Ellinor Coates1

d. 1807
Family
Marriage Settlement*3 November 1797The settlement agreement for the marriage of Ellinor Coates and Alexander Potterton was dated 3 November 1797.1 
Marriage*She married Alexander Potterton, son of Thomas Potterton and Mary Wood.1 
Death*1807She died in 1807.1 

Family

 Alexander Potterton d. b Sep 1826
Child 1.Maria Potterton1

Citations

  1. [S1541] Homan Potterton, Potterton People and Places: Three Centuries of an Irish Family. This book is well researched and sourced throughout as it tells the story of the Potterton family who came to Ireland in the late 17th Century. They settled as tenant farmers in County Meath, and have remained there ever since, farming the same lands. (County Louth, Ireland: Choice Publishing, 2006), found in excerpts from the book on www.amazon.com. Hereinafter cited as Potterton People and Places.

Ellison P. Coates1,2

b. 1817
Family
Birth*1817Ellison P. Coates was born about 1817 in Virginia or Kentucky.2,1 
Marriage*before 1859He married, as her second husband, Nancy (Britt) Wood, daughter of William Britt and Nancy Waller, before 1859.2 
Census US 1860*30 July 1860Nancy and Ellison P. Coates were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 30 July 1860 in District 2, Glasgow Post Office, Barren County, Kentucky. Ellison was 43 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $50, and Nancy was 36 years of age. Neither was able to read or write. Their household consisted of the three children from Nancy's first marriage, and the couple's first child. Eliza J., Martha E., who was enumerated as Elizabeth, and William Wood were ages 12, 10 and 8 years, respectively, and James Coates was 9 months old.2 
Census US 1870*8 September 1870Nancy and Ellison P. Coates were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 September 1870 in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky. Ellison was 53 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $100, and Nancy was 45 years of age and keeping house. Nancy's daughter, Elizabeth Wood, who was 21 years old, and the couple's son, James A. Coates, who was age 10, were enumerated with their parents in 1870. Nancy's married daughter, Eliza Jane (Wood) Britt, was enumerated with her husband, Robert Britt, in their own household in 1870, and Nancy's son, William A. Wood, who was 18 years old, was enumerated in the household of Nancy's 1st cousin 1 time removed, Obadiah Britt.3 

Family

 Nancy Britt b. 22 Feb 1824
Child 1.James A. Coates2 b. 1859

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ellison P. and Nancy Coats, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 731A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of E. P. and Nancy Coats, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 945. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ellison P. and Nancy Coates, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 731A.

Grace Coates1

b. 1759
Family
Birth*1759Grace Coates was born on 1759.2 
Marriage*27 March 1780She married George Litzenberg on 27 March 1780 in Swede's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following their marriage, Grace, who was a Quaker, was disowned from the Haverford Monthly Meeting for marrying "out of order" because George was a Lutheran.2 
Relocation*1800Grace and George moved with their family to Virginia about 1790 and to western Pennsylvania about 1800 where they settled in the township of West Bethlehem, Washington County.1,2 

Family

 George Litzenberg b. 22 Sep 1758
Child 1.Simon Litzenberg1 b. 1784, d. 18 May 1877

Citations

  1. [S1607] John Elmer Litzenberg, The Litzenbergs in America : a biographical record of George Litzenberg and his wife, Grace Coates, with a preview of their ancestors and a genealogical and biographical record of their descendants, available online and searchable at www.ancestry.com. Includes families of Pennington, Bottenfield, Mahannah and Denny, with index. (Centerburg, Ohio: J.E. Litzenberg, c1948), pages 17-18. Hereinafter cited as The Litzenbergs in America.
  2. [S1607] John Elmer Litzenberg, The Litzenbergs in America, pages 13-15.

