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William Riley Coker 1850–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1850

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 13 September 1899

Death Location: Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thurman Coker

Mother: Millicent Hogan

Spouse(s): Frances Davis

Children(s): John Coker, Arthur Coker, James Coker, William Coker, Katie Coker, Joseph Coker, Ernest Coker, Annie Coker, Emma Coker

William Riley Coker was born in 1850 in South Carolina, the child of Thurman C Coker And Millicent Ann Hogan. In 1850, William Riley Coker resided in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. In 1870, William Riley Coker resided in Fairview, Plain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. William Riley Coker married Frances E Lizabeth Davis, and had children including Annie A Coker, Arthur B Coker, Emma L Coker, Ernest Eugene Coker, James Sexton Coker, John Henry Coker, Joseph Abner Coker, Katie Orianna Coker, William Benjamin Coker. William Riley Coker passed away in 1899 in Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Riley Coker was born in 1850 in South Carolina, the child of Thurman C Coker And Millicent Ann Hogan.
  • In 1850, William Riley Coker resided in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, William Riley Coker resided in Fairview, Plain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Riley Coker married Frances E Lizabeth Davis, and had children including Annie A Coker, Arthur B Coker, Emma L Coker, Ernest Eugene Coker, James Sexton Coker, John Henry Coker, Joseph Abner Coker, Katie Orianna Coker, William Benjamin Coker.
  • William Riley Coker passed away in 1899 in Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thurman Coker
1806–1900
Birth Location: –
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Millicent Hogan
1812–1886
Birth Location: –
MH

Spouses(s)

Frances Davis
1864–1933
Birth Location: –
FD

Children(s)

John Coker
1888–1979
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
JC
Arthur Coker
1885–1969
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
AC
James Coker
1871–1957
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
JC
William Coker
1873–1959
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Katie Coker
1876–1967
Birth Location: South Carolina
KC
Joseph Coker
1881–1951
Birth Location: South Carolina
JC
Ernest Coker
1891–1974
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
EC
Annie Coker
1893–1992
Birth Location: –
AC
Emma Coker
1883–1945
Birth Location: –
EC

William Coker's Ancestors

Self
William Coker
1850–1899
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Thurman C. Coker
1806–1900
Millicent (Ann) Hogan
1812–1886
Grandparents
Robert (B. Coker) Jr.
1776–1837
Surry Co., VA.
Elizabeth Henderson
1784–1869
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Coker's Descendants

