Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1885,
Larue Co.

PROF. JOHN T. COAKLEY was born June 4, 1851, in Green County, Ky., and is a
son of George and Martha J. (Durham) Coakley, to whom four sons and one
daughter were born.  George Coakley was born in Green County, and was a
farmer, and a flat-boat man from Greensburg to New Orleans.  He also owned
slave property.  He is a son of Daniel Coakley, who married a Carter.  Mrs.
Martha Coakley was born in Taylor County, and is a daughter of Samuel
Durham, who was born in Green County, and married Margaret Mayes.  Mr.
Durham was a farmer and miller; flat-boated in an early day, and was a
magistrate for several terms.  He was born in Green, now Taylor County, and
was a son of Maj. James Durham, who immigrated from Virginia, was a soldier
in the war of 1812, served two terms in the Legislature, was one of the
early representatives of Green County, and was of English descent; his
grandfather, Samuel, was a soldier of the Revolution.  Prof. Coakley was
reared on a farm, was educated at Centre and Bethel Colleges, and at the
age of seventeen taught his first school in La Rue [sic] County.  He taught
in the common schools of Green County until 1871.  Through his efforts
there has been erected a fine school building at Science Hill, which he had
charge of for five years.  He was one year at Union Hall; one year and a
half at Greensburg, and thence went to Texas, Washington County, where he
remained one year and a half, then took charge of East Lynn College, at
Buffalo, La Rue County, where he has since been engaged.  Prof. Coakley was
married in December, 1881, to Lizzie B. Gaddie, daughter of John G. and
Margaret Ann (Willett) Gaddie, natives, respectively, of Taylor and Nelson
Counties.  John G. Gaddie was a substantial and prosperous farmer and owner
of considerable slave property, and was a son of George Gaddie, who was a
carpenter and farmer.  He married Mary Durrett, of Virginia.  Prof. Coakley
and wife have one child, Anne Bion.  They are both members of the Baptist
Church.  In politics he is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote
for Greeley in 1872.

Coakley Durham Carter Mayes Gaddie Willett Durrett
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Green-KY Taylor-KY VA Washington-KY Nelson-KY

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