Mary Adeline Coker

1865 - 1948  (83 years)

• Name	Mary Adeline Coker
  Birth	25 Jan 1865	Boone County, Arkansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma   [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   [4]
  		Brown, Charles and Mary (Coker) family 1902 Dawes Roll registration
  Death	25 Nov 1948	Chino, California   [2]
  		Brown, Mary (Coker) Chino Champion obituary 1948
  		Brown, Mary (Coker) Progress Bulletin obituary 1948
  Burial	Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, California   [5]
  		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 d. 30 Jul 1864, Greene, Missouri (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Lenora Adeline James,   b. 21 Oct 1844, Post Oak Township, Johnson, Missouri d. 1882, Locust Grove, Mayes, Oklahoma (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1863	Marion County, Arkansas
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] James R. Hicks, Cherokee Lineages, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/index.html). [S8] http://www.ancestry.com, California Death Records 1940-1997. [S33] 1900 United States Census - Oklahoma. [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. [S9] www.findagrave.com.