LeRoy Coats is the son of Howard Coats and Magdalena D. Bryan. He was born 28 Oct 1877 in Mercer County, Ohio. He died 6 Oct 1920 -- just short of his 43rd birthday -- in Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

On 22 Nov 1896, he married Malinda Arabelle Pratt in Celina, Mercer, Ohio.

Children of LeRoy Coats and Malinda Arabelle Pratt:

1. Dallas Eldridge Coats was born 12 Mar 1898. On 23 Mar 1922, he married Anna Elizabeth Rebecca Suhr. He died 23 Aug 1942 at age 44.
2. Ora Jennings Coats was born 12 Sep 1899 in Ohio. On Christmas Eve, 24 Dec 1921, he married Hazel Leona Now. He died 7 Mar 1995 at age 95 in Lima, Allen, Ohio.
3. Forest Omal Coats was born 22 Sep 1902. On 1 Nov 1923, he married Alberta Murphy. She was born 14 Oct 1904 in Ohio. She died 15 Feb 1997 at age 92 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. Forest died 30 Aug 1945 at age 42.
4. Arley Chester Coats was born 7 Aug 1905. He married Abigail Green. He died 2 Oct 1960 at age 55.
5. Hazel Delores Coats was born 29 Sep 1910. She married Eldon Kenneth Snyder. He was born 26 Aug 1908 in Ohio. He died in Oct 1985 at age 77 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio. Hazel died in Aug 1998 at age 87.
6. Vaughn Daniel Coats was born 18 May 1917 in Ohio.

Sources

Most of the information for this family was provided by LeRoy's grand-daughter, Darlene (Coats) Jones.

Ora: Birth and Death are from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 275-32-8968). The state of issuance is assumed to be the birthplace. The last residence is assumed to be the deathplace.

Alberta: Birth and Death are from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 284-26-8389). The state of issuance is assumed to be the birthplace. The last residence is assumed to be the deathplace.

Eldon: Birth and Death are from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 299-05-8052). The state of issuance is assumed to be the birthplace. The last residence is assumed to be the deathplace.