| Name |
James Lide COKER [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
| Prefix |
Major |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
3 Jan 1837 |
Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| HIST |
Major Coker knew the value of a good education which led him to help establish Welsh Neck High School in 1894. In 1907 South Carolina legislation established public high schools, thus alleviating the need for Welsh Neck High School. Major Coker saw this as an opportunity to establish the first private women’s college in this part of the state. He reluctantly allowed it to be named in his honor, Coker College. Coker College is now a private co-ed liberal arts college. ¶ Major Coker, along with his sons, James, David and Charles and his son-in-law, Joseph J. Lawton, established a seed company, an oil mill, a fertilizer plant, J. L. Coker and Company General Store, a bank, a silver company and a paper company, Southern Novelty Company (now the Fortune 500 Sonoco Products Company). He was also instrumental in building a railroad spur to Hartsville which revolutionized business in the eastern section of Darlington County. It allowed agriculture, industry and commercial businesses with a means of transportation to help them grow and prosper. ¶ Major Coker completed John Hart’s vision by laying out the city streets, lined with oak trees. The new street scope of the city of Hartsville is reminiscent of the original plan. ¶ From Thomas E. Hart, his son John L. Hart and Major James Lide Coker and his sons, have come the beginnings of the prosperous and progressive city of Hartsville, South Carolina. James Lide Coker served in the Civil War as Major, Commander of Company E, 6th South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army. The Welsh Neck High School became Coker College in 1908 and was named for James Lide Coker. [7, 8] |
| MILI |
Commander, Company E, 6th South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army- Major, 6th SCV; wounded near Chattanooga; captured after being wounded; imprisoned nine months; surrendered 1865 wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 [2, 9] |
| Occupation |
Founder of Coker College, Manufacturer, Philanthropist |
| _UID |
80C4EB1A071143DDBA7345AE28E4E68114AC |
| Death |
25 Jun 1918 |
Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina [2] |
| Burial |
First Baptist Church, Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina [2] |
| Person ID |
I4041 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
9 Jul 2010 |
| Father |
Caleb COKER, Jr. II, b. 14 Sep 1802, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 17 Jul 1869, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 66 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah Anne Frances LIDE, b. 3 Mar 1812, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 19 May 1900, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
1830 [10] |
| _UID |
45BE138116784FFBA658503E44FDC3ADAC0A |
| _UID |
45BE138116784FFBA658503E44FDC3ADAC0A |
| Family ID |
F1429 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Susan Armstrong “Sue” STOUT, b. 1837 d. 1904, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Mar 1860 [6] |
| _UID |
3804FD3B65DF4FC7A61FA98FA9D8FAF339D4 |
| _UID |
3804FD3B65DF4FC7A61FA98FA9D8FAF339D4 |
| Children |
| | 1. Margaret COKER, b. 1861 d. 1912 (Age 51 years) |
| | 2. James Lide COKER, Jr., b. 1863, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 1931, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 68 years) |
| | 3. Hannah COKER, b. 1865 d. 1867 (Age 2 years) |
| | 4. Frances Pugh COKER, b. 1868 d. 1869 (Age 1 year) |
| | 5. David Robert COKER, b. 20 Nov 1870 d. 1938 (Age 67 years) |
| | 6. William Chambers COKER, b. 1872 d. 1953 (Age 81 years) |
| | 7. Thomas Lide COKER, b. 1874 d. 1877 (Age 3 years) |
| | 8. Jennie COKER, b. 1876 d. 1914 (Age 38 years) |
| | 9. Charles Westfield COKER, I, b. 13 Jul 1879, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 21 Nov 1931, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 52 years) |
| | 10. Susan COKER, b. 1882 d. 1960 (Age 78 years) |
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| Family ID |
F6664 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 Jul 2010 |
1837 - 1918 (81 years)