I completed some additional work on Pittward this morning. Readers are invited to click on the blog title to see the original blog about this family and, which contains a few of the updates that will be included here.
Pittward, or Pitt as he seems to have been called, was the eldest child and son of Charles Edward and Sarah Jane Ogden Coffey. Charles Edward was a son of John Jack and Betsey Duff Coffey and, John Jack was the third son of Jordan and Betsey Rippetoe Coffey. By now, descendants of Jordan should know that he was actually a Talliaferro (Toliver) and not a Coffey. But, they are interesting folks and they do eventually get back together with the Coffeys through intermarriage.
Pitt was born in Virginia - and very likely Amherst Co. because his parents never left. They lived there, raised their children there and are now buried there. His first wife was Lucy Parks White, daughter of Henry A., and wife Elizabeth, born c1863. She was the fourth of six children in the White household in the 1870 Peddlar Twp., Amherst Co. census.
Lucy apparently died in childbirth, c1882. Her only child was Vernie Irvine, born Sep. 23, 1882, died Mar., 1970 in Buena Vista, VA. Vernie married Robert L. Seay on Dec. 13, 1899. He was also an Amherst Co. resident, having been born there on Oct. 25, 1875. They had at least six children: Evelyn, Vivia, John Robert, Henry Vaughn, Marion and William Lee.
Sometime between Vernie's birth and Sep., 1885, Pitt married Flavonia [sic] Fletcher, a daughter of Lucian and Maria Frances Crawford Fletcher. Flavonia was born Apr. 8, 1869 in Amherst Co. and died on Jan. 4, 1955 at Fraziers Bottom in Putnam Co., WV. Their first child was Jesse, born Sep., 1885, died unmarried on Feb. 12, 1918 at Charleston in Kanawha Co., WV. He is buried at Spring Hill in Charleston, Kanawha Co.
The second child was Janet Aurelia, born Jul. 24, 1888 in Kanawha Co., died Mar. 27, 1945 at Huntington in Cabell Co., WV. Janet died by suicide when she jumped off the 5th Ave. bridge spanning the Guyan River. She was nearly 57 years old and was Mrs. Chester L. Martin. Her first husband was T. Edward Berry to whom she was married on Nov. 19, 1908. I have not found them in the 1910 census and do not know if any children resulted from that union. Martin was her second husband, but I have not found a marriage date. Chester died on Sep. 14, 1959 in Huntington. His burial place is not known to me; Janet is buried at Spring Hill.
Third child was Alma Elizabeth, born at Jarretts Ford in Kanawha Co. on Mar. 1, 1890. She was first married there to Thomas H. Young in 1911. They divorced sometime c1921 (it says so on the license for her second marriage) after giving birth to at least three children by Thomas: Harless, c1913; Margaret, c1915; and Carroll Fletcher, c1918. Alma married her second husband Frank C. Briscoe when she was 34 and he was a 51-year old widower. They were married in West Virginia in 1924, and lived for awhile at 215 Hunt Ave. in Charleston where she gave birth to two of his children: Mary, born c1925 and Joseph H., born c1927. I haven't found a death record for James. Alma died on Dec. 12, 1969 in Charleston but not before marrying again at age 73 to the 72-year old James Marshall Lawson on Apr. 25, 1963 in Kanawha Co. Alma is buried at Spring Hill. The buial places of her three spouses are unknown.
[Update] Child number four was Harry Clarkston, born Jun. 8, 1892 at Elkview in Kanawha Co., WV; died at Fraziers Bottom, Putnam Co., WV on Mar. 14, 1969. His wife was Cecil Ann Fisher, born May, 1895 in Putnam Co. and died there in 1985. She and Harry are buried at Saint Albans, Kanawha Co. WV at the Cunningham Memorial Park cemetery. I am still searching for a marriage date and place.
Number five was Fletcher Euick (?), born Jul. 5, 1895 in Charleston, died Nov., 1980 in Kanawha Co. Also, no info on possible wife and children.
Six was Stoughton (I've seen it spelled Stephen, but it's Stoughton on his death certificate) Edward, born Feb. 27, 1897 in Kanawha Co., died of tuberculosis in Charleston on Apr. 17, 1918 at age 21, He is also buried at Spring Hill. He also was unmarried.