James A. Coates1,2

b. 1859
Family
Father*Ellison P. Coates1 b. 1817
Mother*Nancy Britt1 b. 22 Feb 1824
Birth*1859James A. Coates was born in 1859 in Virginia or Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 186030 July 1860James was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 30 July 1860 in the household of his parents in District 2, Glasgow Post Office, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 9 months old.1 
(Son) Census US 18708 September 1870James was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 September 1870 in the household of his parents in Tracy, Barren County, Kentucky. He was 10 years old.3 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of E. P. and Nancy Coats, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Barren, Kentucky; Page: 945. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ellison P. and Nancy Coats, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 731A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ellison P. and Nancy Coates, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tracy, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M593_445; Page: 731A.

Laura Hope Coates1

b. 27 January 1911, d. 7 July 1926
Family
Father*Charles W. Coates1,2 b. 17 Nov 1883, d. 1965
Mother*Maude Seely1 b. 9 Sep 1889, d. 3 Dec 1972
Birth*27 January 1911Laura Hope Coates was born on 27 January 1911 in Colorado.1,3 
(Daughter) Divorce1919She was about 8 years old when her parents divorced, probably in 1919.3 
(Daughter) Census US 192019 January 1920Laura H. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 19 January 1920 in the household of her divorced mother at 341 Saint Vrain Avenue, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado. She was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year. Laura's uncle, Charles W. Coates, was also enumerated in her mother's household in 1920. He was a roomer, recorded as single, 34 years of age and worked as a store keeper in a U.S. hospital.3 
(Daughter) Marriage18 June 1920The following year, on 18 June 1920, her mother married a third time to Channing L. Coates, Laura's uncle, her biological father's younger brother.1,4 
(Daughter) Marriage14 June 1924She was 13 years old when her father married a third time on 14 June 1924 to Ada Wilson.5 
Death*7 July 1926She died on 7 July 1926 at age 151 
Burial* and was buried in Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado.6 

Citations

  1. [S2163] Genealogy and history of the descendants of William Konkel, online at www.ancestry.com, #12. Anna Konkel, pages 247-255, images 247-255 of 319. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy and history of the descendants of William Konkel.
  2. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card dated 12 September 1918 for Charles William Coates, born on 17 November 1883, self-employed electrician, residence in 1917-1918 at 936 5th Street, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado, USA, wife's name Maud A. Coates; his physical build was Medium, height was Medium, hair was Brown, eyes were Blue, limbs practically useless, left eye out, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Bent County, Colorado. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Maud A. Coates, Year: 1920; Census Place: Las Animas, Bent, Colorado; Roll: T625_155; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 18. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2162] Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 June 1920 in Las Animas, Bent, Colorado, USA, of Maude Alina Seeley, age 30, born about 1890, and Channing L Coates, age 33, born about 1887, referencing FHL Film# 001690063. Hereinafter cited as Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006.
  5. [S2162] Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 June 1924 in Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado, USA, of Charles W Coates, age 40, born about 1884, and Ada Wilson, age 29, born about 1895, referencing FHL Film# 001690063.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura Hope Coates, Memorial# 51959962. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Laura M. Coates1

b. October 1879
Family
Father*Charles William Coates1 b. 1858, d. 19 Nov 1897
Mother*Alice Mabel Shaw1 b. May 1861
Birth*October 1879Laura M. Coates was born in October 1879 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19007 June 1900Laura M. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 7 June 1900 in the household of her widowed mother at 452 South Western Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She was 20 years old and worked as a cook.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Alice M. Coates, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0373; FHL microfilm: 1240260. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Thomas Coates1

Family
Inheritance*Thomas bequeathed Clarkstown, County Meath, to his grandson, James Potterton.1 

Family
Child 1.Bridget Coates+1

Citations

  1. [S1541] Homan Potterton, Potterton People and Places: Three Centuries of an Irish Family. This book is well researched and sourced throughout as it tells the story of the Potterton family who came to Ireland in the late 17th Century. They settled as tenant farmers in County Meath, and have remained there ever since, farming the same lands. (County Louth, Ireland: Choice Publishing, 2006), found in excerpts from the book on www.amazon.com. Hereinafter cited as Potterton People and Places.

