David Chandler wrote: >My earlest COATS is WILLIAM FREDERICK COATS no year of birth or death. >No children's names. But I do know that this WILLIAM FREDERICK COATS >died in Kansas City. He had 2 living grandchildren 1) John Hillary Coats and >2) Rosa Adeline Coats who lived to have children of thier own. John and >Rosa's >parents died young and they were raised in Arkansas by family(?). >Has any one ever heard of this side of the COATS? This Will probably be of no help but will mention it. I have copy of a Will for a Sarah B. COATES of Kansas City who died 4 Nov 1917 and mentions her deceased husband as H. J. COATES. Could John HIllary Coats have reversed his name? In the Will she leaves money to: 1. My two stepdaughters, children of my late husband, H.J. Coates: Olpa SEE and Bertha SEE. 2. My beloved brother Smith THOMPSON now of Ar? or Orr?banna, Ohio 3. My beloved niece Effie (whose name since her marriage is unknown to me) [that is what is written in the Will] 4. My beloved nephew Robert THOMPSON & children of my deceased brother, John THOMPSON 5. My beloved niece, Anna K. STROMBURG of Ar? or Orr?banna, Ohio 6. My beloved nephew John RINER of Kansas City 7. My beloved nephew Thomas THOMPSON a child of my deceased brother brother Albert THOMPSON 8. My beloved niece Nettie BRUNNER of Kansas City 9. My beloved niece Jennie COLLIER of Kansas City 10. To Charley LEHMAN former husband of Elnora Brannter LEHMAN deceased 11. To my beloved niece Grace McKEE of Lincoln, Nebraska __________________________________________________________________________ David are your descended from the Chandlers from Pennsylvania? - Ed