John Robert Coates, Sr.

1817 - 1879  (62 years)

• Name	John Robert Coates  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1817	Gloucester County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  He may have been born a little earlier than this, the census wasn't consistent
  Military	20 Apr 1861	Rowe's Store, Virginia   [2]
  Religion	21 July 1863	Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  Men of the CSA 26th Virginia Infantry that made commitments during religious meetings. J.R Coats "Came to Christ" see notes.
  Road Work	March 1867	Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  A List of hands appointed by the Court to work on Road No. 12 of which Edward T. Thurston is Surveyor: John Coates, Jack West
  Road Work	March 1867	Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  On a List of hands appointed by the Court to work on Road No. 12 of which Edward T. Thurston is Surveyor, along with son John Coates Jr., and Jack West
  Died	12 Nov 1879	Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  He is listed in the 1880 census, but he has a death record for 1879, I'm going to assume who ever gave the census info, gave his name as living for some reason - not unheard of, but weird.
  Age	62 years
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	1. Lucy Coates           b. 1815, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA           d. 12 November 1880, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA  (Age 65 years)
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  Person ID	P5652	Burress
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John Coates, Sr.           b. 1785, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  Mother	Mary Puller           b. 1790, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F2303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Mary Ellen "Ella" Horsley           b. 1814, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA           d. Dec 1865, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	19 July 1834	Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  Children	8 children
  1. Fanny Coats           b. Abt 1835, Virginia, United States  [natural]   2. John R. Coats, Jr.           b. 1842, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA           d. April 1873, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA  (Age 31 years)  [natural]   3. Robert Coats           b. Abt 1843, Virginia, United States  [natural]   4. Mary E. Coates           b. 1844, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA           d. 5 June 1922, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   5. Sarah Coats           b. Abt 1845, Virginia, United States  [natural]   6. Lucy Coats           b. Abt 1848, Virginia, United States  [natural]   7. William L Coates           b. 1849, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA  [natural] + 8. George Calvin "Cal" Coates           b. 27 Oct 1852, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA           d. 10 Jan 1927, Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F2267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 2	Margaret Ann West           b. 7 Nove 1845, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
  Married	09 Nov 1865	John Coates, Gloucester, Virginia
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F2268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1817 - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Married - 19 July 1834 - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Religion - Men of the CSA 26th Virginia Infantry that made commitments during religious meetings. J.R Coats "Came to Christ" see notes. - 21 July 1863 - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Road Work - A List of hands appointed by the Court to work on Road No. 12 of which Edward T. Thurston is Surveyor: John Coates, Jack West - March 1867 - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Road Work - On a List of hands appointed by the Court to work on Road No. 12 of which Edward T. Thurston is Surveyor, along with son John Coates Jr., and Jack West - March 1867 - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Died - 12 Nov 1879 - Gloucester County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1277170539] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S-1436869604] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Historical Data Systems, comp., (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.Ori).