NameJohn COATS
Birthabt 1782, England [21]
Census1830, St. Joseph Co, MI
Immigrationabt 1830, White Pigeon, St. Joseph, MI
Land Purch1833, White Pigeon, St. Joseph, MI
Census1840, Florence Twp, St. Joseph Co, MI
Death20 Jan 1848, Ontario, Lagrange, IN [21]
Burial Memoage 67
Farmer in North Newbald in 1823, according to Baines’ Directory. (GenUKI)
On 20 Aug 1829, John (age 48, a weaver), Helen (43), Thomas (19), John (16), Ann (14), Mary (11), Sarah (8) and James (3) arrived in New York on the ship Amelia. (
New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850)
Founding members of Methodist church at White Pigeon in 1830, according to the local history.
On 4 Jan 1831, he purchased 168.6 acres in St. Joseph County, at Twp 7-S, R 11-W, section 31, PO Monroe, and two 80 acre plots in section 30. On 4 Jun 1833, he purchased another 80 acres in section 30, now PO White Pigeon Prairie. On 5 Nov 1833, he purchased 80 acres in section 20, and two 40 acre plots in section 17. On 2 Dec 1833, he purchased four plots (40, 80, 160, 40) in sections 9 and 20.
On 2 Dec 1833, Samuel Coats (b. 1800), purchased 80 acres in section 17 (not adjacent).
The biography of their son-in-law Thomas Holmes says: “The marriage of our subject to Miss Mary Coats took place on Pigeon Prairie, Nov. 10, 1842. She was a daughter of John and Ellen (Romans) Coats, who were among the earliest pioneers of Pigeon Prairie, entering land there in 1829. They built up a comfortable home in which they spent the remainder of their lives. They had eight children, of whom Mrs. Holmes was the fourth, her birth taking place in Yorkshire, England, Sept. 17, 1816.”
1830 St. Joes, MI: John Coats 1[James? u5] , 1m 15-20 [John], 2m 20-30 [Thomas, maybe Samuel?], 1m 40-50 [John] 002[10-15, Sarah+?]1[15-20]001[Ellen, 40-50] {online}
1840 St. Joes, MI: 1m 10-15 (James), 1m 50-60, 2f 20-30 (Ann, Mary), 1f 50-60 (p. 277 Florence, hext to Henry and Thomas Broadley)