Coker, William Caleb, 1839-1907.
Planter, lawyer, and politician, of Society Hill in Darlington County, S.C.; member of S.C. Senate, 1877-1885; co-owner, Darlington Manufacturing Company; owner of W.C. Coker and Sons, Darlington County, S.C., c.1886-1907; director of Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, c. 1885-1887; Captain, Confederate States Army; son of Caleb Coker, Jr. (1802-1869) and Hannah Lide Coker (1812-1900); husband of Mary Irvin McIver Coker and Lavinia Victoria McIver Coker; father of Allen McIver Coker, Mary Ervin Coker, Edward Caleb Coker (b. 1860), and four other children.
From the description of William Caleb Coker papers, 1868-1869. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42622564
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | W.C. Coker and Company (Society Hill, S.C.). Records, 1842-1907. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Coker, William Caleb, 1839-1907. William Caleb Coker papers, 1868-1869. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Coker, Edward Thomas, 1850-1933. Edward Thomas Coker papers, 1877. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | W.C. Coker and Son (Society Hill, S.C.). Registers, 1904-1932. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | W.C. and E.T. Coker (Firm). Records, 1879-1885. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Coker, Edward Thomas, 1850-1933. | person |
| associatedWith | W.C. and E.T. Coker (Firm) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | W.C. Coker and Company (Society Hill, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | W.C. Coker and Son (Society Hill, S.C.) | corporateBody |
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| Cotton growing |
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| Plantation management |
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Birth 1839
Death 1907
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