Coate - Henry
Source: CrawfordsvilleWeekly Journal Friday, 31 July 1896
A special from Darlington says: “Henry Coate, the Quaker pioneer, who founded Coatesville, died yesterday. He was born in Miami County, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1809. He married Mary Kelley in 1832, who died in 1838, and to them were born two sons. He was again married in 1840 to Sally Fellow, who was born March 19, 1804, and is still hale and hearty, although past ninety two. To the last wife were born four daughters. He moved from Ohio in 1844 to Indiana and settled in Hendricks County, where he purchased a farm and laid out the town of Coatesville, which still bears his name. He moved to this place in 1856, where he has since lived with his only daughter, Mrs. Rachel Rich. The Coates were life long members of the Conservative Society of Friends; this society never sings in church and removes their hats only during prayer. One of his last requests was that his remains be conveyed to the cemetery in a common wagon. -s