Frances, I have some of your line in my data base from Thomas & Sarah Cramer down to Charles N. Edmonston Sr & Vivian Coats. I would appreciate any additional information that you would care to share. Thanks Ben Coate bencoate@nccn.net -----Original Message----- From: coates-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:coates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Coats Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 7:15 AM To: coates@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COATES] Fwd: Lemuel Coats edmonstar@aol.com wrote: > hi? my mother was vivian coats, dau of james longstreet coats, of felix coats, of wilson coats, of rev. william coats, etc., Charlotte's line.? i have some old notes from my father's original research of the newberry, south carolina coates, coate, coats.? the funny thing about that area was that there were about 5 john coates, or coats, sometimes the spelling was different on different documents, there was gentleman john, little john, big john, etc.? which they themselves used to distinguish themselves from each other.? anyway, when i get some of this other mess sorted out, i will send it to Charlotte.? my father did original research in the old archives and found, and hand copied (since there were not copiers) the wills and land purchases.? it is very confusing since i'm not very familiar with any coates/coats stuff prior to the father of rev. william coats.? anyway, i'll keep everyone posted, frances edmonston > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Coate <lcoate@ancestrees.com> > To: coates@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, Jul 30, 2009 6:44 am > Subject: Re: [COATES] Fwd: Lemuel Coats > > > > > > > > > > > Cool. Was your mother a Coates? Linda > On 7/29/2009 5:53 PM, edmonstar@aol.com wrote: > >> hi? i did have that information, a summary, but not the entire history.? >> > wow.? anyway, i'm working my way through the coats that i have, my father had > soooooooo many notes, handwritten by my father, charles Ninian Edmonston, many > duplicates.? anyway, whenever i get it all done, i'll be able to copy into > gedcom format and away we go!!? frances edmonston > >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Coats Family History<coats.genealogy@gmail.com> >> To: coates@rootsweb.com; coate<coate@rootsweb.com>; Coats<coats@rootsweb.com>; >> > Coats list yahoo<Coates_Coate_Coats@yahoogroups.com> > >> Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:03 am >> Subject: [COATES] Fwd: Lemuel Coats >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >> the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com >> > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.35/2270 - Release Date: 07/29/09 >> > 06:12:00 > >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > If Frances would just have a live male Coats descendent of Lemuel, who would take the DNA test, that would help to clear things up a bit. DNA is the only way we are eventually separate all these Johns. JWCoats ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message