John S. Coats

1832 - 1906  (73 years)

• Name	John S. Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	16 Oct 1832	, , SC, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jun 1906	Patterson, Greene, IL, USA
  Burial	Wilmington Cemetery, Greene, IL, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I5236	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Coats,   b. 12 Sep 1798, , Edgefield, SC, USA d. 16 May 1874, Near Manchester, Greene, IL (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Martha Owdem,   b. Abt 1807, , , South Carolina d. 1852, , Greene, IL, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1828	, Edgefield, SC, USA
  Family ID	F4435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Olevia,   b. Oct 1853   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1896  [4]
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Hanks,   b. Abt 1831, Illinois, USA d. 1886 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1855	, Greene, IL, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Emma Coats,   b. 1866   d. 1870 (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Neoma Coats,   b. Abt 1859, Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ada Coats,   b. Abt 1865, Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1850 census, he is living with his parents and is listed as a miller by trade.

  
  

• Sources

  [S810] 1850 Federal Population Census, Between Macoupin and Apple Creek, Greene Co., IL (Dec. 2, 1850). [S811] Phillips, Carl L., John Coats Family Group Sheet (well sourced). [S1328] History of Greene Co., Illinois (c1879, p. 420). [S973] 1900 US Federal Population Census, Patterson, Greene, IL (www.ancestry.com). [S907] 1880 U.S. Federal Population Census, Greene Co., IL (Family History Library Film 1254209, NA Film Number T9-0209, Page Number 238D).