Zoe Coates1

b. 21 December 1881, d. 1 December 1962
Family
Father*Charles William Coates1 b. 1858, d. 19 Nov 1897
Mother*Alice Mabel Shaw1 b. May 1861
Birth*21 December 1881Zoe Coates was born on 21 December 1881 in Iowa.1,2 
(Daughter) Census US 19007 June 1900Zoe was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 7 June 1900 in the household of her widowed mother at 452 South Western Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She was 17 years old and worked as an upholsterer.1 
Marriage*10 June 1903She married first James M. Putnam on 10 June 1903 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.3 
(Daughter) Census US 19109 May 1910Zoe J. Putnam was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 May 1910 in the household of her widowed mother on Bear Creek Canyon, East Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. Zoe was divorced, 28 years of age and had given birth to one child who was not living. She was recorded as her mother's companion.4 
Married NameHer name was also found in records Zoe Jacquitta Howerton.5,2 
Marriage*2 July 1925She married second William D. Howerton on 2 July 1925 in Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado.5 
(Sister) Census US 193011 April 1930Zoe was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 11 April 1930 in the household of her brother, Charles W. Coates, on North River Road, Rixey, Bent County, Colorado. She was 50 years of age and a widow.6 
(Sister) Census US 19406 April 1940She was enumerated as Zoe Jacquitta Howerton on the 1940 census taken on 6 April 1940 in the household of her brother, C. William Coates, in Waveland, Bent County, Colorado. She was recorded as married, 58 years of age and did the home housework. Both she and her brother had completed their education through the 5th grade of elementary school.7 
Death*1 December 1962She died on 1 December 1962 at age 802 
Burial* and was buried in Section D, Block 2, Lot 7, G1, of Fairview Cemetery, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.2 

Family 1

 James M. Putnam b. 1879

Family 2

 William D. Howerton

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Alice M. Coates, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0373; FHL microfilm: 1240260. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Zoe J. (Coates) Howerton, Memorial# 61301965. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1821] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 June 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, of Zoe Coates, age 21, born about 1882 and James M Putnam, age 24, born about 1879 , referencing FHL Film# 1030353. Hereinafter cited as Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Alice Coates, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 57, East Manitou, (transcribed as "East Marriton" by Ancestry), El Paso, Colorado; Roll: T624_118; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374131. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2162] Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 July 1925 in Fort Lyon, Bent County, Colorado, USA, of Zoe J Putnam, of legal age, and William D Howerton, of legal age, referencing FHL Film# 001690090. Hereinafter cited as Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles W. Coates, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rixey, Bent, Colorado; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339965. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of C. William Coates, Year: 1940; Census Place: Waveland, Bent, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00456; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6-2. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

Henry Coats1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Marriage*He married Sarah Heaton Jr., daughter of John Heaton and Sarah Roberts.1 
Relocation*1753Sarah and Henry Coats moved to Carolina in 1753.2 

Family

 Sarah Heaton Jr. b. 10 Jul 1728, d. 1804

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015, citing records in the DAR archives, "Ohio DAR GRC report, s1 v535: records of Pennsylvania families whose descendants came to Ohio / Cuyahoga Portage Chapter."
  2. [S1399] Heaton, online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…

Ansel Cobb1

Family
Marriage*He married Sarah Hayward, daughter of Ezra Hayward and Lydia Lee.1 

Family

 Sarah Hayward b. 20 Mar 1777

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Ripley, pages 298-299. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Augustine Cobb1

Family
Residence*Augustine Cobb lived in Taunton, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
(Father-Possible) Birth10 February 1671Elizabeth Cobb, born on 10 February 1671, may have been the daughter of Augustine Cobb of Taunton, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 

Family
Child 1.Elizabeth Cobb+1 b. 10 Feb 1671

Citations

  1. [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition), page 446. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.

