John Pray Coles (1819 - 1894)

Born 23 Apr 1819 in New York, United States

Husband of Margaret M. (Byrd) Coles — married 24 Jan 1844 in Leon, Florida, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1894 at age 74 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States

Biography

John Pray Coles was born on 23 Apr 1819 in New York, United States. He married Margaret M Bryd on 24 January 1844 in Leon County, Florida. By 1860, they were living in Leon County, Florida and raising five children: S Eliza, Nathan Byrd, John William, Flavius Charles, and Harriet G. When John passed away on 29 Jan 1894, he was buried in the Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.[1]

Sources

• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23C4-DLJ : 12 July 2019), John P Coles and Margaret M Byrd, 1844; citing Marriage, Leon, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 982,707.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23CC-PW3 : 12 July 2019), John P Cole and Margaret M Byrd, 1844; citing Marriage, Leon, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 983,459.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23CZ-QCK : 12 July 2019), John P Cole and Margaret M Byrd, 1844; citing Marriage, Leon, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 983,459.
• "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z9-88D : 10 February 2018), John P. Cole and Margaret M. Byrd, 24 Jan 1844; citing Leon,Florida; FHL microfilm 0983459 IT 1-2.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY3-YGX : 12 April 2016), John Coles in household of Peter Yeats, Red Hook, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing family 67, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C9-348 : accessed 31 May 2015), John P Coles, , Leon, Florida, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 13, household ID 111, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,108.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZX-K2L : 8 June 2019), John P Coles, 1870.
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3M-6VR6 : 24 June 2015), John Pray Coles, died 29 Jan 1894; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-HTZN : 26 July 2019), John Pray Coles, 1894; Burial, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States of America, Old City Cemetery; citing record ID 9370820, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 September 2019), memorial page for John Pray Coles (23 Apr 1819–29 Jan 1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9370820, citing Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Rattlebox (contributor 46597167) .