Mary Adeline Coker

Mary Adeline Coker

Female 1865 - 1948  (83 years)

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  • Name Mary Adeline Coker 
    Born 25 Jan 1865  Boone County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Township 20, District 30, page 42 
    • Charles G. and Mary A. Brown were living in Indian Territory with their children, Rachel E. (b. Dec 1889, 10 years), Etta B. (B. Oct 1896, 3 years old), Nannie L. (b. July 1899, 1 year) and Ella Mitchell, sister-in-law (b. Ju n 1870 in Missouri, 30 years, single). Charles was 46 years old, born in Mar 1854 in Texas and Mary was 35 years old, born Jan 1865 in Arkansas. He was a farmer and Ella was a housekeeper.
    Census 1902  Cooweescoowee, Indian Territory, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Brown, Charles and Mary (Coker) family
1902 Dawes Roll registration
    Brown, Charles and Mary (Coker) family 1902 Dawes Roll registration
    Died 25 Nov 1948  Chino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Brown, Mary (Coker) Chino Champion obituary 1948
    Brown, Mary (Coker) Chino Champion obituary 1948
    Brown, Mary (Coker) Progress Bulletin obituary 1948
    Brown, Mary (Coker) Progress Bulletin obituary 1948
    Buried Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Brown (Coker), Mary A. headstone 1948
    Brown (Coker), Mary A. headstone 1948
    Notes 
    • Mary's ancestors came to Arkansas and Missouri Territory over the "Trail of Tears". Her father died during the Civil War before Mary was born. Later her mother married Dr. Hiram Mitchell. He came to Missouri area immediately after the Civil War in 1867 with a young son, John. On his way to Missouri from Tennessee he met Lenora Coker in Arkansas, they were married in 1867. Mary helped Dr. Mitchell with his patients. She helped to deliver her first baby at the age of 11, from that tim on she went with the Dr. all the time. She met Charles Brown and they were married in Oklahoma. They had eight children. Two died as infants and one as a toddler, the others grew to adulthood. Mary continued with her nursing for many years in Oklahoma, taking the horse and buggy to go and help others. She read the Bible and liked to listen to hymns. She also did lots of quilting and sewed all our (her childrens) clothing. It has been told that she used to cook for the Dalton Boys when they would ride into Oklahoma by their farm. I also believe there were some other gangs that she was made to cook a meal for too. No harm came to anyone as long as she cooked a meal and they watered their horses. Mary moved to California and stayed with our family (Delora's) and then went to stay with her other daughter Bea.
      Source: Anna Bea Sarra
    Person ID I210  family
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2020 

    Father William (River Bill) Coker,   b. 21 Dec 1821, Marion County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1864, Greene, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Lenora Adeline James,   b. 21 Oct 1844, Post Oak Township, Johnson, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882, Locust Grove, Mayes, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married Abt 1863  Marion County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F72  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles George Brown,   b. 12 Mar 1854, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1937, Boatman, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1880  Salina, Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indian Territory was the site of present day Oklahoma.
    Children 
    +1. Lula Ethylene Brown,   b. 10 Dec 1881, Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1970, Pryor, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Rachel Elizabeth Brown,   b. 21 Dec 1890, Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1975, Pryor, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Etta Beatrice Brown,   b. 23 Oct 1896, Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1964, Chino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Nannie Lenora (Nora) Brown,   b. 21 Jul 1899, Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1972, Chandler, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +5. Delora Daphne Brown,   b. 19 Apr 1905, Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 2007, Chino, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years)
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2009 
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Brown house in Oklahoma
    Brown house in Oklahoma
    Charles and Mary Brown
    Charles and Mary Brown
    Mary Adeline Coker Brown
    Mary Adeline Coker Brown
    Mitchell family photo
    Mitchell family photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Cherokee Lineages, James R. Hicks, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/index.html).

    2. [S8] California Death Records 1940-1997, http://www.ancestry.com.

    3. [S33] 1900 United States Census - Oklahoma.

    4. [S27] www.ancestry.com.
      Ancestry.com. U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

    5. [S9] www.findagrave.com.