Dempsey Coats

1835 - 1924  (88 years)

• Name	Dempsey Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	5 May 1835	Randolph County, Indiana, United States of America   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	White River, Randolph, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Death	2 Feb 1924	Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America   [6]
  Burial	Peru, Miami County, Indiana, United States of America   [6]
  Person ID	I5125	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   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Cook,   b. Abt 1840, Indiana, USA d. Aft 1880, Of Denver, Miami, IN, USA (Age > 41 years)
  Marriage	1855  [2]
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  He, his wife, Rachel, and 2 children attended the 1859 family reunion held in Randolph Co., Indiana. According to his 1880 census info, both his parents were born in South Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1327] 1880 U.S. Federal Population Census, Denver, Miami Co, IN (NA film #T9-0298). [S947] Maunder, Allen, Email dated 2008 (allenmaunder@bigpond.cm). [S1281] Randolph Journal: June 22, 1859 (sent by Larry Coats at lcoats@woh.rr.com, 2008). [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: White River, Randolph, Indiana; Roll: 168; Page: 63b. 1850 United States Federal Census [S1318] Coats, John H., Email dated 2003+ from JCoats5982@aol.com. [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. [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).