Hello Coates List, My 2nd Great Grandfather was John (W possibly Wallace) Coats was the son of William Washington Coats and 2nd wife Matilda B. Wallace of Sumter County Alabama. John Coats married Christine McRae sometime between June 6, 1860 and October 24, 1860. Christine McRae is the daughter of Alexander Hamilton McRae and Mary Ann Canty Clark of Livingston County Louisiana. Would any of you have marriages for Coats in Louisiana or Alabama have a marriage listed for these two folks? Would appreciate any assistance you might be able to provide. William Washington Coats b.1810 - d. aft. 1880 Dallas Texas (married Dec 10, 1836 Sumter Ala) and Wife Matilda B. Wallace b. 1820 Alabama d. aft 1853 Sumter, Alabama John Coats born abt 1838 and died April 2, 1862 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana Christine McRae born May 12, 1842 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana and died February 8, 1924, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana They had one son John Bussey Coats born January 9, 1862. John Coats was listed in Sumter County Ala Census June 8, 1860 and listed again in October 1860 with his wife Christine McRae in Livingston Parish, Louisiana - Census had the name spelled "Cots." Am trying to locate marriage record/bond for John & Christine. Not sure if they married in LA or Alabama. Christine's sister Mary Jane McRae married Horatio Wallace - figure there must be a connection with the Wallace's somehow. MaryJane married in East Baton Rouge, LA. Also trying to locate gravesite of John Coats, letter from John Coats' father indicates that John & Christine were living in Greenwill Springs, LA. Christine's husband John Coats and her father Alexander Hamilton McRae both died in 1862 - assume they are buried in same cemetery. Any clues are appreciated. Cathleen Coats Barker