Spencer
Coates
Born about in Virginia, USA
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Henrietta (Unknown) Coates
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Coates
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Apr 2021
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Biography
Spencer Coates is a part of US Black heritage.
Spencer's son Charles Coates was interviewed December 3, 1936 in Florida.
"Father Charles Coates, as he is called by all who know him, was born a slave 108 years ago at Richmond, Virginia on the plantation of a man named L'Angle."
"After the death of his wife, Charles left with his mother and father, Henrietta and Spencer Coates and went to Savannah, Georgia."
Son Charles Coates was interviewed in Florida by Viola B. Muse as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. [1]
Sources
- ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Charles Coates - Vol. 3, Florida, pages 65-72, images 68-75 of 382.
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