Barb, I've been looking up some data on this family. I have no known ties to them. I've found these following records: (I'll also look through some of my cemetery books to see if I can locate the cemetery that you are referring to.) RE: John L Coyer SSDI Name: John Coyer SSN: 401-10-8258 Last Residence: 41522 Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States of America Born: 30 May 1895 Died: Sep 1971 State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951 ) --------------------------------------------------------------- KDI Name: John L Coyer Death Date: 29 September 1971 Death Place: Pike Age: 076 Residence: Pike Volume: 53 Certificate: 26340 ---------------------------------------------------- WWI Draft Registration Name: John Coyer City: Williamson County: Mingo State: West Virginia Birthplace: Thacker, West Virginia;United States of America Birth Date: 30 May 1895 Occupation: Miner Employer: Williamson Coal and Coke Co. Address: Williamson, W.Va. Dependents: Wife and child Marital Status: Married Race: White Exemption Claim: Support of Family Roll: 1992862 DraftBoard: 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1920 Mingo CO WVA Census Williamson Mag Dist # 644-252 John Coyer, head, 24, md, mine engineer, WVa-OH-OH ..Kate, wife, 28, md, KVK ..Junior, son, 04, WVa-WVa-Ky Henry Coyer, bro, 18, single, coal mine tippleman, WVa-OH-OH ------------------------------------------------------- 1930 Pike CO KY Census McVeigh Township # 1108-105-116 John Cawyer, head, 33, md @ age 25, coal mine foreman, WVa-USA-OH ..Serena, wife, 30, md @ age 21, KKK ..Jack, son, 14, Ky-WVa-Ky ..Olla M., dau, 10, Ky-WVa-Ky ..Edwin, son, 05 yr and 06 mos, Ky-WVa-Ky ..Elihu, son, 02 yr amd 10 mos, Ky-WVa-Ky ---------------------------------------------------------------- RE: Serena M Coyer KDI Name: Serena M Coyer Death Date: 23 January 1986 Death Place: Pike Age: 087 Residence: Pike Volume: 5 Certificate: 2108 --------------------------------------------------- SSDI Name: Serena Coyer SSN: 406-84-7412 Last Residence: 41522 Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States of America Born: 27 Oct 1898 Died: Jan 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (1971 ) -------------------------------------------------- 1920 Harlan CO KY Census Grays Knob # 42-43 Hiram B. Fee, head, 45, md, coal mine laborer, KKK ..Maggie, wife, 26, md, KKK ..Daniel, son, 08, KKK ..Nancy, dau, 02 yr and 09 mos, KKK Serena Miniard, SIL, 21, single, KKK --------------------------------------------------------- 1930 Pike CO KY Census McVeigh Township # 1108-105-116 John Cawyer, head, 33, md @ age 25, coal mine foreman, WVa-USA-OH ..Serena, wife, 30, md @ age 21, KKK ..Jack, son, 14, Ky-WVa-Ky ..Olla M., dau, 10, Ky-WVa-Ky ..Edwin, son, 05 yr and 06 mos, Ky-WVa-Ky ..Elihu, son, 02 yr amd 10 mos, Ky-WVa-Ky ---------------------------------------------------------------- RE: Paddy/Paudy Coyer KBI Name: Paddy R Coyer Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1925 County: Pike Mother's Name: Serena Meinard Volume Number: 133 Certificate Number: 66296 Volume Year: 1925 ----------------------------------------------- KDI Name: Paudy R Coyer Death Date: 9 July 1927 Death Place: Pike Age: U/1 Volume: 34 Certificate: 16847 ----------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:11 AM Subject: Cemeteries I do believe you have given me the dod needed. Do appreciate your help so much. Children born to John L. Coyer and Serena Miniard/Minford were: Alamay Coyer d) age 26y bur. somewhere in Elkhorn City Edwin Coyer b) 1924 d) 1984 in ILL James Henry Coyer (died as infant) bur. Straight Hollow, Pond Creek Paudy "Paddy" Ryan Coyer (died 9 July 1927-ca 2 1/2 yr) Male-Coyer (Living) Robert Elmer Coyer b) 12 Sept 1930 d) 15 Aug 1986 (I'm fairly certain you are correct in this as the mothers name is too similar and not a common name). The information has been given to me by other family members and I am now trying to correlate and correct. Do you know of a Ratliff Cemetery (other than the Buddy Ratliff Cem. at Lookout, Ky?). Another kind researcher has responded with the later and hasn't found any Coyer's listed there). Thank you so much for your reply. Barb