William Downs Coker (1832 - 1902)

Born 14 Dec 1832 in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

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Died 11 Sep 1902 at age 69 in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Private William Coker served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. K, 3rd Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (Howard's)

William Downs Coker was born in 1832. He passed away in 1902. [1] [2]

Military Service

• Civil War

Coker, W. D.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 3rd Regiment, Confederate Cavalry (Howard's)

SIDE: Confederacy

COMPANY: K

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

ALTERNATE NAME:

FILM NUMBER: M818 ROLL 6

PLAQUE NUMBER:

NOTES: Battle Unit Note - (11 Battalion Alabama Cavalry. Howard's Battalion Confederate Cavalry. Howard's Regiment Confederate Cavalry. 11 Confederate Cavalry. 13 Confederate Cavalry.) [3]

Sources

• Gravestone gives dates of birth and death.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JF-HF9 : 12 August 2017), William D Coker, Township 9 Range 7, DeKalb, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 58, sheet 641D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0012; FHL microfilm 1,254,012.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 September 2018), memorial page for William Downs Coker (14 Dec 1832–11 Sep 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #35385366, citing Copeland Bridge Cemetery, Collinsville, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by mkc (contributor 47076813).
• [1] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35385366/william-downs-coker: accessed 25 December 2022), memorial page for William Downs Coker (14 Dec 1832–11 Sep 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35385366, citing Copeland Bridge Cemetery, Collinsville, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by mkc (contributor 47076813).

• [2] Family Tree, database and images, FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, record for William Downs Coker, ID LH2K-ZLK

• [3] National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Detail for Coker, W.D. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=F2CBAF8E-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• [4] "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDG-Q1W : 18 February 2021), William D Coker, 1860.

• [5] "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKQ-3P4 : 28 May 2021), Wm D Coker, 1870.

• [6] "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JF-HF9 : 13 January 2022), William D. Coker, Township 9 South Range 7 West, Winston, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 58, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• [7] "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-L7KM : 22 July 2021), William D Coker and Susan Clarkson, 31 Mar 1853; citing DeKalb, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,367,110.