Date: 9/30/98 7:59 PM RE: COE, John b. 1744 Worcester County, MD USA Dave, Thank you for inquirying about John Coe. He was indeed an interesting and worthy member of the Southern Coe family. John Coe, born 1744 in Worcester County, MD, was a son of Daniel and Rebecca (Avery) Coe. The confusion over his mother likely stems from his father's second marriage to Lydia Hudson. Captain of the Sinepuxent Battalion, Worcester County Militia, under Colonel Zadock Purnell, during the American Revolution, John's brother Asa Coe served as an ensign in the battalion. Obed and John Aydelott, who attended St. Martin's Episcopal Church at Bishopville, MD, with the Coes, also served in the battalion. As you pointed out, John's daughter Mary Coe married Obed Aydelott, Jan. 15, 1785, in Guilford County, NC. Mentioned in numerous records in Worcester County, John Coe inherited 110 acres of "Coe's Addition" at Bishopville at his father's death in 1779. On Nov. 16, 1784, he sold his share of the plantation to James Laws for 275 pounds to be paid in gold and silver. John Coe left St. Martin's Church after converting to Methodism. At the inception of Old Sound Methodist Episcopal Church at Johnson's Corner, Sussex County, DE, he was elected one of the founding trustees of the church. Founded in 1784 by horseback-riding Methodist evangelist Freeborn Garrettson, the church was honored by a visit from the founder of American Methodism, Bishop Francis Asbury, Oct. 23, 1787. John Coe moved from Worcester County to Guilford County, NC, near where his Uncle Timothy Coe had settled in the 1750s. In 1787 he purchased two tracts of land from Robert Neely for 150 pounds. Located near the southern boundary of Guilford County, on the headwaters of Polecat Creek, east of Deep River, his plantation was near where fellow Marylander Isaac Causey settled the following year. John Coe continually added to his plantation, and it eventually contained 671 acres. He became a pillar in the early Guilford County community. As he had been before leaving Maryland, he was one of the founding trustees of Pleasant Garden Methodist Episcopal Church, located ten miles south of Greensboro on Route 22. Also as had occurred before leaving Maryland, on Nov. 10, 1798, Bishop Asbury paid a visit to Pleasant Garden. That night in his journal he wrote: "We rode from the upper reaches of Rocky River, twenty miles, to Pleasant Garden. When I came to the meeting house, I had little strength of mind or body. We lodged at Daniel Sherwood's. My aged brethern and sisters from Maryland and Delaware rejoiced to see me. . . . " John Coe died in Guilford County in November 1807. In his will dated Oct. 23, 1807, he named his wife Sarah and his son John Coe Jr. as executors.Witnesses were Andrew McGee and James Galbreath. He married in 1767 in Worcester County, MD, Sarah Holton (or Hotton), born 1738, died Oct. 23, 1822, in Guilford County. Her property in 1817 consisted of 206 acres and was valued at $721. John and Sarah Coe left an enduring legacy. Their son Major Jesse Coe, "a venerable old gentleman of the old Virginia School, very polite and dignified in his manners," went on to serve under Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. He settled enornmous cotton plantations in Alabama and Florida, including 4,485-acre Toney Plantation on the Apalachicola River in Gadsden County, and gave the invocation at the statehouse in Tallahassee at the induction of Florida statehood, June 23, 1845. Their son Major Joseph Coe, a friend of President James Knox Polk, served in both the Alabama and Tennessee State Legislatures. Their grandson General Levin H. Coe, Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, was nominated for Vice President of the United States in 1848. Assassinated by Joseph Williams in Memphis, TN, June 8, 1850, at the age of 44, his son Levin H. Coe Jr served under legendary Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest during the Civil War. Children of John and Sarah (Holton) Coe (i - viii b. in Worcester County, MD): i. Mary, b. 1768. ii. Nancy, b. 1770. iii. Hannah, b. 1772. iv. Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1774. v. Avery, b. 1777. vi. Reverend John Jr., b. 1779. vii. Major Jesse, b. Feb. 4, 1782. viii. Major Joseph, b. Nov. 11, 1783. ix. Huldah, b. March 25, 1786, in Guilford County, NC. I hope this is helpful. Carl Robert Coe

