Coates, William, fl. 1856-1891.

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William Coates' family was from Patterson, New Jersey. He was a member of Company C, 1st regiment, N.Y. Volunteers during the Civil War, was captured and sent to Camp Parole, Maryland, where he was paroled. He moved to the Northwest after the war, worked as a steamship engineer, and lived in Portland, Oregon, and Spokane Falls and Cascades, Washington Territory. His siblilngs were Joseph Coates and Mary Houston, who was married to T.B. Houston. His wife was Nellie Fanning Coates.

From the description of William Coates papers, 1856-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82595278

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creatorOf Coates, William, fl. 1856-1891. William Coates papers, 1856-1891. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Coates, Joseph fl. 1856-1887. person
associatedWith Coates, Nellie Fanning. person
associatedWith Coates, William. person
associatedWith Dean, George, fl. 1884. person
associatedWith Houston, Annie. person
associatedWith Houston, Mary Coates. person
associatedWith Houston, T. B. person
associatedWith Meiggs, Henry, 1811-1877. person
associatedWith Meiggs, John G. person
associatedWith New York cavalry. 1st regiment, 1861-1865. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Cascades (Or.)
Kettle Falls Mining District (Wash.)
Portland (Or.)
Oregon
Nehalem River (Or.)
Stevens County (Wash.)
United States
Washington (State)
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Frontier and pioneer life
Mines and mineral resources
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Active 1856

Active 1891

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