During the war he married Mary Jane Melton. Although he was from a strong Methodist family, at the age of 40 he joined the Christian Church and inspired three of his sons to become Christian Church ministers.
John Wesley Coggins died July 31, 1899 at the home of his son James Caswell Coggins whom he was visiting in Independence, Montgomery County Kansas where he is thought to be buried.
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Buncombe County Heritage, Vol. I, article 282
3/14/2021
Note- Karyn Buckner Garvin located the death notice for John Wesley Coggins in the Weekly Star and Kansan newspaper, Independence, Montgomery County, KS, dated August 4, 1899, which confirms his burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Without a photo to show there’s a marker at Berea Baptist Church Cemetery, there’s no need to have a cenotaph memorial placed for him in that cemetery. This entry, now managed by KBG, was moved to Mount Hope Cemetery to serve as a true burial memorial based on his death notice indicating his burial there:
“John Wesley Coggins, father of Rev. J.C. Coggins, died Monday morning at the residence of his son, whom he has been visiting since spring after an acute illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held at the Christian Church Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, with a sermon by Rev. A.L. Hanbey, of the M.E. Church, after which the remains were buried in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Coggins’ hime was in North Carolina, where most of his life was spent.”
The Elk City Enterprise (Elk City, KS) also published a death notice about John W. Coggins, also on August 4, 1899, mentioning his date of death as July 30 and his age as 67 years. It also stated he was a resident of Buncome (sp) County, NC, and did not indicate service or burial information.
John Wesley Coggins died July 31, 1899 at the home of his son James Caswell Coggins whom he was visiting in Independence, Montgomery County Kansas where he is thought to be buried.
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Buncombe County Heritage, Vol. I, article 282
3/14/2021
Note- Karyn Buckner Garvin located the death notice for John Wesley Coggins in the Weekly Star and Kansan newspaper, Independence, Montgomery County, KS, dated August 4, 1899, which confirms his burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Without a photo to show there’s a marker at Berea Baptist Church Cemetery, there’s no need to have a cenotaph memorial placed for him in that cemetery. This entry, now managed by KBG, was moved to Mount Hope Cemetery to serve as a true burial memorial based on his death notice indicating his burial there:
“John Wesley Coggins, father of Rev. J.C. Coggins, died Monday morning at the residence of his son, whom he has been visiting since spring after an acute illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held at the Christian Church Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, with a sermon by Rev. A.L. Hanbey, of the M.E. Church, after which the remains were buried in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Coggins’ hime was in North Carolina, where most of his life was spent.”
The Elk City Enterprise (Elk City, KS) also published a death notice about John W. Coggins, also on August 4, 1899, mentioning his date of death as July 30 and his age as 67 years. It also stated he was a resident of Buncome (sp) County, NC, and did not indicate service or burial information.
During the war he married Mary Jane Melton. Although he was from a strong Methodist family, at the age of 40 he joined the Christian Church and inspired three of his sons to become Christian Church ministers.
John Wesley Coggins died July 31, 1899 at the home of his son James Caswell Coggins whom he was visiting in Independence, Montgomery County Kansas where he is thought to be buried.
.
Buncombe County Heritage, Vol. I, article 282
3/14/2021
Note- Karyn Buckner Garvin located the death notice for John Wesley Coggins in the Weekly Star and Kansan newspaper, Independence, Montgomery County, KS, dated August 4, 1899, which confirms his burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Without a photo to show there’s a marker at Berea Baptist Church Cemetery, there’s no need to have a cenotaph memorial placed for him in that cemetery. This entry, now managed by KBG, was moved to Mount Hope Cemetery to serve as a true burial memorial based on his death notice indicating his burial there:
“John Wesley Coggins, father of Rev. J.C. Coggins, died Monday morning at the residence of his son, whom he has been visiting since spring after an acute illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held at the Christian Church Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, with a sermon by Rev. A.L. Hanbey, of the M.E. Church, after which the remains were buried in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Coggins’ hime was in North Carolina, where most of his life was spent.”
The Elk City Enterprise (Elk City, KS) also published a death notice about John W. Coggins, also on August 4, 1899, mentioning his date of death as July 30 and his age as 67 years. It also stated he was a resident of Buncome (sp) County, NC, and did not indicate service or burial information.
John Wesley Coggins died July 31, 1899 at the home of his son James Caswell Coggins whom he was visiting in Independence, Montgomery County Kansas where he is thought to be buried.
.
Buncombe County Heritage, Vol. I, article 282
3/14/2021
Note- Karyn Buckner Garvin located the death notice for John Wesley Coggins in the Weekly Star and Kansan newspaper, Independence, Montgomery County, KS, dated August 4, 1899, which confirms his burial in Mount Hope Cemetery. Without a photo to show there’s a marker at Berea Baptist Church Cemetery, there’s no need to have a cenotaph memorial placed for him in that cemetery. This entry, now managed by KBG, was moved to Mount Hope Cemetery to serve as a true burial memorial based on his death notice indicating his burial there:
“John Wesley Coggins, father of Rev. J.C. Coggins, died Monday morning at the residence of his son, whom he has been visiting since spring after an acute illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held at the Christian Church Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, with a sermon by Rev. A.L. Hanbey, of the M.E. Church, after which the remains were buried in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Coggins’ hime was in North Carolina, where most of his life was spent.”
The Elk City Enterprise (Elk City, KS) also published a death notice about John W. Coggins, also on August 4, 1899, mentioning his date of death as July 30 and his age as 67 years. It also stated he was a resident of Buncome (sp) County, NC, and did not indicate service or burial information.
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