Person:James Coker (7)

James Coker is proven as a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Coker by the will of Benjamin Coker.

James Coker is enumerated as the head of his household in the 1820 census in Barnwell.

• 2 free white males 16 to 26 (James Coker) and unknown
• 0 free white females
• 4 slaves - 3 males and 1 female

Searching on Ancestry for James Coker in the 1830 census in Barnwell has produced no results to date. He has possibly moved back in with his mother; there is a male in her household that is in the correct age bracket.

Unknown where James was living in 1840. He is not in the household of Daniel B. Coker; but according to the will of his mother Elizabeth he was believed to be living in 1847.

1. ↑ Will of Benjamin Coker, in South Carolina. Court of Ordinary (Winton District). Wills, 1779-1950. (Barnwell, South Carolina)
   Barnwell County Wills , Volume 1, Bk. B / pp. 14-15, 27 Apr 1818.

   See image on person page of Benjamin Coker. / SDAH

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Benjamin Coker, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. 1800 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   NARA M32, roll 47 / p. 78 (stamped) , 1800.

   One free white male under 10 / www.ancestry.com

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Benjam Coker, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   NARA M252, p. 172 (penned), 1810.

   free white male, age 10 thru 15 / www.ancestry.com

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Jas. Coker, line 26, in Jarrell, Lawrence E. 1820 U.S. census, population schedule. (High Point, North Carolina)
   NARA M33, roll 119, p. 6 (stamped), 1820.

   Jas Coker, age 16 to 26 / Heritage Quest, accessed from local library

5. ↑ Birth date estimated from age in census enumerations.