Joseph James Coker's land was #1. Ranch Owned by Joel W. And Mattie Juel Franklin Coker, 6 miles south of Illinois Bend on Fm-Mkt. Rd. 677, presently owned by K. Juel Agee.
#2. Land known as The Frank Whaley Place, 230 acres, west of J.W. Coker's Place, down dirt or graveled rd.. Exit Fm Rd. 677 across from J.W. Coker's house, go about .10th of mile, gate on left-side of road. # 3.The Joe Coker place ran into IIllinois Bend, PART was the house Willard Grigsby's parents bought in 1920 across the road, south of their store, where the new rock house sat now. source:[Willard Grigsby essay in "Illinois Bend Remembers". [1] source, Deed in K. Juel Agee's Possession told to this compiler by Juel Agee & Judy Inman. Compiler, Evelyn M. Crocker, Sept. 1996.[2]. source: Told to this compiler, Evelyn M. Crocker in telephone conversation, about August 26 1996 by Maezell Crocker, J.J. Coker's grand daughter and Frank G. Whaley's history in "Illinois Bend Remembers". #4. The Land Mary L. Duke Williams Coker and Joe J. lived on during their short Marriage is said to be the Old Williams Place[135 acres], a few miles down the road from the W.D. "Dub" Dowd Place, on Cedar Creek's Owl Hollow. This land was bought from the Williams Estate by W. A. Art Williams after his marriage to Lessie Longley accorded to oral family history, I am sure Norene has a copy of this deed. The transaction is probable on file in the Cook Co. Courthouse Compiled by Evelyn Marie Crocker, G.Granddaughter of Joe Coker.
Joseph James Coker's land was #1. Ranch Owned by Joel W. And Mattie Juel Franklin Coker, 6 miles south of Illinois Bend on Fm-Mkt. Rd. 677, presently owned by K. Juel Agee.
#2. Land known as The Frank Whaley Place, 230 acres, west of J.W. Coker's Place, down dirt or graveled rd.. Exit Fm Rd. 677 across from J.W. Coker's house, go about .10th of mile, gate on left-side of road. # 3.The Joe Coker place ran into IIllinois Bend, PART was the house Willard Grigsby's parents bought in 1920 across the road, south of their store, where the new rock house sat now. source:[Willard Grigsby essay in "Illinois Bend Remembers". [1] source, Deed in K. Juel Agee's Possession told to this compiler by Juel Agee & Judy Inman. Compiler, Evelyn M. Crocker, Sept. 1996.[2]. source: Told to this compiler, Evelyn M. Crocker in telephone conversation, about August 26 1996 by Maezell Crocker, J.J. Coker's grand daughter and Frank G. Whaley's history in "Illinois Bend Remembers". #4. The Land Mary L. Duke Williams Coker and Joe J. lived on during their short Marriage is said to be the Old Williams Place[135 acres], a few miles down the road from the W.D. "Dub" Dowd Place, on Cedar Creek's Owl Hollow. This land was bought from the Williams Estate by W. A. Art Williams after his marriage to Lessie Longley accorded to oral family history, I am sure Norene has a copy of this deed. The transaction is probable on file in the Cook Co. Courthouse Compiled by Evelyn Marie Crocker, G.Granddaughter of Joe Coker.
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Son of W. Warren and Nancy E. Wilbanks Coker known as Joe.
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