William Rufus, a son of Wilborn and Sallie Cottrell Coffey, was born Nov. 17, 1832 in Caldwell Co., NC and died there on Dec. 7, 1902. He married Harriet E. Moore, born May 3, 1835 to David and Sarah Caroline Moore Moore, on Dec. 4, 1856. Both are buried at the Rufus Baptist Church Cemetery in the Mulberry community of Caldwell Co.
There were at least three children born to this couple. The first I know of was Julius Pinkney, born Aug. 24, 1858, died Feb. 11, 1933 in Mulberry Twp., Caldwell Co. Julius married Louise Ann Edwards on Mar. 30, 1913 in Rowan Co., NC. She was a daughter of William Dudley and Eunity [sic] Emeline Whitley Edwards. Julius and Louise are buried at the Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Marshville, Union Co., NC.
In the on-line death records index in Caldwell Co., Julius is recorded as Julius Penley Coffey. His death certificate also provides Penley as his middle name. His marriage to Louise is recorded as Julius Pinkney and, his headstone is also engraved with that name. Julius' death certificate reports him buried at "Philadelphia," which I presume to be the Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir. He may indeed be there, but his headstones, shared with Louise, is at Pleasant Grove.
Other genealogical difficulties with this couple include the birth of their children. The first was Bruce Glen, which according to his death certificate was born Dec. 24, 1908 in Caldwell Co., some five plus years before his parents marriage. The certificate also names his parents as Julius and Louise. Bruce married Amy Moore, a daughter of Wiley Hill and Ellen Hodges Moore in 1928, Caldwell Co. Bruce died in Lenoir on Sep. 2, 1971 and Amy on Jan. 25, 1987. Both are buried at Rufus Baptist Church cemetery.
Hazel Eugenia is the only other child known to me. According to her death certificate, she was born on Feb. 28, 1913, just about a month before her parents marriage. She married Thomas Carl Jones, date and place not known. She died Nov. 14, 1964 at home in Lenoir and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in that city.
Read my earlier blog for my views on using death certificates and headstones as source data.
Second child born to William Rufus and Harriet was Sarah Ellen, born Apr. 14, 1861 in Caldwell Co., died Jul. 2, 1942 in Butler, Johnson Co., TN. Her spouse is said to have been Davis S. Vaught.* No further information.
Their third child was David Milton, born June, 1865 in Caldwell Co. He married Ida Susan Vaught,** likely a sister to David, on May 15, 1893 in Johnson Co., TN. I know of two children: David Duke Coffey, born May 22, 1897 and Broady Bailey, born Feb. 22, 1898. Both were born in Watauga Co., NC.
*Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: various dates).
**Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
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