John C. Coates

1817 - 1888  (71 years)

• Name	John C. Coates  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	15 Jul 1817	Covington, Miami, OH   [6, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Gibson, Mercer, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1870	Ponca, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, USA   [8]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1880	Ionia, Dixon, Nebraska, USA   [9]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	13 Dec 1888	Ponca, Dixon, NE, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I13474	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	James Coats,   b. 28 Jan 1779, , , South Carolina d. 15 Jan 1856, Oh Or Iowa (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary West,   b. 19 Apr 1780, SC d. Aft 1860, Of Mercer, Ohio (Age > 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Nov 1801  [12]
  Family ID	F4576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mahala Anderson,   b. Abt 1826, Ohio, USA
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Ziegler,   b. 15 Aug 1825   d. 16 Aug 1857 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1855	, Iowa   [10, 11, 13]
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F4504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Fanny Coppock Rudy,   b. 12 Mar 1817, , , OH, USA d. 23 Jan 1855, Victor, Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1838	Miami, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Abraham Coates,   b. 25 Dec 1851, , , OH, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Samuel Coate,   b. 3 Sep 1840, , , OH, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Jackson Coats,   b. 20 Sep 1846, Miami, Ohio d. 2 Mar 1917, Ladora (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. David Rudy Coate,   b. 4 Apr 1847, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA d. 2 Mar 1916 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth A. Coate,   b. 10 Mar 1839, Miami, Ohio, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Eli Inman Coats,   b. 3 Nov 1843, Covington, Miami, OH d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mark Van Buren Coates,   b. 13 Sep 1848, , , OH, USA d. 2 May 1892, Ponca, Dixon, NE, USA (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Matilda Coats,   b. Abt 1866, Iowa  [Father: natural]   2. Fanny Coats,   b. Abt 1860, Iowa  [Father: natural]   3. Delilah Coats,   b. Abt 1863, Iowa  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He was born near the Stillwater River, which runs through Covington, Ohio. John still lived in Miami Co., Ohio in 1843 when his son Eli was born. In 1854/55, he moved his family to Morengo, Iowa where he married his 2nd wife. He had noen by his second wife. After her death, he married again in 1858. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the 28th Iowa Infantry, Company B at age 42 alongside one of his son, James. This regiment fought at Vicksburg, and Champion.

  
  

• Sources

  [S395] Miami Valley Index, Preble Co. Library at http://206.103.255.36. [S511] Jan Odegaard to Linda Coate Letters dated 1985 at 1837 Hoard St., #1, Madison, WI 53704. [S512] Garry W. Coats (not to be confused with Gary Coats also of Portland) to Linda Coate Letter dated Nov 15, 1994 demonstrating that he's a descendant of James Coate & Mary West. at 20725 NWHigland, Portland, OR 97229 (C-482). [S667] Coates, Guy, Email dated 2002 from gcoats@inreach.com. [S513] Loren Little to L. Dudick Email letters dated 1999 at Loren.Little@worldnet.att.net C-2216E. [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;). 1850 United States Federal Census [S673] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S501] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;). 1870 United States Federal Census [S84] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ionia, Dixon, Nebraska; Roll: 746; Page: 420b; Enumeration District: 072. [S119] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), Cronbaugh of York County, Pennsylvania (Pa), 1807-1977 and Many Cousins Including Jacob Cronbagh, Will of 1797, York Co, Pa; John Cronbaugh in Pennsylvania and Ohio, Iowa and Points West; Nicholas Cronbaugh, Will of March 1839, Crawford Co; Author: Cronbau. [S673] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJLY-CX6 [S546] Lisa, Email dated 2002 from bslbers891@prodigy.net. [S673] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJLY-CXD