLACK, 26 Oct 1896, Rossburg, Darke Co., OH.; b. 12 Jul 1873, Defiance Co., OH.; m. (2) NEWTON M. PASSMORE, 14 Apr 1901, Darke Co., OH.; b. Unknown; m. (3) CURT DOTY, 05 Jan 1911; b. 1863; d. 1954.
Notes for MARGARET ELLEN PEARSON:
Buried in Shooks Chapel Cemetery on August 28, 1949, age 73-4-26. Res. 1 1/2 mi. S. Jackson School. Source: The Oliver Funeral Home records provided by Susan Kendall skendall(a)infinet.com
The Darke Co. Births records list her as "Elizabeth" and at the time of her birth the residence was in Greenville Township.
More About EMERY BIDLACK and MARGARET PEARSON:
Marriage: 26 Oct 1896, Rossburg, Darke Co., OH.
More About NEWTON PASSMORE and MARGARET PEARSON:
Marriage: 14 Apr 1901, Darke Co., OH.
More About CURT DOTY and MARGARET PEARSON:
Marriage: 05 Jan 1911
ix. ORA EARLINGTON PEARSON, b. 03 Aug 1879, Paulding Co., OH.; d. 01 Oct 1960, Darke Co., OH.; m. CORA LOCKE, 02 Feb 1920, Darke Co., OH.; b. 08 Jun 1892, Darke Co., OH.; d. Apr 1962, Darke Co., OH..
Notes for ORA EARLINGTON PEARSON:
Source: Information graciously provided by oldest daughter of Ora "Earl" Pearson, Cora Elizabeth (Pearson) Oswalt by phone conversation on 9-27-99. Cora Elizabeth, know as "Lib" resides at 14599 McClannan Rd., New Weston, Ohio 45348. Lib said that her father Earl was born in Paulding Co., OH. According to conversation with Aunt Lib on July 13, 2005, she says her father Earl told her that Silas brought his family back to Darke from Paulding when he, Earl, was nine years old, because Silas thought that the water from the well he had dug, "was killing him". Quote being from Aunt Lib. I suspect this to have been a guestimation on uncle Earl's part regarding how old he was when they returned to Darke, due to the fact that Earl was nine years old between his ninth birthday August 3, 1888 to tenth birthday, August 3. 1889 and I have found Silas living in Paulding Co., OH. according to the 1890 Veteran's schedule, used as an 1890 census replacement.
More About ORA EARLINGTON PEARSON:
Burial: 1960, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
Notes for CORA LOCKE:
Obit found at Garst Museum March 2006 in a scrapbook: Dated 1962, name of paper not listed.
Cora L. Pearson Dies in Dayton
Ansonia - Cora L. Pearson, 69 formerly of R.R. 1, New Weston, died in Dayton yesterday at 5 p.m.
Mrs Pearson was a native of the Arcanum area and had been a life-long Darke County resident. She spent most of her life in the Rossburg area.
Surviving are two sons, Harry Pearson, R.R. 3, Versailles, and Robert, Union City rural route; two daughters, Mrs Elizabeth Oswalt, and Mrs Frances Jones, both of New Weston; 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Oliver funeral home here, with Rev. Walter Martin officiating. Burial will be in Shook cemetery, located between Rossburg and New Weston. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday.
More About CORA LOCKE:
Burial: 1962, Shook's Chapel Cemetery, Darke Co., OH.
More About ORA PEARSON and CORA LOCKE:
Marriage: 02 Feb 1920, Darke Co., OH.
x. JAMES PEARSON, b. Aft. 1879.
Notes for JAMES PEARSON:
I have no "proof" of this child. Information came from my cousin Cora Elizabeth "Lib" Oswalt of Darke Co., OH. oldest daughter of great grand uncle Ora Earl Pearson. Lib said that her father Earl said that "Jimmy died". How old or when he died is not mentioned but it appears it must have been at a very young age. Lib said she heard that he died of appendicitis.
5. GEORGE W.2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born 23 Mar 1839 in Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH., and died 12 Jan 1912 in Jay Co., Redkey, IN.. He married ELLEN DAY Abt. 1865. She died Bef. 1912.
Notes for GEORGE W. COATS:
Birth and death information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
More About GEORGE W. COATS:
Burial: Jan 1912, Hillcrest Cemetery
Notes for ELLEN DAY:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Marriage Notes for GEORGE COATS and ELLEN DAY:
Marriage date is a guess due to birthdates of children.
More About GEORGE COATS and ELLEN DAY:
Marriage: Abt. 1865
Children of GEORGE COATS and ELLEN DAY are:
i. AMANDA V.3 COATE, b. 21 May 1866; d. 11 Oct 1899; m. MARK BURTON.
Notes for AMANDA V. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for MARK BURTON:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
ii. ISAAC T COATE, b. 16 Jan 1868; m. EMMA THOMPSON.
