Ancestors of Orval Marvin COKER
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COKER, William Silas
(1857-1928)
ALEXANDER, Jane
(1866-1957)
SUTTON, Henry Smith
(1869-1933)
THOMAS, Nevada
(1878-1920)
COKER, Clyde Lester
(1891-1980)
SUTTON, Mabel Inis
(1897-1984)

COKER, Orval Marvin
(1930-1995)

 

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Spouses/Children:
SCHELL, Elizabeth Sarah

COKER, Orval Marvin 1 2 3

  • Born: 1 Mar 1930, Broadwater, Morrill, Nebraska, United States 4 3 5
  • Baptized: 23 Jan 1966, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States 3 6
  • Died: 11 Sep 1995, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States at age 65 2 3
  • Crem.: 14 Sep 1995, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States 3
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: enlisting in the U.S. Navy on, 26 Jan 1948, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States. 3 7

• Military Discharge: on, 10 Aug 1967, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States. 3 8

• Military Award: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 3 9

• Military Award: United Nations Service Medal. 3 8

• Military Award: Korean Service Medal. 3 8

• Military Award: National Defense Service Medal. 3 8

• Military Award: Good Conduct Medal. 3 8

• Military Award: Korean Presidential Unit Citation Badge. 3 8

• Military Award: Navy Occupational Service Medal. 3 8

• Military Award: China Service Medal. 3 8

• Occupation: farm hand for Jullius Barthel, 1944-1946, Torrington, Goshen, Wyoming, United States. 3 10 Mr Barthel owned a 160 acre farm. Some of Orval's duties included milking 21 head of cattle twice daily, cleaning out the barn every morning, irrigating crops, and hauling crops to the grain elevators.

• Occupation: mechanic's helper, 1947. 3 10 Orval helped overhaul truck engines. For this he was recommended to strike for engineering rates upon entry into the U.S. Navy.


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Orval married Elizabeth Sarah SCHELL, daughter of George SCHELL and Katharine FECK.

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Sources


1 (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.), Census Place: Broadwater, Morrill, Nebraska; Roll: 1287; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 1017.0. This census records several family members including a younger sister of Mabel Inis (Sutton) Coker, Edna M Sutton, who was apparently being cared for by the family following the death of therir mother, Nevada (Thomas) Sutton.

2 Obituary, Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ), Date: September 19, 1995, Page: 6A, Record Number: arch_5620 arch_5620, Copyright (c) 1995 The Arizona Daily Star.

3 Personal knowledge of webmaster, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]. I personally have met or know the persons and/or dates for which this source is listed.

4 (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.), Census Place: Broadwater, Morrill, Nebraska; Roll: 1287; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 1017.0.

5 Birth Certificate or Record.

6 Birth Certificate or Record, Baptism Certificate.

7 National Personnel Records Center (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html), Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States.

8 National Personnel Records Center (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html), Report of transfer or discharge.

9 National Personnel Records Center (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html), Report of tranfer or discharge.

10 National Personnel Records Center (National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html), Report of civil experience.

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