The last and seventh child that I have for Pitt and Flavonia was James Tinsley. He was born Sep. 21, 1901 in WV and died from heart failure at age 330years Oct. 10, 1934 in Charleston. He was also unmarried.
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December 30, 2010
Spottswood Dandridge & Martha Jane Whiteside Gilbert
I find Spottswood most often referred to by his initials S. D. or, as Dandridge. He did appear in some census records as Spottswood. He was born Apr. 15, 1841 in Amherst Co., VA and married Martha Jane Whiteside there on Nov. 5, 1863. Martha was born Nov. 18, 1841, probably in Amherst Co., and died there on Dec. 10, 1891. Both are buried at Oronoco, Amherst Co. in the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
There were at least 11 children born to their union, three of which married into the Jordan Coffey* family. All of their children were born in Amherst Co.
The first child I have for them is Pency, born Jan. 12, 1865, died Mar. 31, 1893 in Amherst Co. She married Edward Jackson Henson on Jul. 11, 1886 and had at least five children in the seven years before she died. She is also buried at Oronoco.
Nancy was next, born c1867. No further information.
Ginetta, born c1868, married C. M. Bradley on Oct. 29, 1896 in Amherst Co. No further information.
Charles Dandridge, the fourth child and first son, was born Oct. 10, 1869 and died Jan. 31, 1954 in Amherst Co. He married Lutie Virginia Coffey on Oct. 16, 1895 in Amherst Co. I know of one child; Gracie M., born Jul. 1898. Lutie was the daughter of John Jack Coffey, Jr. and, his wife Patricia F. "Patra" Tyler. John Jack, Sr. was a son of Jordan and Elizabeth Rippetoe Coffey of "Coffeytown" in Amherst Co.
Mary Jane was born Feb. 20, 1871 and died Nov. 18, 1914. She married Edmund F. "Ned" Coffey on Jun. 16, 1894 in Amherst Co. Ned was a son of James and Sophia Coffey Coffey. James was a son of William "Billy" Coffey and his wife Sally Crawford. Billy was also a son of Jordan and Elizabeth. Sophia was a daughter of Schylar Coffey**, another son of Jordan and his wife Betsey Hamilton.
Lucy Catherine was born in Sep., 1872 and married Leslie Austin Robertson, a son of James A. and Mary D. Robertson on Jun. 1, 1898 in Amherst Co. They had at least one child, a daughter Mary E., born May, 1899 in Nelson Co., VA.
Willis, the second son, was born May, 1874 and married Bessie M. Inge on May 25, 1903 in Buena Vista, VA. No further information.
The next two children, also sons, were Henry, born Jul., 1876 and Eddie, born c1878. No further information.
Ruth Davis was child number 10, born Sep., 1879. "Ruthie" married William Luther Green on Jan. 13, 1904 in Rockbridge Co., VA. No further information.
Bertha Lillian was the last child and was the third to marry a Coffey. She was born c1886 and married Irvin C. Coffey, born Sep., 1878 in Amherst Co. He was the son of William Henry "Cripple Henry" Coffey and his wife, Virginia F. "Jenny" Lawman. William Henry was a son of John Jack, Sr. and his wife Betsey Duff.
I continue to work on this family as time allows. Drop an e-mail or add a comment to amend any of this information.
Update: Something didn't look right so I went back over census records for this family:
1870 children: Pensie, age 6; Nancy, age 4; and Harry, 8 mos.
1880 children: Pencie, age 14; Nancy, age 13; Genetta, age 12; Charles, age 11; Marie (Mary), age 10; Lucie, age 8; Willis, age 7; Henry, age 4; Eddie, age 2; and Ruth, 8 mos.
1900 children: Lucie, age 17; Willis, age 26 and Henry, age 24.
So, Lucy in 1880 married in 1898. Who is the 17 yr-old Lucie in 1900? Ruth married in 1904. Why isn't she in the family home in 1900?
Harry, age 8 mos., in 1870 apparently did not survive to 1880 and, Eddie, age 2, apparently did not survive until 1900.
There was a child, Bertha, born in Oct., 1885. That would have put six years between her birth and that of Ruth in 1879 and leaves room for the second Lucie who, according to 1900 census was born in Sep., 1882.
*DNA testing has shown that Jordan was not a Coffey but was a child of (probably) Jane Coffey, and an unknown Taliaferro (Toliver) male. Jane was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Osborne Coffey.