Notes for ISAAC T COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Look for this couple in the 1910 Census, Kokomo, IN.
Notes for EMMA THOMPSON:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
iii. SARAH S. COATE, b. 10 Aug 1869; d. 14 Oct 1890.
Notes for SARAH S. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
iv. FLORA B. COATE, b. 14 Mar 1871; m. WILLIAM WYRICK.
Notes for FLORA B. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for WILLIAM WYRICK:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Look for this couple in Kokomo, IN.
v. ROSA F. COATE, b. 24 May 1873; m. CHARLES T. MORROW.
Notes for ROSA F. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for CHARLES T. MORROW:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Lived in Jay Co., Redkey, IN.
vi. LENA A. COATE, b. 22 Feb 1875; d. 01 Jun 1898; m. HENRY RICHEU.
Notes for LENA A. COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for HENRY RICHEU:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
vii. WILLIAM JESSE COATE, b. 19 Dec 1877; d. 22 Jun 1909; m. NORA LUCKY.
Notes for WILLIAM JESSE COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
Notes for NORA LUCKY:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
viii. NOAH ELMER COATE, b. 04 Oct 1879; m. PEARL SMITH.
Notes for NOAH ELMER COATE:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files. Lived in Logansport, IN.
Notes for PEARL SMITH:
Information from copied Gale Honeyman files.
6. MARK2 COATS (JOHN1, JOHNA COATE, JOHNB, WILLIAMC) was born Dec 1841 in OH.3. He married MARTHA A ???. She was born Abt. 1849 in OH..
Notes for MARK COATS:
1880 Harrisville, Randolph, IN federal census
Mark Coats; Self; Married; Male; White; 38; Ohio; Carpenter; SC; VA
Marth A " ; Wife; Married; Female; White; 31; Ohio; Keeps House; OH; OH
Noah " ; Son; Single; Male; White; 5; Indiana; OH; OH
Lydia M. " ; Daughter; Single; Female; 3; Indiana; OH; OH
Ocar O. "; Son; Single; Male; 4M; Indiana; OH; OH ( was wondering if this oscar's middle name was "Otis" However it appears that is may have been "Otto"- see below on Otis in the clue section )
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Notes for MARTHA A ???:
I believe this Martha to be Martha Davenport who married a Mark Coats, March 25, 1875 as per suggested to me by e-mail from Alice Huffman, April 01, 2006 citing a marriage record between a Mark Coats and a Martha Davenport. ( Just another probable Davenport connection )
Children of MARK COATS and MARTHA ??? are:
i. NOAH3 COATS, b. Abt. 1875, IN.
ii. LYDIA M. COATS, b. Abt. 1877, IN.
iii. OSCAR O. COATS, b. Feb 1880, IN4.
Notes for OSCAR O. COATS:
On the 1900; Census Wayne, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: T623 399; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 130. it appears that Oscar's middle name is "Otto"
Endnotes
1. Elias B Coats Civil War Pension application.
2. Lois Ann Baker, Selected Compilation of Cemeteries and Related Churches Vol 5 .
3. 1900; Census Place: Wayne, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: T623 399; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 130..
4. 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: T9_307; Family History Film: 1254307; Page: 166.2000; ..
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Clues regarding my Coats family
?( )? equals corrections
1. An Otis Coats and family are found in the 1870 Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN census. He's 27 and married to a Catherine, 20, with Margaret 2, David 1, and what appears to be Otis father and mother living with them Issac 55 and Maranda 56.
2. An Otis Coats and family in the 1880 Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. with wife Catherine children Margaret, David Flora, Henry, Cora and Roretta
3. An Otis and family in the 1900 census for Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. with wife Catherine and children Edward O. age 19, and Gladie E. age 12
4. An Otis Coats and family found 1910 Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. with son Edgar O 29, Meda M. 29 daughter in law; and their children Ruby 8, Thelma 7, and Violet 5.
I do not know that this Otis is the same as the Otis who was our cousin.
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1. 1880 Fed Census, White River Twp., Randolph Co., IN. William Coats, HOH, age 42, he?s a Farmer, born in OH and so was his parents. Wife Lucinda , age 41, born in IN. and so was her parents. Children J. ( can?t make out the name but it starts with ?J? ), son age 9, Bertie son age 6, Maudie daughter age 3. Children were born in IN.
2. 1880 Federal Census, Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. David Davenport, HOH, age 56, born OH, Occupation Cabinet Maker, mother born in PA., wife Margaret, age 57, born OH, Father born VA. (S.C.), mother born PA. ( VA.), Living with them as a servant, Coats, Margaret, born IN, father born IN, mother born IN. Living six houses away is Mark Coats, 38, Carpenter born OH, father, SC, mother VA, wife Marth A, 31, born IN, father OH, mother OH. Children Noah age 5, Lydia M age 2 and Oscar O. age 4 mos born in Feb of 1880.
