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3/30/01
DEBBIE,
THANK YOU FOR SEARCHING FOR MY GRANDFATHER, CALVIN WAS BORN 1/1,1881 IF THIS
WILL HELP. AGAIN THANK YOU.
JANICE
ELANRA52(a)HOTMAIL.COM
>From: Debbie Pentecost-McNabb <debbiemcnabb(a)ameritech.net>
>Reply-To: COKER-L(a)rootsweb.com
>To: COKER-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: [Coker] Calvin Coker
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:33:55 -0500
>
>You didn't give a year for Calvin. I found nothing on a Hansford Coker.
>This
>is what I found on Calvin. Hope it helps give you a place to start.
>
>Debbie
>
>
>Census Indexes
>
>1800 Laurens District, South Carolina
>Calvin Coker
>
>1818 and 1819 Tax List
>Calvin Coker- Franklin Co., Ga.
>
>1850 Marion Co., Ark.
>Calvin Coker age 28 born Ala.
>Susan Coker age 21 born Tenn.
>
>1860 Denton Co., Texas
>Calvin Coker- Denton P.o.
>Calvin Coker- Louisville P.O.
>
>1870 Marion Co., Ala.
>Calvin W. Coker
>
>
>Calvin Coker
>married June 08, 1866 Cooke Co., Texas
>Melvini Reppe
>
>
>Dawes Final Rolls
>Calvin Coker age 52
>Calvin E. Coker age 13
>Calvin F. Coker age 21
>All listed as Cherokee by Blood
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You didn't give a year for Calvin. I found nothing on a Hansford Coker. This
is what I found on Calvin. Hope it helps give you a place to start.
Debbie
Census Indexes
1800 Laurens District, South Carolina
Calvin Coker
1818 and 1819 Tax List
Calvin Coker- Franklin Co., Ga.
1850 Marion Co., Ark.
Calvin Coker age 28 born Ala.
Susan Coker age 21 born Tenn.
1860 Denton Co., Texas
Calvin Coker- Denton P.o.
Calvin Coker- Louisville P.O.
1870 Marion Co., Ala.
Calvin W. Coker
Calvin Coker
married June 08, 1866 Cooke Co., Texas
Melvini Reppe
Dawes Final Rolls
Calvin Coker age 52
Calvin E. Coker age 13
Calvin F. Coker age 21
All listed as Cherokee by Blood
MARCH 28, 2001
I AM LOOKIN FOR HANSFORD AND CALVIN COKER ANYWHERE, ALSO, MY GRANDFATHER
HOWARD BREWSTER AND IDA CLOUGH GRANDMOTHER
SO FAR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRACE ANY OF THESE. WHO KNOWS YOU MAY COME UPON
ONE AND SHARE WITH ME. I WILL LOOK FOR YOU ALSO.
THANK YOU,
JANICE PIERSON
ELANRA52(a)HOTMAIL.COM
>From: COKER-D-request(a)rootsweb.com
>Reply-To: COKER-L(a)rootsweb.com
>To: COKER-D(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: COKER-D Digest V01 #29
>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:00:44 -0700
>
><< message2.txt >>
><< message4.txt >>
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It has come to my attention that there might be a connection between the two
families in that area. Specifically, I am looking for a John Anderson, died
in 1830, wife was Mary (Coker?). According to a later census entry in 1850,
Mary was from SC. They (we believe) had a daughter, Elizabeth who married
Milton Jackson around 1830-35. They lived in Knoxville.
John Anderson was born abt 1780
Mary, his wife, was born abt 1780, in SC died after 1850.
Stephen Pegler
Family Genealogy:
Pegler (anywhere), Crawford (Ohio), Oard, Heath (NC to TX), Murchison,
Doughty, Edwards, Hinton, Brinkworth, Merrill, Brewster
Grant (Liverpool, London)
Tapp Pankhurst Haywood Foster in SSX, England
Romero, Martinez, Atencio, Sandoval - Hispanics in New Mexico
Posted on: Coker Queries
Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Coker/10120
Surname: COKER, SPARKS, PICKRAM, SMITH, BOSHER, CALLADINE, FITZGERALD,
manymore
-------------------------
This first COKER family is for a friend. His grandfather was Arthur Thomas
COKER from Camperwell, London, England. Arthur married Elizabeth SPARKS.
Arthur was in WW1. They had 3 sons and 7 daughters.Some of the children
attended John Ruskin School.