**Schylar, Nelson and Henry F. may not have been natural sons of Jordan. Some believe they were more or less orphans taken in by Jordan and Betsey. They are the only children of Jordan for which no specific listing of their parents has been found.
There were at least 11 children born to their union, three of which married into the Jordan Coffey* family. All of their children were born in Amherst Co.
The first child I have for them is Pency, born Jan. 12, 1865, died Mar. 31, 1893 in Amherst Co. She married Edward Jackson Henson on Jul. 11, 1886 and had at least five children in the seven years before she died. She is also buried at Oronoco.
Nancy was next, born c1867. No further information.
Ginetta, born c1868, married C. M. Bradley on Oct. 29, 1896 in Amherst Co. No further information.
Charles Dandridge, the fourth child and first son, was born Oct. 10, 1869 and died Jan. 31, 1954 in Amherst Co. He married Lutie Virginia Coffey on Oct. 16, 1895 in Amherst Co. I know of one child; Gracie M., born Jul. 1898. Lutie was the daughter of John Jack Coffey, Jr. and, his wife Patricia F. "Patra" Tyler. John Jack, Sr. was a son of Jordan and Elizabeth Rippetoe Coffey of "Coffeytown" in Amherst Co.
Mary Jane was born Feb. 20, 1871 and died Nov. 18, 1914. She married Edmund F. "Ned" Coffey on Jun. 16, 1894 in Amherst Co. Ned was a son of James and Sophia Coffey Coffey. James was a son of William "Billy" Coffey and his wife Sally Crawford. Billy was also a son of Jordan and Elizabeth. Sophia was a daughter of Schylar Coffey**, another son of Jordan and his wife Betsey Hamilton.
Lucy Catherine was born in Sep., 1872 and married Leslie Austin Robertson, a son of James A. and Mary D. Robertson on Jun. 1, 1898 in Amherst Co. They had at least one child, a daughter Mary E., born May, 1899 in Nelson Co., VA.
Willis, the second son, was born May, 1874 and married Bessie M. Inge on May 25, 1903 in Buena Vista, VA. No further information.
The next two children, also sons, were Henry, born Jul., 1876 and Eddie, born c1878. No further information.
Ruth Davis was child number 10, born Sep., 1879. "Ruthie" married William Luther Green on Jan. 13, 1904 in Rockbridge Co., VA. No further information.
Bertha Lillian was the last child and was the third to marry a Coffey. She was born c1886 and married Irvin C. Coffey, born Sep., 1878 in Amherst Co. He was the son of William Henry "Cripple Henry" Coffey and his wife, Virginia F. "Jenny" Lawman. William Henry was a son of John Jack, Sr. and his wife Betsey Duff.
I continue to work on this family as time allows. Drop an e-mail or add a comment to amend any of this information.
Update: Something didn't look right so I went back over census records for this family:
1870 children: Pensie, age 6; Nancy, age 4; and Harry, 8 mos.
1880 children: Pencie, age 14; Nancy, age 13; Genetta, age 12; Charles, age 11; Marie (Mary), age 10; Lucie, age 8; Willis, age 7; Henry, age 4; Eddie, age 2; and Ruth, 8 mos.
1900 children: Lucie, age 17; Willis, age 26 and Henry, age 24.
So, Lucy in 1880 married in 1898. Who is the 17 yr-old Lucie in 1900? Ruth married in 1904. Why isn't she in the family home in 1900?
Harry, age 8 mos., in 1870 apparently did not survive to 1880 and, Eddie, age 2, apparently did not survive until 1900.
There was a child, Bertha, born in Oct., 1885. That would have put six years between her birth and that of Ruth in 1879 and leaves room for the second Lucie who, according to 1900 census was born in Sep., 1882.
*DNA testing has shown that Jordan was not a Coffey but was a child of (probably) Jane Coffey, and an unknown Taliaferro (Toliver) male. Jane was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Osborne Coffey.
**Schylar, Nelson and Henry F. may not have been natural sons of Jordan. Some believe they were more or less orphans taken in by Jordan and Betsey. They are the only children of Jordan for which no specific listing of their parents has been found.
December 2, 2010
Rev. Patrick Henry & Cora Lee Coffey Clements
Patrick's father was James P. Clements. His mother was Eliza Jane Allen.
