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James Franklin Coker 1836–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1836

Birth Location: Upson, Georgia

Death Date: 15 Jun 1899

Death Location: Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Plains, Sumter, Georgia

Father: Henry Coker

Mother: Nepsey Wilson

Spouse(s): Mary Bellew, Martha BULTER, Sarah Walters

Children(s): Mary COKER, James COKER, Janie Coker, Ethel COKER, James COKER, Effie Coker, Maggie Coker, Belle Coker, James COKER, Dora Coker, William Coker, Willis Coker

In 1836, James Franklin Coker entered the world in Upson, Georgia, born to Henry Coker And Nepsey Wilson. In 1860, James Franklin Coker resided in District 26, Sumter, Georgia. In 1867, James Franklin Coker resided in Sumter, Georgia, USA. James Franklin Coker married Martha A Bulter, Mary Emma Bellew, Sarah Ann Jane Walters, and had children including Belle Boyd Coker, Dora Joline Coker, Effie Dessolee Coker, Ethel Velona Coker, James Anderson Coker, James Bradford Coker, James Thaddeus Beta Coker, Janie Mabel Coker, Maggie Louise Coker, Mary Ida Coker, William Bartow Coker, Willis Barnum Coker. James Franklin Coker passed away in 1899 in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Plains, Sumter, Georgia.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • In 1836, James Franklin Coker entered the world in Upson, Georgia, born to Henry Coker And Nepsey Wilson.
  • In 1860, James Franklin Coker resided in District 26, Sumter, Georgia.
  • In 1867, James Franklin Coker resided in Sumter, Georgia, USA.
  • James Franklin Coker married Martha A Bulter, Mary Emma Bellew, Sarah Ann Jane Walters, and had children including Belle Boyd Coker, Dora Joline Coker, Effie Dessolee Coker, Ethel Velona Coker, James Anderson Coker, James Bradford Coker, James Thaddeus Beta Coker, Janie Mabel Coker, Maggie Louise Coker, Mary Ida Coker, William Bartow Coker, Willis Barnum Coker.
  • James Franklin Coker passed away in 1899 in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Plains, Sumter, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Coker
1797–1863
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia
HC
Nepsey Wilson
1810–1880
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
NW

Spouses(s)

Mary Bellew
1860–1930
Birth Location: Georgia
MB
Martha BULTER
–1859
Birth Location: –
MB
Sarah Walters
1836–1883
Birth Location: , , Georgia
SW

Children(s)

Mary COKER
1897–1898
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
MC
James COKER
1894–1961
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
JC
Janie Coker
1891–1919
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
JC
Ethel COKER
1889–1916
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
EC
James COKER
1859–1860
Birth Location: –
JC
Effie Coker
1878–1905
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
EC
Maggie Coker
1876–1956
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
MC
Belle Coker
1874–1938
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
BC
James COKER
1871–1956
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
JC
Dora Coker
1870–1952
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
DC
William Coker
1868–1889
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
WC
Willis Coker
1867–1956
Birth Location: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
WC

James Coker's Ancestors

Self
James Coker
1836–1899
Birth Place: Upson, Georgia
Parents
Henry Coker
1797–1863
Elbert, Georgia
Nepsey Wilson
1810–1880
Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac COKER
1755–1833
,,Georgia,USA
Nancy DANIEL
1765–1853
Granville Co., North Carolina, USA
James (Wesley Wilson) Jr
1766–1850
North Carolina
Rebecca Evers
1776–1861
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph COKER
1735–1774
Mildred HENDRICK
1735–1767
James Daniel
1747–1814
Sarah (Cocke)
1753–1820
James Sr
1742–1825
Sarah Woodward
1745–1785
JAMES EVERS
1740–1837
Sarah Hester
1743–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles COKER
1715–
William HENDRICK
1714–1766
Chloe ..
1715–1767
James Daniel
1707–1761
Elizabeth Woodson
1703–1761