Cliff, Timothy Coe III, who was born about 1705 in Sussex County, DE, son of Timothy and Jemima Coe, moved from Orange County, NC, after 1755 and settled on the Yadkin River in Rowan County, which was separated from Anson County in 1753. Frontiersman Daniel Boone--a scion of another Quaker family--was living in Rowan County during the same period. First moving to the Yadkin River in 1750, the Boones settled on Bear Creek, twelve miles south of Shallow Ford. Daniel Boone married there Aug. 14, 1756, Rebecca Bryan, granddaughter of Morgan Bryan, a Quaker of Chester County, PA, and Rowan County's first white settler in 1748. In 1760 the Boones were living near the confluence of the Yadkin and South Yadkin Rivers, in present Davidson County, NC. On March 5, 1770, the court of Rowan County issued an order for the arrest of Daniel Boone for debts owed to John Williams and Richard Henderson. Boone's father Squire Boone died in Rowan County in 1765. His mother Sarah (Morgan) Boone died there in 1777, at the age of 77. Illoc Boone, brother of Daniel, died in Rowan County in Oct. 1769. All were buried in Joppa Cemetery, in present Davie County, where members of the Coe family were also buried. Another Rowan County settler in 1748 was George Forbush. He established his residence on the west bank of the Yadkin River, two miles north of Shallow Ford. The Coes settled in the same area, with much of their land bounded by Forbush's Creek. The Forbush plantation bordered the plantations of Timothy Coe's sons John Coe and Timothy Coe IV. Another early settler in the area was Edward Hughes, who settled east of Bryan and Forbush on Little Yadkin River. Hughes operated the first ferry crossing north of the Greenville line. He began operating his ferry in 1753, and established a tavern the same year. In 1762 the Boone, Hughes, Forbush, Bryan, and Coe families were joined by Samuel and Lydia (Harrison) Stewart. Stewart, who was born in 1711 in Sussex County, DE, had been living on Linville Creek, Rockingham County, VA, prior to his move to the Yadkin. Timothy Coe had located in Rockingham County after leaving Sussex County, DE, and appears on record there Sept. 4, 1751, when he was named as a receiver in the estate records of James Crawford. Area tax records for 1753 and 1754 list him as "Timothy Coe, gone away." Timothy Coe died in Rowan County in 1762. His estate was administered by his widow Dinah, April 15, 1763. Surities to 500 pounds were Edward Hughes and Joseph Harrison. On Aug. 6, 1763, Samuel Stewart presented a note to the court of Rowan County marked "The Estate of Tim Coe to Saml Stuart _ 1762." The note was signed by Stewart and proven before Edward Hughes. Children: 1. Mary, m. Sept. 1, 1764, in Rowan Co., NC, Isaiah Stewart, b. 1731, son of Samuel and Lydia (Harrison) Stewart. Stewart's brother John married Hannah Boone, sister of Daniel Boone. John Stewart died in 1770 on the Kentucky River--where Frankfort, KY, is now located--while on a hunting trip with Boone. 2. John Coe, b. before 1750; lived in Surry Co., NC, separated from Rown County in 1770. 3. Timothy Coe IV, b.c. 1753; served from Rowan County during the American Revolution and later lived in Surry Co., NC, and Hardin Co., KY. 4. Isaiah Coe, b. 1760 in Rowan Co., NC; lived in Surry Co., NC. A George Coe is mentioned as constable of Rowan County in 1769, but it is assumed this was John Coe. The wife of Benjamin Hamine Hudspeth, b. 1756 in Granville County, NC, d. 1792 in Surry County, NC, son of Giles and Elizabeth (Bradford) Hudspeth, may have been a Coe daughter. John and Isaiah Coe married Hudspeth sisters, Elizabeth and Jemima, daughters of Giles and Elizabeth. As you might imagine, these Coes now have a host of descendants. I hope this is helpful. Carl Robert Coe

