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BIBLE RECORDS OF
BAREKM.AN, BARKMAN, COKER AND HESS FAMILIES
AND

THE WILL OF PETER BARRICKMAN

Compiled By
June B. Barekman, Genealogist
3302 West Diversey Ave .
Chicago, Illinois 60647

April, 1969

Published By
J & M Genealogical Enterprises
7251 Randolph St.
Forest Park, Ill. 60130

WILL OF PETER BARRICK¥lAN
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST
WILL ·AND TESTAMEN".r OF
PETER BARRICKMAN, DECEASED.

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DATED JANUARY 26, 1791
SEPTEMBER 8, 1791
BOX 1, ENTRY NO . 8

In the Name of God, Amen':
I Peter Barriclana.n, ..o~ the County Knox and . town of Vincennes,
being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks
bet~ God, calling to mind the mortality of my ~ody . and knowing that
it is appointed .for all _men once to die Q.o make and ordain this my
Last Will and Testament, th_at is, to say principally and · first. of
a11 I give and recommend my soul i~to the hand of Almighty that
gave it and my body I recqmmend to the earth to be buryed in a
decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my ~xecutrix or
Executor, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrecti.on I shall
receive the same again by the mighty power. of . ~od And as touching such worldly estate wherewith i~ has pleased
God to bless me in this life I give, devise, and dispose of the
sai~e in the following mariner and formFirst- I give unto mY oldest son, Peter Barriclanan, the sum
of rive shilling to be paid and levied out of my estate by my
executors.
Secondly- I give unto my daughter · Barbary the sum of one
shilling sterling to be paid and levied as above.
Thirdly- I give unto my daughter Mary the sum of one shilling
sterling to be paid and levied as aboveFourthly- I give unto my son Michael the sum or one shilling
sterling, to be paid and levied as aboveFifthly- I give unto my daughter Catherine the sum of one
shilling sterling, to be paid and levied as above.
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Sixthly- I give unto my son Jacob the sum of one ·shilling
sterling to be paid and levied as aboveSeventhly- I give unto my son Andrew the sum .or. one shilling
sterling . to be paid and .levied as above! likewise give unto my daughter Magdalene Wyant the sllin of
one shillirig sterling to be paid in the manner and rorm above
written-

WILL OF PETER BARRICKMAN (Cont'd)
I likewise give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth

one third of all my lands . that I shall hold in this Country and all
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my movable estate shall be left in her hands during her life or
widow4ood to bring up, give schooling and maintain her children
upon and at her death that the whole of the movables shall be equally
divided amongst my four sons and two daughters that now lives in my
house with me. Nevertheless if any of the older of these six children shall want any of my mova~les that my wife can spare that they
shall have them and that said articles shall be appraised and be··
deducted out of their shares in the divident at the death of their
mother- And where.as I the said Peter Barrickman have .bought- & took
up sundry tracts of land in this ·c ountry if said land is transferred
to me and my heirs . by the Lord of the
I dispose of it in
manner and form follo~ing that is to · sayTo my wife as above wr·itten and that the second eldest of my
six children now living· with me . or any of them of an after another
as they shall stand in need shall have their shares laid . off. to them
in equal proportion as honest men shall judge chosen by my executors
for th~t purpose & and if it so happen that their only Eight hundred
shall be held that it shall be equaily divided amongst my four sons

& two daughters that now living with. me in my house, their mother
taking her share as above written and so in a less proportion, I do
also constitute my wife & my son Abraham the sole executors of this
my last Will & Testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and dis~
anull all and every other testaments, Wills, Legacies, beques·t s and
executors Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last
Will and Testament.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand arid seal this
twenty sixth day .of Jany in the year one thousand seven hundred and
ninety one.
Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said
Peter Barrickman as his Last Will & Testa.~ent in the presence of us
who in his presence and in the presence of each other have herunto
subscribed our names
his
Peter Brygman in site (Seal)
John
X Willmor
mark
Michael Thorn
Adam Berger



WILL OF PETER BARRICKMAN (Cont'd)
Attached· to the above transcript of Will appears the following:

