The Elick Permonia Reich and Louise Jane Maritt Family

Elick P & Louisa Jane Maritt Reich

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1.  Elick Permonia Reich was born on 20 February 1875 in Missouri. Elick died in Louisiana on 30 October 1963 and was buried at  Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA in November 1963 .¹

Elick Permonia Reich and Louise Jane Maritt were married circa 1901.² They appeared in the census on 9 February 1920 at Perry Twp. in McClain Co., OK.³ They appeared in the census on 12 April 1930 in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK.⁴ Elick and Louise appeared in the census on 15 April 1940 at Noble Twp. in Cleveland Co., OK.⁵ Louise Jane Maritt, daughter of Zachariah Maritt and Athela M. Coffey, was born on 24 August 1884 in Missouri. Louise died in Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA on 11 April 1957 and was buried at  Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA in April 1957 .⁶

Elick Permonia Reich and Louise Jane Maritt had the following children:

+2 i. Albert Reich, born 22 December 1900, Missouri; married Edith Leona Green; died 23 January 1976, Missouri.

3 ii. Willie Reich was born circa 1902 in Missouri.

4 iii. Montie Cleve Reich was born on 15 November 1903 in Missouri. Montie died in Rapides Parish, LA on 14 June 1956 and was buried at  Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA in June 1956 .⁷

5 iv. Cleo Reich was born circa 1906 in Missouri.

6 v. Mollie Reich was born circa 1908 in Missouri.

+7 vi. Jewel Ann Reich, born 10 March 1911, Missouri; married James Howard Wagner; died 15 December 1999, Norman, Cleveland Co., OK.

+8 vii. Tommy Ancil Reich, born 7 February 1913, Lundy, Texas Co., MO; married Queen Victoria Lemons, 15 May 1933, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK; died 23 January 1984, DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA.

9 viii. Annie Reich was born circa 1914 in Oklahoma.

+10 ix. Amy Reich, born 31 October 1915, New Castle, McClain Co., OK; married Jonie (Johnnie?) Carpenter, 2 September 1932, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK; died 18 May 2014, Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR.

11 x. Elvin Reich was born circa 1917 in Oklahoma.

12 xi. Orval Reich was born on 1 December 1917 in Oklahoma. He was counted in the school census of in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 3 February 1930.⁸

+13 xii. Virgil Lee Reich, born 21 August 1920, Oklahoma; married Pauline Marie Hair, 6 September 1941, McClain Co., OK; died 3 January 2003, Norman, Cleveland Co., OK.

14 xiii. Josephine Delphie Reich was born on 20 December 1922 in Oklahoma. Josephine died in Oklahoma on 21 January 1924 and was buried at  IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK in January 1924 .⁹

Second Generation

2.  Albert Reich (Elick Permonia-1) was born on 22 December 1900 in Missouri. Albert died in Missouri on 23 January 1976 and was buried at  Parrack Grove Cemetery in Macks Creek, Camden Co., MO in January 1976 .¹⁰

Albert Reich and Edith Leona Green were married. Edith Leona Green was born on 12 December 1906 in Missouri. She lived with her parents at Russell Twp. in Camden Co., MO on 16 April 1910. Edith died on 7 December 1942 and was buried at  Parrack Grove Cemetery in Macks Creek, Camden Co., MO in December 1942 .¹¹

7.  Jewel Ann Reich (Elick Permonia-1) was born on 10 March 1911 in Missouri. Jewel died in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 15 December 1999 and was buried at  IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK in December 1999 .¹²

Jewel Ann Reich and James Howard Wagner were married. James Howard Wagner was born on 10 March 1913. James died in Oklahoma on 14 March 1986 and was buried at  Norman, Cleveland Co., OK in March 1986.^13–14

8.  Tommy Ancil Reich (Elick Permonia-1) was born on 7 February 1913 in Lundy, Texas Co., MO. He was counted in the school census of in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 3 February 1930.⁸ Tommy died in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA on 23 January 1984 and was buried at¹⁵  Rosepine Cemetery in Rosepine, Vernon Parish, LA in January 1984 .

Tommy Ancil Reich and Queen Victoria Lemons were married on 15 May 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.¹⁶ They appeared in the census on 16 April 1940 in Tioga, Rapides Parish, LA.¹⁷ Queen Victoria Lemons was born on 7 October 1913 in Mena, Polk Co., AR. Queen died in DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA on 6 June 2002 and was buried at  Rosepine Cemetery in Rosepine, Vernon Parish, LA in June 2002 .¹⁸

Tommy Ancil Reich and Queen Victoria Lemons had the following children:

+15 i. William Burl Reich, born 18 March 1934, Oklahoma; married Jeanette Marie LeDoux; died 13 May 2010, DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA.

16 ii. Joan Reich was born in 1935 in Texas. Joan died in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, LA on 7 September 1957 and was buried at  Mimosa-Pines South Cemetery in Carlyss, Calcasieu Parish, LA in September 1957 .¹⁹

10.  Amy Reich (Elick Permonia-1) was born on 31 October 1915 in New Castle, McClain Co., OK. She was counted in the school census of in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 3 February 1930.⁸ Amy died in Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR on 18 May 2014 and was buried at  Roseburg Memorial Gardens in Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR in May 2014 .²⁰

J D Larimore supplied this obit published in the Roseburg, OR "The News-Review" on May 23, 2014:

Amy, age 98, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014. She was born in Newcastle, McClain County, Oklahoma, on October 31, 1915, to Elick P. and Louisa J. (Marritt) Reich.

Amy is preceded in death by her husband of 13 years, Otto Roggasch; and her daughter, Janette Birch of Crescent, Oregon; seven brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by three children, Donald Carpenter of Santa Maria, California, Jerry Carpenter of Arroyo Grande, California, and Patricia Bryan of Prineville, Oregon; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren.

Amy excelled as a seamstress, upholsterer, and beautician and loved to paint landscapes and collect coins. She loved her family members, loved to be hugged, and will be greatly missed by all.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, June 6, 2014, at 1 p.m. at the Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Oregon, with a Celebration of Life for Amy for family and friends to follow at Helleck Hall (Pitchford Community Center), 460 River Forks Road, Roseburg, Oregon.

Amy Reich and Jonie (Johnnie?) Carpenter were married on 2 September 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.²¹ Jonie (Johnnie?) Carpenter was born circa 1910 in Oklahoma.

13.  Virgil Lee Reich (Elick Permonia-1) was born on 21 August 1920 in Oklahoma. He was counted in the school census of in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 3 February 1930.⁸ Virgil died in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 3 January 2003 and was buried at  IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK in January 2003 .²²

Virgil Lee Reich and Pauline Marie Hair were married on 6 September 1941 in McClain Co., OK.²³ Pauline Marie Hair, daughter of Robert Lee Hair (Hare?) and Mary , was born on 24 November 1923 in Oklahoma. Pauline died in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK on 23 November 2015 and was buried at  IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Cleveland Co., OK in November 2015 .^24–25

Death Notice, The Norman Transcript, Norman, OK, Mon., Nov. 30, 2015

Pauline M. Reich. 92, of Norman, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at the Norman Regional Hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at McMahans Funeral chapel in Noble, followed by interment at the Norman IOOF Cemetery. 

Sources:

       1. Find A Grave, data and digital images (www.findagrave.com : viewed 2 July 2018), memorial page for Elick Permonia Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 91514165,  citing Greenwood Memorial Park (Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA), , Remarks: Family photos by Jeanette Perrin Coaly.

       2. Find A Grave, Elick Permonia Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 91514165.

       3. United States Federal Census. Original data: United States Federal Census for year cited. 1920 OK, McClain Co., Perry Twp., ED 82, Sheet 10B, Farm 110, family 112, Reich, Aleck, head, rents, male, white, age 47, married, born MO, father born MO, mother born TN, laborer; Louise, wife, female, white, age 48, married, born MO, parents born TN; Albert, son, age 19, single, born MO; Willie, son, male, white, age 18, single, born MO; Cleve, son, male, white, age 16, single, born MO; Cleo, son, male, white, age 14, single, born MO; Mollie, dau., female, white, age 12, born MO; Jewel, dau., female, white, age 10, born MO; Ansel, son, male, white, age 8, born MO; Annie, dau., female, white, age 6, born OK; Elvin, son, male, white, age 3 yrs., 8 mos., born OK.

        4. United States Federal Census. 1930 OK, Cleveland Co., Norman city, ED 14-17, Sheet 11B, 322 West Daws, dwelling 250, family 167, Reich, Alex [sic], head, owns, $1`200, male, white, age 54, married at age 25, born MO, parents born TN, laborer, auto salvage shop; Louisa, wife, female, white, age 45, married at age 16, born MO, parents born MO; Ancil, son, male, white, age 17, single, born MO; Amy, dau., female, white, age 15, born OK; Orval, son, male, white, age 12, born OK; Virgil, son, age 9, born OK.

        5. United States Federal Census. 1940 OK, Cleveland Co., Noble Twp., ED 14-14, Sheet 6B, dwelling 101, rents, $2.00, Reivh, E. P., head, male, white, age 65, married, 8th grade, born MO., same place, farmer; Louise J., wife, female, white, age 55, married, 5th grade, born MO, same place; Virgil J., son, male, white, age 19, single, 6th grade, born OK, same place, farm laborer.

        6. Find A Grave, Louisa Jane Maritt Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 91514329.

        7. Find A Grave, Montie Cleve Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 91514258.

        8. "Oklahoma School Records", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMM-62TD?cc=1926701&wc=QXMS-H9G%3A1590389990%2C1590389989 : 3 February 2017), Cleveland > School census index, H-Z, 1930 > image 640 of 1121; Various County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma.

        9. Find A Grave, Josephine Delphie Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 35022100.

        10. Find A Grave, Albert Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 45736111.

        11. Find A Grave, Edith Leona Green Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 45736104.

        12. Find A Grave, Jewel Ann Reich Wagner, Find A Grave Memorial # 34927880.

        13. Find A Grave, James Howard Wagner, Find A Grave Memorial # 34927879.

        14. Military marker for James Howard Wagner, US Army World War II, IOOF Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland Co., OK. Photo by Kay Marshall.

        15. Find A Grave, Tommy Ancil Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 7095217.

        16. "Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-B9KT : 4 November 2017), Ancil Reich and Queen Lemons, 1933. Name: Ancil Reich Titles and Terms: Mr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 15 May 1933 Event Place: , Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1912 Spouse's Name: Queen Lemons Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1914 Page: 613.

        17. United States Federal Census. 1940 LA, Rapides Parish, Tiogam Ward 10, ED 40-53, Sheet 13A, dwelling 250, family 200, owns, Reivh, Ancil, head, male, white, age 27, married, 8th grade, born MO, Eunice, LA, 1935, truck driver, road construction; Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 26, married, 8th grade, born AR, 1935 Eunice, La; Wm Burl, son, male, white, age 6, born OK; Joan, dau., female, white, age 5, born TX.

        18. Find A Grave, Queen Victoria Lemons Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 7095216.

        19. Find A Grave, Joan Reich Massie, Find A Grave Memorial # 28605997.

        20. Find A Grave, Amy Marie Reich Rottasch, Find A Grave Memorial # 113596575.

        21. "Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995", atabase with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-YKVN : 4 November 2017), Jonie Carpenter and Amy Reich, 1932. Name: Jonie Carpenter Titles and Terms: Mr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 02 Sep 1932 Event Place: , Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 23 Birth Year (Estimated): 1909 Spouse's Name: Amy Reich Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1914 Page: 593.

        22. Find A Grave, Virgil Lee Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 41122545.

        23. "Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-7J8Q : 3 November 2017), Virgil Lee Reich and Pauline Marie Hair, 1941. Name: Virgil Lee Reich Titles and Terms: Mr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Sep 1941 Event Place: , McClain, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1920 Spouse's Name: Pauline Marie Hair Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1923 Page: 416.

        24. "The Norman Transcript, Norman, OK", obit for Pauline M. Reich, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/159778D08C90B878-159778D08C90B878 : accessed 2 July 2018).

        25. Find A Grave, Pauline Marie Hair Reich, Find A Grave Memorial # 191064714.

"Oklahoma County Marriages, 1890-1995".

"Oklahoma School Records".

"The Norman Transcript, Norman, OK".

Find A Grave. Data and digital images. www.findagrave.com : 2018.

IOOF Cemetery (Norman, Cleveland Co., OK). Grave marker data.

Hardy Mills (perhaps) and what Coffey Woman?

Those of you who have followed this blog from the beginning know that I am not a direct descendant of any male descendant of Edward and Ann Powell Coffey.  Instead, DNA shows me to be a ggg-grandson of a man named Lilburn Jackson Coffee who was a descendant of William and Sarah Ellis Mills.  My 37-marker DNA test shows a perfect match to others who also descend from this Mills family. Additionally, the DNA test result for a descendant of a brother to my gg-grandfather matches mine.

While searching for whichever of William and Sarah's descendants might be my ancestor, I have more or less concluded their son Hardy is the most likely candidate.  He was born in Halifax Co., NC c1763 and died Mar. 6, 1841 in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN.

Hardy was found on the Wilkes Co. 1787 tax rolls in Captain Ferguson's District and, again in 1830 Hawkins Co., TN.  Other names found on the 1787 list, and pertinent to this genealogy were:  John Coffee (owned stud horse), Thomas Coffee, Reuben Coffee (two, one with note "Estate of James Coffee, dec'd.), Elender Coffee, Benjamin Coffee (owned stud horse), Jane Coffee.

Except for Ellender, these Coffey names match children of John Coffey and Jane Graves.  John Coffey died in 1775 so Jane Coffee could be his widow.  The James Coffee, dec'd would also be a son of John and Jane, who died in Wilkes Co. in 1786.

In Captain Isbell's District I found Joel Coffee, and Colbey [sic] Rucker.  Hardy appeared in the 1784-1787 (enumerated in 1785) NC State Census as a white male, age 21-60, with a white female in the household.  Families adjacent to him were John Coffey, Thomas Coffee [sic], Reubin Coffey, Elizabeth Coffey, Stephen Carpenter and, Benjamin Coffey.  Stephen Carpenter was father of Hardy's wife, Frances Carpenter.

With an age spread as required at the time by the NC census, it is impossible to accurately determine the age of any person enumerated.  Elizabeth Coffey appears in the census as head of household and likely a widow.  I believe she would have been Elizabeth Cleveland, the widow of Rev. James Coffey.  There were no males 21-60 in the household but, there were two males under 21, 1 female and 3 blacks. I don't know how old Elizabeth was, but if she was James' widow, she would been in her 50's.

James and Elizabeth had only two daughters that I know of: Elizabeth, born c1751 and Martha, born c1758.  I believe Elizabeth would have been deceased in Wayne Co., KY before my GGG Coffey was born.  Martha died in Wayne Co. in 1826 but was married and believed to be in KY before the Rev. War began.

My GGG named his first daughter Mary Elizabeth, perhaps after his own mother.  His second daughter was Margaret, apparently named for his wife's mother, Margaret Lloyd Taylor.  He named his first two sons John Fielding; John perhaps for his father-in-law, whose middle name we do not know.  His second son was, James M. for perhaps Pres. James Madison (1751-1836) or, James Mills.  James M. Coffee was my paternal g-grandfather.  Lilburn then had a son whom he named for himself and later a daughter named Ellen.

John, another son of William and Sarah, John Mills, birth unknown but probably between 1770 and 1780, married Alice "Allie" Coffey in Wilkes Co., NC on Mar. 19, 1804.  Allie was a daughter of Ambrose and Mildred "Millie" Moore Coffey, born c1788 in Burke Co.  Ambrose was a grandson of John and Jane Graves Coffey.

These bits and pieces of circumstantial evidence gives me a bit of confidence that I am somewhat justified in considering Hardy, an older brother to John, as my ancestor.

The first problem that I have is the probability that Hardy left NC before 1820.  A Hardy Mills, and the only Mills,  was in Pulaski Co., GA in 1820 and in Hawkins Co., TN in 1830.  He was in Indiana from at least 1837 to death in 1841.  Of course, he could have learned in 1819 that he had impregnated a young woman - he would have been in his late 50's by 1820 - and decided to head to a safer place.  He had married Frances Carpenter in Wilkes Co. in 1785.  I do not know when she died, but the 1820 GA census does not list a woman of the right age to have been Frances.  There was such a female in the 1830 household in Hawkins Co. which might mean a second wife.  There were no Coffey families in Pulaski Co., GA in 1820.  There was a Thomas Coffee [sic] in Wilkes Co., GA that year.

Another problem, and perhaps the one most difficult to overcome at the moment is the possibility that one of Hardy's sons could have been my ancestor.  He had at least four, three of which would have been old enough to sire children by 1820.

One son, James, was born c1782 in Wilkes Co.; Henry and William followed James in 1798 and 1799-1800 respectively.  James married in before 1804 at Tazewell in Claiborne Co., TN.  Henry married in 1820 at Rockingham Co., NC and. William married in Jefferson Co., TN in 1819.  Based purely on birth years, of his other sone, there were likely more children born to Hardy between 1782 and 1798.  Another son, Hardy, Jr. was born c1808 and would have been only about 12-14 years old when my ancestor was born.

Clearly, more census work is needed to determine what Coffey and Mills families were living in TN counties other than Hawkins in c1820 and 1830.  That will help determine if any were living within spittin' distance of any Mills related to William and Sarah Ellis Mills.  Coffey families on the tax rolls and living adjacent to Hardy in 1787 need to be studied more and time lines developed.  I see no other way to eliminate the various Coffey females until I find the one who perhaps had a liaison with Hardy.

 Jack

William Harrison & Hillead Oakley Caudille Coffee Update 3-9-2011

After posting the last blog about Arthur E. & Nora B. Vickery Coffee, I decided to take another look at the children of William and Hillead.  Turns out, I had more information than I expected.

In addition to Arthur, child number 7, William and Hillead had at least 12 other children, all born in McDonald Co., MO:

James Milo, born Jul. 8, 1869, died Mar. 23, 1936 in Fairview, Newton Co., MO and was buried there at the Dice Cemetery.  His first wife was Sarah Horner who gave him Hugh Edwin, born Sep. 12, 1895, died Mar. 14, 1926 in Fairview, Newton Co., MO.  His wife was Mellie E. Russell, born Mar. 25, 1899, a daughter of Steve and Maggie J. Russell.  Mellie died Dec. 27, 1976 in Fairview.  Hugh and Mellie are both buried at Fairview Cemetery.  Children:  Kenneth W., Shirley; Joan (or, Joanne) and Mellie Hugh, a daughter, born shortly after Hugh died.

James and Sarah's second and last child was Floyd, born Sep. 8, 1901 in McDonald Co., died Oct. 7, 1976 in Payne Co., OK.  He married Georgia E. Carpenter in Nov., 1932 at Newton Co., MO.  She was born in MO on Nov. 9, 1903 and died in OK on Jan. 4, 2001.  Both are buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing, Payne Co.  Their children were Jane, born MO and Robert, born OK.

James married second to Mariana Lewis c1909 in MO.  Mariana was the daughter of E. J. Lewis and was born in Wales in May, 1885.  They had one child, Helen Louise, born c1913 in Fairview.

William and Hillead's second child was Mary Eliza, born Jan. 8, 1873, died Apr. 20, 1933 in Pineville, McDonald Co.  She married James William Ross, a son of Samuel Lafayette and Mahala Prigmore Ross.  James was born Oct. 5, 1865 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE and died in Pineville on Feb. 12, 1937.  Both he and Mary are buried in Pineville.  I know of one child, Hillead Mahala, born Feb. 22, 1895 in Bethel, TX [several of those in TX, and no county was given] and died in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX on Jul. 12, 1954.  She is buried at Miami, Ottawa Co., OK under the surname Jeffers.

Coffee-Booth Marriage

Edward Enoch was the third child.  He was born Apr. 27, 1874 and died May 27, 1961 at Pineville.  His wife was Pearl C. Whiteside, born in Arkansas to James N. & Henrietta Whiteside on Jan. 7, 1887.  She and Edward were married in Pineville on Sep. 6, 1903.  Pearl died Jan. 24, 1977 in Pineville and both she and Edward are buried there.  Children were Gladys, born c1907 and Glesnor James, a son, born Feb. 27, 1909. He married Ruby L. Booth, daughter of John E. and Hattie M. Booth on Jan. 5, 1931 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, and died there on Mar. 7, 1968. Ruby L. was born c1911 in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., KS.

Minnie Zeronia [sic] followed Edward.  She was born Oct. 16, 1875 and died May 29, 1943 at White Rock Twp., in McDonald Co.  Minnie first Married Samuel H. Largent on Mar. 26, 1893.  He was born in West Virginia in Nov. 1865 and died on Jan. 26, 1908 in McDonald Co.  Their children were:  Frank W., Christel [sic] P., Leslie Verne; Archie E., and Samuel H., Jr.  Minnie married second to George Washington Mulkey on Nov. 12, 1912.  She became the mother of two of his children, Leva, a daughter born c1915 and Fred, born c1919.  George died on May 21, 1939.  Both he, Minnie and Samuel, as well as Archie and Samuel, Jr. are buried at Jane Cemetery in McDonald Co.

Child five was Albie Ravendale, a daughter, born Jan. 27, 1877.  She married twice: first to William H. Carnes and second to E. E. Parsons.  She died on Mar. 11, 1923 in Jane.  Child six was Alex M., who was born Jun. 8, 1878  and died in Aug., 1879 in Jane. He is buried at Jane cemetery.  Albie is probably there as well but I have found no record.

Arthur was number 7.  See earlier blog.

John Finis followed Arthur.  He was born Jun. 23, 1881, died Jan. 2, 1957 in Rogers, Benton Co., AR.  His wife was Cora L. Anglin, daughter of Jim and Ida Anglin.  She was born Nov. 21, 1890 in McDonald Co. and died Jul., 1976 in Rogers.  They were married on Apr. 11, 1909 in McDonald Co., and were parents of at least four children:  One unnamed infant was born c Dec. 1912 and died on Dec. 22 of that year and was buried at Jane.  Pansy Ollie Dean was born Aug. 30, 1914 and died on Oct. 15 of that year.  See is also buried at Jane.  Two other daughters, Oretta [sic] was born c1916 and Loretta [sic] was born c1917.

The next two children of William and Hillead died in infancy.  Meredith, a son, was born Feb. 26, 1884 and died in May, 1885 and was buried at Jane.  Albert was born May 26, 1885 and died in 1887 and is also probably buried at Jane.

Pearl came next, born Jun. 12, 1888 in McDonald Co., died in South Dakota, year unknown. She married Noah T. Landers c1903 in McDonald Co. where they lived until sometime after the 1910 census. They had four children in McDonald Co.: Ruel E., Earl M., Orval C., and Jewel B. By 1920 they were in Union Co., SD where they farmed and lived out the remainder of their lives. Noah died in 1963 at Elk Point in Union Co., and both are believed buried at the Elk Point cemetery.

Grace followed on Mar. 20, 1890 and died Aug. 5, 1921 at Jane.  She apparently also never married.

The last child of William and Hillead was Oma, born Jun. 13, 1893, died Sep. 7, 1958 at Pineville.  Oma married Luther A. Winters, a son of Reuben and Rhoda Lucinda Pendergraft Winters.  Luther was born in MO on Jul. 12, 1890 and died there on Mar. 10, 1967.  He and Oma were married in McDonald Co. on May 29, 1910.  They were parents of one child, a son Chester A. born c1912 in Pineville.  She and Luther, as well as Luther's parents are buried at Brush Creek cemetery in Pineville.

Rev. Berry Wisdom Lafette Coffey

The Rev. Berry Wisdom Lafette Coffey was born Oct. 15, 1857 in Grainger Co., TN to William Wesley and Gelina E. Shouse Coffey.  William was the son of Cleveland and Susan Hayes Coffey.  Cleveland was one of the Burke Co., NC Coffey families that moved into TN in the early 1830s.  Susan was from Ashe Co., NC and their first child, Andrew Jackson Coffey was born there in Dec., 1833.

Berry Coffey married his first wife, Harriet Dalton on May 15, 1879 in Grainger Co.  She gave him at least two children:  Dewitt, birthdate unknown, and Charles "Charlie" Edward, born in Grainger Co. in Jan., 1878, died Jul. 9, 1952 in TN.  Charlie married Susan McDaniel c1904 and they became the parents of at least four children: 

Verdia Alice, born Aug. 24, 1906, died Dec. 1, 1989, married George Nelson Shockley who was born Jul. 23, 1899 in TN, died in Claiborne Co., TN on Aug. 9, 1978.  Both are believed to be buried in the Shockley cemetery in Claiborne Co.  They were parents of at least 10 children.

Laura Bell, born Nov. 29, 1909, died Dec. 29, 1983.  She married the Rev. Gus Harville on Sep. 23, 1926 in Grainger Co.  They were parents of at least two children:  Roy R., born c1928, died Apr. 4, 2007 in Bean Station, Grainger Co., and Clora N. "Sis", born Jun. 5, 1933 in Grainger Co., died Nov. 18, 2006 in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co.  Clora married the Rev. Ira C. Dalton in Grainger Co. in Sep., 1965.

Cephus Henry, born Feb. 2, 1912, died Jun. 18, 1973 in Grainger Co.  He married Virgie Miller on Jun. 26, 1944 in Hamblen Co., TN.  Virgie was born Jun. 10, 1925 and died Oct. 11, 1999 in Knox Co., TN.  I know of only one child, Lonny Hugh, born Jan. 19, 1950 in Hamblen Co., died there on Dec. 30, 1966.

Enos Garfield, born Jul. 9, 1915 in Thorn Hill, died Aug., 19, 1988 in Franklin, Warren Co., OH.  He married Ophia Coffey, a daughter of Elijah and Martha Coffey Coffey and a distant cousin.  I know of no children born to this union.

I do not have a death date for Harriet but she apparently died before Nov. 5, 1887 because on that date Berry married Jincey Shockley.  Jincey was the daughter of Winright and Martha Emaline "Emily" Coffey Shockley and was born in May of 1864.

This marriage brought at least three more children to the family:

Cynthia, born in Aug., 1887

Nathaniel, born Sep. 8, 1893 in Grainger Co., died Apr. 22, 1970 in Bean Station.  Nathaniel married Pearley Dalton on Sep. 24, 1918 in Grainger Co., the daughter of Ira and Sarah Manerva Dalton Dalton.  They had at least six children: Dorsie Ellen, Stella May, Fannie Lucy, Berry, Albert and Kenneth.

George O., born Sep., 21, 1898, died Jan., 1981.  George married Buena Vista Collins on Mar 14, 1918 in Grainger Co.  Buena Vista was born c1900.  They had at least six children:  Lewis, Nelson G., J. D., Hobert, C. A., and Rufus N.

Jincey apparently died before Jan. 1, 1904 because on that date Berry took his third wife, Mary Jane Sheffield.  Mary Jane was born Aug., 25, 1870 to William and Nancy Coulson Sheffield.  She died on Jan. 17, 1956.  Their children were:

Mattie E., born Feb. 13, 1906, died Oct. 14, 1988.  Mattie married Hobart David Carpenter c1925 and had at least one child, Vina Mae, born c1926, died Nov. 3, 2005 in Bean Station.  Vina Mae married Roy Nelson Livesay who died on Sep. 11, 2001 in Grainger Co.

Berry Snyder, born c1909

Rufus Kyle, born May 14, 1912, died Oct. 5, 1994.  Rufus married Cecil Dalton in Sep., 1940.  She was born Jun. 9, 1924 to Simeon and Lula Dalton Dalton, and died Oct. 22, 2007 in Thorn Hill.

The Rev. Berry Wisdom Lafette Coffey died on Jan. 1, 1936.  The following is his obituary as it appeared in the Mulberry Gap Association minutes for that year:

Coffey, Berry W. was born October 15, 1857; d. January 1, 1936, age 78 years 2 months 16 days. He professed faith in Christ Feb 10, 1877 and joined the Methodist church later joined the Missionary Baptist at Oak Hill Baptist Church where he remained a member until death. He was ordained to ministry, April 4, 1893. He was a great lover of the church and Sunday School and great friend to the young ministers. He always told them to stand for the cause of Christ. He leaves to mourn his loss his , wife, 6 children 5 boys sons, 1 daughter, 3 half brothers, 19 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends, but our is his eternal gain. When we will meet where will be no more sad parting. Written by Children.

He was buried in the Coffey Family cemetery in Thorn Hill along with Mary Jane.

Photo and most of this family information is courtesy of Bernice Mullins, Hancock Co., TN

Reuben and Mary Jane Coffey Dellinger

Update 2-28-2011:  Sevina W. Dellinger and Eugenia Lavinia (Genie) Dellinger are the same person. I mistook an S for an L in the 1860 census. Thanks to Lloyd Coffey for pointing this out.

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Reuben Dellinger was born Oct. 20, 1920 in Lincoln Co., NC, the son of Henry and Katherine Setzer Dellinger. Reuben was a brother to Elkanna Dellinger, born c1818, died 1865, who married Elizabeth (Betty) Godsey of Rockingham Co., NC.

Mary Jane Coffey was the daughter of Jesse and Margaret Edmiston (var.), born Oct. 19, 1827 in Caldwell Co., NC and died Apr. 11, 1859 in Yancey Co., NC. I have not found a marriage date for them, but it was likely c1846 as their first child was born in December of 1847.

Mary's father was a son of Reuben and Sarah (Sally) Scott Coffey; her mother a daughter of William Harrison and Mary Suddreth Edmiston. Reuben was a son of John and Jane Graves Coffey.

Children of Reuben and Mary Jane Coffey Dellinger were:

James Pinkney Dellinger, born Dec. 31, 1847, died Jun. 21, 1896. He married his first cousin, Mary Frances Dellinger on Aug. 24, 1872. Mary Frances was the daughter of Elkanna and Betty Godsey Dellinger. James and Mary's children were (as I have them) Astor Jane, born May 25, 1882, died Feb. 10, 1963 who married her distant cousin, Julius Adore Coffey. The second child of James and Mary was Fannie Mae, born May 3, 1884 and died Oct. 26, 1966 in Watauga Co., NC. Fannie married her first cousin, Leason Elkanah Gragg, a son of David Obadiah and Frances Dellinger Gragg.

Elkana Hunter Dellinger, born c1850 - no other information.

David R. P. Dellinger, born c1853 - no other information.

Melvin William Dellinger, born Sep. 24, 1855 - no other information.

Eugenia Lavinia (Genie) Dellinger, born 1857, died 1897, married her first cousin, Julius Calvin Coffey, a son of Zacheus (Zack) and Margaret (Granny Peggy) Coffey Coffey. They had at least eight children: Mary Adalaide, born c1880; Rachel Carathia, born Oct. 20, 1882, died Feb. 22, 1972; Reuben Zachariah, born Jun. 15, 1884, died Jun. 12, 1961; Serena Leantine, born Apr. 1887; Julius C., born May, 1889; Flavah M., born Dec., 1890; Nora Celia, born 1882, died Feb. 22, 1951; and Zack, no dates.

Sevina W. Dellinger, born c1858 - no other information.

For most of their lives Reuben and Mary Jane lived and raised their children in Watauga Co. (1850 and 1860 census). I understand that Reuben was buried in Mitchell Co., NC. Mary Jane died as a result of being crushed while grinding corn at Reuben's mill.

The following is from Toe River Valley Heritage - North Carolina, Vol. 1, Page 193:

"Kathy Gunter Sullivan writes that according to David Dellinger's," (sic) [I believe "Bible" is the missing word] "his mother Mary Jane (Coffey) died on 4/11/1859. The circumstances of her death appear in a personal journal kept by Jacob ("Uncle Jake") Carpenter. Though Mr. Carpenter's recollection of the date differs from the Bible entry, the indelible horror of that day is easily imagined. Here is Mr. Carpenter's account: "1859. Mary Dilinger ag 49 was cilde in mill her tress was cot rond shaf and mashed flat gin trane she lay 3 ours in mill for was fond Jun 11 I holp pol out Jacob Carpenter." The version in modern spelling and punctuation, reads: "Mary Dellinger, aged 49 (actual age was 31), was killed in a mill; her dress was caught round the shaft and she was mashed flat by the gin (engine) in the trane (drain/channel). She lay three hours in the mill before she was found, June 11 (actually April). I helped pull her out. (signed) Jacob Carpenter.

"Mary Jane's broken body was laid to rest in the Methodist churchyard adjacent to the graves of Reuben's parents. One family tradition is that her tombstone was erected by son David Dellinger after he became an adult, and there it stands: Mary J., wife of Reuben Dellinger, died April 11, 1859, aged 31 y, 5m, 12d.

"David Dellinger spoke of his mother to his grandchildren, who report: "Grandpa said he was only six years old when his Mother was killed in a mill, but he remembered how she would pick him up and carry him to the house when he would follow her to the mill barefooted" (Ruth Dellinger Lamkin). He recalled, too, how his Aunt Katherine (Dellinger) Carpenter had gathered Mary Jane's five bereft children into her own large brood and had mothered them along with her own."

[Update Jul. 5, 2007: Check out the Dellinger Grist Mill website]