His wife was Cora Lee Coffey, born Dec. 16, 1875 in Amherst Co., VA to Daniel Rufus and Mildred J. Lawman Coffey.
Patrick Henry Coffey died on Sep. 29, 1950 in Wakefield, Sussex Co., VA and was buried at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, VA. Cora died on Feb. 8, 1964 in Hampton, VA and was also buried at Blandford.
Their children were Bascom L., born c1901; Louise T., born c1904; and Mildred L., born c1915.
James P. Clements was born in Amherst Co., VA on Aug. 4, 1823 and died there on Mar. 13, 1924. Eliza was also born in Amherst Co. on May 28, 1827 and died there on Nov. 26, 1899. Both she and James are buried at Mount Horab United Methodist Church Cemetery at Amherst, Amherst Co.
A daughter of James and Eliza was Mary Jane Clements, born 1858, died 1937 in Amherst Co., married Augustus Decereaux Whitten. Their son, Marvin Harrison Whitte, born 1882, died 1975, married Hattie Stinnett in 1902, Caswell Co., NC. Their daughter, Lottie Pearl Whitten, (1913-1997) married Reuben Loyal Coffey (1909-1988), a son of Reuben Wood and Nettie Belle Nicely Coffey.
James Thomas Clements, another son of James and Eliza, married Lucy Johnson and their daughter Nevie, married John Woodson Coffey, a son of Henry Landon and Lillie Belle Burch Coffey. Another daughter, Ella Lazenby married Harry B. Coffey, a son of Henley and Avarilla Ogden Coffey. Still another daughter, Sadie Lillian married Edgar Littleton Coffey, brother to Harry B.
*John James Lafferty D. Litt., Author, Sketches and Portraits of the Virginia Conference: Twentieth Century Edition (Richmond, VA: n.p., 1901), Page 463.
"Mr. Clements has for ancestors Methodist people for a hundred years; so he has a right to shout, on proper occasions. His birthplace was on the rich level of blue grass found all along the platform of the Blue Ridge. He dates from October 9, 1861. He was blessed with the favor of working on a farm in early life. It beats a gymnasium to strengthen the thews and tendons of a young fellow. And he learns much of the things needful in the country pulpit, as illustrations and the drift of thought. He also was clerk in a store, another valuable aid in knowing the people. Our Academy at Bedford and our College at Ashland educated Mr. Clements, 'in book-learning.'
He is stout for his inches, five feet nine; 165 pounds, hair, auburn; voice clear, sonorous reaching. He speaks with moderate speed, perhaps faster that the average.
He came into the Conference in the usual way in 1895. He and Miss Coffey were married April 19, 1899. They have a clever boy to gladden their hearts.
Mr. Clements served two years at South View and Providence, near Lynchburg, and then was assigned to Lunenburg, where he now expounds. He has made marked improvements in the material and spiritual condition of his present charge. There is much subterranean, wholesome humon in 'Pat' Clements, which bubbles up at times. And, withal, the grave questions he is charged to expound, fill his soul with profound seriousness."*
The following is amended from what you may have read here previously:
His wife was Cora Lee Coffey, born Dec. 16, 1875 in Amherst Co., VA to Daniel Rufus and Mildred J. Lawman Coffey.
Patrick Henry Coffey died on Sep. 29, 1950 in Wakefield, Sussex Co., VA and was buried at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, VA. Cora died on Feb. 8, 1964 in Hampton, VA and was also buried at Blandford.
Their children were Bascom L., born c1901; Louise T., born c1904; and Mildred L., born c1915.
James P. Clements was born in Amherst Co., VA on Aug. 4, 1823 and died there on Mar. 13, 1924. Eliza was also born in Amherst Co. on May 28, 1827 and died there on Nov. 26, 1899. Both she and James are buried at Mount Horab United Methodist Church Cemetery at Amherst, Amherst Co.
A daughter of James and Eliza was Mary Jane Clements, born 1858, died 1937 in Amherst Co., married Augustus Decereaux Whitten. Their son, Marvin Harrison Whitte, born 1882, died 1975, married Hattie Stinnett in 1902, Caswell Co., NC. Their daughter, Lottie Pearl Whitten, (1913-1997) married Reuben Loyal Coffey (1909-1988), a son of Reuben Wood and Nettie Belle Nicely Coffey.