"On the eight day of September 1791 Letters testamen~ary were
granted to Elisabeth Barrickman one of the executors therein named
having the right of the other executor.
H. -Vanderburgh



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THE BIBLE OF JACOB BARRICKMAN· AND JANE SWAN
Jacob Barrickman was the last bo'rn son o:f Peter· Bergmann (Barrickman)
and -wife Ann Ursella in Fredrick County, Maryland . The original Bible
is miss.ing .. It had been in the homes of sons, James and John s .
Barrickman, and was used to prove DAR service;
born Feb . 17-1763 , · Fredrick County, M~ryland .
Died Feb . 23-1842, buried in Fairfield Township~" - Fraruclin County,
Indiana , on the Cory Farm .
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Jane. Swan born !~arch lst - 1769 ~n Pennsylvania, . married March 24- 17-84.
Children
Martha Barrickman born March 24~1785 , Campbell County, Kentucky .
Married Joseph Stilwell, Aug . 10 , 1811 , Campbell County, Kentucky.
Mary Barriclanan born Sept . 18-1786 , Campbell County, Kentucky .
Married James Craig , June 3, 1804, Campbell Coui:ity, Kentucky .
Sarah Barrickman born Dec . 2.5- 1791 , Campbell County, Kentucky .
Died August _6 , 1821 , .Franklin County, Indiana .
Jane Barriclanan born Oct . 8, 1794, Campbell County, Kentucky. ·
Married David Templeton . June 30 , 1814, Franklin County, Indiana .
David Templeton born 1791 South Carolina, died i-863 , Franklin
·c ounty, Indiana.
John Barriclanan born February 1.5, 18796 , Campoell County, Kentucky .
Married Sarah Shepard Sept . 27 ,. 1827, ·Franklin County, Indiana ~
Died·· after Oct ~ 1884; Shelby County, Illinois .
J acob Barriclonan, Jr . born February 17, 1799, Campbell County, Kentucky .
Married Jennet Hannah Templeton Nov . 2, 1820, Franklin County, ·
Indiana .
Keturah Barrickman born Jan . 15 , 1803, Campbell County, Kentucky .
Married James Templeton Aug . 23 , 1.832, Franklin County, Indiana.
James _Templeton born April 29 , 1797 , died Franklin .County, Indiana,
· June 1.5, 1848 . Keturah .died 1901 age 98 years .
Nancy Barriclanan born April 14, 1805 , ·Campbell County, Kentucy .
Marrie_d Thomas Wilson April 30 , 1837, Franklin County, Indiana .
J ame s Taylor Barriclanan born .February 17, 1808, Campbell .County,
Kentucky . Married Louisa Ne al March 9 , 1837, Indiana . He died .
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· Dec . 6 , · 1863 .
William Barriclanan born Sept . 12, 18lO , Campbell County, Kentucky .
Died Sept . 8, 1838, Franklin County, Indiana .
Eliza May Barriclonan born May 16 , 1813 , Franklin County, Indiana .
Married Joseph Miles Feb . 16 , 1837 , Franklin County, Indiana .
She died 1893 . J oseph died May 11 , 1884, Franklin County", Indiana .
Jacob

Bar~iclrnlan

BIBLE OF JACOB BARRICiil1AN
Jacob Barriclanan was the sixth child of Revolutional War· Soldier
Jae.ob Barriclanan and Jane Swan, and the grandson of ·Pet.e r Barriclanan
and Ann Ursella Barriclanan of Fredrick County, Maryland . Jacob
Barrickman, Senior· was born February -17; 1763 in Fredrick County,
Maryland, and Jane Swan Barrickman w~s born .March 1 , 1769 in Penn- ·
sylv.a nia . ·
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Tb_e Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out
of the Original Tongues , and .with Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised w:ith Canne ' s Marginal Notes and · Re:ferences . Stereo·typed by E. 1rJhite , New York . Published by E. Morgan and Co .'· Cinc inna~i .
1847 .
Page Two
PARENTS REC ORD
Fa ther.
Mother

Jacob Barraclanan
b. · 17t~ May A. D. 1798
Jane s. Templeton
·b. 24th March A. D. 1803

