I have Joseph B Coker as Descendants of Joseph B. Coker 1. JOSEPH B.1 COKER was born Bet. 1835 - 1837 in ALABAMA, and died Bet. 1863 - 1921. He married MARY ELIZABETH HOLCOMBE October 10, 1861 in Shelby Co., Alabama. She was born 1826 in ALABAMA, and died Bet. 1863 - 1921. Children of JOSEPH COKER and MARY HOLCOMBE are: i. BENJAMIN JACKSON2 COKER, b. June 12, 1857; d. WFT Est. 1858-1947. ii. JAMES HARRISON COKER, b. 1858, Alabama; d. WFT Est. 1859-1948. iii. HUNTER H. COKER, b. February 29, 1860; d. WFT Est. 1861-1950. From WFT, an we all know that most of this info is unproofed -not substantiated donated by family members. Dwight ----- Original Message ----- From: <racoker@earthlink.net> To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [Coker] Joseph Coker > I've done some further research on this family. I've come to some > conclusions but more research is needed to accept it as true. > > The IGI shows a marriage record between Joseph B. COKER and Mary HOLCOMB > on 10 OCT 1861 in Shelby Co., AL. > > I have transcribed the 1870 Census as follows. It contains some > additional information not shown in Dwight's posting: > > 1870 U.S. Census - Alabama - Shelby Co. - Beat 8 Twp. - Columbiana P.O. > Roll: M593-39 - Page 469 - Image 21 of 26 (ancestry.com) - 13 JUN 1870 > > 132/132 > COKER, > Joseph - 30 M W - Farmer - [blank]/$350 - AL - Unable to read and write > Mary - 36 F W - Keeping House - SC - Unable to read and write > Samuel - 16 M W - Works on farm - AL - Attended School > Frnklin - 14 M W - Works on Farm - AL - Unable to read and write (NOTE: > It does not show that he attended school) > William - 13 M W - Works on Farm - Al - Attended School > Rachel - 7 F W - AL - Attended School > Lenard (sic) - 4 M W - AL > Nora (sic) - 2 M (sic) W - AL > Joseph - 2 months M W - AL > McCLANAHAN, > Leticia (?) - 62 F W - At Home - $40/[blank] - SC Unable to read and > write > > Using the information on Leticia McCLANAHAN from the 1870 census and the > marriage record of Joseph B. COKER and Mary HOLCOMB, I found the following > in the 1860 census: > > 1860 U.S. Census - Alabama - Shelby Co. - Twp. Not Stated - Columbiana > P.O. > Roll: M653-23 - Page 318 - Image 80 of 225 (ancestry.com) - 10 MAY 1860 > > 527/527 > McCLANAHAN, > L. - 52 F - Farmer - $80/$300 - SC - Unable to read and write > HOLCOMBE, > Polly - 25 F - House Keeper - SC - Unable to read and write > Samuel - 7 M - AL > Frank - 5 M - AL > Wm. Edward - 3 M - AL > > L. McCLANAHAN is probably the Leticia(?) McCLANAHAN in the 1870 census and > 'Polly' (Polly HOLCOMBE) was a common nickname for 'Mary'. So, what it > looks like is that Samuel, Franklin and William COKER in the 1870 census > are actually Samuel, Franklin and William HOLCOMBE and are the children of > Mary 'Polly' (McClanahan) HOLCOMBE and her first husband. I'm assuming > that Mary was a widow with 3 children when she married Joseph B. COKER. > Leach Cemetery in Shelby Co., AL shows the following and bears this > assumption out: > HOLCOMBE, Frank 20 Feb 1856 04 Nov 1914 > HOLCOMBE, Martishie 09 May 1860 21 Mar 1946 Wife of Frank > HOLCOMBE > > I found the family in the 1880 census as follows: > > 1880 U.S. Census - Alabama - Shelby Co. - Calera Twp. - ED #123 > Roll: T9-31 - Page 224B - Image 10 of 16 (ancestry.com) - 22 JUN 1880 > > 485/512 > COKER, > Joseph - W M 42 - Married - Farmer - AL AL AL - Unable to read and write > Mary - W F 44 - Wife - Married - Keeping House - SC SC SC - Unable to > read and write > Rachel - W F 17 - Daughter - Single - At Home - Unable to read and > write - AL SC(sic) SC > Leonard - W M 13 - Son - Single - At Home - Works of Farm - Unable to > read and write - AL AL SC > Noah - W M 11 - Son - Single - Works of Farm - Unable to read and write - > AL AL SC > Benjamin - W M 8 - Son - Single - AL AL SC > Lecia (?) - W F 6 - Daughter - Single - AL AL SC > Mary - W F 4 - Daughter - Single - TN AL SC > > In 1900, Joseph has died and Mary is living with her son Leonard as > follows. This agrees with the cemetery records that I posted earlier. > > 1900 U.S. Census - Alabama - Shelby Co. - Columbiana Twp. - ED #120 > Roll: T623-39 - Page 18B - Image 35 of 38 (ancestry.com) - 20 JUN 1900 > > 338/353 > COAKER (sic), > Leonard - Head - W M Feb 1867 - Age 33 - Married/13 yrs - AL AL AL - > Farmer - Unable to read and write > Sallie - Wife - W F June 1861 - Age 38 - Married/13 yrs - 6 kids/6 > living - GA GA GA - Unable to read and write > Clifton - Son - W M July 1887 - Age 12 - Single - Al AL GA - Did not > attend school - Can read but unable to write > Walter - Son - W M May 1889 - Age 11 - Single - Al AL GA - Did not > attended school > Ella - Daughter - W F Feb 1891 - Age 9 - Single - Al AL GA > Francis - Daughter - W F Apr 1893 - Age 7 - Single - Al AL GA > Mary - Daughter - W F Dec 1895 - Age 4 - Single - Al AL GA > Alma - Daughter - W F July 1898 - Age 1 - Single - Al AL GA > Mary - Mother - w F July 1832 - Age 67 - Widowed - 10 kids/8 living - SC > SC SC - Unable to read and write > > So, this still doesn't solve the problem of who the parents of Joseph B. > COKER are. The IGI shows that a Joseph COKER married Luisa McCAREY 08 FEB > 1856 in Bibb Co., AL. Information on the internet suggests that this > Joseph is the Joseph in the 1850 census that I posted earlier. In 1860, > they are living in West Side Cahaba River, Bibb Co., AL. In 1870, Joseph > is gone and Louisa is living with her children Nancy J., Mandy, Mary and > America in Township 11 Range 9, Winston Co., AL. > If I come across any more information, I will post it and would be curious > if anyone else can provide more. > > Ruth Roberts Coker > Arlington, TX > > Dwight Stipes wrote: > >>Who is this?? what Coker line is he related to? >>CENSUS: 1870; Census Place: Columbiana PO, Beat 8, Shelby, Alabama; >>Roll: M593_39; Page: 469; Image: 382. >> >>Joseph Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1840 Alabama White Male >>Mary Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1834 South Carolina White Female >>Samuel Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1854 Alabama White Male >>Franklin Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1856 Alabama White Male >>William Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1857 Alabama White Male >>Rachel Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1863 Alabama White Female >>Lenard Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1866 Alabama White Male >>Nora Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1868 Alabama White Male >>Joseph Coker Beat 8, Shelby, AL abt 1868 Alabama White Male >> >>==== COKER Mailing List ==== >>Coker Forum http://members.tripod.com/Coker_Forum/ >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. 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