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John Rufus Coley 1853–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 21 February 1920

Death Location: Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States

Father: William Coley

Mother: Rhoda Crabtree

Spouse(s): Lou Holder

Children(s): William Coley

John Rufus Coley was born in 1853 in Texas, the child of William Franklin Coley And Rhoda Jane Crabtree. John Rufus Coley married Lou Ellen Holder, and had children including William Crockett Callaway Coley. John Rufus Coley passed away in 1920 in Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • John Rufus Coley was born in 1853 in Texas, the child of William Franklin Coley And Rhoda Jane Crabtree.
  • John Rufus Coley married Lou Ellen Holder, and had children including William Crockett Callaway Coley.
  • John Rufus Coley passed away in 1920 in Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Coley
1825–1900
Birth Location: Virginia
WC
Rhoda Crabtree
1838–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
RC

Spouses(s)

Lou Holder
1856–1928
Birth Location: Oklahoma
LH

Children(s)

William Coley
1885–1965
Birth Location: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
WC

John Coley's Ancestors

Self
John Coley
1853–1920
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Franklin Coley
1825–1900
Virginia
Rhoda (Jane) Crabtree
1838–
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Coley
1797–1860
North Carolina
Catherine Elsey
1806–
Virginia
James (Buchanan Crabtree "DNA) Line"
1803–1861
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Mary (J) Hubble
1805–1880
Smyth, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Crabtree
1778–1848
Flohannah Buchanan
1783–1847
Elizabeth Whitehead
1772–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Crabtree
1762–1834
Elizabeth Fields
1762–1797
John War)
1740–1785
Ann Franklin
1740–1790

John Coley's Descendants

1.
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John (Rufus) Coley (1853–21 February 1920) m. Lou (Ellen) Holder (1856–Abt. 1928)
  1. 1. William (Crockett Callaway) Coley 1885–1965 m. Etta (May) Goodwin 1888–1987 m. Etta (May) Goodwin 1888–1987
    1. 1. Daisy ("Crickett") Coley 1921–2009 m. Earnest (Floyd) Meredith 1913–1980
      1. 1. Betty (Louann) Meredith 1947–2007 m. Ralph (E) Winterhalder 1936–2022
    2. 2. Annie (Jewell) Coley 1919–2011
    3. 3. Floyd Coley 1918–
    4. 4. Grady Coley 1915–1980
    5. 5. David Coley 1921–
    6. 6. Willie Coley 1923–
    7. 7. Boford Coley 1911–1976
    8. 8. Wheeler (Elmer) Coley 1907–1988
    9. 9. Brady (F) Coley 1916–
    10. 10. Tonnie (E) Coley 1909–
    11. 11. Bennie (B) Coley 1912–

John Coley's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1853
Birth of John Rufus Coley in Texas
Texas
1920
21 February 1920
Age 67
Death of John Rufus Coley in Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States
Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1920
    Event Place: Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, United States
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