Page Three
BIRTHS
Elizabeth Ann Barrickman b . 10th August A•.D.
Keturah Barickman b . 9th Jan . A. D. 1824
Sarah Bariclanan b . 13th July A. D. 1825
Mary w. Bariclanan b . 27th October A. D. 1828
Oliver G. Barickman b •. 1st January A.D. 1827
Martha E. Barickman b . 23 April A. D. 1830

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Nancy· Barrickman b . April 19th 1831

Maria Barickman b • .July 2, 1832
Louisa Bariclanan. b . 23 November A. b . 1836
Emeline Barickman b . 26th December"1839
Nannie B. Jenkins daughter of Alexander and Nancy J enkins· was
b. February 23rd 1873
Page Four·
MARRIAGES
Jacob Bariclanan (and) Jennet Ranah Templeton was married on Thur .
the 2 day of. November 1820 .
Sarah Barrickman wa~ married October the 5 , 1842.
Mar~a A. Barickman was married April 10th, 1855.
Oliver G. S • . Barrickman was married August 2nd, 1850 .
Louisa Barrickman was married May 3rd, 1865 .
Enrrna O•. Barrickman was married April 26, 1865.
Nan A. Barickman was married September _27 , 1865 .
Page Five
DEATHS
Elizabeth Ann Barickman departed this life 28th April ·A. D. 1841 aged
18 years 7 months 16 days .
Martha Eliza Barickman departed this life 2nd October 1844 aged
14 years 6 months 25 days .

BIBLE OF JACOB BARRICIGviAN (Cont ' d)
Oliver S. S. Barrickman departed this life 21st November A. D. 1836
aged 29 years lOm. 20 days .
Jeanetta Barrickman departed · this life 8th of December 1865
. aged 62 y . 8 .m. 14 days .
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Keturah Barickman departed th.is life 19th August A. D. 1~39
aged· 15 years 7 months .
Sarah A. ·Barnard dep.arted this life lst September 1857
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aged 33 yrs .• 1 m. 16 days .
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Mary H •. Barickman departed this life 14 day of May A. D. 1875
aged · 46 yrs . 6 m. 17 days .
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Jacob Bariclanan departed this life 8th day of February A. D. 1875
aged .76 y . 8 m. 22 days .
Emiline Newman departed this life 16th October 1903
aged 63 y . 8 m. 21 days .
Page Six
PARENTS RECORD
Father . - Olivero . Barickman was born .January 1st, 1827
Mother.; - Margant Newcomb was born Aug~st the 6 A. D. 1832
Page Seve.n
Robert W. Barickman was born August the 23 1850
Julus Bariclanan was born October the 11 1852
Oliver v. Barickman was born 24 January A. D. 1856
Robert W. Barickman departed this life March the 4 1852 age 2 y 7 m 9 d .
Frieda Mardelle Shoemaker born April 5, 1925
Beverly Ann Shoemaker born January 12, 1937
Page Eight.
MARRIAGES ·.
Oliver G. T. Barickman was married to Margant Newcomb August the 2 1849 .
Julian E . Barrickman was -married .to Samantha ·Van Kirk on October 8 1873 .
Vivian Barriclanan was married to Dewey Shoemaker -March 23 1921 .
Page Nine ·
DEATHS.
Olive~ G. T. Barrickman· departed this life 21st November A. D. 1856 age 29 .
Oliver J . Barriclanan departed this life 19th August A. D. 1878
aged 22 y 6 m 26 d .
Fleming Mace departed this life Sunday eve at 8- 25 pm Nov.• 13 , 1898 .
age 68 y 4 month 27 days .
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Oliver G~ Barrickma~ departed this life 21st day of November 1856
age 26 y 11 m 6 days .
Julius Eug.ene Barrickman departed this life 5th Sat . 11- 20 pm 1930
age 77 .
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THE BIBLE OF HENRY BAREKMAN
Henry Barekman was the · third son of Peter and Elizabeth(Anthis) Barekman . Elizabeth was the second wife of Peter Barrickman of Fredrick
County, Maryland , Pennsylvania, and Indiana . This book is now the pro perty of Mr . Lester Barekman, 15 West Locu~t . Street , Vincennes , Indiana .
Page One
Henry Barkman was born June 23 - 1770.
Julian Barkman was born in year 1771.
John Barkman was . born Feb . 21 1804.
Margaret s .· the daughter or Henry Barkman was born Jan . 4, 1805 .
Pe ter Barkman the son of Henry Barkman was born Nov . 14, 1807 . ·
Abraham Barkman was born March · ll , 1809 .
Elizabeth Barkman was born Jan . 21, 1811 .
J oshua Barkman was born Nov . 12, 1813 .
David Barkman was . born Feb . 4, 1815 .
Henry Barkman Jr . was born Dec . 21 , 1816 .
Brown Barkman was born Jan . 13 , · 1821 .
Hamilton Barkman .was born De.c . ·13., 1822.
Jul~an Barkman the daughter of ·J . Barkman was born Jan . 7, 1827 .
Henry F . Barkman was born Oct . 12, 1834.
Abraham died Oct . 20 , 1841 •
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Robert Barkman born· in the year of our Lord Sept •. 8, 1837 .
Ellen Barkman born June 3, 1840 ~
Page Two

