Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 273
JUSTIN E. COE, bookseller and stationer, of Muscatine, established his present business in 1865. His stock, which is large and complete, consists of a full line of books, stationery, wall paper, toilet and fancy acticles, pictures, etc. He is a native of Galesburg, Ill., born Nov. 24, 1840, and is a son of Lewis and Sophia Coe. His father was born in Middlefield, Conn., and was descended from an old New England family. His mother, whose maiden name was also Coe, was born in the same town as her husband. She survives the latter, who died April 17, 1886.

Justin E. Coe was educated in the city schools, and on the 21st day of September, 1861, enlisted as a private in the late war. He was mustered in as a member of Company H, 11th Iowa Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee., under Gens. Sherman and McPherson. He was promoted to Sergeant, and was captured in the battle before Atlanta, July 22, 1864. The succeeding six months were passed as a prisoner at Andersonville, Charleston and Florence, when he was exchanged and mustered out at Davenport, Iowa, in 1865. Mr. Coe took part in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Resaca, Iuka, and all other battles and engagements participated in by his regiment up to the time of his capture at Atlanta. His six months of imprisonment was an experience never to be forgotten, and would of itself make an interesting chapter in his lifes history.

On his return from the war Mr. Coe engaged in the book and stationery trade as already stated, and has carried it on continuously since with marked success. He was married, on the 5th day of September, 1865, to Miss Ella Mason, a daughter of George and Mary ( Ewing ) Mason, and who was born in Alleghany County, Pa. They have three children: Jessie, the eldest, is the wife of William Wallace, of Chicago; Lydia and Helen are twins and reside with their parents. Mr. Coe is a member of the orders of the K. of P. and A.O.U.W., and is highly esteemed as a business man and citizen.

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