I'm searching for information about the origins of John Coe who died in Guilford County, NC in 1807. He may well be descended from the Daniel Coe recently mentioned a few days ago. In 1785 he was in Guilford County, where his daughter Mary married Obed Aydelott. He died in 1807, in the same county, and at death his wife was Sarah, and he had daughters Mary Aydelott, Nancy Causey, Hannah Gamble and Huldah. His sons listed on probate records were Avery, Joseph and John, Jr. John Jr. apparently married Hannah McMean about 9 Sept 1799. Information in the LDS library seems to show that John was born 1744 in Worchester, MD and had parents Daniel Coe and Lydia. Other sources seem to point to his parents being Daniel Coe with a wife Rebecca Avery, which would seem to explain the name of his son, also named Avery. Does anyone have information that would help me get this figured out? Thanks for any help. Dave Eckberg

Carl: The information about Isaac Monroe COE's bible is something I have not seen or heard before. Who has seen this bible? Harris

Hello All, I have received some new information on the Coe line and would like to have your opinion on it. This info was gained from the Polk Co.TN, newspaper Polk County News. This newspaper is gathering documents and keeping them in a Family History File. ( Thanks to my cousin Darlene to making this known to me :-) ) The first bit of information on Coe/Cole from their files seems to have come from the records of W.M.Harrison family. The record is a type written work sheet of sorts with hand written notations. This is the info. 1st page: Newton Coe married Amanda Fox, their children were: (hand written note Dickey Cemetery in Polk Co., 1st District) Wesley md Mary Slack Jennie md Williams Lemons Newton md Mandy Fleming Newton Coe married 2nd time to _________ Lemons, their children were: Callie md William Smith Tug William Newton Coe married 3rd time to Martha Davis (the i is written over a typed letter) their children were: Sarah Ann Lillie Mattie Hayes Rex Ben Zeak Evans John ************************************************************************ Wesley Coe (son of Newton Coe) married Mary Slack, their children were: James Newton John md ____________ Poteet Julia md Steve Pinkery Nannie md Hershal Vaughn Ida md Andy Cavett Cora md George Carson Hester md Fletcher Sloan Hand written at the bottom of this page is William Coe B 2-16-1836 D 3-26-1910 Martha Coe B 12-17-1851 D 2-9-1917 Friendship Cemetery, Polk Co., TN =========================================== 2nd Page: Cole Joshua Cole and his wife (?) had the following children: John Robert Thomas *************************************************************************** John Cole (It is not stated but I imagine son of Joshua) married Phoelba (the e and l here are typed over each other so not sure of the spelling) Gassaway, and their children were: Ira James Dall Rass Joshua Ollie Sallie Hand written at the bottom on this page, Einsley (difficult to read writing) C. Cole B 6-2-1818 D. 11-22-1901 W. K. Cole B 9-2-1826 D 2-27-1901 Carlock (maybe Curlock) Cemetery Maraner Cole B 11-19-1826 D 1-25-1899 Liberty Cemetery (Something else is written here but can't read it.) If you have any further information on these families please let me know. Terry

Date: 9/28/98 7:51 PM RE: COE, Andrew Jackson b. 1818 in GA USA John, I see that you are at Lamar University. Naaman Woodland, Regents Professor of History there is a son of Olive Coe from here in Marysville, OH. He and Governor Bush are cousins. Barbara Bush's g-grandmother was Sarah Coe from here in Marysville. We are unsure of Andrew Jackson Coe's ancestry. It is possible that he was a son of Isaac Coe who lived across the Chattahoochee River in Stewart County, GA. This Isaac Coe was born about 1765 and is listed in the 1830 census of Gadsden County, FL, with a large family. Gadsden County, incidently, is also on the Chattahoochee. Andrew Jackson Coe was postmaster at Columbia, AL, a major port on the Chattahoochee, located between Stewart County, GA, and Gadsden County, FL. Isaac Coe purchased land in Stewart County, GA, in 1834. Those who appear most likely as sons of Isaac Coe are William A. Coe, b. Jan. 27, 1803, in Georgia; Isaac Monroe Coe, b. Jan. 14, 1811, in Georgia; and Edward Hampton Coe, b. Feb. 28, 1813, in Georgia. But according to Isaac Monroe Coe's family bible, he was a son of "Isaac Munroe Coe born 16th day of October 1787." It is obvious that Isaac Coe was married more than once. In 1830 William A. Coe, then a man of 27, is listed next door to him in the census. That same year Isaac is listed with a 30~40-year-old wife, hardly old enough to be William's mother. There were infants listed in the home that year, quite a feat for a man listed as 60~70. I hope this is helpful. We can certainly use more warriors beating the bushes trying to discover information on Andrew Jackson Coe's forebears. Carl Robert Coe