Elizabeth Cobb1

b. 10 February 1671
Family
Father-Possible*Augustine Cobb2
Birth*10 February 1671She may have been the Elizabeth Cobb born on 10 February 1671, daughter of Augustine Cobb of Taunton, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2 
Marriage*23 February 1697/98She married Jabez Pratt of Duxbury, son of Jonathan Pratt and Abigail Atwood, on 23 February 1697/98 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
(Wife) Deathbefore 31 October 1710Elizabeth (Cobb) became a widow when Jabez Pratt died before 31 October 1710. He was not quite yet 37 years old.4 
(Widow) Administration15 November 1710Administration on the estate of Elizabeth's husband, Jabez Pratt, was granted to Jonathan Pratt and Joseph Stockbridge on 15 November 1710 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). The Letters of Administration document stated that Jabez, late of Duxbury, had died intestate and that the administrators were to prepare and provide an inventory of his estate to the Probate Court before 22 December. The inventory, valued at about £54.65s.23p had already been prepared, however, by Francis Barker and Ebenezer Sprout on the last day of October 1710, two weeks before administration was opened. The inventory identified books, wearing apparel, a horse, saddle and bridle, a pair of oxen, 3 cows, a swine, a yoke and chains and other tools for husbandry, hay and fodder, corn, salt, pewter, wooden vessels, 8 pounds of butter, iron vessels for housekeeping, chairs, a table, stools and lumber, a small pot, a debt from Joseph Stockbridge, a parcel of apple trees and a mention of 2 items at a Taunton estate. An additional note dated 15 Nov 1710, the same date the administrators were appointed, stated that Elizabeth (Cobb) Pratt, relict widow of the deceased, had refused to administer the estate. No mention of his and Elizabeth's children, all minors, was found in the probate documents.5 

Family

 Jabez Pratt b. 1 Nov 1673, d. b 31 Oct 1710
Children 1.Jabez Pratt2 b. c 1698
 2.Elizabeth Pratt2 b. 1700
 3.Jonathan Pratt+2 b. c 1707
 4.Mary Pratt1,6 b. 23 Jul 1708

Citations

  1. [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition), page 695. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
  2. [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory, page 446.
  3. [S909] New England Historical and Genealogical Society, "Marriages in Taunton", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 13, pages 251-255 (July 1859). Compiler noted that the record of marriages, solemnized by Major Thomas Leonard of Taunton from 1684 to 1713, the year of his death, was from a manuscript volume which still existed in 1859. The record was printed in the Bristol County Telegram for 20 Nov 1858 and was copied from that printing by the Society. Hereinafter cited as "Taunton Marriages."
  4. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 550509, 1710, Jabez Pratt Probate# 16120, pages 47-48. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  5. [S624] Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903, FHL Film# 550509, 1710, Probate# 16120, pages 47-48.
  6. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Births, page 299. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.

Rachel Cobb1

b. 19 March 1797, d. 5 October 1855
Family
Birth*19 March 1797Rachel Cobb was born on 19 March 1797 in Tennessee.1 
Marriage*17 January 1820She married, as his first wife, Azor Charles on 17 January 1820 in Orange County, Indiana.1,2 
Death*5 October 1855She died on 5 October 1855 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, at age 581 
Burial* and was buried in Charles-Smith Family Cemetery, French Lick.1 

Family

 Azor Charles b. 27 Nov 1796, d. 24 Sep 1871
Children 1.John Charles3 b. 20 Jan 1832, d. 2 Oct 1884
 2.Seth Charles+1,4 b. 5 Jan 1834, d. 1 Sep 1907

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Cobb) Charles, Memorial# 49149341. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Azor Charles, Memorial# 49149319.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Charles, Memorial# 85712776.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Seth Charles, Memorial# 125840154.

Elizabeth Cobham1

Family
Marriage*She married Samuel Hill.1 

Family

 Samuel Hill
Child 1.Samuel Hill+1 b. 26 Jan 1693/94

Citations

  1. [S933] Thomas Bellows Wyman, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp and Son, 1879), Hill, page 500. Hereinafter cited as Charlestown Genealogies and Estates, 1629-1818.

