| 3. | Capt. Joseph Coker, (not father of Charles Coleman Coker)  (2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Dec 1819 in Tennessee; died in 1896 in Hamilton Co, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1850, Hamilton Co, Illinois
- Census: 1860, Hamilton Co, Illinois
- Census: 1870, Hamilton Co, Illinois
- Census: 1880, Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co, Illinois
Notes:
Capt. Joseph Coker.
Capt. Joseph Coker, farmer and pioneer of the county, was born December 1, 1819, in Monroe County, Tenn. The seventh of ten children, four living, of William and Catherine (Huffman) Coker, the former of Scotch parentage, born about 1765 in Virginia, and the latter German, born several years later. They were married in Blount County, Tenn., where they were brought by their parents, and when our subject reached man-hood they moved to Polk County, Tenn., where the father died about 1850, on his farm. Soon after this their mother moved to Hamilton County, where she lived with her children until she died about 1858. Our subject was educated chiefly in Monroe County, and after part of a season, when twenty-one, in Louisiana, came to McLeansboro, Hamilton County. When twenty-three, he married and settled on a farm he had purchased near McLeansboro, where he lived about forty years, until his family were all married but one. In October, 1861, our subject, Rev. Hosea Vise and W. L. Stephens organized Company D, Sixth Illinois Cavalry, of which he was made Second Lieutenant. In April, 1862, he was made first lieutenant, and in March, 1863, captain. November 25, 1865, he was honorably discharged at Springfield. He was at Port Hudson, Nashville and Franklin actions, besides many minor skirmishes. He lived on his farm west of McLeansboro until 1885, when he sold and moved to his present farm in Sections 26, 34 and 35. His wife, Harriett Biohardeon, was born in 1821, near the Virginia line in Ohio. Her parents came to Hamilton County in 1840, and the date of her marriage is July 4, 1844. She died August 18, 1878, leaving six of her seven children: William A., Mary C. (widow of S. Martin), Charles A., Sarah J. (wife of J. W. T. Scruggs), David A. and Harriett M. Our subject began with nothing, and now owns a fine farm of 160 acres, mostly cleared. Formerly a Democrat, and voting for Polk, he has been a Republican since the first attack on Fort Sumter, and has been an honored soldier and citizen. He is a Mason. Polk Lodge. William and the daughters are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and all the family are Methodists in sentiment.
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Census:
1850 Hamilton Co, Tennessee
Joseph Coker 29 Tennessee
Harriet Coker 27 1823 Ohio
William M Coker 5 1845 Illinois
Mary C Coker 2
Charles A Coker 0
David Richardson 28 1822 Ohio
Census:
1860 Hamilton Co, Illinois
Joseph Coker 40
Harriet Coker 38
William A Coker 15
Mary Coker 14
Charles Coker 11
David Coker 8
Sarah Coker 6
Harriett Coker 3
Elizabeth Coker 9/12
Jessee Bysom 21
Census:
1870 Hamilton Co, Illinois
Joseph Coher 49
Harriett Coher 48
Mary C Coher 22
Charles A Coher 20
David Coher 18
Serah Coher 16
Hattia Coher 13
Census:
1880 Mcleansboro, Hamilton Co, Illinois
Joseph Coker 60
Hattie Coker 23
Sarah J. Trotter 13 dau single
Henry P. Trotter 4 1876 son
Frances E. Trotter 2 1878 daughter
Mary Martin 32 1848 daughter
David Martin 5 1875 grandson
Lula Martin 4 1876 granddau
Buried:
Birth: Dec. 1, 1819
Monroe County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Oct. 10, 1898
Hamilton County
Illinois, USA
Joseph Coker was the son of William Coker and Catherine Huffman. During the Civil War he served as a Captain in Company "G" of the 5th Illinois Cavalry Regiment, Union. He was married to Harriet Richardson on July 2, 1844 in Hamilton, Illinois.
Coker, Joseph
1819-1898
Capt. Co. G, 5th Ill. Cavalry
Enlisted, October 11, 1863, Age 41
Mustered In, Mat 10, 1863, Memphis, TN. 3 Yrs
Mustered Out, November 5, 1865, Selma, Alabama
Coker, Harriet Richardson
1823 1876
w/o Joseph
Family links:
Spouse:
Harriet Richardson Coker (1823 - 1876)
Children:
Charles A. Coker (1850 - 1918)*
David A Coker (1853 - 1920)*
Burial:
Union Hall Cemetery
McLeansboro
Hamilton County
Illinois, USA
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Joseph married Harriet Richardson on 2 Jul 1844 in Hamilton Co, Illinois. Harriet was born in 1821 in Ohio; died on 18 Aug 1878 in Hamilton Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Mary C. Coker was born in 1848 in Illinois; died after 1870 in of, Hamilton Co, Illinois.
- 5. Charles A. Coker was born in 1850 in Illinois; died after 1870 in of, Hamilton Co, Illinois.
- 6. David Coker was born in 1852 in Illinois; died after 1870 in of, Hamilton Co, Illinois.
- 7. Sarah Coker was born in 1854 in Illinois; died after 1870 in of, Hamilton Co, Illinois.
- 8. Harriett "Hattie" Coker was born in 1857 in Illinois; died after 1870 in of, Hamilton Co, Illinois.
- 9. Elizabeth Coker was born in 1859 in Hamilton Co, Illinois; died after 1860 in of, Hamilton Co, Illinois.
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1745 - 1816 (71 years)