Research Notes: Benjamin Coyle of Whitfield County, Georgia

 

Research Notes:

Benjamin Coyle (husband of Ella Goode)
Whitfield County, Georgia

MARRIAGE: 

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950: Benjamin Coyle, male; listed in marriage to Ella Goode. Marriage: 22 May 1892, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.

[Citation]: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVQ-H8K : 7 February 2020), Benjamin Coyle and Ella Goode, 22 May 1892; citing Marriage, Whitfield, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 339,862.

SELECTED CENSUS LISTINGS:

United States Census, 1900, Militia District 919, Rome (part of), Floyd, Georgia, Supv. Dist. 7, Enum. Dist. 116, Sheet 8 B, dwelling 162 (corrected above old 158), family 171, line 54: Ben Coyle, aged 28, married male, head. Birth: Dec 1872, Georgia. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Alabama. Occupation and Industry: Contactor, Parking ?F?ch?r? [Prob. Contractor. I originally read this as Contractor Parking [above 'Parking' is another word, something like ?Fander? or ?Fanden?]. Can read, write, and speak English. Married 7 years (est. 1893). Wife is Ella Coyle (mother of 3 children, 3 living). Children in household: Essie, Flara (Flave?), and Harvey Coyle.

[Citation]: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3N2-GP7 : accessed 18 February 2020), Ben Coyle, Militia District 919, Rome (north & east part, excl. Rome city) North Rome town & Printup city, Floyd, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 8B, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,196.

1900 EXTRACT by dkp:

Line 55 Ella Coyle, wife, married white female, aged 29. Birth: Nov 1871, Tennessee (both parents born in Tennessee). Can read, write, and speak English. Married 7 years (est. 1893). Mother of 3 children, 3 living. 

Line 56 Essie Coyle, daughter, single white female, aged 6. Birth: May 1894, Georgia. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Tennessee. 

Line 57 Flave Coyle [indexed as Flara Coyle], son, single white male, aged 5. Birth: Nov 1895, Georgia. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Tennessee.

Line 58 Harvey Coyle, son, single white male, aged 3. Birth: Mar 1897, Georgia. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Tennessee.

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United States Census, 1910, Civil District 5 (Part 2), Voting Precinct no. 9, Hamilton, Tennessee, Supv. Dist. 3, Enum. Dist. 90, Sheet 8 B, ?Peptania? St., Dwelling 165, Family 169, Line 58: Ben Coyle, married male, head. Birth: 1873, Tennessee. Both parents born in Tennessee. Occupation: Contractor. Married 19 years (est. 1891). Wife is Ella Coyle (mother of 7 children, 6 living).

[Citation]: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG6B-Z9M : accessed 18 February 2020), Ben Coyle, Civil District 5, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 8B, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1502; FHL microfilm 1,375,515.

1910 EXTRACT by dkp:

Line 59 Ella Coyle, wife, married white female, aged 38. Birth: 1872, Tennessee. Father and Mother born in Tennessee. Occupation: none. 

Line 60 Essie Coyle, daughter, single white female, aged 17. Birth: 1893, Georgia. Father and Mother born in Tennessee. Occupation and Industry: Operator, Telephone Co. 

Line 61 Flave Coyle, son, single white male, aged 15. Birth: Birth: 1895, Georgia. Father and Mother born in Tennessee. Occupation and Industry: Dairyman, Dairy. 

Line 62 Harvey Coyle, son, single white male, aged 14. Birth: 1896, Georgia. Father and Mother born in Tennessee. Occupation: none. 

Line 63 Josie Coyle, son, single white female, aged 14. Birth: 1896, Georgia. Father and Mother born in Tennessee. Occupation: none. 

Line 62 Harvey Coyle, son, single white male, aged 14. Birth: 1896, Georgia. Father and Mother born in Tennessee. Occupation: none. 

Gertrude (Coyle) Pritchett Dapron, of Georgia and Iowa

Gertrude (Coyle) Pritchett Dapron
Born: April 1880, Georgia. Lived in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia. Later moved to Davenport, Scott County, Iowa (possibly died there).

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934: Gertrude Pritchett (bride of Charles W. Dapron). Father: C. Cayle. Mother: J. Johnson. Marriage (Pritchett-Dapron): 08 Apr 1914, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, US.

Parents of the Groom: Anthony Dapron and Rebecca Buckwalter.

Prior Marriage: Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950: Gertie Coyle, female, listed in marriage to John L. Pritchett. Marriage: 31 Jan 1900, Whitfield, Georgia, US.