Date: 9/28/98 6:23 PM RE: RE: Andrew J. Coe Carl, Thomas Buchanan Coe is my great-grandfather, Maudine Coe is my grandmother (she married my grandfather Bob Ray Swearingen) and my father is Thomas John Swearingen. My aunt is Sarah and my uncle is Michael. My interest in the Coe family and Andrew J. Coe is that I am trying to make a family tree and trying to take it back as far as I can. I have only been able to go as far back as Andrew J. Coe. The only information that I have is from the 1850 and 1860 Census of Henry County, AL, and the information from the Mormon CD program that Bill submitted to the LDS church. Like I said, I am going to try to take a trip next year to Henry County, AL and see what I can find. Bill told me that he feels that Andrew J. Coe's parents may be Isaac Coe and Rebecca Champion. If this is correct, then he told me that Isaac's father may be George W. Coe. If this is all correct, then this will help me in my research. Let me know if this is correct. I spoke with Bill Coe the other day. John

Date: 9/28/98 5:47 PM RE: COE, Isaac b.c. 1765 Gordon, Nice to hear from you. Which Gordon Coe are you? I've been working on this since 1979, determined to pry Coes from whatever rocks they may have hidden under. I've been somewhat successful. But not without a lot of effort. I have traveled the country forcing information from county courthouses, dusty records and long-forgotten attick trunks. Isaac Coe is one of the most intriguing characters I've encountered in the last 19 years of research. He first shows up on the 1802 tax list of Columbia County, GA, just across the Savannah River from Edgefield County, SC. From there he published a runaway slave ad in Nov. 9, 1814, issue of the Milledgeville "Journal," stating that he then lived in Wilkinson County, in central Georgia. He may be the Isaac Coe found in the 1823 and 1824 vital records of Lawarence County, MS. In 1830 he was living in Gadsden County, FL. The following December he and others, including his son William A. Coe, petitioned Congress to have the Ochlockonee and Little Rivers in Florida widened to expidite the shipment of local sugar crops to market. In 1834 he bought land in Stewart County, GA. And so on. >From the 1830 census it is obvious that he had a large family, possibly seven sons and several daughters. Not all of the family has been positively identified. According to contracts offered to his son William A. Coe, who was born Jan. 27, 1803, in Georgia, Isaac Coe was a son of George W. Coe. The contracts were offered in August and October 1895 by Captain Henry Blackburn, via his attorney Samuel Blair of St. Louis, MO. Details of the agreements state that George W. Coe had been in possession of land known as the "King George Patent of 1714." The documents go on to state that partial title to the land had passed from George Coe to Isaac Coe, and then to his son William A. Coe. Blackburn offered the Coes $108,000,000 for their interest in the patent. To date, this is the only known document referring to this George W. Coe. Tremendous efforts have failed to reveal further information on him. Blackburn's source was reportedly a grant deeding the patent to persons named Coe, Blackburn, Hopkins, Miller, and Starky. I would be happy to share additional information with you. From which branch of the Coe family do you descend? I will be anxious to hear from you. Carl Robert Coe

