This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hd.2ADE/842 Message Board Post: Searching for the maiden name of Matilda Coates born in South Carolina 1811. Spouse John Henry Hoyet Coates. Children William J Coates, Frances Coates, John H Coates, Elizabeth Caroline Coates, and George Washington Coates. John H H Coates lived in Pike County Georgia was listed as Shoe Maker and Grocer in early Census records. He enlisted with Co A 13th Georgia 7/8/1861 discharged 8/7/1861 He died in Macon, Georgia 1866. Thanks in advance for any information on any members of this family.