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Albert Edison Coatney

Albert Edison Coatney

Male 1902 - 1981  (78 years)

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  • Name Albert Edison Coatney 
    Birth 30 Dec 1902  Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1981  Columbus, OH; burial: Rose Hill Cem., Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1698  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Benjamin Harrison Coatney,   b. 28 Mar 1865, Scottsburg, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1925, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN; burial: Zoah Cem., Scottsburg, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan,   b. 29 Apr 1866, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1937, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN; burial: Zoah Cem., Scottsburg, Scott Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1884  Scottsburg, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Juanita Irene Kent,   b. 10 Sep 1920, Monroe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1978, Van Wert, OH; burial: Rose Hill Cem., Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1941  Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James William "Jigger" Coatney,   b. 21 Dec 1941, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1945, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN; burial: Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     2. Alice Elaine Coatney,   b. 1946   d. 2016 (Age 70 years)
     3. Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney,   b. 29 Jun 1947, Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 2019, Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F1142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981) & Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925) & Hester Magnolia 'Hattie' Morgan (1866-1937) & George Francis Coatney (1900-1922) & Charles Augustus 'Gus' Coatney (1887-1913) & William Curtis Coatney  (1885-1949)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981) & Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925) & Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan (1866-1937) & George Francis Coatney (1900-1922) & Charles Augustus "Gus" Coatney (1887-1913) & William Curtis Coatney (1885-1949)
    Group photo includes front row (L-R) Albert Edison Coatney & Benjamin Harrison Coatney & Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan Coatney & George Francis Coatney. The back row includes (L-R) Charles Augustus "Gus" Coatney & William Curtis Coatney. This photo came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Individual photo came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Individual photo, which was taken in IN, came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981) & George Francis Coatney (1900-1922)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981) & George Francis Coatney (1900-1922)
    2-Persons/ Camping photo, which was taken in IN, came from the Don Coatney Archives. Included (L-R) are Albert Edison Coatney & George Francis Coatney. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Group/ School photo, which was taken in Indianapolis, IN, came from the Don Coatney Archives. Albert Edison Coatney is on the top row, 4th from the right. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Benjamin Harrison (1865-1925) & Hester Magnolia 'Hattie' Morgan (1866-1937) & George Francis Coatney (1900-1922) & Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Benjamin Harrison (1865-1925) & Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan (1866-1937) & George Francis Coatney (1900-1922) & Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981)
    Group photo of (L-R) includes Benjamin Harrison Coatney & Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan & George Francis Coatney & Albert Edison Coatney. This picture came from the Don Coatney Archives. See Don Coatney’s personal and genealogy site at http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/Family/? See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Kent, James 'Jim'  (1889-1975) & James William 'Jigger' Coatney (1941-1945) &  Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981)
    Kent, James "Jim" (1889-1975) & James William "Jigger" Coatney (1941-1945) & Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981)
    Group/ Automobile photo of (L-R) James "Jim" Kent (who is holding James William "Jigger" Coatney), & Albert Edison Coatney came from the Don Coatney Archives. Don Coatney has identified the car as a 1937 Packard. See Don Coatney's Auto Site at http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/
    See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (b.1902) & Juanita Irene Kent (b.1920) & James William 'Jigger' Coatney (1941-1945)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (b.1902) & Juanita Irene Kent (b.1920) & James William "Jigger" Coatney (1941-1945)
    Group photo of (L-R) Albert Edison Coatney & James William "Jigger" Coatney & Juanita Irene Kent Coatney which was taken in IN, about 1942, came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Kent, Juanita Kent (b. 1920) & Albert Edison Coatney (b.1902) & Alice Elaine Coatney (1946-2016)
    Kent, Juanita Kent (b. 1920) & Albert Edison Coatney (b.1902) & Alice Elaine Coatney (1946-2016)
    Group photo of Juanita Irene Kent Coatney who is seated, holding Alice Elaine Coatney, & Albert Edison Coatney was taken in Indianapolis, IN, in 1946, and came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Individual photo, which was taken in IN, in 1946, came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Individual/ Automobile photo came from the Don Coatney Archives. See the notes for Albert Edison Coatney for the story that accompanies this photo. Don Coatney has identified the automobile as a 1949 Plymouth. See Don Coatney's Auto Site at http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/
    See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Kent, Juanita Kent (b. 1920) & Albert Edison Coatney (b.1902)
    Kent, Juanita Kent (b. 1920) & Albert Edison Coatney (b.1902)
    2-Persons photo of (L-R) Juanita Irene Kent Coatney & Albert Edison Coatney came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Coatney, Albert Edison (1902-1981)
    Business photo of the Arvin plant, where Albert Edison Coatney worked when his children were young, is in Columbus, Indiana, and came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.