Research Notes: Gertrude Coyle was from Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia. She was a sister of William Farrar Coyle. Her parents were Simeon Marcus Coyle and Oris Josephine Johnson. Gertrude's first husband, John L. 'Jack' Pritchett (1866- 1908), worked as a foreman for Cherokee Manufacturing Co. He was a member of several lodges (Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Woodmen of the World) and of the First Methodist Church of Dalton. He is buried at West Hill Cemetery in Dalton (Find A Grave 50906860). So far, his parents have not been identified.

Obituary of Farrar Coyle, 1917, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia

Obituary of Farrar Coyle, published Thurs, 24 May 1917, North Georgia Citizen

[Notes and Extract of Data]:

Date of death concluded as Sunday preceding week of publication. Obituary says he died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lester Hickman, in Rome [Floyd, Georgia]. He had been staying with her, having gone there for health reasons five weeks previous, after becoming ill.

Name: Farrar Coyle.

Gender (inferred): Male.

Age: 25.

Birth Year (est.): 1892.

Marital Status (inferred): Single ; no spouse mentioned.

Death: Sunday [concluded as 20 May 1917], Rome [Floyd, Georgia].

Funeral: Monday [concluded as 21 May 1917], Dalton [Whitfield, Georgia].

Officiator: Dr. F. K. Sims.

Burial: (Monday), West View Cemetery [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; now part of West Hill Cemetery].

Pall Bearers: H. J. Smith, J. B. Smith, Dennis Barrett, B. L. Heartsill, J. A. Crawford, J. P. Neal.

Survivors (five sisters): Mrs. Albert Love (Joplin, , Mo.); Mrs. Charles Dakran (Davenport, , Ia.); Mrs. John T. Holland, Miss Pearl Coyle ('of this city' ; Dalton, , Ga., inferred); Mrs. Lester Hickman, , Rome, , Ga.)

Out-of-Town Attendants: Miss Lena Light, Mr. Harry Atkins (Chattanooga, Tenn.); Mrs. Lester Hickman, , Rome, , Ga.).
Residence, 1917: Chattanooga [Hamilton, Georgia].

Previous Residences: Dalton [Whitfield, Georgia] and Rome [Floyd, Georgia].

Occupation: Cotton Buyer (in Chattanooga)

Employer: Mr. John T. Holland, probably of Dalton, brother-in-law of deceased.

Was previously a member of the Baraca class, Second Avenue Methodist Church, Rome [Floyd, Georgia].

[Clipped from North Georgia Citizen, Thurs., 24 May 1917, pg. 9]: http://bit.ly/Farrar-Coyle-obituary-clipping (full page accessed 17 Feb. 2020).

[Citation]: D. K. Pritchett, contributor (extract), 'Mr. Farrar Coyle Died After a Long Illness' in 'Mortuary,' /North Georgia Citizen/ (Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia) 1868-1924, Thurs., 24 May 1917, pg. 9 (digital image 9), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (Gallileo). http://bit.ly/Farrar-Coyle-obituary-clipping (full page accessed 17 Feb. 2020).

Research Notes: Also known as William Farrar Coyle. Coyle Family of Whitfield County, Georgia.

Coyle Research, Tennessee and Georgia, Various Documents

Lord, I think I am crazy.

I found where I had posted this on my Little Scraps of Paper (the blog where I put everything from my "To-Dos" to the local pizza-place number, because businesses in Eton, Georgia, nearly always have a Chatsworth mailing address for their physical address. First, I thought I had probably posted on Little Scraps instead of North Georgia Kin; maybe I just forgot to toggle the drop-down thingy. Then I wondered, "Who the heck is Ella Goad Coyle, anyway?" And I can't remember. Dang, that's just five months ago! But, I've slept since then, and I do so much genealogy.

Now, I can remember my main lines, and even a lot of secondary lines, but quite often I find myself working on lineages whose surnames are just completely unrelated. Sometimes, it's because I'm trying to untangle somebody's mess on Family Search, to "unmerge" him from our guy and re-create him, using documentation, as their guy (for example, when somebody foolishly merges John Smith, born 1799 in England, with John Smith, born 1854 in Tennessee.

Anyhow, after looking this over and realizing I don't even recollect why I was researching the Coyles, and realizing most of these clips are my own extract of document images, I decided to pop them on here. It might be helpful, not only to someone who is researching these people, but also to anyone who's trying to determine if there's a method to my madness. In these clips, I seem to be talking to myself, bouncing ideas off myself, and giving myself little to-dos and reminders of potential clues to research further. So, here goes Coyle....