Arthur's siblings were: Charlie, Jessie, Fred, Lucy and John COKER.Some
of Arthurs brothers were tied into some churches and lived at the Salvation
Army. If you connect with these COKER'S please contact Brian at: cokerrb(a)ns.sympatico.ca
My COKERS:
John COKER married Hannah SMITH in 1831 in Carlby, London, England. Their
daughter, Hannah COKER born c.1841 in Norfolk,married Daniel PICKRAM/PICKERAM
in 1870 at St. Giles, London. Their children: Hannah, Daniel, Rose Alice,
Ellen, Harriet, Alice Rebecca, Joseph Wm.( who married Elizabeth BOSHER
and had Lily born 1907 in Islington, London) and Ada PICKRAM
If you connect somehow or even think you do, please get in touch.
Thankyou
Shannon in Canada
Posted on: Coker Queries
Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Coker/10119
Surname: Clifton
-------------------------
Mother Aunt Opal; last know state of residence: Michigan.
Mother and Son Charles live together. What is there Phone #
or mailing address. Thanks
There is a great card of The Coker Home, Naples, TX, on ebay. It is item
1125802546. It's no connection to my Coker's but someone might like to
print out the picture for their files (or buy the card). Bev
Francis Adeline Coker's parents may have been Jackson Coker (b. 1820) and
Nancy Ellison who lived in Gwinnett County.
Regards, Jim Cook (cpe2m5(a)aol.com)
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In a message dated 03/20/2001 4:56:34 PM, auntdeedah(a)yahoo.com writes:
<< Trying to locate my ggmother, Francis Adaline Coker Wilborn's(b.1845)
parents.
Married Elisha C. Wilborn, lived in Gwinette County, GA >>
Where/when did she die? My g-grandmother (a Ga. COKER living in Texas in
1900) mentions the death of a "beloved Addie" in her bible.
Posted on: COKER Bible Records
Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/c/o/COKER/bible_recor...
Surname: Wilborn, Welborn, Coker
-------------------------
Trying to locate my ggmother, Francis Adaline Coker Wilborn's(b.1845) parents.
Married Elisha C. Wilborn, lived in Gwinette County, GA
Posted on: Coker Queries
Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Coker/10118
Surname: coker, daigle, coady, shattuck
-------------------------
I am looking for any information on the following people:
Israel Joseph (I.J.) Daigle....very rich
Barbara Daigle.................wife
-------------------------------------------------------
(three daughters)
Dena Annette Daigle Coady......daughter worked at a restaurant in FL.
Thomas Coady...................husband of Dena, got married in the mid
80's, he was manager at Cotton-
patch in Coushatta, LA
Thomas Coady Jr................their son
-------------------------------------------------------
Eva Joe Daigle Coker...........daughter
David Coker....................husband, used to live on
Fal Rd. around Leesville,
LA
-------------------------------------------------------
Reanna Lynn Daigle Shattuck....daughter
Brian Shattuck.................2nd husband, was in the army stationed at
Ft. Polk, LA
They all at one time or another lived in Leesville, LA.
I have tried looking for any of them and have not been able to track down
anyone. I grew up with the daughters and after they all moved to FL from
LA we lost track of each other, so if you have any info. please email me
at the following address:
I really appreciate it very much.
Thanks
Susan (Skelly) Dixon
Dear Mr. Gay: Thank you so much for the reply. Any additional information
you or anyone else may have would be appreciated. Does anyone have any
documentation which specifically identifies this Mildred as Milley or
Milsey? Has anyone been able to figure out where this Joseph and
Mildred/Milley/Milsey came from, who their predecessors were, etc.? It
seems everything I have found stops with Joseph and Milley/Milsey. Does
anyone know what connections or relationships these other persons had to
either Joseph or Mildred/Milley/Milsey, who were referenced in your email of
January 28, 2001? This is all very interesting.
My mother believes Joseph and Milley?Milsey/Mildred probably came to North
Carolina from Virginia, but has no proof. I am very please to find some
additional names of relatives through Jacob/Newell/Catherine Cunningham, and
will be contacting them and requesting they forward any additional
information they may have. Also, can anyone forward the email addresses of
Janelle McCain, LaShelle Fisher, or Keith L. O'Neil? Thanks again, Joseph
G. Coker
-----Original Message-----
From: joseph g gay [mailto:josephg@integrity.com]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:59 AM
To: Joseph G. Coker
Subject: Re: Joseph Coker-Edgecombe County, NC-1700s
Dear Joseph,
Yes, I did have a response which I will paste here, it appears that your
assumption may be correct. The source for my information was from a book
"Edgecombe County, North Carolina Deeds, Volume 1: 1759-1768" Abstracted by
Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., copyright 1995, Stephen E. Bradley, Jr.,
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464. I summarized information from several of the
abstracts of the deeds in my post. I received the following responses.
