Son of William Coats (ca. 1785-1856) and his wife Sarah "Sally" Stephenson (ca. 1787-bet. 1850/56) of Johnston County, NC. Husband of Ginsey Johnson (ca. 1804-bet. 1870/73) and Susan (Cannady/Kennedy) Ryals (ca. 1818/22-aft. 1900).

Grandson of John Coats, Sr. (ca. 1740 - ca. 1826) and his wife Mary _____ (bef. 1755 - ca. 1820/23) of Halifax County, NC and Middle Creek, Johnston County, NC; and John Stephenson (ca. 1750/53 - 1828) and his first wife Lucy Johnson (ca. 1755/60 - 1816) of Johnston County, NC.

Alvin Coats married Ginsey Johnson about 1825 in Johnston County, NC. Ginsey Johnson was the daughter of James Johnson (ca. 1770/75-1839) and his wife Mary "Polly" Jones (ca. 1786-1868) of Johnston County, NC.

Alvin Coats and his wife Ginsey Johnson were the parents of James William Coats (ca. 1826-1863, md. Susan Jane Cannady); Pinkney Parrott Coats (1836-1903, md. Susanna Johnson); and Mary Eliza Coats (1840-1889, md. Cornelius Stephenson).

Alvin Coats married secondly to Susan (Cannady/Kennedy) Ryals on November 16, 1873 in Johnston County, NC. Susan (Cannady/Kennedy) Ryals (ca. 1818/22-aft. 1900) was the daughter of Henry Kennedy (ca. 1750/55 - ca. 1829) and wife unknown of Lenoir County, NC. She was the widow of Young Ryals (ca. 1800-bef. January 1, 1853) of Cumberland (Harnett) County, NC.

Obituary of Alvin Coats, "The News and Observer" [Raleigh], Saturday, September 8, 1883, page 3, column 2.
"Mr. Alvin Coats, an aged and highly respected citizen of Elevation Township, died last Sunday [September 2, 1883] at the advanced age of 76 years, of dropsy."

Will of Alvin Coats (1883):

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/johnston/wills/coats2549gwl.txt

Alvin Coats has no grave marker, but he is said to be buried here based on the direct knowledge of his descendants.

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