Source: "Historical Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal
Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania", Vol. 1, edited by
Gilbert Cope and Henry Graham Ashmead, published by The Lewis Publishing
Company, 1904, page 335.

"GRANVILLE COATES, an intelligent and prosperous farmer, residing in the
township of Lower Oxford, Chester county, Pennsylvania, which was the scene
of his birth, July 3, 1843, is a descendant of a family whose association
with the varied interests of Chester county dates back to the early days of
its settlement.

"Hartt G. Coates father of Granville Coates, was born in Londonderry town-
ship, Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1808.  The common schools of the
community afforded him a good English education, and for a number of years
subsequent to the completion of his studies he assisted with the management
of the home farm.  He then spent an apprenticeship at the trade of paper
maker, and became thoroughly familiar with this branch of industry in all its
details.  He possessed a large amount of energy and enterprise, and by exer-
cising these excellent characteristics he achieved financial success in his
business undertakings.  The following named children were born to Mr. Coates
and his wife, Eliza (Darlington) Coates, daughter of George and Lydia
Darlington, old and respected residents of Chester county - Lydia, deceased;
Warrick, died in early childhood; Edith, wife of A. D. Keech, and mother of
three children; George, who married Philena Reynolds; Granville, mentioned at
length in the following paragraph; Howard, who married Alice M. Sutton, and
five children have been the issue of this union; and Stephen, who married
Lydia Pugh, daughter of Amos and Mary A. Pugh, and their children are: Amy P.,
Edna D., Granville H. and George D. Coates.

"Granville Coates, third son born to Hartt G. and Eliza Coates, was reared in
Lower Oxford township and his educational advantages were obtained in the com-
mon schools of the vicinity, at the Hopewell Academy and Millersville State
Normal School.  In 1864, shortly after attaining his majority, he engaged in
the milling business in his native township and for a period of forty years
conducted the mill on the homestead property in Lower Oxford township.  He
also devoted considerable attention to the manufacture of molasses from
sorghum grown in the vicinity.  He has always remained on the old homestead,
which is a fine old estate consisting of two hundred and ninety acres of well
cultivated and productive land, where he has been successful in his farm
operations and is now a representative of that class of men known as indepen-
dent farmers.  He holds membership in the Society of Friends, and is a Repub-
lican in politics.  Mr. Coates is unmarried."