In fact, a number of William and Anna's descendants are buried at Rufus. At first examination of this cemetery, most appear to be from son Wilborn, born May 14, 1807 in Burke Co., died in Caldwell Nov. 27, 1897; and from son Calvin, born Sep. 30, 1819, died Apr. 2, 1847, also in Caldwell Co..
Harriet Minerva Moore, wife of James Altimon Bradshaw, and daughter of Jesse Richmond Moore and Charlotte Caroline Coffey, born Oct. 7, 1878, died Jan. 22, 1970. Charlotte Caroline was a daughter of Wilborn and Sarah Cottrell Coffey and a granddaughter of William and Annie, marking Harriet a great-granddaughter.
Thelma Erin Bradshaw, daughter of James Altimon and Harriet Minerva Moore Bradshaw, born Mar. 31, 1911 in Caldwell Co., died Apr. 4, 1969. Thelma was a great great granddaughter of William and Annie.
Beulah Evelyn, daughter of Robert Finley Coffey and Crettie May Rich and, wife of George Wesley Nichols. She was born Aug. 22, 1923, Caldwell Co., died Sep. 8, 2009 at Lenoir. Beulah was a first cousin to William, 5x removed.
Bruce Glen, son of Julius Pinkney and Louise Ann Edwards Coffey and, husband of Amy Moore. He was born Dec. 24, 1908 in Caldwell Co., died Sep. 2, 1971 at Lenoir. Julius was a great grandson of William and Annie, making Bruce a great great grandson. Amy was the daughter of Wiley Hill and Ellen Hodges Moore. She was born Apr. 12, 1910 in Caldwell Co., died Jan. 25, 1987.
Mabel Marie, wife of Forrest Moore Green and daughter of Bruce Glen and Amy Moore Coffey. She was born Nov. 21, 1937 in Caldwell Co. and died there on Jul. 10, 2002. She was a great great great grand daughter of William and Annie. Forrest Moore Greene, a son of W. Buster and Wilma Victoria. Moore Greene. Forest was a third great grandson of William and Annie. He was born Feb. 14, 1937 in Caldwell Co. and died there on Aug. 23, 1999.
Calvin, son of William and Annie, husband of Mary Greene. He was born Sep. 30, 1819 in NC and died Apr. 2, 1847 in Caldwell Co. Mary, parents unknown, was born Feb. 2, 1820 in NC and died Jun. 23, 1871 in Caldwell Co.
Wilborn, son of William and Annie, husband of Sarah "Sallie" Cottrell, born May 14, 1807 in Burke Co., died Nov. 27, 1897 in Caldwell Co. Sallie was the daughter of William and Lucy Day Cottrell, born May 1, 1812 in Wilkes Co., died Mar. 25, 1894 in Caldwell Co.
William Rufus, son of Wilborn and Sarah Cottrell Coffey and, husband of Harriet E. Moore. He was born Nov. 17, 1832 in Caldwell Co., died Dec. 7, 1902. He was a grandson of William and Anna. Harriet was born May 3, 1835 in Caldwell Co., died Feb. 2, 1918. Harriet was a daughter of David and Sarah Caroline Moore Moore, born May 3, 1835 in Caldwell Co., died Feb. 2, 1918.
Charlotte Caroline, wife of Jesse Richmond Moore, daughter of Wilborn and Sarah Cottrell Coffey, born Dec. 2, 1851 in Caldwell Co., died Mar. 18, 1944 in Caldwell. She was a grand daughter of William and Annie. Jesse was a son of David and Sarah Caroline Moore Moore. He was born Mar. 16, 1849 in Caldwell Co., died there on Sep. 13, 1921.
Stella Victoria Gragg, wife of Lawrence Hill Moore, was a daughter of John Boone Gragg and Cordelia Adaline Coffey. Cordelia was a grand daughter of William and Annie, making Stella a great grand daughter. Stella was born Jul. 10, 1882 in Caldwell Co., died Aug. 30, 1943. Lawrence Hill was a great grandson of William and Annie. He was the son of Jesse Richmond and Charlotte Caroline Coffey Moore.