Date: 9/28/98 6:13 PM RE: COE, Daniel b. 1700 Sussex County, DE USA Dennis, Yes, Daniel Coe lived for a while in Somerset County, MD, with Avery Morgan. On Jan. 30, 1732, Morgan acted as attorney on Daniel Coe's behalf for land which he owned in Accomack County, VA--his portion of the plantation known as "Coe's Out Neck," first settled by his grandfather Timothy Coe in 1670. Timothy Coe, as you recall, was born in England in 1631 and immigrated to Northampton County, VA, in 1652. In Somerset County, Morgan lived on land known as "Goshen," owned by Captain William Fassitt. Elizabeth Bethard, who "did commit fornication with a certain Daniel Coe," and in June 1736 was found guilty "and to beget then and there a Bastard Child," "Thereupon a certain William Fassitt of Somerset County . . . undertakes for the said Elizabeth Beddard and acknowledges himself indebted unto his Lordship propietary in five pounds Sterling." Daniel Coe's sister Mary married Avery Morgan's brother John. John and Mary (Coe) Morgan owned two farms in Worcester County. The first, known as "Morgan's Industry," was patented in 1758 as a tract of 34 acres. The second, known as "Brush Ridge," a 50-acre tract patented in 1759, was sold to Thomas Evans, March 8, 1770. It is interesting that Daniel Coe Bethard lived in the same area as the Coes in Buckingham Hundred. I wonder if the families ackowledged one-another as relatives. Do you know the identity of the Benjamin Bethard who served with Daniel Coe Bethard in the Sinepuxent Battalion during the Revolution? As I think I previously mentioned, Daniel Coe's son John Coe served as a captain with the battalion and Asa Coe served as an ensign. I've found no record of Avery Coe during the Revolution. I have heard of the Dryden papers, but have had no access to them. Perhaps they may hold record of the Worcester County Coes and Bethards. Please let me know if you find anything of interest. Thanks for your continued interest. Carl

One of the children of Fidelia Edwards Coe while living in Pueblo, CO, married a Button from Lincoln, Neb; somewhere in the early 1900's. This other reference to a Button is quite interesting. My genealogy software is down for a while or I could give more info. I'd like to follow though when I get a chance. Thank you -----Original Message----- From: Edwin E Wagner <genelea@inficad.com> To: COE-L@rootsweb.com <COE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 9:16 PM Subject: [COE-L] Charles and Eve Wollcott COE > Anyone reconise this family of COE's, Found this as I work throughmy old >research. Its ref: to the Button Genealogy. >Apprecitae anything one might add to it.. I might be able to also add to it >if anyone interested in it?? > >Gene. > > >JESSE BUTTON, born Dec. 29, 1871 at Jonesville, Mich.; died Sept. 15, 1964 >at Royal Oak, Mich. He married Dec. 29, 1898 Florence Bunnell, born Nov. 5, >1875 at Lima, Ind.; died Oct. 20, 1944 at Detroit, Mich. >Children: > > > Helen Button, born July 10, 1901 at Chicago, Ill. She married Aug. 29, >1921 at Milan, Mich. Max. W. Coe. born Apr. 30, 1898, son of Charles and >Eva Wollcott COE. Child: > >Charles Jesse COE, born June 27, 1925. He married Sept. 22, >1950 Jill J. Rilz. They reside at Lake Oswego, Ore. Children: > > Jeffrey Alan COE, born Sept. 29, 1952. > > Robert Charles COE, born Mar. 6, 1954. > > Robert E. Button, born June 8, 1903. > > > > >Leatrice (Lea) Wagner >Edwin E. (Gene) Wagner >6428 E. Presidio ST >Mesa AZ. 85215 >602 981 1253 >http://www.inficad.com/~genelea > > >==== COE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the mail-mode list, send a message to COE-L-request@rootsweb.com Type the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. > > > > >

