Henry Spencer & Phoebe Coffey Dix

Phoebe Coffey was a daughter of Arnett and Kissiah Gray Coffey; Arnett being a son of William E. and Sarah Lucinda Coffey Coffey.  These Coffeys began life in Grainger Co., TN and eventually migrated to West Plains in Howell Co., MO.

Arnett was born May 22, 1848 in Rutledge, Grainger Co., and died on Apr. 6, 1915 in West Plains.  He married Kissiah, a daughter of Martin and Anna Gray, c1875 in MO.  She was born in Sep., 1857 and died on Mar. 23, 1928 in Shenandoah, Page Co., IA.  Arnett died of pneumonia and both he and Kissiah are buried at Howell Valley Cemetery in West Plains.

Arnett and Kissiah had at least three children:  Lucinda, born 1871, died 1943 in Bingham, Page Co., IA.  She married James Tully Campbell on Jul 21, 1887 in Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO.  James was born Sep. 11, 1864 in Neosho, Newton Co., MO and died in Bingham on Jul. 26, 1957.  Lucinda died on Jun. 6, 1943 in Bingham.  Both are buried at Howell Valley Cemetery.

The second child that I know of was Ira but have yet to locate any factual info about him.

Phoebe was probably their second child. She was born on Dec. 8, 1874 at Chapin in Howell Co. and, died Jul. 10, 1957 at McCrory in Woodruff Co., AR.  She married Henry Spencer Dix, born May 6, 1873 in Paulding Twp., Paulding Co., OH, on Jan. 7, 1896 in West Plains.  He died on Dec. 31, 1944 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN and was buried at Corning Cemetery in Corning, Clay Co., AR.  Phoebe is also buried at Corning.

There were at least nine children born to their union:

Alfred Sidney, 1896-1981; married Lula Euphena Goss on Sep. 19, 1919 in West Plains and parents of at least seven children.

Caroline, 1899-1989; married James David Jacobs on Dec. 12, 1920 in Beedeville, Jackson Co., AR.  He was born in 1887 at McMinnville, Warren Co., TN and died in 1987 at McCrory.  Caroline is buried at Eight Mile Cemetery in Beedeville.  Children yet unknown.

May Oma, 1901-1991, was born at Chapin and died at Poplar Bluff in Butler Co., MO.  Her spouse was John Ephraim Marr, born 1890 in South Haven, Van Buren Co., MI and died 1982 at Poplar Bluff.  Both are buried at Corning.  Three known children:  Juanita, Earl and Lula Mae.

Lula, 1904-2001, married John Asbury Bullington on Sep. 29, 1923 in Jackson Co., AR.  She is buried at Corning along with her husband, born 1901 in AL, died at Knobel, Clay Co., AR in 1985.  I know of one child, Ernest, born 1925 at Dunklin Co., MO., diedd 2004 at Corning and buried in the Corning cemetery.

Ollie, 1907-1987, married Alfred Jacobs c1927.  She is buried at Eight Mile Cemetery with Alfred, born 1902 in Jackson Co., AR. and, died 1966.  Children yet unknown.

Ira, 1910-2007, married Edith Ashburn c1950 and Nora Williamson sometime later.  He is buried at Bald Knob in White Co., AR.  Burial location of his two wives is yet unknown.

Dorotha [sic] Irene, 1912-2002, was born at Chapin and died in TN.  Her spouse was Eual Duffel (no info) in 1929 at Jackson Co., AR.  She is buried at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens in Bartlett, Shelby Co., TN.  Children yet unknown.

Henry Charles, 1916-1992 was born at Chapin and died in AR.  No other information yet found.

The last known child was Lawrence Irwin, 1919 at Chapin, 2006 at Fort Branch, Gibson Co., IN.  He married V. Faye Pierce in AR c1939.  She was born in AR in 1923 and died in 1940 at the age of 17 and, probably in child birth.   No other information on either.

I have not yet completed all of the census and other research work to make this family complete.  Anyone with better information is invited to submit or discuss it.

  Jack

Levi Coffey

Levi - first child and son of Rice and Dorotha Jane Medaris Coffey:

This child was born in North Carolina c1829 and died Jul. 20, 1863 in Knoxville, Knox Co., TN from wounds received while serving with Co. G., 65th Inf. Regt., GA in the Civil War. He married Catherine Kilpatrick c1852 in (probably) Cherokee Co., NC.

Catherine was born Nov. 24, 1830 in Haywood Co., NC and died between 1910 and 1920 in (probably) Shoal Creek, Cherokee Co., NC. She was the daughter of Balis Jackson and Mary E. Hunter Kilpatrick,

Levi and Catherine's children were:

1 - Susan Malissa, born in Cherokee Co. in Feb., 1853, died there on Oct. 19, 1944. She married Jesse Coleman on Mar. 10, 1870 in Murphy, Cherokee Co. He was born Apr., 1850 in Cherokee Co., and died there in 1925.

Their children were:

Laura, born Dec., 1870

Martha Jane, born c1873

Mary Etta, born Oct. 11, 1875

William, born Feb. 6, 1878

Monroe, born May, 1881

Milos Milton, born Jun., 1886

2 - Ann, born c1853

3 - Mary Jane, born Mar., 1857, died Mar. 26, 1931 in Benton, Polk Co., TN. She married William Elrod on Oct. 26, 1882 in Shoal Creek. He was born in May, 1854 in Georgia and died Apr. 10, 1923 in Fairplay Twp., Fannin Co., GA.

4 - William, born Feb., 1858 in Cherokee Co., and died in Polk Co., TN c1898. His wife was Sarah Saleny Womble, a daughter of early Polk Co. settlers, George and Mahala Vaughn Womble. Sarah was born Feb. 7, 1853 in Polk Co., and died Jun. 30, 1916 in Campbell Co., TN.

Their children were:

Emma Jane, born 1888, died c1956

Mary Adeline, born Feb. 17, 1891, died Jun. 26, 1920 in Knoxville, TN. She married Simon Peter Angel on Oct. 19, 1912 in Campbell Co. Their children were Nellie Leoma, born Jan. 28, 1916, died Mar 21, 1981; and Edith Ella, born apr. 13, 1918, died Dec. 31, 2005.

Margaret Catherine, born Jan. 14, 1894, died Jan. 2, 1971

Dock Charles, born May 10, 1896 in Polk Co., died Jun., 1973 in Clermont, Butler Co., OH. Dock married Elizabeth Jane Turner on Jul. 25, 1920 in Polk Co. She was born May 27, 1903 in Cumberland Co., TN, died Feb. 8, 1981 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN. Their children were Charles, born Jun, 18, 1921; Robert Lee, born Jan. 2, 1923, died Feb. 11, 1989; Myrtle Marie, born Dec. 10, 1924; Paul Erskine, born May 21, 1927 and Betty June, born Jun. 10, 1929.

5 - Adaline Ann Dorcus, born c1860

6 - John J., born May 1862 in Cherokee Co. He married Mary Burnett in 1884 in Cherokee Co. She was born in NC in May, 1874.

Their children:

Charles, born May 29, 1889, married Birdie Wilhoit

Lillie - no other information

William Fredereick, born Jul. 26, 1895 in Ducktown, Polk Co., TN. He married Laura, last name unknown.

John Oscar, born NC on Sep. 23, 1898 died Jul., 1878 in LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN. He married Pearl May Pierce.

Emma Helen, born Aug., 1899. She married Rosco Hooks.

Florence, born 1902, married Jake Smith

Please contact me at the above e-mail address to add to or to correct any of this information.