James Avery Coffey was born in April, 1846 to James Coffey, Jr. and his wife Mary Keller. James Avery married c1871 to Mary Jane Laney, a daughter of James and Moriah Laney. Jane was born in Apr., 1848 and died on Jul. 30, 1931 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC. They were in the Kings Creek Twp. census from 1870-1900.
Mary Jane was buried at Kings Creek Baptist Church cemetery*. James is probably also buried there but I have not found a record.
James and Mary Jane were parents to eight children, all born in Kings Creek:
James Columbus, born Aug., 11, 1873. James registered for the WW1 draft at Williamson in Mingo Co., WV where he was employed as a coal miner by the War Eagle Coal Co. of War Eagle, WV. He was 45 years old, born Aug. 11, 1873 and was described as being short and stout with blue eyes and dark brown hair. He named Ann Coffey of Kings Creek as his nearest relative.
George Wesley, born Aug., 1875, died Jul. 25, 1928 in Caldwell Co. George married c1911 Lula Jane Barlow, a daughter of John and Martha Grubb Barlow. Lula was born Oct. 10, 1895 in Kings Creek and died in Lenoir on Apr. 16, 1971.** She was buried at Kings Creek; George's grave site has not yet been located. Their children were Nora Lee, born Nov., 1912; Charles W., born c1915; Viola A., born c1917; Callie, born c1919; Ellen, born c1922; Annie, born c1924 and Clara M., born c1928. Nora Lee married Lee Otis Keller, a son of Anderson and Emma Mayberry Keller. He was born Jan. 12, 1893 in Caldwell Co., and died May 16, 1958 at Kings Creek. Nora lee died May 7, 1944 at Lenoir. Both are buried at Kings Creek.
Mary Genelia, born Jul. 31, 1878, died Mar. 17, 1946. She married Finley Green Andrews, born Apr. 22, 1882 in Watauga Co., died at Lenoir on Dec. 31, 1960. Both are buried at Kings Creek.+ Their children were Troy Lawrence, born Aug. 10, 1907, died Aug. 12, 1946 in Forsyth Co.; Elizabeth, born c1910; Roy Green, born c1912; Sarah Jane, born c1916 and Marvin Pershing, born c1918.
Julia E., born Jun., 1879; Amanda L., born Jul., 1881, Robert Lee, born Aug., 1885, died 1930; and William Henry, born Aug., 1886, died 1959 - no further information.
Elisha Elmore, born Aug. 14, 1889, died Oct. 7, 1962. He married Fannie Bell Kirby, born Apr., 1898 at Kings Creek to William N. & Sarah G. Kirby Kirby. She and Elisha were married at Caldwell Co. in 1919. Their children were Edgar Lee, born 1922; Toye May, born Dec. 14, 1925, died 1987, and Claude William, born 1928. Toye married Earl Pearson in Caldwell Co. in 1948.
*NC Death Cert., No. 279
**NC Death Cert. No. 11910
+NC Death Certs. 34854 (Finley) & 6800 (Mary)
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