| Name |
William (River Bill) Coker |
| Birth |
21 Dec 1821 |
Marion County, Arkansas  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1850 |
Marion County, Arkansas [2] |
| Arkansas, Marion, Unstated, page 21 |
- William (28 years) and Margaret Coker (28 years) were living in Marion County with their eldest son, George Washington Coker (1 year). William was born in Arkansas, Margaret in Tennessee and George in Arkansas. William was a farmer.
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| Census |
1860 |
Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas [3] |
| Arkansas, Marion, Sugarloaf, page 7 |
- William (38 years) and Margaret Coker (38 years) were living in Sugarloaf with their children, George W. (10 years), Winny (8 years), Edward (4 years), Mary L. (1 year). William and the children were born in Arkansas and Margaret in Tennessee. William was a farmer.
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| Other Information |
YouTube video by Burl Brooks |
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| Death |
30 Jul 1864 |
Greene, Missouri [4] |
- William was tortured by the bushwackers near the end of the Civil War. He was killed or later died. He had recently sold the slaves and the robbers wanted the gold which was buried and never found.
(Written by Anna Bea Sarra.)
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| Burial |
Mullins Family Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri [4] |
| Notes |
- The Cokers lived near the James family in Lead Hill, Arkansas. It was originally part of Izard County then Marion County and now Boone County. The Coker families were the first settlers in this area of Izard County. They arrived by boat and settled along White River beginning in 1812. The Cokers owned slaves and farmed along the White River in Marion County, Arkansas.
Written by Anna Bea Sarra.
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| Person ID |
I215 |
family |
| Last Modified |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Family 1 |
Margaret Holt, b. Abt 1822, Cannon, Tennessee d. Abt 1860, North Fork, Taney, Missouri (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1846 |
| Children |
| | 1. George Washington Coker, b. 16 Mar 1850, Marion County, Arkansas d. 19 Jun 1929, San Diego County, California (Age 79 years) |
| | 2. Winney Coker, b. 28 Jul 1852, Marion County, Arkansas d. 2 Oct 1935, Boone County, Arkansas (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Edward Coker, b. 30 Aug 1856, Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas |
| | 4. Mary L. Coker, b. Feb 1859, Arkansas d. 28 Oct 1935, Boone County, Arkansas (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F955 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Oct 2012 |
| Family 2 |
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 |
| Notes |
- Lenora's parents were from Tennessee. They moved to Marion County, Arkansas from Missouri in 1854 where Lenora met and married William Coker. Lenora and William had a daughter Mary Adeline Coker. Mary's father was tortured by the bushwackers near the end of the Civil War. He was killed or later died. He had recently sold the slaves and the robbers wanted the gold which was buried and never found. Lenora later married Hiram H. Mitchell. They left Arkansas and settled in southwest Missouri. They had six more children. They moved to the Boatman, Oklahoma area of Indian Territory in 1878, at that time any Indian could have all the land he could care for or fence.
(Written by Anna Bea Sarra.)
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| Children |
| + | 1. Mary Adeline Coker, b. 25 Jan 1865, Boone County, Arkansas d. 25 Nov 1948, Chino, California (Age 83 years) |
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| Family ID |
F72 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2012 |
1821 - 1864 (42 years)