Anyone reconise this family of COE's, Found this as I work throughmy old research. Its ref: to the Button Genealogy. Apprecitae anything one might add to it.. I might be able to also add to it if anyone interested in it?? Gene. JESSE BUTTON, born Dec. 29, 1871 at Jonesville, Mich.; died Sept. 15, 1964 at Royal Oak, Mich. He married Dec. 29, 1898 Florence Bunnell, born Nov. 5, 1875 at Lima, Ind.; died Oct. 20, 1944 at Detroit, Mich. Children: Helen Button, born July 10, 1901 at Chicago, Ill. She married Aug. 29, 1921 at Milan, Mich. Max. W. Coe. born Apr. 30, 1898, son of Charles and Eva Wollcott COE. Child: Charles Jesse COE, born June 27, 1925. He married Sept. 22, 1950 Jill J. Rilz. They reside at Lake Oswego, Ore. Children: Jeffrey Alan COE, born Sept. 29, 1952. Robert Charles COE, born Mar. 6, 1954. Robert E. Button, born June 8, 1903. Leatrice (Lea) Wagner Edwin E. (Gene) Wagner 6428 E. Presidio ST Mesa AZ. 85215 602 981 1253 http://www.inficad.com/~genelea

CARL R COE wrote: > > Date: 10/24/98 8:41 AM > > RE: Re: COE, Missouri Louisa b. 1808 Hardin Co KY USA > > Virginia, > > Thank you so much for the Ardrey information. It was very helpful and much > appreciated. > > Missouri Ardrey, as mentioned, was the daughter of James and Martha > (Hudspeth) Coe of Hardin County, KY, and St. Landry Parish, LA. Perhaps I'm on a wrong track. I thought the Coe @ rootsweb might open some doors regrding my Coe ancestry in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, England. All I've seen so far is stuff specific to US, and specifically the southeast. Is this a US research site only? Robert W. Coe, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Lots of us Coes up here too!

Dear Carl, I cannot begin to thank you. I was able to call my mother on the phone and tell her things about her grandfather that she never knew. Take Care, Nelson Miller

Dear Nelson Miller, You inquired about Lilburn Nolen Coe. Perhaps I can be of service. Lilburn Nolen Coe, born Nov. 18, 1894, in Hopkins County, TX, died Jan. 1, 1983, in Gregg County, TX, was a son of Peter B. Coe and Marguerite Ellen Harrold. He married Lollie Ellen Petty, who was born Dec. 19, 1895, in Uphur County, TX, died May 12, 1986, in Longview, TX. A real estate salesman, he lived most of his life in Upshur County where he was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Gilmer, Methesda Masonic Lodge No. 142, and was a charter member and president of the Gilmer Rotary Club. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Park. Children: 1. Marjorie, b. July 7, 1920. 2. Dorothy, b. Dec. 20, 1923. Peter B. Coe, born Dec. 14, 1848, in Macon County, AL, died Aug. 11, 1919, in Gaines County, TX, was a son Isaac Monroe and Eliza Olive (Barrington) Coe. Lilburn was one of twelve children. I hope this is helpful. If you feel I can be of further service, please let us know. Carl Robert Coe

To whom it may concern, I am researching my great grandfather L. Nolan Coe. I think his father's name was Peter Baugh Coe. He was Married to Lollie Petty. If anyone has any information I would be very greatful. I think he was born in Winsboro(?) Tx. in the late 1800's. My mother and grandmother both told me that he had alot of relatives in New Mexico. One of them is George(?) Coe and his brother who were contemporaries of William Bonnie (Billy the Kid). I have e-mailed before but I dont know if you have recieved it. I have also found out that his mother's maiden name was Scott. Thanks again for the help. Sincerely, Nelson Miller