Eleazer Coburn1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married Rebecca Hill, daughter of Samuel Hill and Susannah Heaton.1 

Family

 Rebecca Hill b. 18 May 1717

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 1, page 5. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Martha M. Cochran1

b. 19 March 1835, d. 21 March 1923
Family
Father*Robert Cochran2,3
Mother*Harriet Haltom3,2
Birth*19 March 1835Martha M. Cochran was born on 19 March 1835 in Ohio.1,2 
Marriage*24 April 1855She married Edward Thornberry Dickey, son of John Dickey and Elizabeth Stark, on 24 April 1855 in Miami County, Indiana.4,1,5 
Death*21 March 1923She died on 21 March 1923 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 88.1,2 

Family

 Edward Thornberry Dickey b. 29 Dec 1822, d. 27 Nov 1912

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha M. (Cochran) Dickey, Memorial# 45916840. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 21 March 1923 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, of Martha Marilla Dickey (Cochran), age 88, Widow, born 19 March 1835 to Robert Cochran and Harriot "Holtom" in Ohio, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1923; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  3. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Robert Cochran and Harriet Haltom on 18 October 1821 in Knox County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 002243649. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Thornberry Dickey, Memorial# 39931107.
  5. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued to Edward T Dickey and Martha M Cochran on 23 April 1855 and they were married on 24 April 1855 in Miami County, Indiana, USA, by F S Mc Cabe. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.

Robert Cochran1

Family
Marriage*18 October 1821He married Harriet Haltom on 18 October 1821 in Knox County, Ohio.2 

Family

 Harriet Haltom
Child 1.Martha M. Cochran1,2 b. 19 Mar 1835, d. 21 Mar 1923

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 21 March 1923 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA, of Martha Marilla Dickey (Cochran), age 88, Widow, born 19 March 1835 to Robert Cochran and Harriot "Holtom" in Ohio, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1923; Roll: 05. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  2. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Robert Cochran and Harriet Haltom on 18 October 1821 in Knox County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 002243649. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.

Mary Cock1

Family
Marriage*11 April 1765She married, as his first wife, Josiah Haines, son of Isaac Haines and Catherine David, on 11 April 1765.1 

Family

 Josiah Haines b. c 1733, d. 6 Feb 1822

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 224. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.

Ann Coddington1

b. 26 December 1677, d. 25 October 1732
Family
Father*Nathaniel Coddington1 b. c 1653, d. c 1724
Mother*Susanna Hutchinson1 b. c 1649
Birth*26 December 1677Ann Coddington was born on 26 December 1677.1 
Marriage*22 November 1716She married, as his second wife, Reverend Samuel Niles, son of Nathaniel Niles and Sarah Sandys, on 22 November 1716.1 
Death*25 October 1732She died on 25 October 1732 at age 54.1 

Family

 Samuel Niles b. 1 May 1674, d. 1 May 1762

Citations

  1. [S1203] Joel Nelson Eno, "John Niles of Braintree, Mass., and some of his Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 85, pages 145-157, (April 1931). Hereinafter cited as "John Niles of Braintree."

Moses Coddington1

b. 19 March 1841, d. 10 May 1898
Family
Father*William A. Coddington2,1 b. 8 Sep 1806, d. 19 Feb 1882
Mother*Sarah Chrisman3,1 b. 20 Jan 1809, d. 3 Aug 1897
Birth*19 March 1841Moses Coddington was born on 19 March 1841.1 
Marriage*18 October 1863He married Sarah J. Marlow, daughter of William Marlow and Temperance M. __?__, on 18 October 1863 in Montgomery County, Indiana.4,1,5 
Death*10 May 1898He died on 10 May 1898 at age 571 
Burial* and was buried in Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Sarah J. Marlow b. 3 Mar 1846, d. 12 Feb 1925

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Moses Coddington, Memorial# 43701032. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William A Coddington, Memorial# 100519950.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Chrisman) Coddington, Memorial# 122583151.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 October 1863 in Montgomery County, of Sarah J Marlow and Moses Coddington, referencing Montgomery County, Indiana, original record located in the County Clerk's Office , Book 6, Page 110. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Jane (Marlow) Coddington, Memorial# 43701049.

