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He was in the 17th Virginia Cavalry.
res: Revenswood, Jackson Co., WV
1870 Gilmore, Jackson, WV #247
Coe, Alfred 32 Va
Mary 21 Va
Lewis 2 WV
Lula 2/12 Mar WV
Hughs, William 58 Va
1880 Ravenswood Dist, Jackson, WV # 134
Hardesty's History of Jackson County
Ravenswood District
Alfred L. COE- born in Ripley, Jackson county, and the son of John Adams Coe and Susan (Bibbe) Coe, was a soldier of the civil war. He enlisted at Salem, Roanoke county, Virginia, in April, 1863, and served as a member of the 17th Virginia Cavalry. Among the battles in which he was engaged were: Bunker Hill, Martinsburg, Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Cedar Creek. At Urbana, Maryland, July 9, 1864, Mr. Coe was wounded. March 7, 1838, was the date of the birth of Alfred L. Coe, and his marriage was consummated March 17, 1867. On that day, at Hemlock, this county, the Rev. J. Swigger joined him in wedlock with Mary, daughter of John and Margaret (Marteney) Piercy. She was born in Wood county, near Parkersburg, this State, July 22, 1848, and made her home in Jackson county when her father and mother came here, which was in 1863. The three children of Mr. and Mrs. Coe are: Lewis P., born June 26, 1868; Lulu Maud, March 22, 1879; Lola W. M., November 19, 1880. Since 1881 Mr. Coe has been serving as a member of the board of education in Ravenswood district, and in this district he follows the occupations of agricultural life. His address is Ravenswood, Jackson county, West Virginia.
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West Virginia Pioneers
1879 - Yes, date unknown
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