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Eli Coats 1868–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1868

Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Dawson Springs, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Wilson Coats

Mother: Matilda Howton

Spouse(s): Laura Jackson

Children(s): Grace Young, Eva Coats, Annie Coats, Edna Coats

Eli Coats was born in 1868 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Wilson Broadway Coats And Matilda Jane Tildy Howton. In 1870, Eli Coats resided in Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Eli Coats resided in Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA. Eli Coats married Laura A Jackson, and had children including Annie Florence Coats, Edna Lucille Coats, Eva Coats, Grace Young. Eli Coats passed away in 1937 in Dawson Springs, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli Coats was born in 1868 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Wilson Broadway Coats And Matilda Jane Tildy Howton.
  • In 1870, Eli Coats resided in Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Eli Coats resided in Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.
  • Eli Coats married Laura A Jackson, and had children including Annie Florence Coats, Edna Lucille Coats, Eva Coats, Grace Young.
  • Eli Coats passed away in 1937 in Dawson Springs, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eli Coats's Ancestors

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Eli Coats
1868–1937
Birth Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Wilson Broadway Coats
1845–1918
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Matilda (Jane “Tildy”) Howton
1852–1899
Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Bedford) Coats
1817–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Coats's Descendants

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Eli Coats (Jun 1868–1937) m. Laura (A) Jackson (1868–1903)
  1. 1. Grace Young 1896–1989 m. Archie Young 1894–1976
    1. 1. Archie (Finley) Young 1915–1970
    2. 2. Lois (Elizabeth) Young 1918–1993 m. Chester (W.) Miller 1918–1993
    3. 3. Laura (M) Young 1926–
    4. 4. Staney (Eugene) Young 1927–2004 m. Geraldine (Marie) Hogan 1927–1984
    5. 5. Infant Young 1924–1924
    6. 6. Harold (Ivan) Young 1940–1998
  2. 2. Eva Coats 1886–1915
  3. 3. Annie (Florence) Coats 1892–
  4. 4. Edna (Lucille) Coats 1898–1993

Eli Coats's Timeline

5 Records

1868
Jun 1868
Birth of Eli Coats in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
Eli Coats resided here in Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Eli Coats resided here in Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Eli Coats resided here in Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1937
1937
Age 69
Death of Eli Coats in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1868
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 420; Page: 377A; Enumeration District: 195
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 130A; Family History Library Film: 545970
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 528; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240528
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fisher Spring, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 130A; Family History Library Film: 545970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 420; Page: 377A; Enumeration District: 195

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Charleston, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 528; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240528

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dawson Springs, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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