Nathaniel Coddington1

b. circa 1653, d. circa 1724
Family
Birth*circa 1653Nathaniel Coddington was born circa 1653.2 
Marriage*circa 1677He married Susanna Hutchinson circa 1677 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.1,2 
Death*circa 1724He died circa 1724.2 

Family

 Susanna Hutchinson b. c 1649
Child 1.Ann Coddington1 b. 26 Dec 1677, d. 25 Oct 1732

Citations

  1. [S1203] Joel Nelson Eno, "John Niles of Braintree, Mass., and some of his Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 85, pages 145-157, (April 1931). Hereinafter cited as "John Niles of Braintree."
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 164. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

William A. Coddington1

b. 8 September 1806, d. 19 February 1882
Family
Birth*8 September 1806William A. Coddington was born on 8 September 1806 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*1833He married Sarah Chrisman in 1833.2,1 
Death*19 February 1882He died on 19 February 1882 in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 751 
Burial* and was buried in Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County.1 

Family

 Sarah Chrisman b. 20 Jan 1809, d. 3 Aug 1897
Child 1.Moses Coddington1,3 b. 19 Mar 1841, d. 10 May 1898

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William A Coddington, Memorial# 100519950. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Chrisman) Coddington, Memorial# 122583151.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Moses Coddington, Memorial# 43701032.

John Augustus Coen1

b. 12 May 1864
Family
Father*Patrick Coen1 b. 1810, d. 31 Jul 1887
Mother*Bridget Dillon1 b. 1826, d. 1 Feb 1900
Birth*12 May 1864John Augustus Coen was born on 12 May 1864 in Killaster, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth of John Augustus Coen on 12 May 1864, son of Patrick Coen, farmer, and Bridget (Dillon) Coen, in his parents' home in Killaster, County Roscommon, registered on 27 May 1864 in the registration district of Frenchpark, Castlerea, Bridget Ward of Killaster signed with her mark that she was present at his birth, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Patrick Coen1

b. 1810, d. 31 July 1887
Family
Father*Patrick Coen1
Mother*Margaret Dowell1
Birth*1810Patrick Coen was born about 1810.1,2 
Marriage*He married Bridget Dillon of Rathmoyle, County Roscommon, daughter of Luke Dillon and Mary McLoughlin.1 
Occupation*He was a farmer in Killaster, County Roscommon.2,3 
Death*31 July 1887He died of chronic cystitis on 31 July 1887 in his home at Killaster, County Roscommon, at age 771,2 
Burial* and was buried in Kilcorkey Graveyard, Bellanagare, County Roscommon.1 

Family

 Bridget Dillon b. 1826, d. 1 Feb 1900
Children 1.Patrick Coen2
 2.John Augustus Coen4 b. 12 May 1864

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Patrick "Coyne" on 31 July 1887 in his home in Killaster, County Roscommon, registered on 13 August 1887 in the registration district of Frenchpark, Castlerea, married, age 77, farmer, certified death of chronic cystitis of 3 months duration, Patrick "Coyne" of Killaster, his son, present at his death, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  3. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Bridget Coen on 1 February 1900 in her home in Killaster, County Roscommon, registered on 28 March 1900 in the registration district of Frenchpark, Castlerea, widow, age 74, widow of a farmer, certified death of influenza of 8 days duration, John A. Coen of Killaster present at her death, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  4. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth of John Augustus Coen on 12 May 1864, son of Patrick Coen, farmer, and Bridget (Dillon) Coen, in his parents' home in Killaster, County Roscommon, registered on 27 May 1864 in the registration district of Frenchpark, Castlerea, Bridget Ward of Killaster signed with her mark that she was present at his birth, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

Patrick Coen1

Family
Marriage*He married Margaret Dowell.1 
Residence*Margaret and Patrick Coen resided in Killaster, County Roscommon.1 

Family

 Margaret Dowell
Child 1.Patrick Coen+1 b. 1810, d. 31 Jul 1887

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.