Ann Eliza Kirk was born Aug . 25, 1860 .
Sarah P . Kirk was born Jan . 8, 1835 .
Samuel Hamilton Barlanan died Oct . 22 , 1860 .
Anne Eliza Barlanan was born March 16, .1844.
Sidney Frances Barkman · died Aug . 11 , 1844.
Julia Ann Barkman died March 5, ·1863 .
John Wesley Barkman departed this life Feb . 27 , 1863 .
Eliza Barkman departed this . life Feb . 20 , 1872.
Ellen Langley departed · this life Feb . 27 , 1873 .
Hannah E. Smith departed this lire April 30 , 1873 .
Page Three
Henry Barkman was born Dec . 21 , 1816 •.
Eliza Barlanan was born Oct . 13 , 1819 .
Ellen Barkman was born Jan . 18, 1840 .
Hannah Elizabeth Barkman was born Sept . 11, 1843 .
John W. Barkman was born April 2 , 1846 .
William Henry Barlanan was born March 30 , 1849 .
Isaac Harne~s · Barkman Sept . 13 , 1853?
Julia Ann Barkman was born July 16 , 1853?
Samuel Hamilton Barlanan . was born May 22, 1857 .
Rosa May.·Barkman was born Dec. 22, 1870 .
Page Four
Thomas Leonard Langley was born Sept . 2 , 1866 .
Sarah Eliza Langley was born March 15, 1868 .
Henry C. Langley was born Sept . 27 , 1868 .

THE BIBLE OF HENRY BAREKMAN (Cont t d )
Elizabeth Ellen Langley was born March 8, 1871 .
John William Langley was born Sept . 23 , 1872.
Sarah E . Langley departed this life July 17 , 1868 .
Elizabeth Ellen Langley departed this life May 1 , 1872.
Miran N. Langley- was born March 11 , 1841 .
Zora Independence Barkman was born Jan . 20 , 1814.
Ellen Eliza Barkman was born Sept . 14, 1879 .
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Helen Rexly B~rkman was bor~ Sept . 14, 1879 .
Henry Moses Barkman was born July 18, 1882 .
Lester Gould Barekrnan was born Nov . 23 , 1887 .
· nenver Roy Barekrnan· was born April 20 , 1889 .
Zora Independence Barekrnan died Sept . 22, 1874.
Henry Moses Barekrnan died April 6; 1885 .
Ellen E. Barelonan died Oct .- 10, 1897 .
Helen died June 7, 1941.
Ro.y died July 15, 1942.



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BIBLE OF JOHN BARKMAN

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This Bible is owned
of 3302 W. Diversey Ave.,
great-great granddaughter
born 1785 in Pennsylvania

by Miss June B. Barekman, Genealogist
Chicago, Illinois 60647. She is the
of John (Barrickman) Barkman . who was
and died . 1855 in Knox County, Indiana .