"This could be the same Joseph Coker that died in Chatham County, NC
around 1774.
This Joseph Coker was married to a Milsey Coker, and court document in
Chatham County names the orphaned children as Issac, Abraham, Jacob and
Malachi.
Issac Coker is my ggg-grandfather. We have no other information on his
father Joseph.
Brad Coker
Columbia, Maryland"
"All of the sons of our Joseph Coker ended up in Elbert County, Georgia
between 1790 and 1800. I'm not sure if any of their children went to
South Carolina, but I'm not aware of any.
All of Issac's sons later moved into Central and South Georgia, so your
Joseph and Nelly are not in my line.
By the way, did you mean Edgecombe County, NC rather than SC? Chatham
County is in the central part of the state. It's boundaries in the
1700's included a number of current counties, but present day Chatham
County is just west of Raleigh and southwest of Durham. I think
Pittsboro is the county seat.
joseph g gay wrote:
>
> Dear Brad,
>
> Thanks for the response. I obtained this information from deed abstracts
of
> Edgecombe County, busy this afternoon but I will send you the Bk, p. #,
etc.
> later if you are interested. This Joseph was in Edgecombe at the same time
> as James, James, Jr. and Caleb but I didn't notice any transactions
between
> them so I don't know if they were part of the same family. I didn't find
any
> deed referencing his children. Did any of those other familes show up in
> Chatham? I haven't looked at the map. Is Chatham near Edgecombe? I don't
> think that I'm descended from these families but I am trying to find out
who
> the Joseph and Nelly Coker were that ended up in Laurens County, South
> Carolina.
>
> Beth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Coker" <bcoker(a)home.com>"
"Joe:
>From the Chatham County, NC court minutes 114-1779 Poe Publishers:
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. p 59.
In 1774:
"Milly Coker be Summoned to bring Issac Coker and the Orphans of Joseph
Coker to the next court to be provided for as shall then be adjudged."
In 1775:
"Issac, Jacob, Abraham, and Malachi Coker orphans of Joseph Coker be
brought by the sheriff to the next court to be held for this county to
be dealt with as shall then be adjudged."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
Here are some Jacob Coker descendants that are in my files:
Keith C. O'Neal
46 Harter Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
** This is the last address I have from him (December 1996). He is
descendant of James A. Coker, son of Newell and Catherine Cunningham
Coker.
Here are e-mails for others I have corresponded with in the Jacob Coker
line. Can't detail the exact connections this quick, and I'm not sure
how current some of these addresses are either.
David Coker <dcoker(a)cokerpalmer.com>
Joe Coker <cokeratty(a)jellico.com>
Terina Sink <t.sink(a)worldnet.att.net> or <gumc(a)hom.net>
Suzanne Coker <thecokers(a)juno.com>
Also, there is Janell McCain and LaShelle Fisher, who I know are Jacob
descendants, but I haven't found their e-mails yet. Probably in my work
mailbox. Both of them were pretty regular contributors to the Coker
Forum, so you may be able to find them in the archives on the web-site
itself.
Hope this keeps you busy!"
Joseph, I hope that the above is helpful, I did find a Milly Coker in
Laurens County, South Carolina that evidently had a child out of wedlock but
I will have to look for that information if you are interested. I still
don't know who Joseph and Nelly are, I just know that Nelly and her daughter
were in Laurens County, South Carolina. I have not followed up anymore on
this subject.
Happy Hunting!!
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph G. Coker" <jcoker(a)joecoker.com>
To: <josephg(a)integrity.com>
Cc: <COKER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Joseph Coker-Edgecombe County, NC-1700s
> Dear Beth: On January 28, 2001, you sent the list an inquiry about Joseph
> Coker and wife, Mildred Coker, and stated they were in Edgecombe County<
> North Carolina at least durring the years 1758-1765. You inquired as to
the
> parents of this Joseph Coker and if he migrated to another county or
state.
> I was wondering if this Mildred could be the same person as Milley or
Milsey
> Coker who was married to Joseph Coker. Two of their childrens names were
> Isaac and Jacob, from whom I am a descendant. Their other two childrren
> were Abraham and Malachi. I noticed that two of the persons with whom you
> stated their affiliation were named Jacob Carter and Isaac Ferguson. May
be
> just a coincidence. Could you tell us where you got the information in
this
> posting, and if you have learned anything further after the posting?
Thanks
> for your reply. Joseph G. Coker
>
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Dear Beth: On January 28, 2001, you sent the list an inquiry about Joseph
Coker and wife, Mildred Coker, and stated they were in Edgecombe County<
North Carolina at least durring the years 1758-1765. You inquired as to the
parents of this Joseph Coker and if he migrated to another county or state.
I was wondering if this Mildred could be the same person as Milley or Milsey
Coker who was married to Joseph Coker. Two of their childrens names were
Isaac and Jacob, from whom I am a descendant. Their other two childrren
were Abraham and Malachi. I noticed that two of the persons with whom you
stated their affiliation were named Jacob Carter and Isaac Ferguson. May be
just a coincidence. Could you tell us where you got the information in this
posting, and if you have learned anything further after the posting? Thanks
for your reply. Joseph G. Coker
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Posted on: COKER Pensions
Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/c/o/COKER/pensions/10007
Surname: Coker, Witt, Bilyeu
-------------------------
George Coker was father of Frances Coker who md John Witt. His first spouse
was unknown but could have been a Bilyeu. They were in Tennesee, Hardeman
Co., into Illinois and then into Miller Co., Mo. He md/2 younger wife and
had children. She is listed as widow in census with small children, 1850.
I agree that, without proofs, the story should not be considered as
truth. My Coker line came from England into Virginia, probably in the
1600's or early 1700's. No story about three brothers arriving together in
my line.
Also, there are two rivers named Pee Dee. There is the Great Pee Dee and
the Little Pee Dee. But, neither of them flow through what one would call
a valley. They are coastal rivers with wide floodplains flowing through
the Carolina lowcountry.
By the way, I am one of three Coker brothers (no sisters). My father was
also one of three Coker brothers (no sisters).
Steven J. Coker
carolina(a)yours.com
At 06:19 AM 2/6/01, you wrote:
>Every family has a story about three brothers coming to America. Most
>are simply folklore invented because no one really knew the truth. In
>our line, the three brothers all came through Charleston and settled in
>the Pee Dee River valley. In another line, to which mine is connected,
>the claim is the three brothers came to Virginia and settled in the
>Roanoke area.
>
>No one knows for sure, but I have yet to find a generation in our family
>line where there were only three brothers.
>
>Makes for a nice tale, but that's about all its worth.
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Is this the John Wesley Coker son of Philip Coker to which you are referring?
Please respond at your earliest convenience. Thank you. Blessings and peace.
Sincerely,
Theresa Hazlerig
haz_t_r(a)bellsouth.net
Descendants of Philip Coker, Sr.
Generation No. 1
1. PHILIP1 COKER, SR.1 was born Abt. 1764.
Children of PHILIP COKER, SR. are:
i. THOMPSON2 COKER, b. Bet. 1785 - 1788, NC/SC.
Notes for THOMPSON COKER:
Shown in "Index to Georgia
Tax Digests", Vol. IV, p54, 1810 Tax List, Jackson Co., Hays District. (Philip
Coker was shown in same county and district, p56.) "Jackson County, GA
Inferior Court Minutes - Dec 1809 - "Thompson Coker, Philip Coker et al ordered
to work on the road under John Pennington, Overseer. The road running from
John's Mill to intersect the road leading from Wood's Bringe to the Appalachee
River near Pennington Mills - that is from the new bridge on the Mulberry to said
road."
New record - same source - "Thompson Coker appointed constable in William
Pentecost's district."
New record - same source, Jul 1816 - "Philip Coker's name drawn as a juror for
ensuing term."
The above information concerning Thompson/Phillip was provided by Elizabeth C. Jones.
Next found record is Thompson Coker, 1830 Shelby Co., AL census, p255:
1 male b 1820-25; 1 male b 1815-20: 1 male b 1780-1790
2 females b 1825-30; 1 female b 1820-25; 1 f b 1815-20; 1 f b 1780-90
(Shelby Co. census: p267: John W. Coker; p268: Robert Coker, Phillip Coker; p275: Philip Coker.)