James Thomas Clements, another son of James and Eliza, married Lucy Johnson and their daughter Nevie, married John Woodson Coffey, a son of Henry Landon and Lillie Belle Burch Coffey. Another daughter, Ella Lazenby married Harry B. Coffey, a son of Henley and Avarilla Ogden Coffey. Still another daughter, Sadie Lillian married Edgar Littleton Coffey, brother to Harry B.
*John James Lafferty D. Litt., Author, Sketches and Portraits of the Virginia Conference: Twentieth Century Edition (Richmond, VA: n.p., 1901), Page 463.
March 24, 2010
Clayton Maywood & Ella Virginia Waterman Coffey
His obituary:
[I wonder about the spelling of some of the surnames in the obituary. Is Talhaferro really supposed to be Taliaferro and Tutwider supposed to be Tutwiler?]Daily News Leader, Staunton, VA, Jul 1943
Clayton Maywood Coffey Funeral services for Clayton M. Coffey, who died early Friday at his home on Staunton route five, were conducted from the residence at four o'clock Monday, with his pastor, the Rev. W. J. B. Livingston of Hebron Presbyterian church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. David F. Glovier. Hymns used were "Rock of Ages," "The Old Rugged Cross," and "Abide With Me." Mr. Coffey was born in Nelson county, Feb. 27, 1877, coming to Augusta in early childhood, spending the remainder of his life in and around Staunton. He was a son of the late Henry A. Coffey and Sarah Campbell Coffey. Those surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ella Waterman Coffey; three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Albert Dull, Mrs. Harty Burford, Mrs. David Hoover, Charles M. Coffey, all of Staunton; Elwood Coffey,. U. S. Army, Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; six sisters and one brother, Mrs. Walter Keefauver, Roanoke; Mrs. Gilbert Craig, Lynchburg; Mrs. Vinton Cook and Mrs. O. H. Lee, Richmond; Mrs. Howard Plumb, Waynesboro; Miss Lottie Coffey, Winchester and J. H. Coffey, Landover, Md. Active pallbearers were H. F. Talhaferro, W. C. Shiflett, R. T. Mosley, J. D. Hoover, John Dull, and M. E. Elliott; honorary, Frank Leitch, A. R. Moore, Dr. Glenn C. Campbell, Sam Cook, W. A. Crawford, F. M. Tutwider, J. L. Jamison, L. M. Drake. Burial was in Thornrose cemetery.
Ella Virginia Waterman
Ella was the daughter of Harry B. and Emma Jane Harris, born Jan. 31, 1883 in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA and died there on Dec. 23, 1955. Both are buried at the Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton.
- Clayton and Ella were the parents of at least five children; three daughters and two sons:
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| Emma Jane Harris Waterman |
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| Janet Lucille Coffey Dull |
- Henry Elwood, born July 18, 1912 and died May 11, 1955. He married Ferbie Virginia Smith on Sep. 29, 1943 in Augusta Co. A few years after Henry died, his widow married Charles Maywood, Henry's brother. All are buried at Thornrose.
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| Henry Elwood Coffey |
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| Charles Maywood Coffey |
- Catherine, born ca Dec., 1916. Nothing else known; may have died young. [After re-reading Clayton's obit, I realized that Catherine is Mrs. (John) David Hoover.]
- Charles Maywood, born Aug. 29, 1920, died Jun. 19, 1989. Neither Charles nor his brother Henry are known to have fathered any children with Ferbie.
Update Oct 25, 2011:
Charles Maywood Coffey was first married to Nellie Elaine Woodzell in 1941. They divorced c1947 and Nellie later married Joseph Gatlin Gray in 1957, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. Charles then married Ferbie c1958. Joseph was born Apr. 7, 1918 in Laurel, Jones Co., MS and died in Tell City, Perry Co., IN on Dec. 29, 2001. Nellie was born Dec. 12, 1919 in Millboro, Bath Co., VA to Charley B. and Sarah E. Woodzell. She died Apr. 20, 1984 in Tell City. She and Joseph are buried there in Greenwood Cemetery.
All photos are courtesy of Wayne Coffey.
December 1, 2009
Thomas Reed Crawford of Amherst Co., VA
Update 12/03/2009: The bottom photo was taken c1902 and shows Tom Crawford and his wife, Mary Frances "Fannie" Ogden. The top photo is Tom Crawford in his later years.