The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Translated
Out of the Origina~ Greek and with the Former Translations Diligently
Compared and Revised. Boxton. Printed for Lincoln and Edmans.
Sold at Their Bible Warehouse, No . 35. Cornhill W. Greenough,
Printer. 1817. ·
Front of Book:
John Barekman 1 s book Jan. the 13-1833
James Barelanan was born March the 17-1812
Albert ·G. Barelanan was born September 5-1814 ·
James Barkm .
Rebecha Bar-km~an---b-o-rn June 13-1816
Mary Barkman ~orn August 23-1818
Eliza Barkman born December 16- 1820
Joseph B. Barkman born April 7-1822
William H. Barkman born Hay 8- 1824
John K. Barkman born June 12-1826
·Thomas c. Barkman born June 8-1828
Back of Book:
uThe year of Jubilee has come-rejoince ye sinners",
and these . dates are added:
James Barekman was born March 17-1811
Albert Barekman born Sept. 5 -1813
John Barlonan was the last born son of Colonial Soldier and
Revolutionary War Patriot , Peter Barrickman and his second wife
Elizabeth Anthis .

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BIBLE OF LAMBERT AND ALICE BELLE (HESS) BAREKMAN
This Bible is owned by Mrs. Aileen Barekman Feagans, the daughter
of Lambert and Alice Belle(Hess) Barek:man. Mrs . Fe.agans lives at
2044. Kildare Ave., Indianapo~is, Indiana .
The Holy Bible Containing Old and New Testaments Translated Out
of The Original Tongues and . with .the Former Translations Deligently
Compared and Revised . ~ew York Bible Society Instituted in the
Year 1885 .
Presented To
Belle H. By her husband Nov . 14, 1884
Lambert Thomas Barekman Born Aug . 29th 1852, Harrison Township, · Knox County1 Indiana ..
Alice Bell Hess Born N.ov . 14th 1859, Washington County,
Indiana
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Lambert Thomas Barekman· and Alice Bell Hess was Married
Dec . 29th 1881 By Rev . O. E. Hort
Lambert Thomas Barekman Died Nov. 23rd 1927
Allee Belle Hess Barekman Died Jan . 23rd 1934
Children Born to This Union
1.

Olga Marie

2.

qarl Kirk Barekma.ri ·

3.

Lyle Elsworth Barelanan

4.

Curran Hess ·Barekman

~arekman

5. Lambert Earl Barekman
6. · Rolla Barekman
7.
8.
9.
10.

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Le o Barekman
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Aeleen Maria Barekman
Lois Belle Barekman
Girnet Meldred Barekman

Born Oct . 4th 1882
Died Oct . 28th 1947
Born Nov.. 12, 1884
Died Nov . 19th 1918
Born Jan 24th 1887
Died June 16th 1929
Born Oct . 24th 1889
Died Apr . 4th 1910
Born July .1st 1892
Died June 18th 1916
Born Mar . 6th 1895
Die d in InCancy Mar . 24th 1895
Died in IDrancy Apr . 24th 1896
July 12th l897
July 31st 1900
Mar . 16th 1901 (8 mos . )
Aug 29th 1902
May 6 1904· (20 mos . )

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BIBLE OF GEORGE B. HESS
This Bible record is owned by Charles Kirk, Jr., cousin to
June B. Barekman, Genealogist. George B. Hess was the son of
William Hess and Mariah Chrisman of Clark and Washington Counties,
Indiana.
Marriages
George B. Hess and Martha J. Coker married 2-10-1853, Rev. E.W.
Cadwell
George B. Hess and Martha R. Robinson married 3-31-1864, Rev.
Wedley Hartley
George B. Hess and Sarah G. Alonzo married 3-22-1887, Rev. Henry
Bryant
George B. Hess and Eliza Jane Haley, married 3-31-1889, John L.
Hogue, Esq.
Births
George B. Hess
Martha J. Coker
Martha R. Hess
Sarah J. Williams
Eliza Jane Haley
Mary Jane Hess
Edwin Thomas Hess
Viola Sarah Hess
Alice Belle Hess
Wm. Marmaduke Hess
Benjamin R. Hess
Walter Logan Hess
Annie E. Hess .