Date: 9/22/98 7:51 PM RE: COE, Vincent b.c. 1813 Roane Co TN USA Mary, Thank you so much for your exhaustive e-mails. You have gone to a lot of trouble to answer my questions. It is much appreciated! You have just about everything I have on Stephen Coe and his family. Not much is known. Like the Caseys, he seemed to move through life without leaving many ripples. He was obviously poor, and first appears on record in April 1814 in Roane County, TN, when the county court set aside $20 for his support. On April 22, 1817, the court appropriated $40 for his care for two years. Martha Coe was married to Jesse Casey in Roane County, April 4, 1817. Stephen Coe last appears on record June 5, 1826, in McMinn County, TN, when the county court appropriated $40 for his maintenance. Elizabeth Coe was married to Moses Casey in McMinn County, May 27, 1829. I actually knew little of Elizabeth and Moses Casey's family until I heard from you. I had not corresponded with a descendant previously. All I knew was what I found at the courthouse in Athens, TN, and Martha's descendants' information on Moses as Jesse's cousin. Vincent Coe is like others of this family. He left little record of his existence. He appears on only one census record, the 1840 census of Polk County, TN, as a 20~30-year-old male. I did manage to find record of him at courthouses in McMinn, Bradley, Meigs, and Polk Counties. He also owned land in the Hiwassee District of Rhea County, TN. He was dead by 1850. His wife Sarah is equally mysterious. In fact, her two youngest children, Henry Brooks Clay Coe, b. July 11, 1852, and James Riley Coe, b. Jan. 1857, were born years after their fathers' death, reportedly contributed by patrons of the boarding house she ran in Benton, TN. Their other children were William Newton Coe, b. Feb. 26, 1836; Jason Coe, b. 1839; Sarah Coe, b. 1841; Francis Marion Coe, b. 1844; and Caroline C. Coe, b. July 17, 1848. Jason, who served as a private with Company I, 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry with Allen M. Coe and Stephen Columbus Coe, sons of Wesley Allen Coe, was captured during the surrender of Vicksburg, MS, July 4, 1863. He signed an oath of allegiance to the federal government and was released. Returning home to Tennessee, he and his brother William Newton Coe, who was serving with Company E, Fifth Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate Army, were captured August 17, 1864, by Yankee raiders near Cleveland, TN. After two weeks they switched sides and enlisted with Company A, Fifth Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Rifles, Union Army, September 1, 1864. They served out the war in blue uniforms. Newt was shot in the back in Brown Town Valley, Walker County, GA, in April 1865, but managed to survive. He suffered the remainder of his life from the wound, which penetrated his spinal column and shattered a vertebrae. He died March 26, 1910, at his farm at Wetmore, TN. Burial was at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Linsdale, TN. He was the father of fourteen Coe children. Jason moved to Randolph County, AR, where he died July 8, 1887. Caroline C., who married John M. Clayton, also moved to Randolph County. Henry Brooks Clay Coe, who married June 29, 1874, Mary E. Davis, sister of William Newton Coe's wife, also moved to Randolph County, AR. Francis, who served with Company C, 1st Battalion, Georgia Sharpshooters, disappeared during the Civil War. You mentioned an Indian connection. I doubt that it came from the Coes. Early members of the East Tennessee Coe family were discribed as being tall and blond. I have a photograph of Stephen Columbus Coe, born Feb. 19, 1839, in Bradley County. He was a large, robust man with fair hair and features, and bald in his later years. I hope this is helpful. Carl Robert Coe.

I received it Carl -----Original Message----- From: CARL R COE <CarlRCoe@compuserve.com> To: COE-L@rootsweb.com <COE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 12:22 AM Subject: [COE-L] TEST >Test > > >==== COE Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the mail-mode list, send a message to COE-L-request@rootsweb.com Type the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. > > >

