Any information or help you can help me with on my family, it would be very much appreciated. Louise Kohl Http://home.inreach.com/guppi LOUIS COATES b. ----- d.------ Married Parthena or Phenia b.----- d.------- They may have been listed in the 1870 KY census in New Liberty. JAMES COATES was born August 06, 1829 in Daviess co.Ky, and died September 19, 1906 in Van Zandt Co. or Kaufman Co., Texas. He married ARTELLA FRANCES WALKER June 14, 1856 in Ohio County, KY, daughter of GIDEON WALKER and POLLINA POLLEY. She was born July 09, 1840 in Daviess Co. KY, and died April 1900 in Van Zandt Co., or Kaufman Co., Texas. Marriage Notes for JAMES COATES and ARTELLA WALKER: I am looking into the marriage date. From three sources I have : July 9, 1840, Jan 5, 1856 and from film # 2078049 of the LDS records we have June 14, 1856. States that the marriage was performed in either Ohio Spencer or Daviess Counties, KY. Children of JAMES COATES and ARTELLA WALKER are: i. HESTER3 COATES, b. December 04, 1858. ii. ARABELLA COATES, b. May 20, 1861. iii. ELIHU COATES, b. December 31, 1862. iv. JAMES DANIEL3 COATES (JAMES2, LOUIS1) was born October 08, 1864 in Pleasant Ridge, Davis Co., KY, and died in Van Zandt Co. Texas. He married SARAH FELICCIE BIGHAM November 10, 1886 in Kentucky. She was born December 22, 1861 in Ohio Co, KY and died 1940 in Wills Point, Van Zandt Co. Texas. v. ARTELLY FRANCES COATES, b. February 18, 1867 d. November 1884. vi. LUTHER COATES, b. June 18, 1869; d. June 19, 1930, Van Zandt Co., Texas; m. ANNIE ? COATES; b. May 01, 1868; d. January 02, 1956, Van Zandt Co., Texas.. vii. NATHAN COATES, b. November 01, 1871; d. 1942, Van Zandt Co., Texas; m. RHODA ? COATES; b. 1871; d. 1973, Van Zandt Co., Texas.. viii. ANNIE LIZIE COATES, b. November 01, 1873. ix. MINNIE POLIE COATES, b. November 19, 1875. x. LESLIE COATES, b. January 26, 1878. xi. AMOS COATES, b. November 10, 1879. xii. CATIE OPHELIA COATES, b. September 07, 1882.