3. 1900 Federal Census, Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. David S. Davenport, HOH, age 76 born Oct of 1823, appears to say his occupation is ?minister? but is faded and hard to read. Wife Margaret age 71 born March 1829, one child none living. Says father born in N.C. ( S.C. ) mother in VA. Living with them are Flossie R Coddington , servant, 14, born Nov 1885 in IN, Charles D Halderman, born Feb 1888, 12, great grandson, born IN. Living about 5 houses away was Marcus ( Mark ) Coats, HOH, born Dec 1841, age 58, born Oh, father N. Carolina ( SC ) mother VA., occupation Laborer, wife Anna , born 1849, age 51, born OH, 4 children, 3 living. Children were ?Dora? ( Noah ) son born May 1875 IN, age 25, and Otto, son, born July 1880, IN.
4. 1910 Federal Census Wayne Twp., Randolph Co IN. Mark Coats, HOH, age 68, married 35 years, born in OH, father born in North (South) Carolinia, mother born in Virginia, Occupation Breakman, works at railroad, Wife?s name ?M. Ann?, age 61, had four children, three are living, born Ohio, Father Born OH., mother born OH.; living with them is Margaret Davenport, sister to Mark, 82 years old, widowed, had 9 children only 1 living. Born OH, father OH ( S.C. ), mother OH. (VA.)
5. 1920 Fed Census, Wayne Twp., Randolph Co., IN. Martha Coats, HOH, 71 years old appears to have never married as she?s listed as single as opposed to married, widowed or divorced. She was born in OH and so was her parents. Next door is Otis Coats, HOH, age 77, married, born in IN, father SC and mother New York, he was a postmaster. Wife was Margaret age 56 born in VA and so was her parents.
Randolph-Jay County IN Archives History - Books .....Chapter I Reunion Of The Coats Family 1896_____________________________________________________________Copyright. All rights reservedhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htmhttp://www.rootswe... File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:Joy Fisher sdgenweb(a)yahoo.com February 17, 2007, 9:50 pm Book Title: Reminiscences Of Adams, Jay And Randolph Counties CHAPTER I.REUNION OF THE COATS FAMILY. On Sunday, September 1, a reunion of the Coats family was held in W. R. Diehl's grove, four miles west of Winchester. Music, and speaking by A. J. Studebaker was the order of the forenoon exercises, after which a table about two hundred feet long was loaded with the choicest the country affords, all hands doing what they could to hide from view as much of the good things in sight as possible. Elder D. S. Davenport invoked the Divine blessing, after which there was an engagement of a half-hour's duration in which knives and forks were dexterously used. Verily to the victors belong the spoils, as after the smoke had cleared away it was quite perceptible that much had been accomplished, yet, after all had been satisfied that all could not be eaten, there was enough left to raise another generation of Coatses. After dinner the brass band from Saratoga rendered some excellent music, interspersed with some choice selections from the choir, after which Robert Dodd was introduced and in a very entertaining manner gave a detailed history of the Coats family. He said that grandfather, John Coats, was born in North Carolina in the year 1787, and grandmother, Sally Wright Coats, was born in the same state in the year 1788. They were married in 1808, moving soon thereafter to Covington, Ohio, where there were six children born to them, viz.: Thomas W., Isaac, Charlotte, Charity, William and James. In the year 1819 they came to Randolph County, then almost an unknown wilderness, stopping on the farm now occupied by Tyre Puckett, our present Township Trustee. Grandfather Coats entered the land he selected for a home three miles east of Winchester, on the Big Four railroad, where there were fourteen children born to them, two dying in infancy. They raised twelve children to man and womanhood, all married and settled around them so near that they could go home for breakfast. Grandfather Coats was Justice of the Peace when that office done about all the legal business of the county. He was a man of almost iron constitution, working by the day for the support of his large family and clearing his farm after night. With the assistance of grandmother they struggled through, making their clothing from the lint or flax and skins of animals, going on horseback to Richmond, Indiana, to mill through almost impenetrable forests, being frequently disturbed by Indians and wild beasts. Their house was a stopping place for travelers in the early settlement of the county, many weary, hungry traveler found a welcome beneath their friendly roof. Grandfather and Grandmother Coats belonged to the society of Friends and led an upright, honorable life, ever ready to extend a helping hand to those less fortunate than themselves. They lived to a ripe old age and were gathered to their Father as a shock of corn cometh in its season. The Coats family have been closely identified with the history of Randolph County. Other speeches were made by Ann Coats, Joel Pickett, D. S. Davenport, G. C. Shultz, S. D. Coats and A. J. Studebaker. A pleasant feature of the afternoon exercise was the spinning of flax with an old-fashioned spinning wheel by the only living daughter, Aunt Polly Pogue, seventy-four years old, who was placed upon the platform and the entire crowd passed around and saw how the clothing of our grand-parents was made. After the exercises