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Bessie Ellen Coats 1880–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1880

Birth Location: Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 20 Dec 1956

Death Location: Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Charles Coats

Mother: Lydia Manley

Spouse(s): Elmer Duncan

Children(s): Lelah Duncan, Evelyn Duncan, Leroy Duncan, Paul Duncan, Ada Duncan, America Duncan, Rose Duncan

In 1880, Bessie Ellen Coats entered the world in Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States, born to Charles Wesley Coats And Lydia Ann Manley. Bessie Ellen Coats married Elmer Lewis Duncan, and had children including Ada Mayberts Pauline Duncan, America Duncan, Evelyn Duncan, Lelah Duncan, Leroy Duncan, Paul Delane Duncan, Rose Duncan. Bessie Ellen Coats passed away in 1956 in Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Bessie Ellen Coats entered the world in Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States, born to Charles Wesley Coats And Lydia Ann Manley.
  • Bessie Ellen Coats married Elmer Lewis Duncan, and had children including Ada Mayberts Pauline Duncan, America Duncan, Evelyn Duncan, Lelah Duncan, Leroy Duncan, Paul Delane Duncan, Rose Duncan.
  • Bessie Ellen Coats passed away in 1956 in Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Bessie Coats's Ancestors

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Bessie Coats
1880–1956
Birth Place: Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States
Parents
Charles Wesley Coats
1848–1941
Carbondale, Athens, Ohio, United States
Lydia (Ann) Manley
1857–1918
Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
James (Mataito) Coats
1802–1872
Washington, Ohio, United States
Mary Fierce
1808–1880
, Loudon, Virginia, USA
Aazaniah (Ninian) Manley
1822–1870
, Athens, Ohio, USA
Eleanor Shannon
1823–1900
, , Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Fierce
1780–1846
Catherine Miller
1785–1860
Robert Manley
1792–
Mary Leisure
1791–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Furst
1732–1800
Hannah Allen
1740–1825
Jesse Manley
1751–1846
Rachel George
1761–1843

Bessie Coats's Descendants

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Bessie (Ellen) Coats (30 Aug 1880–20 Dec 1956) m. Elmer (Lewis) Duncan (3 Apr 1880–1959)
  1. 1. Lelah Duncan 1906–1962
  2. 2. Evelyn Duncan 1909–2004
  3. 3. Leroy Duncan 1903–1966
  4. 4. Paul (Delane) Duncan 1915–1915
  5. 5. Ada (Mayberts "Pauline") Duncan 1922– m. Harold (Andrew Armistice) Poth 1919–2004
  6. 6. America Duncan 1917–2008 m. Boyd (R) Cooper 1931–2016 m. Donald (Elmo) Witts 1908–1969
    1. 1. Gary (LeDon) Witts 1937–2008
  7. 7. Rose Duncan 1912–2001

Bessie Coats's Timeline

2 Records

1880
30 Aug 1880
Birth of Bessie Ellen Coats in Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States
Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States
1956
20 Dec 1956
Age 76
Death of Bessie Ellen Coats in Decatur City, Macon, Illinois, United States
Decatur City, Macon, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1880
    Event Place: Lake Fork, Logan, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340272
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Decatur City, Macon, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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