Eliza Eleanor Hess
Mary Hess
John Hess
James W. Hess

Jennie May Hess
· Geo. Effie Hess
Christopher B. Hess
Theodora Elvira Hess
Curtis Reason Doane
Howard c. Hess
Ruth Hess
Eugene Hess

9-24-1825
9-11-1836
9-15-1839
7-31-1843
· 2-13-1866
11-14-1853
5-16-1855 .
6-17-1857
11-14-1859
1- 2-1862
4-13-1865
9- 8-1866
7-25-1868
9-12-1870 .
9- 7-1872
8-19-1873
1-26-1875

3- 3.-1879
10-17-1882
1-25-1890
2- 3-1879
11-24-1882
8- 5-1891
12- 1-1897
1- 7-1902

d. . 12-21-1863
d. · 3-22-1886
d . ..

11-15-1887

d.

.5-23-1862

d.

10-25-1877

d.

11- 9-.1897

d.

9-29-1872

d.

6-22-1901

(Phillipine Islands)

d.

2:.24-1890

d.

11- 9-1885

George B. Hess and Martha Jane Coker are the great-grandparents

o:f June B. Barelanan.

BIBLE OF MARMADUKE GEORGE COKER

This Bible record was sent to June B. Barelanan, Genealogist ,
great-great-granddaughter or Marmaduke George Coker and Jane W. Daily
Coker, rrom Mrs . Delthat Coker Bosley, a granddaughter or Marmaduke
George Coker .
Father
Marmaduke George Coker was born
May the 4th, 1511 Rowan -County, .
North Carolina·.
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Mother
Jane Willson Daily was born in
1808, . November 19, 1808 . Died
August 14, 1_8 62 .

Marmaduke G. Coker an·d Jane W. Daily was married November lst 1 1832
Births
Thomas Caleb Coker was born .August the 11th, 1833
1.
2 •.
Martha Jane .Coker was born ~eptember the 10th, 1836
Isaac .Wilbourn Coker was born the 21st December , 1838 .
3.
Died - J~e 29th , 1863 .
4 . . Sarah Ann Coker was .born March . the 1st, 1841 .
Died September 3rd, 1861 .
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Mary Ellen Coker was born June the 21st , 1841+ and died
August the 10th, 1850 .
William Charles Coker was born May 19th, 1847~ - died
6.
Dec ember 28th , 1864.
7. Lydia Rebecca Coker was born November 29th, 1849 .
Lemuel Clinton Coker was born .August the 4th , 1853 and
8.
died March ·t he 17th, ·1a54.
NOTES
Jane Willson Da~ly was born in Ro.wan County, North Carolina, the
daughter of Charles Daily and Sally Etchison . She was the daughter
or Rev . Soldier Edmund Etchison and Edith Richardson . Marmaduke
George Coker married Jane W_. Daily in Rowan County, · North Carolina .
Only their eldest son, Thomas Caleb Coker, wa~ born in Rowan County,
North Carol~na . · The seven remaining Coker children were all born in
Wa shington County, Indiana .
Thomas c. Coker married Mahala Howell , December 18, 1856,
Washington County, Indiana .
Martha Jane Coker married George B. Hess , February 10 , 1853 . He
s erved as a ·pvt . Co . c, 144 Regt . Vol . Indiana Inrantry in the Civil
War ~ · Martha J . Coker Hess died· December 21, 1862.
Cemetery unknown .
Isaac Wilbourn Coker served in Co . C, 66 Hegt .· Inf:antry Vol .
Indiana in the Civil War . .
William Charles· Coker served in Co . B, 66 Regt . Indiana Vol . in
the Civil War as a musician .
Lydia Rebecca Coker married Robert Hughes , December 31 , 1883,
Wa shington County, Indiana • .
Marmaduke George Coker died May, 1909, age 98 years , 1 month,

