Claude Corlew Coke

1916 - 1981  (64 years)

• Name	Claude Corlew Coke  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	8 Aug 1916	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	22 Apr 1943  [3, 6, 7]
  	US Army - WWII
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Eddie and James Wilson; Marital Status: Married to Jeanette
  Death	19 Apr 1981	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 7]
  Burial	Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA   [3, 7]
  	Rae and Claude Coke buried together
  		Chattanooga National Cemetery Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee Find a Grave: #109392 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I18233	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Rae Creed,   b. 5 Sep 1934   d. 18 Aug 2004 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F6785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Ruth Curtis,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	7 May 1962	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F6786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Sara Jeannette Wilson,   b. 17 Jun 1922, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Jun 1989, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1940  [8]
  Children	1. Living   2. Margaret Rose Coke,   b. 25 Mar 1944, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Feb 2021, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1916 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Eddie and James Wilson; Marital Status: Married to Jeanette - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 7 May 1962 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Death - 19 Apr 1981 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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