Joseph Coats, Sr

1826 - 1878  (51 years)

• Name	Joseph Coats  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1 Jun 1826	, Randolph, IN, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Apr 1878	Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America   [3]
  Burial	Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America   [3]
  Person ID	I5224	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Coats, Sr.,   b. 20 Jan 1788, Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America d. 19 Sep 1878, Union City, Randolph, IN, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Wright,   b. 20 Sep 1789   d. 11 Jul 1875 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Oct 1807	Miami, Ohio, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F4746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emeline Unknown   d. Aft 1859
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Hoops,   b. Abt 1823, , , OH, USA d. Aft 1860, , Darke, OH, USA (Age > 38 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1845	, Randolph, IN, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He and his wife, Emeline and 5 children attended the 1859 reunion. Since I had previously listed his wife's name as Esther, I am assuming he had 2 wives. There was one deceased member listed for this branch of the family at the reunion.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1279] Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division. [S1281] Randolph Journal: June 22, 1859 (sent by Larry Coats at lcoats@woh.rr.com, 2008). [S426] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,60525::0. [S1278] 1850 Federal Population Census, White River Twp., Randolph Co., Indiana (www.ancestry.com and email from C. Thomas Hesler at hesler@bellsouth.net). [S947] Maunder, Allen, Email dated 2008 (allenmaunder@bigpond.cm). [S1225] Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2016 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,61378::0. [S3059] Coats, John H., Coats DNA Project as it relates specifically to John Coats and Amy Abernathy (http://www.rootsquest.com/%7Ecoatsfar/coatsarchive/dna.htm).