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Family photograph of the Coates family. Seated in front are Joseph Bowman Coates, Sr. with his wife, Tirzah Lucetta (Miley). Standing behind the couple are their two sons, Joseph Bowman Coates, Jr. (left) and Douglas Miley Coates (right).

The name, "Miley" and the date, "June 16, 1895", were written on the glass plate of this image of a man.

Portrait of Master Sergeant Ralph Hottle in his U.S. Army uniform.

Ralph was the oldest child of Lawrence (1887-1948) and Monnie Myrtle (Miley) (1891-1989) Hottle. His father was a merchant in Toms Brook.

He attended Roanoke College where his…