The Edward Coffey Project

In previous blogs I have pondered whether the man some call Archelaus  or  Archelus Coffey was really named Achilles. Achilles Coffey ...

George Archelaus Coffey was a son of John A. McClernan and Mary R. Glascock Coffey.  John was born in Saline Co., IL in 1846 to Achilles and...

Lawrence was the ninth child and third son of Archelaus and Jane Dean Coffey.  His middle name is a puzzle - at least to me.  He was born in...

It isn't clear to me if Archelus' name was really Achilles.  I sometimes think that they are used interchangeably, but that's on...