The child between the couple is Van who married Estelle Crist. Children behind Tom and Fannie are, l-r: Thomas Powell, who married Alma Gertrude Coffey; Lawrence and Houston. Houston married Hallie Coffey, daughter of Arthur and Jenny Davis Coffey. Lawrence is believed to have never married.
The older children, l-r, are: Massie, wife of "Fed" Coffey; Walter who married Beatrice Coffey; Christina who married a Wright; Ora who married Hugh Nelson Coffey; Zack Coffey and his wife, Catherine.
I believe this is the Thomas Reed Crawford family of Amherst Co., VA. Several of their childred married into the Coffey family.
Thomas married Mary Frances Ogden c1873 and subsequently fathered at least 10 children.
The problem with the photo being of this Crawford family is, not withstanding how young the [apparent] wife appears, the age difference between the four younger children and the six older children.
My files show that Thomas Reed was born Jan. 20, 1847 in Virginia and died Feb. 5, 1926 in Amherst Co. Mary Frances Ogden, a daughter of Zachariah Ogden, Jr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth White, was born Feb., 1860 in Amherst Co. Thomas was a son of Mansfield and Catherine [maiden name unknown] Crawford.
Their children were:
Mary Katherine, born c1874, married Zachariah Coffey c1897. Zach was the son of Frederick and Catherine H. Ogden Coffey.
Christianna, born Oct., 1874. No other information.
Susie Massie, born Apr. 6, 1876 in Amherst Co., and died there on Dec. 8, 1938. Susie married Frederick "Fed" Coffey, Jr. He was a brother to Zach who married Mary Katherine.
Walter J., born Oct. 5, 1878 in Amherst Co., died in VA on Jul. 13, 1943. He married Beatrice Coffey on Jan. 13, 1909. Beatrice was a daughter of George Washington and Sarah Frances Coffey Coffey.
Thomas Powell, born Jul. 12, 1884 in VA, married c1907 to Alma Gertrude Coffey, born May, 1890 to Arthur and Virginia Ann "Jenny" Davis Coffey.
John Houston, born Nov. 14, 1886 in Alto, Amherst Co., died Mar. 28, 1973 in VA. He married Hallie Pearl Coffey, born Feb. 21, 1892 in Amherst Co., died Oct. 2, 1973. Hallie Pearl was sister to Alma Gertrude.
Lawrence DeWitt, born Aug. 28, 1890 in Alto. No other information.
Lucy, born May, 1893 in Amherst Co., married John E. Cash c1915.
Van Talmage, born Jun, 6, 1898 in Amherst Co., married Estelle Crist c1923.
Please contact me if you can confirm that the photo is this family. It would be extremely helpful if you can also assign names to the children.
The older children, l-r, are: Massie, wife of "Fed" Coffey; Walter who married Beatrice Coffey; Christina who married a Wright; Ora who married Hugh Nelson Coffey; Zack Coffey and his wife, Catherine.
I believe this is the Thomas Reed Crawford family of Amherst Co., VA. Several of their childred married into the Coffey family.
Thomas married Mary Frances Ogden c1873 and subsequently fathered at least 10 children.
My files show that Thomas Reed was born Jan. 20, 1847 in Virginia and died Feb. 5, 1926 in Amherst Co. Mary Frances Ogden, a daughter of Zachariah Ogden, Jr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth White, was born Feb., 1860 in Amherst Co. Thomas was a son of Mansfield and Catherine [maiden name unknown] Crawford.
Their children were:
Mary Katherine, born c1874, married Zachariah Coffey c1897. Zach was the son of Frederick and Catherine H. Ogden Coffey.
Christianna, born Oct., 1874. No other information.
Susie Massie, born Apr. 6, 1876 in Amherst Co., and died there on Dec. 8, 1938. Susie married Frederick "Fed" Coffey, Jr. He was a brother to Zach who married Mary Katherine.
Walter J., born Oct. 5, 1878 in Amherst Co., died in VA on Jul. 13, 1943. He married Beatrice Coffey on Jan. 13, 1909. Beatrice was a daughter of George Washington and Sarah Frances Coffey Coffey.
