John COATS, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

1788 - 1878  (90 years)

• Name	John COATS  [12]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	20 Jan 1788	Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America   [13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Sep 1878	Union City, Randolph, IN, USA   [13, 15]
  Buried	White River Cemetery, Winchester, Randolph, Indiana
  Person ID	I6400	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William COATS,   b. Abt 1768,   d. Abt Aug 1826, , Marion, IN, USA  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" JAY,   b. 11 Jan 1777, Newberry, South Carolina ,   d. 3 Mar 1822, Of Miami, OH  (Age 45 years)
  Married	Bef 1785
  Family ID	F4590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah "Sally" WRIGHT,   b. NC or SC ,   d. Aft 1836, Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, USA
  Married	21 Oct 1807	Miami, Ohio, USA   [1, 10]
  Children	1. Thomas Wright COATS,   b. 22 Jul 1808, Darke County, Ohio, United States of America ,   d. 13 May 1864, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 55 years)   2. Isaac COATS,   b. 24 Jul 1810, Covington, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America ,   d. 23 Jul 1876, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 65 years)   3. Charlotte COATS,   b. 17 Apr 1812, , Darke, OH, USA ,   d. Aft 1880, Of White River, Randolph, IN  (Age 68 years)   4. Charity COATS,   b. 18 Dec 1813, Near Covington, Darke, OH, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1890, Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 76 years)   5. Betsy Rose COATS,   b. 17 Nov 1815, , , OH, USA ,   d. 1816  (Age 0 years)   6. William COATS,   b. 28 May 1817, Darke County, Ohio, United States of America ,   d. 16 Jan 1894, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 76 years)   7. James COATS,   b. 10 Apr 1819, Darke County, Ohio, United States of America ,   d. 15 Oct 1891, Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 72 years)   8. Mary "Polly" COATS,   b. 23 Jul 1821, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America ,   d. 28 Feb 1907, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 85 years)   9. Gabriel COATS,   b. 3 Mar 1824, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America ,   d. 28 Dec 1862, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America  (Age 38 years)   10. Joseph COATS, Sr,   b. 1 Jun 1826, , Randolph, IN, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 1878, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 51 years)   11. John COATS,   b. 18 Mar 1828, Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America ,   d. 21 Jul 1833, Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 5 years)   12. Lewis F COATS,   b. 24 Jan 1830, , Randolph, IN, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1908, Fall River, Greenwood County, Kansas, United States of America  (Age 78 years)   13. Andrew COATS,   b. 20 Apr 1832 or 1833, , Randolph, IN, USA ,   d. Aft 1859  (Age 27 years)   14. Dempsey COATS,   b. 5 May 1835, Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America ,   d. 2 Feb 1924, Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F5248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John was living in Covington, Ohio during the War of 1812 according to his obituary. He and his wife were born in South Carolina according to their 1850 census record. One grandson stated he was born in North Carolina and according to another he was born in South Carolina. Of course, this confusion could have been because the part of North Carolina he was born in later became South Carolina in 1788. After his childhood the obituary states that he went into "Teaming" as profession and drove from his parents home to Charleston, South Carolina. This supports him being raised by Big John, as Big John's sons, Wright and James were also into "Teaming". He also has one of 2 supposed decendants that have been tested for their DNA who is related to 3 other possible Big John descendants via sons William and James. The list of John's children came from one of his grandsons, John R. Coats in a handwritten document in Winchester, VA. By Sep. 5, 1822, John and Sally are living in Randolph Co., Indiana when they sold their land in Miami Co., Ohio to Benjamin Lehman. (C-2568) John is living in Randolph Co., Indiana in the 1850 census on pg. 63, White River Twp. He was age 63, b. South Carolina. His wife was age 60, b. South Carolina. Children still living with them included Lewis age 21, Andrew age 16 and Dempsey, age 6, all born in Indiana. Living next door to him is son, Joseph Coats, age 23, b. Indiana, married to Esther, age 27, b. Ohio with 2 daughters. On page 79 of this same census, son William Coats is listed, age 33, b. Ohio married to a Mary (age unreadable). On page 62, son Thomas W. Coats, age 42, b. Ohio with wife Mary age 43 and children. Son Gabrael is on page 64 at age 26, b. Indiana. There is a remarkable newspaper article on a family reunion of this couple and almost all of their descendants that was dated Jun 22, 1859 in Randolph Co., Indiana. John and Sally were at the head of the table and listed as ages 71 and 70 at the time. All of their present family was sitting in order of their age of birth around them and named in this article. There is also another lovely article on a family reunion that took place sometime in the 1880's after all but Mary "Polly" had passed from this original family. Mary was 74 at the time. There were 180 family members present. It stated that John was a farmer by night and a Justice of the Peace by day, a man of "iron constitution". He and Sally had raised 12 children and lost 2 others at a young age. They were pioneers in Randolph Co., Indiana and oft encountered wild beasts and Indians in their long lives.

  
  

• Sources

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