    Documents
    Coatney, Albert Edison  & Juanita Irene Kent: Marriage Certificate for Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981) & Juanita Irene Kent (b.1920)
    Coatney, Albert Edison & Juanita Irene Kent: Marriage Certificate for Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981) & Juanita Irene Kent (b.1920)
    Marriage certificate of Albert Edison Coatney & Juanita Irene Kent Coatney came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      SEE DON COATNEY'S SITE at http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/
      PERSONAL HISTORY:
      Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
      The following text accompanies a photo of Albert Edison Coatney (1902-1981) standing beside his 1949 Plymouth automobile:
      "The picture with my dad is a 1949 Plymouth. This car was a loner car from a repair shop my dad used. His 1952 Chevy was in for repairs when this picture was taken. When I was about 13 or 14 years old my dad bought this very same Plymouth from the repair shop for I think thirty five dollars. He gave this car to me and I used it as a field racer. We lived on a 5 acre mini farm at the time and I had made a race track through the apple orchard. I drove this car until the engine blew up. Took about a month if I recall. Then I disassembled the engine in hopes of repairing it. The car never ran again. I pulled it out behind the barn with a tractor and used a chain to roll it over on to its top. I then used it for target practice with my shotgun. When we moved from that place I had to cough up money to get that car hauled to a junkyard as stipulated in the contract to sell the house. After this car died I bought a few more field racers. I bought my dad a movie camera one year for Christmas. He took a movie (I still have it) of me sliding around in the mud and snow in an old Ford." Don Coatney, 8/2006

      Source:
      SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      SEE DON COATNEY'S SITE at http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/
      PERSONAL HISTORY:
      Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
      "I recall going out to the garage with my father most every Saturday morning when we lived in the house located at 325 North Bancroft Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. When I drove through Indianapolis earlier this month in my 1948 Plymouth I drove by the Bancroft Street house and the garage is still standing. We moved to this house sometime around 1950 when I was three years old. Cars in those days used an alcohol based anti freeze solution in the radiator to prevent freeze-up in the winter. This alcohol worked well but the alcohol portion of the solution would evaporate with heat and needed to be replenished on a regular basis. So my dad would do this every Saturday morning. I remember as my dad worked on the car I would use the front fenders as a slide. I would climb to the top of the fender and slide down to the running board. After a few trips up and down the fender I would get bored and my attention would then be directed to the grill on the front of the car. The grill had vertical slats and I would play them like a banjo by raking my fingers across them.

      My parents made many trips in this 1937 Packard from Indianapolis to Belmont, Indiana to visit Uncle Jim. This was about a 50 mile trip. In the winter my dad would heat bricks in the coal furnace in the basement of the house on Bancroft street. He would wrap these heated bricks in newspaper and place them on the floor in the back seat of the Packard. My sister and I then had a heat source at least for the first few miles of the trip.

      I learned much later in life that the Packard Automobile had a very unique grill for it's time. The slats in the grill were actually shutters that were thermostatically controlled. When the car engine was cold the shutters would close restricting air flow across the radiator. Once the engine was warm the slats would open and allow air movement across the radiator to cool the engine.

      Heaters in cars in those days were marginal at best. Most cars came from the factory with no heaters. Dealers would install aftermarket heaters of three types. One was a small fined coil connected to the cooling water in the engine. These heaters did produce heat but there was no outside fresh air vent so the air in the car was circulated through the heater. Another type was a duct to allow hot air from the exhaust manifold to blow into the cabin. As exhaust leaks in these cars were common this heater also allowed carbon monoxide to enter the cabin. Third type was a gasoline powered heater. This heater would actually burn gasoline inside the cabin. Many car fires were the result along with forcing the occupants to breathe the combustion fumes." Don Coatney 8/2006

      Source:
      SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
      Most of the information that concerns the Coatney family, especially information concerning the families related to the marriage of Archibald Coatney and Mary McIntosh, including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, is from the Don Coatney Archives.
      Don Coatney: "My father Albert Edison Coatney was born in 1902 and in his writing has referred to William J. Johnson as "Buffalo Bill" Johnson. In 1888 William J. Johnson along with his wife Mary Eveline Townsend Morgan Johnson and my Grandfather Benjamin Harrison Coatney with his wife Hattie Magnolia Morgan and their two young sons moved from Indiana to Arkansas living in Perla, Malvern, Hot Springs and possibly other areas. Soon a couple of my Grandfather's brothers, Charles Edward Coatney and George Combe Coatney, joined them there. They stayed until 1895 (leaving in somewhat of a hurry as Benjamin had heard the rumor that the constable was after him for committing the crime of taking pictures for profit on a Sunday). They moved to Indianapolis, but I am not sure if the Johnson's came with them."
      See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at:
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html



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