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The Loudermelt surname is spelled any number of ways, depending, it seems, on the specific family. One of my e-mail friends, Lloyd Coffey of Alexander Co., NC, wrote in response to my question about this, that families in his area of NC spell their surnames "Loudermelt", "Loudermilt", and "Lowdermilk". His research into this family has uncovered such spellings as "Lautermilch," the original German spelling, as well as all of the above spellings except with the letter A instead of O.
Mary D. Clark Loudermelt |
Naming only their children known to have married Coffeys
Finley and Mary's fifth child was a daughter, Ella Mae, born Oct., 1891, died Feb. 11, 1975 in Lenoir, Caldwel Co. She married Thomas Newton "Black Tom" Coffey on Dec. 5, 1909 in Mortimer, Caldwel Co. Tom was the son of Jesse (Cleveland?) "Red Eye" Coffey and Lucinda Louise "Lou" Coffey Coffey. Tom and Ella may had at least 13 children who produced a long line of descendants for the couple. Please contact me for more info on their children.
Eliza Loudermelt Coffey |
Jesse C. Coffey |
Romilous Linney followed Eliza in Nov., 1895
Ronald "Ronnie" was a son of Albert Abner Loudermilk by Bertie. He and Bertie were not married. Romilous "Rom" died of meningitis at age 19 and is buried at Lowdermilk Cemetery on Anthony Creek Road in Avery Co., near Carey's Flat.
When Romilous died in 1915, Bertie was just 10 years old and they were probably not romantically connected. Bertie later married Clyde Johnson**. This married produced at least one child, Essie Johnson. I haven't found out what happened to Clyde but, sometime later she was with Albert Loudermelt**, a brother to Romilous. Marriage - if there was one - to Albert apparently did not last too long because Albert married Julia Jennings** while Bertie was still living. Finally, on May 25, 1926 Bertie*** married Andrew Jackson "Andy" Jennings and gave him at least eight children between 1925 and 1946. Andy Jennings**** was brother to Julia who married Albert Loudermelt. Albert Abner (Ab) Loudermelt was shot and killed on Aug. 14, 1929 by Paris Coffey.
The last child that I am aware of being born to Finley and Mary was Mary Octavia on Oct. 9,1903 in Avery Co., died Mar. 31, 1977 in Boone, Watauga Co. She married Fredrick Abner Coffey on May 12, 1922 in Carter Co., TN. Fredrick was born Jan. 18, 1902 in Caldwell Co. to George Washington, Jr. and Tempey S. Calloway Coffey. He died Apr. 6, 1930 in Banner Elk, then in Avery Co. Frederick is buried at Boone Fork cemetery while Mary rests at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock. They had five children: George, Mary Hazel, Roy Lee, Everette and Ola.
*Birth and Death dates unsourced.
**No marriage record found so far.
***Some of Bertie's marriages may be out of sequence or perhaps not marriages at all. The only date that I have confirmed for Bertie is the one to Andy.
****He was also brother to Lavinia Jennings who married Raymond Dellinger, son of Reubed D. Keever and Rebecca S. Coffey Dellinger. The Jennings were children of Van and Daisy Shelton Jennings.
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My grandpa was Ronald Loudermelt, which was Abner's son. He passed away April 28th 2010 from heart trouble.
My email is the_vampire_jussette@yahoo.com, if you have any info on the Loudermelt family or if I can be any help, feel free to email me
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