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William Edward Coker 1895–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1895

Birth Location: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama

Death Date: Jun 1967

Death Location: East Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Father: James Ð₃

Mother: Hannah -

Spouse(s): Ethel -, Elsie -

Children(s): Lillian (2), Evelyn (2), Bill Coker

William Edward Coker was born in 1895 in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, the child of James Walter Coker 3 And Hannah Irene Edwards. In 1900, William Edward Coker resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. In 1910, William Edward Coker resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA. William Edward Coker married Elsie Buryl Hamilton, Ethel Gertrude Traffanstedt, and had children including Betty Jo Coker, Bill Coker, Billie J Coker, Evelyn U Coker 2, Lillian B Coker 2. William Edward Coker passed away in 1967 in East Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • William Edward Coker was born in 1895 in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, the child of James Walter Coker 3 And Hannah Irene Edwards.
  • In 1900, William Edward Coker resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, William Edward Coker resided in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.
  • William Edward Coker married Elsie Buryl Hamilton, Ethel Gertrude Traffanstedt, and had children including Betty Jo Coker, Bill Coker, Billie J Coker, Evelyn U Coker 2, Lillian B Coker 2.
  • William Edward Coker passed away in 1967 in East Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ð₃
1872–1955
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
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Hannah -
1871–1910
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
H-

Spouses(s)

Ethel -
1896–1983
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
E-
Elsie -
1917–1982
Birth Location: Alabama
E-

Children(s)

Lillian (2)
1916–1920
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
L(
Evelyn (2)
1919–1921
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Alabama
E(
Bill Coker
1942–2017
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
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William Coker's Ancestors

Self
William Coker
1895–1967
Birth Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
Parents
James Walter Coker Ð₃
1872–1955
DeKalb County, Alabama
Hannah (Irene Edwards) -
1871–1910
DeKalb County, Alabama
Grandparents
William (Downs Coker) ⬥Ð₃
1832–1902
Laurens County, SC
Margaret (E Nave) ⬥Ð₃
1845–1910
Cherokee County, Alabama
John (Franklin Edwards) -
1813–1906
North Carolina
Arnetta (Irene Reeve) -
1829–1905
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henderson ⬥Ð₄
1810–1849
Susan Freeman
1811–1860
James ⬥Ð₄
1805–1886
Margaret ⬥Ð₄
1815–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert ⬥
1774–1837
Elizabeth ⬥
1784–1869
Moses ⬦Ð
1778–1859
Mary ⬦Ð
1774–1843
George Ð
1762–1813
Veronica Ð
1765–1840

William Coker's Descendants

1.
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William (Edward) Coker (Feb 1895–Jun 1967) m. Ethel (Gertrude Traffanstedt) - (Jul 1896–May 1983) m. Elsie (Buryl Hamilton) - (Dec 1917–Aug 1982)
  1. 1. Lillian (B Coker) (2) 1916–1920
  2. 2. Evelyn (U Coker) (2) 1919–1921
  3. 3. Bill Coker 1942–2017

William Coker's Timeline

9 Records

1895
Feb 1895
Birth of William Edward Coker in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
1900
1900
Age 5
William Edward Coker resided here in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
William Edward Coker resided here in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 22
William Edward Coker resided here in De Kalb County, Alabama, USA
De Kalb County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
William Edward Coker resided here in Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
William Edward Coker resided here in Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama
Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 45
William Edward Coker resided here in Beat 6, Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Beat 6, Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
William Edward Coker resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1967
Jun 1967
Age 72
Death of William Edward Coker in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1895
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Buren, De Kalb, Alabama; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Buren, De Kalb, Alabama; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240014

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374023

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: De Kalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: De Kalb County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Van Buren, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 69

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 25-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 6, Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collinsville, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 25-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Gadsden, Etowah, Ala

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1967
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
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