George was born Sep. 16, 1853 to Reuben Wetzel and Sarah Jane Wood Coffey. He died May 31, 1928 in Amherst Co. Sarah Frances was born Sep. 2, 1856 to William "Billy" and Sarah G. (Ann?) Crawford Coffey. Reuben and "Billy" were distant cousins, and "Billy" was a son of Jordan and Elizabeth Rippetoe Coffey, founders of "Coffeytown" in Amherst Co.Ora Wills, born Jul. 28, 1881 in Amherst Co., died there on Dec. 20, 1976. She married Hugh Nelson Coffey, a son of Harden and Elizabeth "Bettie" Crawford. Hugh was born Jul. 4, 1876 in Amherst Co. and died there on Dec. 20, 1957.
Thomas Powell, born Jul. 12, 1884 in VA, married c1907 to Alma Gertrude Coffey, born May, 1890 to Arthur and Virginia Ann "Jenny" Davis Coffey.
John Houston, born Nov. 14, 1886 in Alto, Amherst Co., died Mar. 28, 1973 in VA. He married Hallie Pearl Coffey, born Feb. 21, 1892 in Amherst Co., died Oct. 2, 1973. Hallie Pearl was sister to Alma Gertrude.
Lawrence DeWitt, born Aug. 28, 1890 in Alto. No other information.
Lucy, born May, 1893 in Amherst Co., married John E. Cash c1915.
Van Talmage, born Jun, 6, 1898 in Amherst Co., married Estelle Crist c1923.
Please contact me if you can confirm that the photo is this family. It would be extremely helpful if you can also assign names to the children.
May 30, 2008
William Webster Davis and his two Coffey wives
William Webster Davis was born Jan. 26, 1837 in Amherst Co., VA and died there on Apr. 10, 1909. He first married Sarah Jane Coffey c1860 in Amherst Co. This union produced two sons, John, born c1861 and Henry c1863. Sarah likely died in childbirth because she disappeared immediately after Henry's birth.
Sarah Jane was the daughter of John Jack and Elizabeth Susan Duff Coffey. John Jack and Henry, father of William Davis' second wife, Avarila Coffey, were brothers. John Jack and Henry were sons of Jordan Coffey.
William married Avarila Coffey on Sep. 14, 1865 in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co. She was born Mar. 2, 1846 to Henry F. and Elizabeth (Betsy) McDaniel Coffey. Henry is often thought of as a son of Jordan and Elizabeth Rippetoe Coffey, but may have been the son of one of Jordan's daughters out of wedlock.
John Taylor, a Coffeytown researcher, had this to say about Henry:
William and Sarah's children were John Davis, born c1861, and Henry, born c1863.
Children by Avarila were:
Virginia Anne (Jenny) Davis, born 1866, died 1941. She married Arthur Coffey, a once removed first cousin and son of William (Billy) and Sarah G. (Sally) Crawford Coffey. Billy was a son of Jordan and Elizabeth.
Arthur Coffey
Arthur and Jenny's children were: Hallie Pearl, born c1881, married John Houston Crawford; Hiram Randolph, born Feb. 26, 1886, died Sep. 17, 1924, married Susie A. Catlett; Mabel Irene, born Jan. 3, 1885, married Emmett Boyd Humphries; Ernest Webster, born Feb. 5, 1888, died 1982, married Ethel McClung Stratton, daughter of George Baxter and Elianna [Eleanor?] Coffey. Elianna was the daughter of Charles Edward and Sarah Jane Ogden Coffey.
The next child born to Arthur and Jenny was Alma Gertrude, born c1891, married Thomas Powell Crawford; Fletcher Beadles, born Oct. 3, 1893, died Aug. 11, 1975, married Maggie Lee Harris; Mina Lee, born Jan. 10, 1895, died Feb. 1, 1979, married first to Thompson Massie Davis; second to James William Gibson.
Sally, born c1897, followed Mina. She married first Wallace Earl Palmer and second, Glenn Wyatt; Leonard Carlyle, born May 13, 1903, died Aug. 23, 1959, married Mary Elsie Coffey, a daughter of Hiter Webster and Mary Higginbotham Coffey. Hiter was also a son of Charles Edward and Sarah Jane Ogden Coffey.
Leonard Carlyle and Mary Elsie Coffey Coffey
The last child of Arthur and Virginia was Essie Rose, born Apr. 4, 1907, died Jun. 19, 1999. She married Emmett Lewis Sale.
