Theron Smith wrote this in 2001. I haven't heard from him in a good while. Is Theron still doing Coker research? Anyway this is what he wrote concerning Annie Ratliff. There were just too many John Cokers around. Thought I would repeat Theron's notes of 2001. >John Coker of Franklin Co. had Armon who m.Nancy Hill, sister of my g gf, >and his brothers, Melmuth Washington, Mansel, William M and John. Some >Coker researchers think this is the John who m. Annie Ratliff, presumbaly >either half or full Cherokee. I'm not convinced. > >I ordered a copy of Emmet Starr' book, HISTORY OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS: OLD >FAMILIES AND THEIR GENEALOGIES (1921) TO CHECK ON THESE AND OTHER CHEROKEE >CONNECTIONS . > >All Starr has (p. 458) is >1(1) Richard Ratliff >1(1) 1(2) Annie Ratliff. [m.] John Coker. > >Our John's wife may have been an ANN, but there is some evidence that she >was named PHOEBE! >So nothing definite.