Patrick Coen1

Family
Father*Patrick Coen1 b. 1810, d. 31 Jul 1887
Mother*Bridget Dillon1 b. 1826, d. 1 Feb 1900
Birth*Patrick Coen was born in County Roscommon.1 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Patrick "Coyne" on 31 July 1887 in his home in Killaster, County Roscommon, registered on 13 August 1887 in the registration district of Frenchpark, Castlerea, married, age 77, farmer, certified death of chronic cystitis of 3 months duration, Patrick "Coyne" of Killaster, his son, present at his death, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Elizabeth Coesse1

b. 1848
Family
Father*Coesse1 b. 1792, d. 1853
Mother*Tah-con-ze-quah1 b. 1821
Birth*1848Elizabeth Coesse was born about 1848 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHer Indian name was Chic-un-sac-wah.2 
(Daughter) Census US 185017 October 1850Elizabeth was enumerated as a female papoose on the 1850 census taken on 17 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Whitley County, Indiana. She was 2 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death1853She was about 5 years old when her father died in the fall of 1853 at Roanoke, Huntington County, Indiana, at about age 61. He had gone to Roanoke to visit his cousin, Kilsoquah, and the day after his arrival fell sick with a fever. He refused both doctor and medicine, telling his cousin he had some trouble in his family and didn't care to live. He died delirious less than two weeks later.2 
(Daughter) Census US 186011 June 1860Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 11 June 1860 in the household of her widowed mother in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana. She was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.4,5,6,7,8,9,10 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coesse, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Whitley, Indiana; Roll: 181; Page: 515b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907), Kilsoquah, pages 79-83. Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louisa Coessee, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: M653_307; Page: 724; Family History Library Film: 803307. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  5. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  6. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  7. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  8. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  9. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  10. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Louisa Coesse1

b. 1844
Family
Father*Coesse1 b. 1792, d. 1853
Mother*Tah-con-ze-quah1 b. 1821
Birth*1844Louisa Coesse was born about 1844 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHer Indian name was Pac-oc-u-sae-quah.2 
(Daughter) Census US 185017 October 1850Louisa was enumerated as a female papoose on the 1850 census taken on 17 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Whitley County, Indiana. She was 6 years old.1 
(Daughter) Death1853She was about 9 years old when her father died in the fall of 1853 at Roanoke, Huntington County, Indiana, at about age 61. He had gone to Roanoke to visit his cousin, Kilsoquah, and the day after his arrival fell sick with a fever. He refused both doctor and medicine, telling his cousin he had some trouble in his family and didn't care to live. He died delirious less than two weeks later.2 
(Daughter) Census US 186011 June 1860Louisa was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 11 June 1860 in the household of her widowed mother in Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana. She was 15 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.4,5,6,7,8,9,10 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coesse, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Whitley, Indiana; Roll: 181; Page: 515b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907), Kilsoquah, pages 79-83. Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louisa Coessee, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: M653_307; Page: 724; Family History Library Film: 803307. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  5. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  6. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  7. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  8. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  9. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935). Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  10. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Simon Coesse1

b. 1841, d. 1857
Family
Father*Coesse1 b. 1792, d. 1853
Mother*Tah-con-ze-quah1 b. 1821
Birth*1841Simon Coesse was born about 1841 in Indiana.1,2 
(Son) Census US 185017 October 1850Simon was enumerated as a male papoose on the 1850 census taken on 17 October 1850 in the household of his parents in Whitley County, Indiana. He was 9 years old.2 
(Son) Death1853He was about 12 years old when his father died in the fall of 1853 at Roanoke, Huntington County, Indiana, at about age 61. He had gone to Roanoke to visit his cousin, Kilsoquah, and the day after his arrival fell sick with a fever. He refused both doctor and medicine, telling his cousin he had some trouble in his family and didn't care to live. He died delirious less than two weeks later.1 
Death*1857He died about 1857 at his family's farm near Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, at the age of 16 years, and was buried there.1 

