Individual Details

1870 Census. Clarksville, Red River Co, TX, Hh 970
Charley Coker, 45, b. GA
Mary, 42, b. AL
Howell Bell, 15, b. TX
James Coker 15, Washington, 12. Joseph 9. Grace 7. Rebecca 5. All b. Texas
Permelia Crosby, 68, b KY. Katherine, 26, b. AL

1880 Census. Prec 5, Red River Co, TX, Hh 315
Charles Coker, 56, Farmer, b. TN - everyone else born in Texas
Elizabeth, 34, wife (2nd wife)
Joe, 19, son
Grace, 18, dau
Julia Causby, 16, dau (stepdaughter)
Rebecca, 14, dau (not marked as Coker, but she was Rebecca Coker)
the following are stepchildren, Elizabeth's children by her first husband
Viola Cauby, 13, dau
Amanda W., 8, dau
Charles W., 6, son
Claudy, 6, dau
children of Charles & Elizabeth
Evalena Coker, 4, dau
Ira Coker, 5 months, b. Jan, son

1940 Census. Cove, Polk Co, AR, Hh 33
Ella Allen, 74, Widow, b. TX, lived at Ashdown, Red River Co, TX in 1935.

Ella, or Rebecca R. as her name is given in 1910, stated that she had 6 children and all were living. In her household that year were Mary Birdsong, prob age 15, Josephine age 10, and Ira B. age 7, both children of Nat's.

Information given on the pension application indicates that Ella was certainly not the first wife. She had married previously as well - she was Ella Birdsong at the time of her marriage to Nathaniel Allen.

Funeral home gives year of birth as 1865. Funeral services were at the Presbyterian Church, Cove AR; her religion was listed as Church of Christ. Buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Cove, Polk Co AR, "beside of Husband". Ira Allen, listed as Administrator - likely her stepson, youngest son of Nathaniel. She died of acute congestive heart failure & hypertensive heart disease. Her father was Charles Coker; her mother Elizabeth Cosby (listed as Mary in the 1870 census and I believe more likely corred). Cost for her funeral was $408.85 - the casket alone was $385. There was a charge of $20 for getting the remains from Ft. Smith - there is a Ft. Smith address of 309 N. 20th, although she noted to be of Cove. Perhaps she was at the home of a child when she died.

Birth	4 Nov 1864	Manchester, Red River County, Texas
Marriage	13 Sep 1883	Red River County, Texas - Walter Scott Birdsong
Marriage	10 Jan 1894	Red River County, Texas - Nathaniel Orrin "Nat" Allen
Death	29 Oct 1946	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Spouse	Nathaniel Orrin "Nat" Allen (1844 - 1933)
Child	Josephine Ella Allen (1899 - 1987)
Child	Ira Benton Allen (1901 - 1962)

Spouse	Walter Scott Birdsong (1854 - 1894)
Child	Charles Peter Birdsong (1885 - 1945)
Child	Sarah Mona Birdsong (1887 - 1978)
Child	Living
Child	Mary Birdsong (1894 - )

Father	Charles Coker ( - )
Mother	Mary Cosby ( - )