Hello, Benjamin Coats was the son of Joseph Coats and Rhoda ?? I have been able to find her maiden name. On May 16 1858 in Livingston County, Missouri Joseph Coats married Dovey White. On the 1860 Livingston County, Missouri Census Benjamin was listed as being 6 years old which put his birth between 1853-1855. He was born in Livingston County, Missouri. Benjamin Coats married Belle Breeze December 21, 1892 in Livingston County, Missouri. Belle might have been his second wife. His first wife might have been Annie E. Vanduzer married in Lafayette County, Missouri June 5, 1888, 1900 found him and his family in Lafayette County, Missouri, 1910 found him and his family in Adams County, Billington Precinct, Washington as did 1920. 1930 found him and his family in Spoken County, Washington. After that I don't know where was. His children were: Mary Coats born March 1889 in Missouri, she was the daughter of Benjamin Coats and Annie E Vanduzer. Zelma Coats born September 1896 in Missouri, she was the daughter of Benjamin Coats and Belle Breeze. Mildred Coats, she was the daughter of Benjamin Coats and Belle Breeze, birth date unknown, in Missouri Hazel Coats, she was the daughter of Benjamin Coats and Belle Breeze, birth date unknown, in Missouri This all I have for right now. I do have the names of his siblings. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)