Citations

  1. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907), Kilsoquah, pages 79-83. Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Coesse, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Whitley, Indiana; Roll: 181; Page: 515b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Bertha Etta Coffey1

b. 24 January 1883, d. 11 December 1937
Family
Birth*24 January 1883Bertha Etta Coffey was born on 24 January 1883 in Gentry County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*1902She married, as his first wife, Elza Ackert Walker in 1902.1 
(Mother) Census US 19304 April 1930Bertha was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 4 April 1930 in the household of her son and daughter-in-law, Hazel and Martin E. Walker, at 1434 17th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Bertha was 47 years of age and divorced. Her other son, Melvin, was also enumerated in the Walker household in 1930.2 
(Mother) Death25 August 1932Her son, Melvin, died of mural thrombosis caused by mitral endocarditis, with a contributory cause of malaria on 25 August 1932 at Rose Hospital, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, at age 27. From his obituary we learned that Melvin had spent the greater part of the last year in hospitals, or at home as an invalid under his mother's care, and had recently been in an Omaha, Nebraska hospital for three weeks. He and his mother had arrived in Stanberry, Gentry County, from Omaha, a month before his death. His condition did not improve in Stanberry, so he was taken on the Wednesday afternoon before his death to Rose Hospital in Albany where he died early Thursday morning.3,4,5 
Newspaper Item*8 September 1932 On 8 September 1932, the Stanberry, Missouri newspaper published an item issued by Bertha (Coffey) Walker and addressed to all her friends in and around Stanberry, stating that Elza Ackert Walker, father of Melvin J. Walker, did not in any way, financially or sympathetically, help during the three months' illness of his son.6 
Death*11 December 1937She died on 11 December 1937 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, at age 541 
Burial* and was buried in Jennings Cemetery, Alanthus Grove, Gentry County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Elza Ackert Walker b. 21 Aug 1884, d. 9 Nov 1949
Children 1.Melvin J. Walker+1,3 b. 27 Nov 1904, d. 25 Aug 1932
 2.Martin E. Walker+2 b. 14 Oct 1909

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha Etta (Coffey) Walker, Memorial# 41305975. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Martin and Hazel Walker, Year: 1930; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2341009. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Melvin James Walker, Memorial# 65425808.
  4. [S2308] Melvin Walker 1932 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 1 September 1932, page 1, obituary for Melvin Walker of Omaha, formerly of Stanberry, died 1:40 o'clock last Thursday morning at Rose Hospital at Albany; his death due to a complication of diseases from which he had been ill for three months; survived by mother, father, one brother and one daughter. Hereinafter cited as Melvin Walker 1932 Obituary.
  5. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 25 August 1932 in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Melvin James Walker, single, garage man, age 28 years, 8 months, 29 days, born on 27 November 1903 in Gentry County, Missouri to E. A. Walker and Bertha Coffey, both born in Missouri, death a result of mural thrombosis caused by mitral endocarditis contributed by malaria; informant Martin Walker, Omaha, Nebraska, burial in Jennings Cemetery, citing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 25894. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  6. [S2309] Bertha Walker, mother of Melvin Walker, September 1932 Item re his father, E. A. Walker, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Stanberry Herald - Headlight (Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 8 September 1932, page 1, a statement by Bertha Walker, 2756 Webster Street, Omaha, to all her friends in and around Stanberry, that E. A. Walker, father of Melvin Walker, did not in any way, financially or sympathetically, help during the three months' illness of his son. Hereinafter cited as Bertha Walker, mother of Melvin Walker, September 1932 Item re his father, E. A. Walker.