William (River Bill) Coker was born on 21 Dec 1821 in Marion County, Arkansas (son of Edward (Ned) Coker and Winnie Yocum); died on 30 Jul 1864 in Greene, Missouri; was buried in Mullins Family Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri.
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Census: 1850, Marion County, Arkansas; Arkansas, Marion, Unstated, page 21
The Cokers lived near the James family in Lead Hill, Arkansas. It was originally part of Izard County then Marion County and now Boone County. The Coker families were the first settlers in this area of Izard County. They arrived by boat and settled along White River beginning in 1812. The Cokers owned slaves and farmed along the White River in Marion County, Arkansas.
Written by Anna Bea Sarra.
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William (28 years) and Margaret Coker (28 years) were living in Marion County with their eldest son, George Washington Coker (1 year). William was born in Arkansas, Margaret in Tennessee and George in Arkansas. William was a farmer.
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William (38 years) and Margaret Coker (38 years) were living in Sugarloaf with their children, George W. (10 years), Winny (8 years), Edward (4 years), Mary L. (1 year). William and the children were born in Arkansas and Margaret in Tennessee. William was a farmer.
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William was tortured by the bushwackers near the end of the Civil War. He was killed or later died. He had recently sold the slaves and the robbers wanted the gold which was buried and never found.
(Written by Anna Bea Sarra.)
William married Margaret Holt about 1846. Margaret was born about 1822 in Cannon, Tennessee; died about 1860 in North Fork, Taney, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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George Washington Coker was born on 16 Mar 1850 in Marion County, Arkansas; died on 19 Jun 1929 in San Diego County, California.
Winney Coker was born on 28 Jul 1852 in Marion County, Arkansas; died on 2 Oct 1935 in Boone County, Arkansas.
Edward Coker was born on 30 Aug 1856 in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas.
Mary L. Coker was born in Feb 1859 in Arkansas; died on 28 Oct 1935 in Boone County, Arkansas.
Lenora's parents were from Tennessee. They moved to Marion County, Arkansas from Missouri in 1854 where Lenora met and married William Coker. Lenora and William had a daughter Mary Adeline Coker. Mary's father was tortured by the bushwackers near the end of the Civil War. He was killed or later died. He had recently sold the slaves and the robbers wanted the gold which was buried and never found. Lenora later married Hiram H. Mitchell. They left Arkansas and settled in southwest Missouri. They had six more children. They moved to the Boatman, Oklahoma area of Indian Territory in 1878, at that time any Indian could have all the land he could care for or fence.
(Written by Anna Bea Sarra.)
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Mary Adeline Coker was born on 25 Jan 1865 in Boone County, Arkansas; died on 25 Nov 1948 in Chino, California; was buried in Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, California.
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Edward (Ned) Coker was born on 14 May 1802 in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee (son of William Buck Coker and Dicy Lee Unknown); died on 12 Oct 1864 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri; was buried in Mullins Family Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri.
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Edward married Winnie Yocum in 1823 in Arkansas. Winnie was born about 1803 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee; died on 4 Aug 1860 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Winnie Yocum was born about 1803 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee; died on 4 Aug 1860 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri.
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1. William (River Bill) Coker was born on 21 Dec 1821 in Marion County, Arkansas; died on 30 Jul 1864 in Greene, Missouri; was buried in Mullins Family Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri.
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William Buck Coker was born in 1769 in Virginia; died in 1855 in Marion County, Arkansas; was buried in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas.
William married Dicy Lee Unknown in 1786 in Burke County, North Carolina. Dicy was born in 1770 in Fluvanna County, Virginia; died in 1845 in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Dicy Lee Unknown was born in 1770 in Fluvanna County, Virginia; died in 1845 in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas.
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2. Edward (Ned) Coker was born on 14 May 1802 in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee; died on 12 Oct 1864 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri; was buried in Mullins Family Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri.
1821 - 1864 (42 years)