Other brief references to Thompson found in "History of Coosa Co., Alabama", Rev. George E. Brewer, Southern Historical Press, follow. "Was appointed J. P./constable ca 1834, resigned 1837; in 1836, court ordered new road from Thompson Coker's......."
Summation on Thompson Coker: He probably married ca 1810-15, Jackson Co., GA, to (Mary? Unknown). No other mention is found in Alabama 1840 census records for Thompson Coker.
Note: A widow, Mary Coker, is shown as head of household on 1840 Coosa County census. According to descendants of this Mary Coker, she and some of her children moved to MS near a possible kinsman of her husband. The kinsman's name was Robert A. Coker (see more).
Source: Charlotte Tucker <cmtgwt(a)wimberley-tx.com>
ii. NATHAN COKER, b. Bet. 1790 - 1800.
Notes for NATHAN COKER:
A possible son of Phillip (b 1764). Nathan was shown on 1840 Coosa Co census and was not named as a son of Thomas (d 1818). Nothing more is known about Nathan. It would be interesting to see a list of his children so that we could identify any naming patterns.
Source: Charlotte Tucker <cmtgwt(a)wimberley-tx.com>
2. iii. PHILLIP COKER, JR., b. Abt. 1794, SC.
3. iv. ROBERT ALBERT COKER, b. July 30, 1798, GA; d. 1869, Pontotoc, MS.
v. ANNA COKER, b. Bet. 1800 - 1804.
Notes for ANNA COKER:
Born Bet. 1800-1804 if 16-20 at time of marriage. Thomas Coker who died 1818 named daughter Anna in his will. Greenberry Grissam married Ann Coker, 21 Sep 1820, Bibb Co., and Greenberry and family were enumerated immediately after Phillip Coker (b 1766) on 1830 Shelby Co., AL census. So, it needs to be determined if Grissam married Ann, daughter of Phillip, or Anna, daughter of Thomas.
Source: Charlotte Tucker <cmtgwt(a)wimberley-tx.com>
vi. JOHN WESLEY COKER, b. Abt. 1802, GA; d. Bef. 1860, Randolph Co., AL; m. NANCY WHITE BASSETT, October 27, 1823, Bibb Co., AL.
Notes for JOHN WESLEY COKER:
Source: Charlotte Tucker <cmtgwt(a)wimberley-tx.com>
vii. HANNA COKER, b. Bet. 1805 - 1806; m. HARRIS SPIERS, July 02, 1821, Bibb Co., AL.
Notes for HANNA COKER:
According to research of Reginald Speir and Bobbie Speir Jarvinan
Source: Charlotte Tucker <cmtgwt(a)wimberley-tx.com>
Marriage Notes for HANNA COKER and HARRIS SPIERS:
The certificate written to the Clerk of Bibb Co [AL] giving permission for Hannah to marry Harris is written and signed by "Philip (one L) Coker, Father. Dated July the 2nd, 1821.
Generation No. 2
2. PHILLIP2 COKER, JR. (PHILIP1)1 was born Abt. 1794 in SC. He married (1) PATIENCE HONEYCUTT1 December 11, 1818 in Montgomery Co., AL. He married (2) TEMPERANCE WINGHAM1 July 24, 1844 in Lauderdale Co., MS2. She was born Abt. 1804.
Notes for PHILLIP COKER, JR.:
1850 Shelby Co., AL Census Roll 14, Page 233
www.familitreemaker.com/cgi-bin/showimage.cgi?yr=1850st=AL&rl=14&pg=233
HN FN LAST FIRST AGE SEX OCC. DOB
829 833 Coker Philip 56 M Farmer 1794
829 833 Coker Temperance 46 F 1804
829 833 Coker Sarah 20 F 1830
829 833 Coker Nancy 15 F 1825
829 833 Coker Daughter 15 F 1825
829 833 Coker Alexander 12 M 1838
829 833 Coker Thomas 13 M 1837
829 833 Coker Charles 6 M 1846
829 833 Coker Philip 86 M 1764
married 1/Patience Honeycutt, 11 Dec 1818, Montgomery Co., AL; m/2 Temperance (unknown) Winningham, widow, 20 Jul 1844, Lauderdale Co., MS.
Children (based on 1830 Shelby and 1850 Shelby Co., AL census):
1 m b 1825-30 1 m b 1820-25 - (James?, see 1840 Shelby Co.)
2 f b 1825-30 (is one Sarah, b ca 1830?)
