Abiathar Davis Coate

1829 - 1880  (51 years)

• Name	Abiathar Davis Coate  [1]
  Birth	3 May 1829	Union Twp., Miami, OH, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Dec 1880	Butler Twp., Mercer, OH, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I6290	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Coppock Coate,   b. 22 Oct 1802, Newberry, South Carolina, USA d. 5 Jul 1857 (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lydia Davis,   b. 23 Feb 1798, Wrightsborough Twp., Columbia, GA, USA d. 1852 (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Nov 1822	West Branch M.M., Miami, OH, USA
  Family ID	F3853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Coon,   b. 13 Apr 1835, Butler Twp., Mercer, OH, USA d. 12 Apr 1901, Butler Twp., Mercer, OH, USA (Age 65 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  One researcher on the net says that he died in 1880. He is the A.D. Coate that is in the 1880 census for Mercer County, Ohio. He went by David Coate/Coats in the 2 previous census records to that. His birthname though was supposedly Ds a middle name taken from his mother's maiden name. He enlisted in the Civil War in Company D, Ohio 193rd Infantry Regiment on 11 Mar 1865. He mustered out on 04 Aug 1865 at Winchester, VA. He achieved the rank of Private and was born about 1829 according to his enlistement papers and his name is listed as Abiathar D. Coate. Source: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio.

  
  

• Sources

  [S475] www.ancestry.com. [S705] Murphy, Betty, Email dated 2011 from bettyj.murphy@comcast.net.