Various Coyle Records

Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, Reg. no. 862, Reg. Dist. no. 801, Stamped (State/Cert?) no. 6498: Benjamin E. Coyle, aged 71 years, 2 months, 3 days, married white male, deceased; resided at 647 Kent st, Memphis, Shelby, Tenn. Birth: 29 Dec 1872 (place unknown). Death: 2 March 1944, St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. Length of Stay in Hospital: Suddenly. Length of Stay in Community: 30 yrs. Wife: Mrs Odie L. Coyle (age not stated). Occupation: Carpenter. Social Security Number 412-09-8623. Informant: Mrs B. E. Coyle, of 647 Kent st. Burial: 6 March 1944, at Mem. Park (?Memorial Park?), Memphis. Undertaker: National Funeral Home, Memphis, , Tenn. (Signatures of various officials). [Extract by D.K. Pritchett, FamilySearch contributor.]

Death no. 50-13121: Ella Goad Coyle, aged 80, widowed white female, deceased; resided for 30 years in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee (residence at time of death: 2510 E 18th St). Occupation: Domestic housewife (in) Own home. Birth: 21 Jun 1870, Tennessee, US. Death: 21 Jun 1950, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. Father: Henry Goad. Mother: Elizabeth Cagle. Informant: Mrs A W Klein, of Chattanooga. Burial: 24 June 1950, Forest Hills, Chattanooga, , Tenn. Funeral Director: National Fnl, Chatta. [Extract by D.K. Pritchett, Family Search contributor.]

United States Census, 1880, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia: Horace Coyle, aged ?0? (maybe 0, maybe a fraction); single male, grandson of Benjamin Coyle. Birth: 1880, Georgia. Both parents born in Georgia. Also in the household, Sallie Coyle, 16-year-old single daughter of Benjamin Coyle, who appears to be ill due to "Labor" ("Labor" is written in the column for sickness). Enumeration Date: 14 Jun 1880.

Checking Two Benjamin Coyles as Possible Duplicates

I think these are duplicates, but I would like to do more research before merging. [Here I was talking about a potential merge of two possibly duplicate Person IDs (PIDs) on Family Search (FamilySearch.org), I know]. The reason this looks pretty good as a match: both men were carpenters (the first one, listed that way by 1910, though he had started out in other jobs). Both men were born in Georgia, but later moved to Tennessee. There do not seem to be any census conflicts, so far; that is, when one is found, the other isn't; and vice versa.

(1) Benjamin Coyle (PID L1PX-XQV) married Mary Ella Goad/Goode, 22 May 1892, Whitfield, Georgia; probable parents of Elizabeth Coyle Klein, since she was born in Dalton. He is probably the one we've attributed as residing 1880 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, but is too young to have an occupation at that time. In 1900, he is a sardine packer. By 1910, he is a carpenter in the contracts industry.

(2) Benjamin Coyle (PID LBVT-CT1) married Odie Livingston, 31 March 1914, Shelby, Tennessee. Listed as a carpenter (self or own account) in 1917 (draft reg.), 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1944 (death record).

Harvey Coyle was born 1897, Rome, Ga., to Ben and Ella Coyle (per marriage record in 1919, Kentucky). Census shows that he has a sister named "Lizzie" Coyle, born about 1905, a good fit for Elizabeth Coyle Klein; she is probably "Mrs. A. W. Klein," the informant on the death record of Ella (Goad) Coyle, a "widow" who died in 1950 in Hamilton Co., Tenn. (but she was probably divorced; in the old records, many divorced women called themselves widows). Ella Goad/Goode is a good fit for the Ella Goode who married Benjamin Coyle on 22 May 1892, Whitfield, Georgia, US. Per census, Harvey and Lizzie had another brother, Flave Coyle (full name researched as Flave McCurry Coyle). Flave's death record gives his father as Ben Coyle, born in Ga. It gives his mother's birthplace as Ga., but the name of the mother is unknown. (this could be that Flave's mother was out of his life by the time he married; his wife was the informant on his death record, I think). Flave later drove a truck in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.

This all fits, so far: Ben was in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, in 1880, with parents; he married Ella Goad in 1892 in that county. In 1900, he was in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, with wife, Ella, and the first three children. (The records of some of the children show that they were born in Rome or lived there early on). The family apparently moved to Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, between 1904 and 1907. Later records of some of the children have Hamilton Co., Tenn., in them.

That's all, and I'm not sure if I actually did make the determination to merge these or not. But, anyway, here she is on North Georgia Kin. "One Less Thang" on Little Scraps, thank you Forrest Gump. So I can clean up that other blog.