Hello, I ran into a dead end also. I was giving researchers anothe place to check. That family was the only one that did not have a place of birth???written in. That may be some clue?? There were several immigratons in the early 1800's from Russia, Germany, Ireland, Europe area. TTYL, Dwight Stipes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Gay" <bethg@integrity.com> To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:50 PM Subject: Re: [Coker] Hiram Coker, b. abt 1810; married Walton Co., GA 1829 > Muscogee Co., GA 1840 > Hi Dwight, > > What do you mean by see immigration? I researched Hiram Coker and came to > a > dead-end. > > Beth G. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dwight Stipes" <dwightstipes@adelphia.net> > Subject: Re: [Coker] Hiram Coker, b. abt 1810; married Walton Co., GA 1829 > > > Muscogee Co., GA 1840 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <jannt@comcast.net> >> To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> > >> > Message Board Post: >> > >> > Seeking information regarding Hiram Coker, born about 1829; married >> > Elizabeth Whitten 17 December 1829 Walton Co., GA. They were in 1830 >> > Walton Co., GA census; 1840 Muscogee Co., GA census [where his oldest > son, >> > Valentine Martin (or Marlin) had been born in 1832]; 1850 Muscogee Co., >> > census; 1860 Chatthoochee Co., GA census (where the name was spelled >> > "Koker"). >> > >> > The children of Hiram and Elizabeth, as listed in the 1850 Muscogee Co. >> > census were: >> > Valentine Martin Coker, b. 18 Aug 1832 Muscogee Co. >> > William Coker, b. abt 1834 >> > Seaborn Coker, b. abt 1836 >> > Duncan E. Coker, b. abt 1836 >> > Mary L. (Missouri) Coker , b. abt 1842 >> > Martha Coker, b. abt 1844 >> > Ludoskie (female), b. abt 1846 >> > (The census taker failed to record the birth place of anyone in this >> > family in that census!) >> > >> > Being descended from that oldest son, I have been able to follow > Valentine >> > Martin/Marlin Coker through 1850, 1860, the War Between the States, and >> > 1870, until his death in 1872. >> > >> > What I wish to learn is: >> > Who were the parents of Hiram Coker? >> > WHAT happened to the other sons of Hiram? The 3 daughters and 1 other >> > son, Anderson Joseph, b. abt 1851, were with Hiram in the 1860 >> > Chatthoochee Co. census, but not one of the other sons can be found > after >> > 1850. > > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > Coker Forum http://members.tripod.com/Coker_Forum/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

For many years I have wondered why the census taker did not enter birth places for this family when he was so diligent in recording that of every other person in Muscogee Co. (or so it seems!) I finally decided he did not actually visit that family! Maybe it was bad weather or they lived in an isolated area or the creek was swollen....SOMETHING kept him away from their home! Perhaps a neighbor gave the info. The oldest daughter in the family was recorded as "Mary L." In the 1860 and 1870 censuses, her name was recorded as "Masoura" and "Missouri." That reinforces my belief that the census taker did not talk to a member of Hiram's family....and he spelled Hiram's name "Hyram," as well. And since the census taker for the 1860 Chattahoochee Co. census wrote his surname as "Koker," I have wondered if he were of German extraction himself or just misspelled it. It took me about 7 years to ever find the family in 1860 because I never, ever thought of any other spelling than "Coker." Thank you for your suggestions. Janice On 7/22/05 8:29 AM, "Dwight Stipes" <dwightstipes@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Hello, > I ran into a dead end also. I was giving researchers anothe place to check. > That family was the only one that did not have a place of birth???written > in. That may be some clue?? There were several immigratons in the early > 1800's from Russia, Germany, Ireland, Europe area. > > TTYL, > Dwight Stipes > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beth Gay" <bethg@integrity.com> > To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Coker] Hiram Coker, b. abt 1810; married Walton Co., GA 1829 > > Muscogee Co., GA 1840 > > >> Hi Dwight, >> >> What do you mean by see immigration? I researched Hiram Coker and came to >> a >> dead-end. >> >> Beth G. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dwight Stipes" <dwightstipes@adelphia.net> >> Subject: Re: [Coker] Hiram Coker, b. abt 1810; married Walton Co., GA 1829 >>> >> Muscogee Co., GA 1840 >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <jannt@comcast.net> >>> To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> >> >>>> Message Board Post: >>>> >>>> Seeking information regarding Hiram Coker, born about 1829; married >>>> Elizabeth Whitten 17 December 1829 Walton Co., GA. They were in 1830 >>>> Walton Co., GA census; 1840 Muscogee Co., GA census [where his oldest >> son, >>>> Valentine Martin (or Marlin) had been born in 1832]; 1850 Muscogee Co., >>>> census; 1860 Chatthoochee Co., GA census (where the name was spelled >>>> "Koker"). >>>> >>>> The children of Hiram and Elizabeth, as listed in the 1850 Muscogee Co. >>>> census were: >>>> Valentine Martin Coker, b. 18 Aug 1832 Muscogee Co. >>>> William Coker, b. abt 1834 >>>> Seaborn Coker, b. abt 1836 >>>> Duncan E. Coker, b. abt 1836 >>>> Mary L. (Missouri) Coker , b. abt 1842 >>>> Martha Coker, b. abt 1844 >>>> Ludoskie (female), b. abt 1846 >>>> (The census taker failed to record the birth place of anyone in this >>>> family in that census!) >>>> >>>> Being descended from that oldest son, I have been able to follow >> Valentine >>>> Martin/Marlin Coker through 1850, 1860, the War Between the States, and >>>> 1870, until his death in 1872. >>>> >>>> What I wish to learn is: >>>> Who were the parents of Hiram Coker? >>>> WHAT happened to the other sons of Hiram? The 3 daughters and 1 other >>>> son, Anderson Joseph, b. abt 1851, were with Hiram in the 1860 >>>> Chatthoochee Co. census, but not one of the other sons can be found >> after >>>> 1850. >> >> >> >> ==== COKER Mailing List ==== >> Coker Forum http://members.tripod.com/Coker_Forum/ >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > Coker Message Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Coker > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >