Among the 11 children of Stanton P. and Mary C. Saufley Coffey, were sons, Robert Lee and Thomas Jefferson "Stonewall" Coffey.
Both sons appear to have been born on 20 Sep 1866 in Denmark, Russell Co., KY. Thomas died on 28 Dec 1945 in Kansas while Robert died 14 Apr 1948 in Clarksdale, DeKalb Co., MO. Thomas is buried at Belle Plaine Cemetery in Sumner Co., KS. Robert was buried at Thornton Cemetery in Clarksdale.
Thomas married Mattie Payne on 28 Apr 1897 in Jamestown, Russell Co., KY.
Robert married Mary Jane Stone Dec 25, 1890. Thomas is referred to as "his twin" in the obituary. An obituary for him has not yet been found.
My question for researchers of this family line is: Were Thomas and Robert actually twins?
The oldest son of Stanton and Mary was Harry or Harvey Crittendon Coffey who married Martha Jane Bledsoe on 10 Feb 1870 in Russell Co. I have one child, William Stanton Coffey, born 25 Feb 1872, died 23 Dec 1951 in Green Co., KY. I am still searching for both Harry (Harvey) and Martha Jane's death dates and burial sites and Harry's real given name.
The third child and second daughter, sister to Thomas, Robert and Harry was A. Jane Coffey, born 1 Dec 1855 in Russell Co. Did she die young or live to marry and raise a family of her own? I am still searching for her death date and burial site.
Any help or suggestions appreciated!
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Follow up 2/5/2020
In response to this Blog, Kevin Coffey has forwarded several photos and other documents. He agrees and the photo below seems to confirm that Robert Lee and Thomas Jackson were indeed twins. After some time to review other information provided by Kevin I will post additional updates as needed.
Thanks to Kevin!!
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| Robert Lee & Thomas Jackson Coffey Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coffey |
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