Dallas Eldridge Coats is the son of LeRoy Franklin Coats and Molinda Arabelle Pratt. He was born 12 Mar 1897/1898 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. He died 23 Aug 1942 at age 44/45 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. He was buried 26 Aug 1942 at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

• On 23 Mar 1922, he married  Anna Elizabeth Rebecca Suhr. She is the daughter of Henry Christopher J. Suhr and Emma Ellen C. Aufderhaar. She was born 22 Mar 1900 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. She died 25 Feb 1935 at age 34 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. She was buried 27 Feb 1935 at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina, Mercer, Ohio.
• After Anna's death, he married Anna's younger sister, Lela Josephine Suhr. She is also the daughter of Henry Christopher J. Suhr and Emma Ellen C. Aufderhaar. She was born 9 November 1916 in Mercer county, Ohio. She died 6 January 1985 at age 68 in Lima, Allen, Ohio. She is buried at Hankin Cemetery, Mercer, Ohio.

Children of Dallas Eldridge Coats and Anna Elizabeth Rebecca Suhr:

1. Audrey Ellen Coats was born about 1924 in Ohio.
2. Helen Arabelle Coats was born about 1925 in Ohio.
3. Lucile Coats was born about 1928 in Ohio.
   • She married Russell C. Shively. He is the son of S. Russell Shively. He died 7 July 1949 in Lima, Allen, Ohio. On 10 July 1949, he was buried at Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania.
4. Lou Jane Coats
5. June Coats

Sources

Dallas:

• Birth from his WWI draft registration card which lists his birth as 1897 as does the 1900 census.
• Birth, Death and Burial from his death certificate which lists his birth as 1898 [Name: Dalles E. Coats; Death date: 23 Aug 1942; Death place: Celina, Mercer, Ohio; Birth date: 12 Mar 1898; Birth place: Ohio; Age at death: 44 years 5 months 11 days; Gender: Male; Marital status: Married; Race or color: Caucasian; Occupation: Rural Mail Carrier; Residence: Summit; Burial date: 26 Aug 1942; Cemetery name: Swamp College Cemetery; Spouse name: Lela Coats; Father name: Roy Coats; Father birth place: Ohio; Mother name: Malinda Pratt; Mother birth place: Ohio; GSU film number: 2024032; Digital GS number: 4057800; Image number: 2054; Reference number: fn 49435; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker which lists his birth as 1898..
• Death and Burial from his obituary in the Lima News, Lima OH, 24 Aug 1942.

Anna:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her death certificate [Name: Anna E. Coats; Death date: 25 Feb 1935; Death place: Celina, Mercer, Ohio; Birth date: 22 Mar 1900; Birth place: Ohio; Age at death: 34 years 11 months 3 days; Gender: Female; Marital status: Married; Race or color: American; Occupation: Housewife; Burial date: 27 Feb 1935; Cemetery name: Swamp College; Spouse name: Dallas Coats; Father name: Henry Suhr; Father birth place: Germany; Mother name: Emma; Mother birth place: Ohio; GSU film number: 2022483; Digital GS number: 4001921; Image number: 2416; Reference number: fn 14031; Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.

Lela:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Lela Coats; SSN: 301-12-3080; Last Residence: 45822 Celina, Mercer, Ohio; Born: 9 Nov 1916; Died: Jan 1985; SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)].
• Death from the Ohio Death Index [Name: Lela J Coats; Birth Date: 1917; Birth State: Ohio; Birth Country: United States; Gender: Female; Race: White; Residence County: Mercer; Residence State: Ohio; Residence Country: United States; Death Date: 6 Jan 1985; Hospital of Death: Lima Memorial Hospital; City of Death: Lima; County of Death: Allen; Certificate: 000025; Age at Death: 68; Certifier: Physician; Social Security Number: 301-12-3080; Marital Status: Widowed; Industry of Decedent: Elementary and secondary schools; Occupation of Decedent: Teachers, elementary school].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.

Russell:

• Death and Burial from his obituary in the Lima News, Lima, OH, 8 Jul 1949.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Dallas: 1900 Census. Washington, Mercer, OH. p. 4.
• Dallas: 1910 Census. Washington, Mercer, OH. p. 2.
• Dallas: 1920 Census. Washington, Mercer, OH. p. 5.
• 1930 Census. Jefferson, Mercer, OH. p. 6.