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Joseph Bezzel Coats 1895–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1895

Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 Jun 1984

Death Location: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Coats

Mother: Ida Smith

Spouse(s): Carolyn Johnson, Lula Smith

Children(s): Edwin Coats, Joseph Coates, Roy Coates, Albert Coates, James Coats, Lacy Coats

The story of Joseph Bezzel Coats began in 1895 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. Joseph Bezzel Coats married Carolyn Usher Johnson, Lula Smith, and had children including Albert Thomas Coates, Edwin Smith Coats, James Frederick Coats, Joseph Braxton Coates, Lacy Wilson Coats, Roy Columbus Coates. Joseph Bezzel Coats passed away in 1984 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Bezzel Coats began in 1895 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States.
  • Joseph Bezzel Coats married Carolyn Usher Johnson, Lula Smith, and had children including Albert Thomas Coates, Edwin Smith Coats, James Frederick Coats, Joseph Braxton Coates, Lacy Wilson Coats, Roy Columbus Coates.
  • Joseph Bezzel Coats passed away in 1984 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Joseph Coats's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Coats
1895–1984
Birth Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Coats
1865–1940
, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Ida (Broughton) Smith
1865–1939
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Coats) (2C3xR)
1824–1884
North Carolina
Mary (Obedience “Obedience” “Bedie”) Stevens
1829–1880
Coleraine, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain Coats
1785–1856
Sarah Stephenson
1787–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Coates
1756–1840
John Stevenson
1752–1828
Lucy Johnson
1755–1816

Joseph Coats's Descendants

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Joseph (Bezzel) Coats (21 May 1895–15 Jun 1984) m. Carolyn (Usher) Johnson (24 Oct 1904–26 Jul 1982) m. Lula Smith (25 Nov 1895–14 Apr 1942)
  1. 1. Edwin (Smith) Coats 1926–
  2. 2. Joseph (Braxton) Coates 1921–2004 m. Pansy (Lucile) Dillard 1923–2020
  3. 3. Roy (Columbus) Coates 1918–2005 m. Ava (Melvirene) Parrish 1928–2016 m. Lacy (Ruth) Powell 1921–1994
  4. 4. Albert (Thomas) Coates 1919–1970 m. Lucille (Wright Johnson) (S) 1921–2014
  5. 5. James (Frederick) Coats 1915–1996 m. Ruth (Evangeline) Arneson 1916–2001
  6. 6. Lacy (Wilson) Coats 1916–2009 m. Wilma (Agnes) Dailey 1916–1995 m. Ione (Olive) Powell 1915–1965

Joseph Coats's Timeline

2 Records

1895
21 May 1895
Birth of Joseph Bezzel Coats in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1984
15 Jun 1984
Age 89
Death of Joseph Bezzel Coats in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1895
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1984
    Event Place: Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

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