Caleb COKER, Jr. II^[1]

1802 - 1869  (66 years)

• Name	Caleb COKER  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Jr. II
  Born	14 Sep 1802	Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	In 1855, John Hart’s carriage factory, which was his main business venture, failed. Caleb Coker II, of Society Hill, SC, bought the factory, along with Hart’s other holdings. The purchase was an endowment for Coker’s son, James Lide Coker. James Lide Coker moved to Hartsville in 1857 to farm the land using scientific farming methods learned from his Harvard education. His plans were interrupted by the Civil War. He returned to his farm after the war to find it in disarray. Major James Lide Coker was severely injured in the war, but being a courageous and ambitious man, he worked to restore Hartsville to its prewar state of prosperity. See Caleb’s son, Major James Lide Coker, for the rest of the story.  [6]
  Occupation	mercantile business  [3]
  _UID	3E8B7016C27B4112B0A3E2A58272BDEB550D
  Died	17 Jul 1869	Darlington County, South Carolina   [7]
  Buried	Welsh Neck Church, Society Hill, South Carolina   [8]
  Person ID	I4042	Singleton and other families
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	Dr. Caleb COKER, Sr.,   b. 1776,   d. 1833  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Ann “Nancy” MCLENDON,   b. 1775,   d. 1857-9
  _UID	D42B60E2E28C4FBFA93435C6064577B70E44
  Family ID	F70125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Anne Frances LIDE,   b. 3 Mar 1812, Darlington County, South Carolina ,   d. 19 May 1900, Darlington County, South Carolina  (Age 88 years)
  Married	1830  [3]
  _UID	45BE138116784FFBA658503E44FDC3ADAC0A
  Children	1. Jane Lide COKER   2. Anna Marie COKER   3. Major James Lide COKER, Sr.,   b. 3 Jan 1837, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina ,   d. 25 Jun 1918, Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina  (Age 81 years)   4. Captain William Caleb COKER,   b. 8 Jun 1839, Darlington County, South Carolina ,   d. 20 Apr 1907, Darlington County, South Carolina  (Age 67 years)   5. Charles W. COKER,   d. 1862, killed in Battle of 1862   6. Frances Elizabeth/Pugh COKER   7. Mary Lide COKER   8. Edward Thomas COKER   9. Emma Sarah COKER   10. Florence COKER
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  after he married Hannah they moved to Society Hill, South Carolina In 1828, he joined with J. ELi Gregg to open a store in Society Hill that became an institution in that community. Caleb and Hannah built their home, Camp Marion, in 1844. It was the home of their daughter and son-in-law until 1881. It burned in 1963. [3, 9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Hugh Charles Haynsworth, (Osteen Publishing Company, Sumter, SC). [S254] James Lide Coker, Ken Taylor. [S1784] A-10. [S5188] . [S2138] . [S1451] Old Darlington District Chapter, SCGS, (Hartsville Genealogical Research Library, PO Box 175), page 76. [S1784] . [S1451] Old Darlington District Chapter, SCGS, (Hartsville Genealogical Research Library, PO Box 175), page 74. [S1784] page 8.