William Thomas Coats

1837 - 1903  (66 years)

• Name	William Thomas Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	13 Jan 1837	Near Bradford Junction, Miami Co., OH, USA   [6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 May 1903	Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I5577	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Coats,   b. 1796, , , SC, USA d. Abt Sep 1864, , Darke, OH, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha (Patsy) Rudy,   b. Abt 1802, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1864, , Darke, OH, Usa? (Age > 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Sep 1826	Miami, Ohio, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F1191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucinda Wheeler,   b. 1836   d. 1918 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1869
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Woolfe,   b. 1840   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1865	Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He joined the Greenville Creek Church like many of his relatives had previously on May 15, 1853. He might be the William (T or J.) Coats who was living in Randolph Co., Indiana who signed an affadavit stating that he grew up with Silasn in Silas's pension application. (Silas lived as a boy in Franklin Twp., (Darke Co., OH?) which would indicate that William did also. William Coats was 62 on this Mar. 30, 1899 affadavit. He enlisted in the Civil War on Oct. 29, 1861 in Company B, 71st Ohio Infantry and served for a period of 3 years. On Jan. 14, 1864, he re-enlisted until the close of the war. After the war, he became a minister of the Christian Church. He and his wife were married by his cousin, Rev. David S. Davenport. His funeral services were given by Olistus S. Cox at the White River Friends Church. His obituary states that his family (a wife, 2 sons and a daughter) morned his death as well as his friends of the G.A.R.

  
  

• Sources

  [S518] Pearson, Steve, Email dated 2002+ from spearson55@chartermi.ne. [S1445] Obituary for William Thomas Coats (Winchester Journal, Indiana). [S1446] Affadavit provided by William (T. or J.) Coats (Mar. 1899 as per email from Steve Pearson). [S1357] Greenville Creek Church of Christ Membership List. [S1447] Family Data Collection (www.ancestry.com). [S891] 1850 Federal Population Census for Newberry Twp., Miami Co., OH (as forwarded by Steve Pearson). [S892] Pearson, Steve, Interviewed by Linda Coate, 7/2005. [S1341] Diller, Corrine, Email letter forwarded by Pearson to Coate. [S1345] Honeyman, Gale, Email dated 2002+ as forwarded by Steve Pearson.