BIBLE OF MARMADUKE GEORGE COKER (cont 1 d)
Marmaduke George Coker died May 1909 , aged 98 yea.rs, 1 month ,
9 days, and is buried at Canton Cemetery with his second wife ,
Sarah Caress Coker , in Washington County, Indiana . The grave is
marked with a large · stone ~ ·
Buri.ed at Bunker Hill .C emetery·, Washington County, Indiana,
are .the first wife , Jane W. Coker , and the. following children of
Marmaduke and Jane : · William c . Coker , Isaac W. Coker , Sarah A.
Coker~ Lemu~l C. Coker, ~d Mary Ellen Coker .
All the graves are
marked .with stones . ··
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BIBLE. OF :MARMADUKE GEORGE COKER AND SARAH . CARESS
Marmaduke George Coker and Sarah A. Caress was married April 3rd, .1866 .
Sarah A. Coker .was born A~gust the 20th, 1839 ~ wife of M. G. C~ker .
George E. Coke_r , son of M. G. and s. A. Coker was born February the
10th, 1867 .
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Benjamin F . Coker, s~n of M. G. · and s . .A . Coker was born March the
. 13th, 1868 .
George E . Coker , son of M. G. and S. A. Coker, was marrie~ De c ember
5th, 1889 to Florence·. Denney.
Amanda Eldqra Caress was born . on October 30th, 185? .
Rache1 Elizabeth. Caress was born July 31st-, 1861 .
Parenthia Jane Coker was born June the 22nd , . 1873 .
Mary Eliza Coker was born January the 3rd, 1878 .
Charley Irvin Coker was born May the 8th, 1885 .
NOTE : Amanda and Rachel Caress are daughters of Sarah and deceased
husband , Eli Caress , who died in the Civil .War .
Ben jamin F . Coker married Cora Bowers . He died in 1956 .
Parenthia Jane Coker married William Mehaffey.
Mary Eliza Coker married John Mehaffey .1.2- 9- 1896 ,. Wa shington County,
Indiana .
Charles Irvin . Coker married Josi e Colalager 4-2- 1908 . He died in

1956 .
All the above , George , ·Benjamin, Parenthia, Mary, and Charley, are
children of Marmaduke George Coker and his second wife , Sarah
Pe r singer Caress Coker . All° born and lived in early Washington
County, Indi.ana .
From a scrap of p aper enclosed, no doubt an earlier Bible .
William Forris Coker , son of William Coker and Sarah , his wife was
born on the 19th day of January, 1827 .
Sarah Ann Coker, daughter of William Coker and Sarah, his wife was
born the 18th day of !-larch, 1831 .
Lovely Jane Coker , daughter of William Coker and Sarah, his wife
was born July the 12th, .1833 .
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NOTE : William Coker married Sarah Mills May 5th, 1807 , Rowan County,
North Carolina. Marmaduke George Coker was the child from
this marriage as were Nancy, George , and Isaac ·c oker . William
Coker ·married sec ond Sarah (Sally) James on December . 25th ,
1815, in Rowan County, North Carolina . The above mentioned
William Forris , Sarah Arm, Lovely Jane , were all children of
Sarah James Coker ·a nd William Coker . All stayed in Rowan
County, North Carolina

. BIBLE OF MARMADUKE GEORGE COlffiR AND" SARAH CARESS (Cont• d)
Willi.am Coker was born -in Edgecomb County , North Carolina in
He died on August 23rd, 1844 on the William Hunter farm · in
Davie County, North Carolina.
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William Coker was a son of Rev . Brumbly Coker born in Edgecomb County, North Carolina on August 12th, 1753 . He died on
December lst , 1818, at the age of 65 while Pastor of Bear Creek
Baptist Church in Rowan (now Davie) County, North Carolina.
Brumbly Coker married Rebecca George, the daughter of Selah
George of Edgecomb County, North Carolina . Rev . Brurnbly Coker
was a son of James and Mary Coker of Edgecomb County, North
Carolina. Will proved in November court , 1796 that James in the
rather of Brumbly Coker . The Coker family crone early -·rrom England
to Vi rginia , North and South Carolina . Recently this family has
been researched at great length and expense .
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The Coker Family from Early England to Virginia, North and
South Carolina Down to the Present Day .is a book about this :Camily,
edited and published by June B. Barekman.

1786.