John Robert Coates, Sr.

1817 - 1879  (62 years)

• Name	John Robert Coates  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1817	Gloucester County, Virginia   [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
  	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
  	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
  	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
  Death	12 Nov 1879	Gloucester County, Virginia
  	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.
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	1. Lucy Coates           b. 1815, Gloucester County, Virginia           d. 12 November 1880, Gloucester County, Virginia  (Age 65 years)
  Person ID	P5652	Burress

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Wife 2	Margaret Ann West           b. 7 Nove 1845, Gloucester County, Virginia
  Marriage	09 Nov 1865	John Coates, Gloucester, Virginia
  Family ID	F2268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1277170539] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S-1277195538] Historical Data Systems, comp., U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1817 - Gloucester County, Virginia Marriage - 19 July 1834 - Gloucester County, Virginia 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 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 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 Death - 12 Nov 1879 - Gloucester County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth