Son of William Coats (ca. 1785 - 1856) and his wife Sarah Stephenson (ca. 1787 - bet. 1850/56). Husband of Nancy Elizabeth Byrd (1830 - 1920).
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.
John Rufus Coats married Nancy Elizabeth Byrd on January 8, 1851 in Johnston County, NC. Nancy Elizabeth Byrd was the daughter of Richard Byrd (1800-1876) and his wife Mary Suggs (1804-1864).
John Rufus Coats served in the NC House of Representatives for Johnston County in 1865. He also served as Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor, Postmaster of Pratt Post Office, Superintendent of Common Schools for Johnston County, and Chairman and Member of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.
John Rufus Coats and his wife Nancy Elizabeth Byrd were the parents of Unity Elizabeth Coats (1852-1930, md. Henry Harrison Penny); Daniel Miller Coats (1854-1940, md. Nancy Lassiter); James Buchanan Coats (1856-aft. 1880); William Richard Coats (1859, md. Sarah Tomesia Lassiter); John Rufus Coats (1862-1870, died young); Penelope "Penny" Jane Coats (1863-1940, md. William Lemuel Lassiter); Lydia Catherine Coats (1865-1948, md. Louis Deborah Wood); Edwin Ulysses Stanton Coats (1869-1949, md. Lida Frances Jones); Martha Ann Rebecca Coats (1870/71-1926, md. James William Creech); and Sarah Ellender Coats (1873-1966, md. Leonard Johnson).
John Rufus Coats devised a will in Johnston County, NC on August 22, 1900, and devised a codicil to his will on September 4, 1902. The will does not appear to have been probated, but a copy of it can be found in the Coats family vertical file at the Heritage Center of Johnston County in Smithfield, NC.
His surname is spelled "Coates" on his grave marker. His former home located near this cemetery was torn down in 2007 for a new subdivision.
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.
John Rufus Coats married Nancy Elizabeth Byrd on January 8, 1851 in Johnston County, NC. Nancy Elizabeth Byrd was the daughter of Richard Byrd (1800-1876) and his wife Mary Suggs (1804-1864).
John Rufus Coats served in the NC House of Representatives for Johnston County in 1865. He also served as Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor, Postmaster of Pratt Post Office, Superintendent of Common Schools for Johnston County, and Chairman and Member of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.
John Rufus Coats and his wife Nancy Elizabeth Byrd were the parents of Unity Elizabeth Coats (1852-1930, md. Henry Harrison Penny); Daniel Miller Coats (1854-1940, md. Nancy Lassiter); James Buchanan Coats (1856-aft. 1880); William Richard Coats (1859, md. Sarah Tomesia Lassiter); John Rufus Coats (1862-1870, died young); Penelope "Penny" Jane Coats (1863-1940, md. William Lemuel Lassiter); Lydia Catherine Coats (1865-1948, md. Louis Deborah Wood); Edwin Ulysses Stanton Coats (1869-1949, md. Lida Frances Jones); Martha Ann Rebecca Coats (1870/71-1926, md. James William Creech); and Sarah Ellender Coats (1873-1966, md. Leonard Johnson).
John Rufus Coats devised a will in Johnston County, NC on August 22, 1900, and devised a codicil to his will on September 4, 1902. The will does not appear to have been probated, but a copy of it can be found in the Coats family vertical file at the Heritage Center of Johnston County in Smithfield, NC.
His surname is spelled "Coates" on his grave marker. His former home located near this cemetery was torn down in 2007 for a new subdivision.
Son of William Coats (ca. 1785 - 1856) and his wife Sarah Stephenson (ca. 1787 - bet. 1850/56). Husband of Nancy Elizabeth Byrd (1830 - 1920).
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.
John Rufus Coats married Nancy Elizabeth Byrd on January 8, 1851 in Johnston County, NC. Nancy Elizabeth Byrd was the daughter of Richard Byrd (1800-1876) and his wife Mary Suggs (1804-1864).
John Rufus Coats served in the NC House of Representatives for Johnston County in 1865. He also served as Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor, Postmaster of Pratt Post Office, Superintendent of Common Schools for Johnston County, and Chairman and Member of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.
John Rufus Coats and his wife Nancy Elizabeth Byrd were the parents of Unity Elizabeth Coats (1852-1930, md. Henry Harrison Penny); Daniel Miller Coats (1854-1940, md. Nancy Lassiter); James Buchanan Coats (1856-aft. 1880); William Richard Coats (1859, md. Sarah Tomesia Lassiter); John Rufus Coats (1862-1870, died young); Penelope "Penny" Jane Coats (1863-1940, md. William Lemuel Lassiter); Lydia Catherine Coats (1865-1948, md. Louis Deborah Wood); Edwin Ulysses Stanton Coats (1869-1949, md. Lida Frances Jones); Martha Ann Rebecca Coats (1870/71-1926, md. James William Creech); and Sarah Ellender Coats (1873-1966, md. Leonard Johnson).
John Rufus Coats devised a will in Johnston County, NC on August 22, 1900, and devised a codicil to his will on September 4, 1902. The will does not appear to have been probated, but a copy of it can be found in the Coats family vertical file at the Heritage Center of Johnston County in Smithfield, NC.
His surname is spelled "Coates" on his grave marker. His former home located near this cemetery was torn down in 2007 for a new subdivision.
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.
John Rufus Coats married Nancy Elizabeth Byrd on January 8, 1851 in Johnston County, NC. Nancy Elizabeth Byrd was the daughter of Richard Byrd (1800-1876) and his wife Mary Suggs (1804-1864).
John Rufus Coats served in the NC House of Representatives for Johnston County in 1865. He also served as Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor, Postmaster of Pratt Post Office, Superintendent of Common Schools for Johnston County, and Chairman and Member of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.
John Rufus Coats and his wife Nancy Elizabeth Byrd were the parents of Unity Elizabeth Coats (1852-1930, md. Henry Harrison Penny); Daniel Miller Coats (1854-1940, md. Nancy Lassiter); James Buchanan Coats (1856-aft. 1880); William Richard Coats (1859, md. Sarah Tomesia Lassiter); John Rufus Coats (1862-1870, died young); Penelope "Penny" Jane Coats (1863-1940, md. William Lemuel Lassiter); Lydia Catherine Coats (1865-1948, md. Louis Deborah Wood); Edwin Ulysses Stanton Coats (1869-1949, md. Lida Frances Jones); Martha Ann Rebecca Coats (1870/71-1926, md. James William Creech); and Sarah Ellender Coats (1873-1966, md. Leonard Johnson).
John Rufus Coats devised a will in Johnston County, NC on August 22, 1900, and devised a codicil to his will on September 4, 1902. The will does not appear to have been probated, but a copy of it can be found in the Coats family vertical file at the Heritage Center of Johnston County in Smithfield, NC.
His surname is spelled "Coates" on his grave marker. His former home located near this cemetery was torn down in 2007 for a new subdivision.
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