The remaining children of William Webster and Avarila Coffey Davis were:
Ida Penn, born c1867; Cornelia Catherine, born c1869, married Thomas H. McDaniel; Elizabeth Pendleton, born about Apr. 1870; Amanda Ellen, born c1873; Houston Carlyle, born c1874; Mary Lee, born c1877; Callie Tucker, born Sep. 1881; Tully Ashby, born Mar. 8, 1883; Chester Cleveland, born Jan. 11, 1885; Royal Wilbur, born Oct. 10, 1886; and Edna Belle, born Apr., 1891.
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Sarah Jane was the daughter of John Jack and Elizabeth Susan Duff Coffey. John Jack and Henry, father of William Davis' second wife, Avarila Coffey, were brothers. John Jack and Henry were sons of Jordan Coffey.
William married Avarila Coffey on Sep. 14, 1865 in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co. She was born Mar. 2, 1846 to Henry F. and Elizabeth (Betsy) McDaniel Coffey. Henry is often thought of as a son of Jordan and Elizabeth Rippetoe Coffey, but may have been the son of one of Jordan's daughters out of wedlock.
John Taylor, a Coffeytown researcher, had this to say about Henry:
"...although Henry Coffey shows for the first time in the 1850 Census as the head of a household, he may have been one of 2 boys his age living with Jordan and Elizabeth in 1840. According to Census reports, Henry was born around 1817. He married, at the age of 31, Elizabeth (McDaniel) (Ogden) Coffey, who was slightly older than Henry, and she had several children of her own from a previous marriage to Zachariah Ogden. Henry seems to have acted as guardian to her older children and they took his surname, at least for the census reports, but, except for Paulin, they are believed to have used their own surnames later. Henry F. Coffey died 10 June 1871 of Colic, in Amherst County, according to the Amherst County death records. The information on the death record, including naming his parents as Charles and Jane Coffey of Nelson County, was given by Henry's son, Henry L. Coffey. His place of burial is unknown, but is probably up on the hill behind Embree Crawford's house [Coffeytown], in an unmarked grave, perhaps with Elizabeth."
William and Sarah's children were John Davis, born c1861, and Henry, born c1863.
Children by Avarila were:
Virginia Anne (Jenny) Davis, born 1866, died 1941. She married Arthur Coffey, a once removed first cousin and son of William (Billy) and Sarah G. (Sally) Crawford Coffey. Billy was a son of Jordan and Elizabeth.
Arthur CoffeyArthur and Jenny's children were: Hallie Pearl, born c1881, married John Houston Crawford; Hiram Randolph, born Feb. 26, 1886, died Sep. 17, 1924, married Susie A. Catlett; Mabel Irene, born Jan. 3, 1885, married Emmett Boyd Humphries; Ernest Webster, born Feb. 5, 1888, died 1982, married Ethel McClung Stratton, daughter of George Baxter and Elianna [Eleanor?] Coffey. Elianna was the daughter of Charles Edward and Sarah Jane Ogden Coffey.
The next child born to Arthur and Jenny was Alma Gertrude, born c1891, married Thomas Powell Crawford; Fletcher Beadles, born Oct. 3, 1893, died Aug. 11, 1975, married Maggie Lee Harris; Mina Lee, born Jan. 10, 1895, died Feb. 1, 1979, married first to Thompson Massie Davis; second to James William Gibson.
Sally, born c1897, followed Mina. She married first Wallace Earl Palmer and second, Glenn Wyatt; Leonard Carlyle, born May 13, 1903, died Aug. 23, 1959, married Mary Elsie Coffey, a daughter of Hiter Webster and Mary Higginbotham Coffey. Hiter was also a son of Charles Edward and Sarah Jane Ogden Coffey.
Leonard Carlyle and Mary Elsie Coffey Coffey
The last child of Arthur and Virginia was Essie Rose, born Apr. 4, 1907, died Jun. 19, 1999. She married Emmett Lewis Sale.
The remaining children of William Webster and Avarila Coffey Davis were:
Ida Penn, born c1867; Cornelia Catherine, born c1869, married Thomas H. McDaniel; Elizabeth Pendleton, born about Apr. 1870; Amanda Ellen, born c1873; Houston Carlyle, born c1874; Mary Lee, born c1877; Callie Tucker, born Sep. 1881; Tully Ashby, born Mar. 8, 1883; Chester Cleveland, born Jan. 11, 1885; Royal Wilbur, born Oct. 10, 1886; and Edna Belle, born Apr., 1891.
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