Date: 9/21/98 6:07 PM RE: COE, Stephen b. 1775 in SC USA Mary, Thank you soooo much for the wonderfully detailed information. You have been so kind. This is the first substantive information I have received on Elizabeth's family from a descendant. You have done a credible job of sorting out the facts. According to Hal Helm, a descendant of Martha Coe and Jesse Casey, Martha's parents as recorded in a family bible were Stephen Coe and Betsy Hart. I know nothing of Betsy Hart's family other than according to her son Wesley Allen Coe she was born in South Carolina. The Caseys and Coes may have traveled from South Carolina to Tennessee together. According to descendants, Ambler Casey was born in 1791 in Spartanburg County, SC. I think you are quite correct to assume that Wesley Allen was a Coe name, possibly from Stephen's wife's family. At least three of Stephen and Betsy's children named children Wesley Allen. Daughter Martha had a son Wesley Allen, b. 1841. Daughter Mary had a son Wesley, b. 1840. Elizabeth had a son Wesley Allen, b. 1834. Son Wesley Allen, b. 1809, had a son Allen, b. 1842, and a grandson Wesley Allen, b. April 17, 1859. Son Vincent had a grandson James Wesley, b. April 11, 1856. Please keep in mind, however, that the area in which they lived in Tennessee was a fundamentalist stronghold. Whitfield County, GA, just across the Georgia state line from where they lived, was named for Methodist evangelist George Whitfield. Whitfield, who attended Pembroke College at Oxford, fell in with the brothers Charles and John Wesley, founders of Methodism, and was instrumental in the early formation and spread of the sect. There is a monument to Whitfield's memory on the courthouse lawn in Dalton, where some of the Coes lived. Wesley became a common given name among early Methodists. I think the connection may be stronger than this, though. It seems that it may be a family name. If I were to do further research on the family, I would certainly look for a Wesley or "West" Hart, as those early Wesley Coes and Caseys were sometimes called. I would also look for someone listed as Stephen "Cole," as that is how I found him listed in some of those early pauper records. I also wonder if there may not have been some early minister, politician or luminary in that area named Wesley Allen. I found no one of that name in the Encyclopedia of Tennessee History and Culture, but it could be a Georgia or South Carolina name. The families were evidently poor and must have been part of the unnamed masses that flooded across the country during those days. Records of them are going to be rare and difficult to find. The rewards for time well spent should be equally great. You note that you found Elizabeth Casey in the 1880 census of Newton County, AR. In what state does she list her parents' birth? Wesley stated that both of his parents were born in South Carolina. Records from Martha's family also attribute South Carolina as their place of birth. You note the years of birth of Elizabeth's children. Do you know the birthdates of any of these children? What about your great grandfather Ambler, b. 1842? Thank you again for your kindness! If there is further information with which you think I might be able to assist, please let me know. Carl Robert Coe Marysville, OH 43040-9012

Date: 9/21/98 8:43 PM RE: COE, William A. b. 1842 in Alabama USA Vonda, You are a sweetheart!! Thank you so much! I'm sorry the library did not have the 1890 TX Civil War veterans census. It is going to answer so many questions. The William A. Coe you found who enlisted with the Confederate Army at Columbia, AL, is the person for whom I am looking. His company, regiment and time of service will be listed in the census. It should verify his identity. I have a complete history of the William A. Coe of Henderson County, TX, who according to the 1880 census was born in the 1842 in Alabama. I think he was one and the same with the person you found. William A. Coe, b. about 1842 in Henry County, AL, was a son of Andrew Jackson and Sidney Ann Coe. Andrew Jackson Coe, b. 1818 in Georgia, was postmaster at Columbia, AL. After enlisting in Feb. 1861 with Company E, First Artillery Battalion, Alabama Volunteers, Confedrate Army, William A. Coe was stationed in Mobile, AL. On March 31, 1864, he transferred from the First Alabama Heavy Artillery to Company G, Fourth Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, CSA. Captured at the Battle of Franklin, TN, Dec. 17, 1864, he was taken to Nashville and transferred to the military prison at Louisville, KY, where he was received Dec. 22, 1864. Later transferred to infamous Camp Chase, Columbus, OH, he was held there until January 1865 when he applied for the oath of allegiance. He joined the Union Army at Camp Chase and transferred to naval rendezvous, Chicago, IL, March 20, 1865. After the war he returned to Henry County, AL, where he was living in 1869. In 1870 he lived with J.W. Culverhouse at Skipperville, AL, and then disappears from the face of the earth. I think he may be the same William A. Coe who sellted in Henderson County, TX, but the 1890 census record is needed to be certain. Does anyone out there have access to the 1890 Texas Civil War veterans census? William A. Coe is listed in vol. 1, p. 76. Any and all assistance would be much appreciated. Thank you for your kindness. Carl Robert Coe

Hi Could someone please email me if I missed the answer from Mary back to Carl about family names, dates and children for my Coe ancestors. With rootsweb being down I don't know what I missed and when I go the archive I guess I don't understand that if I find the archive file then how do I get it retrieved so I can read it?? Help!!! Thanks Linda