Researching James Coker
Delve into the history of James Coker using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1411 people with the Coker surname? In that year Coker was ranked number 2237 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Coker on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of James Coker in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Coker ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Coker and the Coker Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coker Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Coker family tree.
Study Parish Records for James Coker at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Coker using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for James Coker records.
Check out MyHeritage for James Coker information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about James Coker.
Research the Coker surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coker Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2286 people with the Coker surname in the UK? Coker is now ranked number 2166 for popularity in the UK. |
Coker Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for James Coker.
Study MyTrees for information on the Coker family and people looking to contact living Coker relations.
Look at One Great Family for Coker records submitted by people who are already researching the Coker Family Tree.
Find James Coker from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coker Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Coker surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Coker surname in the USA? Coker is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coker Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on James Coker. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Coker
James Lide Coker
Major James Lide Coker (January 3, 1837 in Society Hill, South Carolina – June 25, 1918 in Hartsville, South Carolina) was a businessman, merchant, industrialist, philanthropist, and Civil War veteran, and the founder of Sonoco Products Company and Coker College. He was affectionately known by all as "The Major" after his service in the Confederate Army.
Major Coker was the son of Caleb and Hannah Lide Coker and the great-grandson of Revolutionary War Captains Robert Lide, who moved to South Carolina from Roanoke, Virginia, in 1740, and Thomas Coker, who moved to South Carolina from Brunswick, Virginia, in 1735. Both men fought in Francis Marion's 2nd South Carolina Regiment at Fort Sullivan in 1776 and the Siege of Charleston in 1779, and were awarded tracts of land along the Pee Dee River following the war.
Major Coker and his descendants' contribution to economic, political, and cultural life in South Carolina is the subject of George Lee Simpson's The Cokers of Carolina: A Social Biography of a Family (UNC Press 1956).
Source: James Lide Coker, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coker
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