1.
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William (Riley) Coker (1 February 1850–13 September 1899) m. Frances (E lizabeth) Davis (1864–1933)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Coker 1888–1979 m. Geneva Stone 1893–1975
    1. 1. Frances (G) Coker 1913–
    2. 2. Maggie (F) Coker 1923–
    3. 3. Mildred (L) Davis 1926–2017
    4. 4. John (Henry Coker) Jr 1923–1981
    5. 5. Maggie (Ethel) Coker 1915–2004 m. Gonzerlee (E.) Ellison 1910–1960
      1. 1. Charles (Lee) Ellison 1932–2011
      2. 2. Michael (James) Ellison 1951–2013
      3. 3. John (Ray) Ellison 1934–2021 m. Faye (Christine) Webb 1939–2018
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Ellison 1931–2019 m. Eugene (Talmadge) Haney 1926–1987
      5. 5. Jerry (Stephen) Ellison 1945–2020
  2. 2. Arthur (B.) Coker 1885–1969
  3. 3. James (Sexton) Coker 1871–1957 m. Ola (D) Coker 1873–
    1. 1. John (T) Coker 1894–
    2. 2. Lula Coker 1897–
    3. 3. Broadus Coker 1900–
    4. 4. Jessie (M) Coker 1903–
    5. 5. Gladys Coker 1906–
    6. 6. Jamie (J) Coker 1907–
    7. 7. Annie (L) Coker 1909–
    8. 8. Guy (R) Coker 1911–
    9. 9. Mannie Coker 1914–
    10. 10. Irene Coker 1916–
  4. 4. William (Benjamin) Coker 1873–1959 m. Minnie (Lee) Reid 1881–1936
    1. 1. Bessie (Odell) Coker 1899–1987 m. John (Raymond) Thompson 1896–1976
      1. 1. John (Truman) Thompson 1922–2000
      2. 2. James (B.) Thompson 1927–1995
      3. 3. Helen (Minnie Lee) Thompson 1918–2002
      4. 4. Pauline Hammond 1919–2013
      5. 5. Margaret Jordan 1924–2017
      6. 6. Hazel (Christeen) Thompson 1930–2020 m. John (Casper) Cooley 1921–1993 m. Kenneth (Ray) King 1940–2005
    2. 2. Annie (Bell) Coker 1901–1976 m. William (Wesley) Middleton 1898–
      1. 1. Louise (Florence) Darby 1919–1993
      2. 2. William (D) Middleton 1922–
      3. 3. James (Harold) Middleton 1933–1988
    3. 3. William (Ernest) Coker 1903–1982 m. Mary (Ann) Davis 1907–1984
      1. 1. Edward (Walter Coker) Sr 1943–2012 m. Linda Rainey 1944–2011
      2. 2. William (Adger) Coker 1925–2003 m. Doris (Virginia) Boyce 1929–2018
      3. 3. Olin (Johnson) Coker 1931–1989 m. Mary (Sue) Gilliam 1936–2007
      4. 4. Troy (Lee Coker) Sr 1933–2007
      5. 5. Ernest (Bennie) Coker 1940–2020
    4. 4. Ruth Coker 1906–1997 m. John (T) Coker 1894–
      1. 1. Mary (M) Coker 1924–
    5. 5. Katie (L) Coker 1907–1993 m. Clarence Bagwell 1905–1972
      1. 1. Catherine Campbell 1933–2000
      2. 2. Mary ("Doris") Holcombe 1931–2019
    6. 6. Ben (Calvin) Coker 1910–
    7. 7. Edgar Coker 1912–
    8. 8. Ellie (Roy) Coker 1914–
    9. 9. Bernice Coker 1921–1999 m. James (Maxwell) Rhodes 1918–
      1. 1. James (Kenneth) Rhodes 1937–1987
  5. 5. Katie (Orianna) Coker 1876–1967 m. Benjamin Pressley 1876–1909
    1. 1. Lula (M) Pressley 1900–1967 m. Newman (Roy) Aiken 1897–1969
      1. 1. Roy (Francis Aiken) Rev 1920–2006
      2. 2. James (Lewis) Aiken 1920–1984
      3. 3. Edward (Lloyd) Aiken 1923–2015 m. Evelyn (Duree) Heath 1921–2014
  6. 6. Joseph (Abner) Coker 1881–1951 m. Mary (Etta) Coker 1886–1974
    1. 1. Sarah (Loree) Coker 1905–1991 m. Samuel (Brown) Wells 1883–1966
      1. 1. Dorothy (A) Wells 1933–1936
      2. 2. Mary Crowe 1925–2019
      3. 3. John (Larry) Wells 1937–2020
      4. 4. Samuel (Joseph) Wells 1924–1979
    2. 2. Robert (Belton) Coker 1908–
    3. 3. Nellie (M) Coker 1910–
    4. 4. Charles (William) Coker 1921–2006 m. Frances Coker 1919–2019
    5. 5. Virginia Coker 1925–
    6. 6. Mary (Winnie) Coker 1915–
    7. 7. Walter (Thomas) Coker 1913–1999 m. Ouida (Eleanor) Vance 1916–1982
      1. 1. Janice (Elaine) Coker 1947–2014
    8. 8. Mary (Edna) Coker 1920–
    9. 9. Aileen Coker 1916–
  7. 7. Ernest (Eugene) Coker 1891–1974 m. Clara (Bell) Stone 1896–
    1. 1. William (R) Coker 1914–
    2. 2. Lois (Maggie) Coker 1915–1991 m. Odus Chandler 1913–1981
      1. 1. Charles Chandler 1934–2022 m. Joan Burgess 1934–2018
      2. 2. Thomas (William) Chandler 1936–2023 m. Sara (Ellen) Perry 1940–2014
      3. 3. Billy (Arch) Chandler 1939–1990
    3. 3. Harrison (Adger) Coker 1917–
    4. 4. Frances (E) Coker 1920–
    5. 5. Carlos (Eugene) Coker 1919–1998 m. Syretta (L) Pearson 1919–1999
      1. 1. James (Gary) Coker 1947–2011
      2. 2. Tommie (Joan) Coker 1942–1993 m. Richard (Tilden) Lusk 1937–2004
  8. 8. Annie (A) Coker 1893–1992 m. Broadus Pearson 1891–1958
    1. 1. Mary (Helen) Pearson 1911–2007 m. Henry (Wilton) Chandler 1912–1997
      1. 1. Mary (Wylda) Chandler 1934–2014
    2. 2. Nellie (M) Pearson 1915–2007 m. Floyd (Eugene Chandler) Sr 1912–2002
      1. 1. Floyd (Eugene Chandler) Jr 1943–2013
    3. 3. Willie (Mae) Pearson 1917–2003 m. Jesse (Clinton) Alverson 1911–1979
      1. 1. Hazel (Ann) Talbert 1938–1984
      2. 2. Larry (E) Alverson 1940–1993
      3. 3. Faye Sims 1947–1993
    4. 4. John (Gordon Pearson) Sr 1923–2012
  9. 9. Emma (L) Coker 1883–1945 m. Andrew (Lewis) King 1878–1960
    1. 1. Walter (Andrew) King 1901–1970
    2. 2. William (Judson) King 1918–1996
    3. 3. Emma (L) King 1924–2015 m. Connie (Mac) Bridges 1923–1998
    4. 4. Mallie (Louise) Coker 1902–1987
    5. 5. Ruby (Mae) Coker 1911–1966
    6. 6. Infant King 1906–1906

William Coker's Timeline

5 Records

1850
1 February 1850
Birth of William Riley Coker in South Carolina
South Carolina
1850
1850
William Riley Coker resided here in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 20
William Riley Coker resided here in Fairview, Plain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Fairview, Plain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 30
William Riley Coker resided here in Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1899
13 September 1899
Age 49
Death of William Riley Coker
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1850
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairview, Plain, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dunklin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1899
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pelzer, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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