James Coker's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Coker (12 Mar 1836–15 Jun 1899) m. Mary (Emma) Bellew (1860–8 Jul 1930) m. Martha (A.) BULTER (–8 Nov 1859) m. Sarah (Ann Jane) Walters (24 Jan 1836–9 Nov 1883)
  1. 1. Mary (Ida) COKER 1897–1898
  2. 2. James (Bradford) COKER 1894–1961 m. Maria (Elizabeth (Bessie)) SANCHEZ 1902–1983
  3. 3. Janie (Mabel) Coker 1891–1919 m. Thomas (Levi) Kirbo 1879–
    1. 1. Effie (Kate) Kirbo 1909–1997
    2. 2. James (Levi) Kirbo 1917–
    3. 3. Bessie (Velona) Kirbo 1914–
    4. 4. Emma (Lura) Kirbo 1912–
    5. 5. Sadie (Mae) Kirbo 1910–
  4. 4. Ethel (Velona) COKER 1889–1916
    1. 1. Etta (May) DAVIS 1916–1916
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) DAVIS 1914–1989
    3. 3. Ethel (Lee) DAVIS 1910–1911
    4. 4. Clay (Franklin) DAVIS 1909–1910
  5. 5. James (Anderson) COKER 1859–1860
  6. 6. Effie (Dessolee) Coker 1878–1905
  7. 7. Maggie (Louise) Coker 1876–1956 m. Thomas (Marion) JONES 1858–1934
    1. 1. Bertha (Mae) JONES 1907–1992
    2. 2. Thaddeus (Marion) JONES 1901–1972 m. Irene MURRAY 1904–1979
      1. 1. Thaddeus (Marion) JONES 1924–1945
    3. 3. Walter (Linwood) JONES 1895–1975 m. Zera (Alberta) SMITH 1896–1980
      1. 1. Jack (Burton) JONES 1929–1951
      2. 2. Walter (Linwood) JONES 1925–1935
    4. 4. Arthur (G.) JONES 1894–1975
  8. 8. Belle (Boyd) Coker 1874–1938 m. Ross (Eugene) PILCHER 1873–1940
    1. 1. Berta (Mae) PILCHER 1898–1967 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Daniel 1896–1944
      1. 1. Ross (F) Daniel 1918–1985
      2. 2. Mary (Belle) Daniel 1915–1997
    2. 2. Ross (Edward) PILCHER 1908–1908
  9. 9. James (Thaddeus Beta) COKER 1871–1956
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane) COKER 1913–2006
    2. 2. Robert (Weeks) COKER 1909–1925
  10. 10. Dora (Joline) Coker 1870–1952 m. Henry (L) Williams 1863–
    1. 1. Robert (Granville) WILLIAMS –1892
    2. 2. Lewis (H) Williams 1890–
  11. 11. William (Bartow) Coker 1868–1889
  12. 12. Willis (Barnum) Coker 1867–1956 m. Jessie (Clara) LeBoeuf 1857–1929
    1. 1. Horace (Clifford) Coker 1890–1890
    2. 2. Willis (Beta) Coker 1904–1964 m. Mary (Carmen) Cheveli 1906–
      1. 1. Willis (Beta) COKER 1928–1974
    3. 3. Nellie (Bell) McCarty 1899–1995 m. Harvey (Pierce) McCarty 1893–1952
      1. 1. Roland (Albert) McCARTY 1932–1932
      2. 2. Willis (Barnum Coker) McCARTY 1930–2021
      3. 3. Clara (LeBoeuf) McCARTY 1926–1984
    4. 4. Lura (Beatrice) Coker 1895–1978 m. Jesse (Poucher) Pollitt 1890–1974
      1. 1. Fred Pollitt 1921–1970
      2. 2. Jessie (Marjorie "Jenny") Pollitt 1918–2010 m. Edward (Maximilian) Bianchi 1915–1988
    5. 5. Frank (Vickery) Coker 1891–1946 m. Mabel (Eleanor) Reeder 1893–1979
      1. 1. Frank (Edward) Coker 1918–1975 m. Ruth McNeil 1922–2002
        1. 1. Sandra (Faye) COKER 1943–2012
      2. 2. Dorothy (Mae) Coker 1916–1984 m. John (Wallace) Acuff 1915–1940 m. Sidney (L) Abrams 1915–1971
        1. 1. Vicki (Lee) Acuff 1938–2018
      3. 3. Irwin (Vickery) Coker 1915–1915
      4. 4. Beatrice (Eleanor) Coker 1914–1996 m. Merwyn (Olin) Wesner 1907–1974 m. Edward (George) Christ 1914–2000
        1. 1. Rosalind (Yvonne) Wesner 1936–1997
        2. 2. Phyllis (Angela) Wesner 1934–2017 m. Estill (Herbert) Walker 1927–1972

James Coker's Timeline

5 Records

1836
12 Mar 1836
Birth of James Franklin Coker in Upson, Georgia
Upson, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 24
James Franklin Coker resided here in District 26, Sumter, Georgia
District 26, Sumter, Georgia
1867
10 Jul 1867
Age 31
James Franklin Coker resided here in Sumter, Georgia, USA
Sumter, Georgia, USA
1899
15 Jun 1899
Age 63
Death of James Franklin Coker in Plains, Sumter, Georgia
Plains, Sumter, Georgia
1899
9 Aug 1899
Age 63
James Franklin Coker - Probate in Sumter, Georgia, USA
Sumter, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Upson, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
    [2] OneWorldTree
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 26, Sumter, Georgia; Roll: M653_136; Page: 504; Image: 514.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 26, Sumter, Georgia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 26, Sumter, Georgia; Roll: M653_136; Page: 504; Image: 514.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Plains, Sumter, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County); Probate Place: Sumter, Georgia
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Plains, Sumter, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1899
    Event Place: Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Sumter County); Probate Place: Sumter, Georgia
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