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William Preston Patrick Coates 1845–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 SEP 1845

Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 April 1921

Death Location: Sullivan Gardens, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Coates

Mother: Susanna Carroll

Spouse(s): Martha Hood

Children(s): Susan Churchwell, Thomas Coates, Nancy Coats, Thomas Coates, Dutton Coates, Ada Coates, Isaac Coates, Arthur Coates, John Coates

In 1845, William Preston Patrick Coates entered the world in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, born to John Anderson Coates And Susanna Susannah Susan Carroll. William Preston Patrick Coates married Martha Emaline Mattie Hood, and had children including Ada Ethel Coates, Arthur Lee Coates, Dutton M Coates, Isaac L Ike Coates, John Nelson Coates, Nancy J Coats, Susan Melvina Coats Churchwell, Thomas H Coates, Thomas M Coates. William Preston Patrick Coates passed away in 1921 in Sullivan Gardens, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1845, William Preston Patrick Coates entered the world in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, born to John Anderson Coates And Susanna Susannah Susan Carroll.
  • William Preston Patrick Coates married Martha Emaline Mattie Hood, and had children including Ada Ethel Coates, Arthur Lee Coates, Dutton M Coates, Isaac L Ike Coates, John Nelson Coates, Nancy J Coats, Susan Melvina Coats Churchwell, Thomas H Coates, Thomas M Coates.
  • William Preston Patrick Coates passed away in 1921 in Sullivan Gardens, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Coates's Ancestors

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William Coates
1845–1921
Birth Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Anderson Coates
1819–1891
Alabama
Susanna (Susannah "Susan") Carroll
1822–1898
North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph Coates
1775–
North Carolina, USA
Susan Coates
–1952
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coates's Descendants

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William (Preston Patrick) Coates (29 SEP 1845–23 April 1921) m. Martha (Emaline "Mattie") Hood (13 Sep 1845–22 Mar 1918)
  1. 1. Susan ("Melvina" Coats) Churchwell 1876–1953 m. John (William Henry) Churchwell 1876–1926
    1. 1. Maude (K Churchwell Bagley) Hutchins 1912–1968 m. Floyd (Allen) Bagley 1913–1959
      1. 1. Floyd (Otho Begley) Jr 1942–2017
      2. 2. Helen (Vina Bagley) Goode 1936–1980
      3. 3. Walter (Lee) Bagley 1950–2012
      4. 4. Roy (Eugene Bagley) Kings 1931–2007
      5. 5. Violet (Ann Bagley) Johnson 1938–2012
    2. 2. Henry (Arthur (Coon)) Churchwell 1901–1982
    3. 3. Ada (Frances Churchwell (Sizemore)) (Overbay) 1916–1992
    4. 4. Mattie (Leola) Churchwell 1904–1983
    5. 5. Willie (Blaine) Churchwell 1899–1970
    6. 6. Mary (E) Churchwell 1909–
    7. 7. Alice (Etta) Ratliff 1897–1967
  2. 2. Thomas (M) Coates 1875–
  3. 3. Nancy (J.) Coats 1868–1933
  4. 4. Thomas (H.) Coates 1871–
  5. 5. Dutton (M.) Coates 1880–
  6. 6. Ada (Ethel) Coates 1886–1974
  7. 7. Isaac (L "Ike") Coates 1883–1959
  8. 8. Arthur (Lee) Coates 1888–1947
  9. 9. John (Nelson) Coates 1878–1919

William Coates's Timeline

2 Records

1845
29 SEP 1845
Birth of William Preston Patrick Coates in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1921
23 April 1921
Age 76
Death of William Preston Patrick Coates in Greene County, Tennessee
Greene County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1845
    Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1921
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sullivan Gardens, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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