Wilma Victoria Moore, daughter of Lawrence Hill and Stella Victoria Gragg Moore and wife of W. (Willie or William) Buster Greene, was born Apr. 15, 1909 and died Feb. 14, 2004. She was a double great granddaughter of William and Annie.
Sarah Ellen was a daughter of Jesse Richmond and Charlotte Caroline Coffey Moore and a great grand daughter of William and Annie. She was the wife of Adolphus Monroe Mast, son of John Allen Mast and Martha Elizabeth Moore. He was born Jul. 22, 1865 in Watauga Co., and died in Caldwell Co. on Dec. 20, 1923.
Ruth Mast, daughter of Adolphus and Sarah, was born Dec. 24, 1898 in Caldwell Co. and died on Oct. 28, 1973. Ruth was a second great granddaughter of William and Annie.
Addie Caroline Moore, daughter of Lawrence Hill and Stella Victoria Gragg Moore, and the wife of Waitsel Coy Greene. Addie was second great granddaughter of William and Annie. I have not yet found info on Waitsel except that he was born Feb. 8, 1909.
Lex Wilburn Mast, Jr., son of Lex, Sr. and Annie Lenoir Greene Mast, was born Apr. 14, 1944 in Caldwell Co. and died Sep. 6, 1974. He was a third great grandson of William and Annie.
Dermont Richmond Moore, a son of Lawrence Hill and Stella Victoria Gragg Moore, was born Apr. 12, 1917 in Caldwell Co., and died there on Jun. 2, 2003. He was a second great grandson of William and Annie.
The Rufus Cemetery is located off the Mulberry Creek Road but, it appears from Google Maps that the entrance to it is located on the Boone Fork Park Road. Geo Coordinates for that entrance are: Latitude: 36° 0' 0.74" N, Longitude: 81° 38' 26.51" W. Click on the "Show on Google Maps" below and the link will take you to a very good satellite view of the area.
Hopefully, I've made the correct kinship calculations. Please let me know of any errors.
3 comments:
Sigh, I am torn about leaving a comment. Bruce Glenn Coffey was my Grandfather. His daughters, Marlene, Mabel, and Mary are buried at Rufus. I will say as to his ancestry you are not wrong. But you are not correct either....Bruce and his sister Hazel Coffey Jones were not blood kin to the Coffey family. ~Barbara Campbell jbmjcampbell@charter.net
The following was also received from this reader on Aug. 16, 2009:
"I found my Grandfather Bruce Glenn Coffey. I am afraid your information is wrong. He and his sister Hazel were not the biological children of Julius Coffey. They were either adopted or just foster children I have never found the paper trail to prove it either way. Louise outlived Julius. Her people made sure my Grandfather did not inherit. So I lean towards foster children.
Bruce and Hazel were born to Carrie Hathcock in Cabbarus [sic] county NC. Carrie died in 1919. No father has been found."
While looking a bit closer at this family, I learned that Louise remarried shortly after Julius death in Feb., 1933. On Nov. 22, 1933, at the age of 59, she married then 69 year old Clement H. Ferrell of Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL. The marriage took place in Danville, Pittsylvania Co., VA. She was buried as a Coffey and her death certificate recognizes Julius as her husband instead of Ferrell.
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Marriage record:
groom's name: Clement H. Ferrell groom's birth date: 1864 groom's birthplace: Harrisburg, Ill groom's age: 69 bride's name: Louise Ann Edwards Coffey bride's birth date: 1874 bride's birthplace: Polkton, Nc bride's age: 59 marriage date: 22 Nov 1933 marriage place: Danville, Virginia groom's father's name: A.J. Ferrell groom's mother's name: Rebecca Lyons bride's father's name: W.D. Edwards bride's mother's name: Eunity Whitley groom's race: groom's marital status: Divorced groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Widowed bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M01975-7 system origin: Virginia-EASy source film number: 2048487 reference number: p47 rn1711
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