3 f b 1820-25
1 f b 1815-20
Nancy, b ca 1832
John b ca 1835
Alexander b ca 1838
Thomas b ca 1837
Charles, b ca 1844 (probably son Phillip and Temperance)
Half-brothers, John and Charles, moved to Drew Co., AR (see 1880 soundex).
Note: Robyn Carr and Amanda Nall are researching Fatha/Hatha Ann Coker, b 14 Oct 1818, married James L. S. B. Clower, Jr. Fatha/Hatha died 23 Nov 1884, Drew Co., AR. She is likely first child of Phillip and Patience. Another daughter of Phillip and Patience may be Sabrina Jane Coker; research of Charlotte Boykin shows Sabrina was born 1822, Shelby Co., m/1 Allen Gentry ca 1838, m/2 Beverly T. Calloway, 6 Jan 1844, Shelby Co.
According to Charlotte Boykin, Sabrina's Gentry children also moved to MS.
Source: Charlotte Tucker <cmtgwt(a)wimberley-tx.com>
Children of PHILLIP COKER and PATIENCE HONEYCUTT are:
i. HATHA3 COKER, b. 1818, Bibb Co., AR; d. November 23, 1884, Drew Co., AR; m. JAMES LAWRENCE SAMUEL BUTTS CLOWERS, January 1833.
ii. DAUGHTER COKER3, b. Abt. 1825, AL.
Notes for DAUGHTER COKER:
I could not make out the name on the 1850 Shelby Co., AL Census.
iii. NANCY COKER3, b. Abt. 1825, AL.
iv. SARAH COKER3, b. Abt. 1830, AL.
v. JOHN COKER, b. 1835, AL.
vi. THOMAS COKER4, b. Abt. 1837, AL.
vii. ALAXANDER COKER5, b. Abt. 1838, AL.
Child of PHILLIP COKER and TEMPERANCE WINGHAM is:
viii. CHARLES3 COKER5, b. Abt. 1846, AL.
3. ROBERT ALBERT2 COKER (PHILIP1)6,7,8,9 was born July 30, 1798 in GA9, and died 1869 in Pontotoc, MS. He married SARAH MIEARS10,11,12 March 1823 in South Carolina13, daughter of ELIJAH MIEARS and MOLLIE MIEARS. She was born May 21, 1805 in GA14, and died April 1889.
Notes for ROBERT ALBERT COKER:
He moved to Union Co (then part of Tippah County), MS in the mid-1840's. (Source: Jimmy R. Coker)
The following information is from the 1850 Federal Census, Tippah County, Mississippi (Page 431a, Family #525)
VAL=Value of Real Estate
BP=Birthplace
SCH=Attended School within the Year
Name Age Sex Occupation VAL BP SCH
Robert Coker 52 M Farmer 500 GA
Sarah Coker 47 F GA
Lucinda Coker 22 F AL
James T. Coker 21 M Farmer AL
John Coker 18 M Farmer AL
Peyton Coker 16 M Farmer AL X
Mary Coker 12 F AL X
Jane Coker 11 F AL
Martha Coker 9 F AL X
Albert Coker 7 M AL X
Children of ROBERT COKER and SARAH MIEARS are:
i. WILLIAM M.3 COKER14, b. February 01, 1824, SC; m. MARY M. POLLIE15,16; b. Abt. 1823, AL.
Notes for MARY M. POLLIE:
The following information is from the 1850 Federal Census, Tippah County, Mississippi (Page 431a, Family #526)
VAL=Value of Real Estate
BP=Birthplace
SCH=Attended School within the Year
Name Age Sex Occupation VAL BP SCH
Mary M. Coker 27 F AL
Drunetta Coker 9 F AL
Henry Coker 7 M AL
James Coker 4 M AL
ii. LUCINDA COKER17,18,19, b. Abt. 1828.
iii. ELIJAH MIEARS COKER20,21, b. August 04, 1828, Bibb Co., AL; d. July 20, 1903, New Albany, MS; m. JANE (UNKNOWN)22; b. Abt. 1829, NC.
iv. MAURICE COKER23, b. Abt. 1829, MS.
v. CHALOMA COKER23, b. Abt. 1830, MS.
vi. JAMES THOMAS COKER24,25, b. January 07, 1830, Gainville Co., NC; d. July 10, 1901, Ponotoc Co., MS.
vii. JOHN R. COKER26,27, b. January 13, 1833, Bibb Co., AL; d. TX.
viii. PEYTON BIBB COKER28,29,30, b. December 05, 1835, Bibb Co., AL; d. October 19, 1893, Sebastian Co., AR; m. ELIZABETH ROGERS, June 1863; b. GA.