were concluded the family was formed and marched out and counted, there being 180 present. Charles Pierce was present with his camera and took a picture of the group. An organization was effected by the election of D. S. Davenport, president; Otis Coats, treasurer; George Coats, secretary, and Ann Coats, assistant secretary. W. Diehl, Robert Dodd, Simeon Cox, S. D. Coats and Simon Snyder were appointed a committee of arrangements for our next annual reunion. The Coats family are good eaters, but Seth can surround more saltrising bread than most men of his size. W. R. Deihl brought down the house by singing in a most laughable manner "The Old Arm Chair." There were other features of the occasion deserving mention, but for fear of being consigned to the waste basket,I will close. GEORGE COATS, Secretary. Reminiscences of Adams, Jay and Randolph Counties Compiled by Martha C. M. Lynch Ft. Wayne, IN: Lipes, Nelson & Singmaster Circa 1896 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/in/randolph/history/1896/reminisc/ch... This file has been created by a form athttp://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ ____________________________________ I have received a couple pictures from Sharon Ann Plessinger of Versailles OH. One of the picture is of Herkamer, ( Daniel - I believe son of Elias B Coats ) and wife Catherine (Stump) Coats. Another is a picture of an Otis Coats and labled "Otis Coats cousin of Daniel H Coats" Sharon descends through Daniel H Coats and wife Catherine. I believe that the above census records show that many of the children of John and Martha "Patsy" (Rudy) Coats moved to Randolph and surrounding counties in IN.Then I find the above History of the Coats family reunion, written circ 1896 and find many of the same names, including D. S. Davenport, Otis Coats, George Coats, William Coats, etc., and ties them into the family of Coats descended from John and Sarah "Sally" (Wright) Coats who also went to Randolph Co., IN. Notice that D. S. Davenport's listed occupation in the 1900 census above is "Minister" which further supports the "Elder D. S. Davenport" in the Coats reunion history above to be one and the same David S. Davenport who married Margaret Coats, sister to my Susannah Coats. The link to Otis Coats also supports the tie into this particular Coats family. Also in regards to William Coats written afidavit in regards to Silas Pearson's Civil War pension requests reveals more interesting connections. First of all, this William Coats was from Randolph Co., IN. He stated he "had been personally aquainted with Silas Pearson since we were young boys. Brought up together and since we both came home from the service we have visited each other frequently. Lived neighbor to him from the first of the year of 1865 to the fall of 1866 and since then we have met on a average of twice a year ..." As you can see, I am becoming more and more comfortable ( albeit not fully proven yet ) with the idea that my Susannah Coats ancestry ties in with the John and Sally Wright Coats family. However I am still clueless as to how it connects. I am comfortable with who her father and mother were ( John and Martha "Patsy" Rudy Coats ), but behind that I am still missing exactly who her grandparents were. It may have been a John Coats but I don't see how it could have been a Susan Brock. Thanks for taking the time to see what I have posted. I am wearing myself out typing all of this and probably wearing you out reading it all. Please comment back to me as to what you think? Am I on to something here or not? I think the evidence is pretty strong in favor of the theory that somehow my Coats line is related to the John and Sally Wright Coats family. HELP! : ) Steve Pearson401 Crescent Dr. Mt. Pleasant, MI. 48858989-775-3548spearson55(a)chartermi.net
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Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:44:10 -0500
From: freewilly(a)comcast.net
To: coats(a)hotmail.com
Subject: Coates Family in Philadelphia
Good Morning,
First ~ Thank you for all your hard work on the Coates website and
for making your information public. I came across your site while
doing research into my Coates ancestors in Philadelphia, Pa.
I am descended through John Coats (Born 1684 in England ~ Died 1760
Phila. Pa.) This John Coats was married to Mary Hale (Hayl, Hall) and
their daughter Hannah Coats 1725-1761 married Richard Dennis who owned
a shipyard in Colonial Philadelphia. In the 1790 census Richard Dennis
appears next to Hannah's brother, Warwick Coates who also owned a
shipyard. I believe John Coates father was also a John Coates (Born
England ~ Died 1729 Philadelphia) who was married to Jane Sissum (who
2nd marriage was to James Clemson.)
Of special interest to me was your information posted on Old Coats
Burial Ground at 3rd & Browne Sts. in Phila. Those bodies were later
moved to Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. I spent a day last week
taking photos of the Coates Memorial marker there and of some later
Coates tombstones I found there. If you have any interest in posting
the photos, let me know and I will send you jpegs of them.
Again, thank you for all your hard work on the site and for sharing
it. I was able to find my John Coates and read a copy of his will on
your site. With Best Regards, Deb Wilson
email - freewilly(a)comcast.net or debwilson(a)comcast.net
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