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Forrest "Foggy" Whiteside Coats

Male 1926 - 1963  (37 years)


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  • Name Forrest "Foggy" Whiteside Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Foggy 
    Born 16 Jun 1926  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Dec 1963  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Buried Whitehouse Cemetery, Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 
    • The military marker at his gravesite is marked with a cross and inscribed:

      Forrest W. Coats
      Texas TEC5 473 AAA AW BN CAC
      World War II
      June 16, 1926 Dec 21, 1963

      His double headstone with Margie is incribed with a Masonic symbol

      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDGX-1MK
      Name: Forrest W Coats
      Death Date: 21 Dec 1963
      Death Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Death Age: 37 years
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 16 Jun 1926
      Birthplace: Sheveport, La
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: W E Coats
      Father's Birthplace: Sr
      Mother's Name: Martha May
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Occupation: Deputy Sheriff, Law Enforcement
      Place of Residence: Whitehouse, Smith, Texas
      Cemetery: Whitehouse
      Burial Place: Smith County, Texas
      Burial Date: 23 Dec 1963
      Additional Relatives: X
      Film Number: 2117356
      Digital Film Number: 4028315
      Image Number: 1966
      Reference Number: cn 80127
      Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

    Person ID I40944  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2012 

    Father William Emmitt Coats, Sr.,   b. 13 Feb 1896, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1969, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Martha Elizabeth May,   b. 11 Jan 1894, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1982, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F6515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margie M. Causey,   b. 4 Jan 1927, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1983, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married Y  [1
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F12360  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jun 1926 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1963 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, 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. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Franklin Twp Enumerated April 3, 1930 ED 9-47 SD 1 Sheet 3A Stamped 52 3227-44-52 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S513] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database online].

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).