James Alex Coats 
James Alex was born in 1800 in Virginia.1 He died at the age of 71 in 1871 in Virginia.1 General Notes
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James “Jim” Coates, whose father was also named James, came from Virg
in ia to what is now Tennessee by horseback. He had two brothers, John, w
ho s ettled in North Carolina and William, who remained in Virginia.
After coming to Hickman County, James “Jim” lived for several yea
rs at L og Shoal Island in Easleys Bend. After the Civil War, he mov
ed to Defeat ed Creek and remained there until around 1880. He married An
na Johnson. Th ey were parents of Sarah, James Alexander, Griffin, Ma
ry J, Cordelia, Mati lda and Samuel Johnson Coates.
Jim and Anna are buried in the Green Cemetery on Defeated Creek. T
wo of th eir sons served in Co. D, 48th Infantry during the Civil War.
They had three sons and six daughters, named James Alexander, Elijah Griffin, Samuel J., Sara, Mary Jane, Matilda Katherine, Frances, Lucretia Cordelia and Louella.
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Children
James Alexander Coates
James Alexander was born on November 10th, 1836.1 He died at the age of 75 on February 5th, 1912.1
Elijah Griffin Coates
Elijah Griffin was born on January 15th, 1838 in Hickman Co., Tennessee.1 He died at the age of 63 on November 22nd, 1901 in Hickman Co., Tennessee. He was buried in Coates Cem., on Defeated Creek, Hickman Co., Tennessee.1 1
Samuel J. Coates
Samuel J. was born on November 7th, 1851.1 He died at the age of 97 on March 10th, 1949.1
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