Ella Mae Coats

1903 - 1997  (93 years)

• Name	Ella Mae Coats  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	13 May 1903	Richton, Perry County, Mississippi   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jan 1997	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [5, 6]
  Buried	Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [6]
  Notes	From FindAGrave: Ella Mae Coats was born in in Richton, Mississippi. She was the fifth of seven children. At the turn of the last century, Richton was a busy mill town, and her father worked at the mill. At about 1908, the family moved to Texas settling west of Houston. They later moved to Forest, Texas, west of Nacogdoches. Here the family learned to farm, and her brothers worked in the saw mill. The family later moved to Pineland. She graduated from Pineland High School. She married Herbert Wood, a mill worker and mechanic that lived on a farm nearby. They were married March 18, 1922 in or beside a Ford Model T. She said that she never knew for sure if she married him or the car! Herbert was a self-taught mechanic and opened a garage in Pineland. Herbert, Jr. was born in Pineland. They moved to Nacogdoches where Herbert, Sr. helped build dormitories at Stephen F. Austin Univ. In about 1925, the family moved to Beaumont. Herbert worked as a mechanic at the Buick dealership. Herbert later opened a garage on Highland Ave in the South Park community. She attended South Park Baptist Church, and her children graduated from South Park schools. In the mid 1960s She moved to Jasper where she lived near her sister, Susie. Later she moved to Hemphill. She spent the last years of her life in Beaumont. Ella Mae attended Tyler Business College. She valued education, expected much from her children, and gave them much responsibility. Her faith was important part of her life. Ella Mae, or Nannie, as her grandchildren called her, was gregarious, fearless, and could talk to anyone. She loved to travel. She had a green thumb, loved roses, and kept a flower garden or had potted plants wherever she lived. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79661944 (Research):Not listed with her family at the time of the 1910 census, but present as age 16 and single in 1920. Was she inadvertanly omitted in 1910, or living elsewhere?
  Person ID	I17542	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Pollock Coats,   b. 25 Feb 1868, Alabama ,   d. 12 Feb 1934, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Lula Virginia Boswell,   b. 3 Nov 1870, Lauderdale County, Mississippi ,   d. 30 Jul 1952, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1887  [7, 8]
  Family ID	F6124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr.,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 3 Oct 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 61 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1922	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Children	1. Herbert Wesley Wood, Jr.,   b. 24 Feb 1923, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 10 Dec 2010, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 87 years)   2. Infant Son Wood,   b. Abt 1924, Texas ,   d. Abt 1924, Texas  (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Living   4. Mary Ann Wood,   b. 8 Nov 1928, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas ,   d. 17 Dec 2009, Bevil Oaks, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 81 years)   5. Jerry Jean Wood,   b. 13 Nov 1931, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas ,   d. 29 Nov 2008, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F4854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 18 Mar 1922 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Died - 18 Jan 1997 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Buried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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