Notes for PEYTON BIBB COKER:
Goodspeed (pub) History of Northwest Arkansas (1889). Sebastian County.
Dr. Peyton B. Coker, physician and farmer of Big Creek Township, was born in Bibb County, Ala., in 1835, and is a son of Robert and Sarah (Myers) Coker, natives of Lawrenceburg District, S.C., and Georgia, respectively. They removed from Alabama to Mississippi in 1847, where their respective deaths occurred in 1881 and 1887. Philip Coker, the grandfather, was born in South Carolina, and died in Georgia. Dr. Coker is one of a family of twelve children, and being reared upon a farm his early education was received at a country school. He read medicine from 1856 until 1860, and the following winter attended the Memphis Medical College. He began to practice in Tishomingo County, Miss., and until 1870 practiced in that state. He then came to Sebastian County, and having taught school prior to the war continued that vocation one year, since which time he has devoted his attention to farming and medicine. In August, 1861, he enlisted as a Chickasaw Ranger, in Martin's battalion of !
Steward's brigade, and served in the Virginia army until discharged on account of ill health the following December. He afterward served in different capacities, and he fought at the battle of Shiloh. In June, 1863, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Rogers, natives of North Carolina and Georgia. Mr. Rogers died in 1886, but his widow is now living. Mrs. Coker was born in Georgia, and has borne the Doctor eleven children, of whom nine are living, and have enjoyed the advantages of a good education. Dr. Coker has been a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for thirty-one years, having held many offices in the meantime, and his wife belongs to the same denomination. Dr. Coker owns a nice farm of 320 acres as a result of his labor. He has always been a Democrat, and for a short time served as justice of the peace. He is a demitted member of the Masonic fraternity.
ix. MARY COKER31,32, b. May 01, 1838, Bibb Co., AL.
x. JANE COKER33,34, b. Abt. 1839, Bibb Co., AL; d. July 02, 1924, Lafette Co., MS.
xi. MARTHA H B COKER35,36,37, b. January 05, 1841, Bibb Co., AL; d. March 09, 1925, Lafayette Co., MS.
xii. ALBERT G. COKER38,39,40, b. March 17, 1844, Bibb Co., AL.
xiii. ROBERT COKER40, b. 1848; d. 1848.
Endnotes
1. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Shelby County, AL, Roll 14, Page 233, HN 829, FN 833.
2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), International Genealogical Index (R), Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997., Batch M516991, Film #0899112.
3. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Shelby County, AL, Roll 14, Page 233, HN 829, FN 833.
4. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Crittenden County, AR, Roll 14, Page 233, HN 829, FN 833.
5. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Shelby County, AL, Roll 14, Page 233, HN 829, FN 833.
6. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
7. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
8. Will, (County Court House), 73 & 74, Bibb County, AL.
9. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
10. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
11. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
12. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
13. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), International Genealogical Index (R), Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997., Film #1985536.
14. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
15. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel # M432-381, Page 431a, HN 526, FN 526.
16. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 809, HN 2118, FN 2118.
17. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
18. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
19. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
20. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 809, HN 2120, FN 2120.
21. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
22. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 809, HN 2120, FN 2120.
23. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
24. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
25. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
26. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
27. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
28. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
29. "Goodspeed Publication," History of Northwest Arkansas (1889) Sebastian County.
30. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
31. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
32. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
33. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
34. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
35. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
36. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
37. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
38. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1850 Tippah County, MS, Reel #M432-381, Page 431a, HN 525, FN 525.
39. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedule, 1860 Ponotoc County, MS, Reel 590, Page 810, HN 2128, FN 2128.
40. Jane Burkman, The Coker's, (October 23, 1996).
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Coker] Re: John Wesley Coker
At 12:59 PM 3/11/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>I have a tidbit of information for a "John Wesley COKER" but I'm not sure
>if he's the one you are seeking.
>
>This John Wesley Coker had a son named William Thomas Coker. I held on to
>these notes hoping to tie them in to my Coker line but so far, nothing.
>
>Sharon
>My ancestor, John Wesley Coker, b: 1805, d: 1865 did not have a son,
>William Thomas however, he did had a Thomas W., b: 1827. Could these be
>the same?
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