Oh, some new info...thought you all might be interested in...the story that came down in my family was that Lem had died in New Mexico and was killed by lightning...stories will be stories....:) Char ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wayne and Sharon Johnson <johnsonwe@embarqmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:24 PM Subject: Lemuel Coats To: coats.genealogy@gmail.com Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Reference: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3148096&id=I115 2nd Reference: http://www.callawegian.org/content28.html Dear Charlotte, As a matter of note, I just put up a story on the death of Lemuel Coats and the Maddox Brothers in the shooting at Portland. These came to me through a friend who is a Maddox descendant. Thought that you might be interested in these pieces of the puzzle. I couldn't help but wonder if you might not have any additional information or possibly photos of the men involved? I know that it is too much to ask for; but if you don't ask, there is not a prayer of receiving. Thanks. Sincerely yours, Wayne Johnson