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January 2, 2013
Lewis Russell and Bidant "Biddy" Moore Coffey
Lewis' will has been transcribed and can be found here. In his will, he named his children Betsy, Rachel, Polly, James, Henderson, Shelby, Benjamin F.,Thomas, and Edward. He mentioned his deceased son Jesse and named Jesse's daughter Sophronia as a legatee. Son Cleveland may have been deceased without descendants as he is not mentioned.
Lewis Russell Coffey was a grandson of John and Jane Graves Coffey through his father, the Rev. James Coffey and his wife, Elizabeth Cleveland. James and Elizabeth, through their 11 children are responsible for many of the Wayne and Pulaski Co., KY Coffey families.
Lewis was number 11, born Nov. 18, 1772 in Amherst Co., VA, died Sep. 29, 1850 in Wayne Co., KY.[1] He married Bidant "Biddy" Moore on Dec. 10, 1795 [2] in Wilkes Co. NC, a daughter of Jesse Moore and Alley Johnson. Biddy was born on May 3, 1775 in Albemarle Co., VA and died in Wayne Co. on Jan. 13, 1857.[1]
Eleven children were born to Lewis and Biddy. They were:
Elizabeth G. (Betsy), 1797-1868, who married Richard Northcraft Cullom. Richard was a farmer and a legislator, born in Maryland in 1795. He and Betsy were married in Wayne Co., KY where Richard's family had moved early in his life. In 1830, he and Betsy moved to Tazewell Co., IL where they lived the remainder of their lives. In 1836 he was elected to the 10th Illinois General Assembly where he served with Lincoln. In 1840 he was elected to the IL Senate. He served in a number of other elected offices and died in Tazewell Co. on Dec. 3, 1872. Betsy died on Dec. 5, 1868. Both are buried at the Old Washington Cemetery in Tazewell Co., IL. They had at least five children, the third being Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914). He followed his father into politics and was elected to the IL state house in 1855. In 1865 he was elected to represent IL in the US Congress where he served three consecutive terms. In 1876 he was elected Governor of IL and served nearly two terms. He resigned in the middle of the second term to become a candidate for the US Senate, to which he was elected and served five consecutive terms and was considered several times as a candidate for the US presidency.[3] He married twice, both wives daughters of Samuel and Hannah Beaver Fisher. All are buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL.
Rachel, 1798-?, married Thomas Jefferson Jones c1830. They were probably married sometime around 1830 and were in the 1860 Wayne Co., KY census. Thomas was age 55; Rachel age 59. I know of two children: Margaret (1830-1862) married Martin Sallee. In 1860 a John Jones, age 11, was in the household with Thomas and Rachel and, could be a son or a grandson.
Mary Jane "Polly", c1803-1855, married Jooshua Oatts in Wayne Co. on Jan. 4, 1821.[4] They were in the 1850 Wayne Co., KY census with children Cleveland, age 21; Emily, age 18; John R., age 15; Safrona [sic], age 14; Lewis, age 10; T. J., age 8 [Thomas J.]; Shelby C., age 6 and Russell, age 5. In addition to those, they also had Cosby [1823-1890] and James Douglas [1824-1893]. Joshua died in 1858 and is buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co. Polly died of typhoid fever in 1855 and is also buried at Elk Springs Valley.
James Lewis, 1802-1855, married Sarah Alloway "Sally" Strange in 1830, Wayne Co. Sally was born in McMinn Co., TN in 1807 to Archelaus Alloway and Elizabeth Coffey Strange. Elizabeth Coffey Strange and James Lewis Coffey were first cousins. James died in Wayne Co. in 1855 and Sally there in 1885. Both are buried at Elk Springs Valley. They had at least 10 children: Jesse Columbus; Elizabeth E.; Anjeletta; George W.; Cleveland McKendree; Mary "Molly"; James Franklin; Sarah J. "Sallie"; Obidah Strange "Obie"; and Verlinda J. "Linnie." More information about this family is available.
Henderon, c1802-1868, married Minerva Alexander in 1827, Wayne Co.[5] Minerva was born c1805 in KY and died in Wayne Co. in 1881. Harrison died in 1868 and both are buried at Elk Springs Valley. They had at least 10 children: Telitha; Mary Alexander; Shelby; Joseph; Emily Biddy; Nancy "Nannie"; Elizabeth "Betsy;" Lewis; Mary Anna and Susan. More information about this family is available.
Shelby "Shelly," 1811-1863, married Zerilda Emarine Meadows, daughter of Andrew and Jane Graham Meadows. She was born in Wayne Co., 1822 and died there in 1900. Shelly died in 1863 [6] and both are buried at Elk Springs Valley. I have only three children for them: Shelby, Jr., 1833-?; Andrew Lewis, 1844-1887; and Mary Jane, 1854-?. More information about this family is available.
Edward Northcraft Cullom, c1813-?, married Rachel A. Isaacs. Rachel was born in 1823 and died in Wayne Co. in 1872. She is buried at Kendrick Cemetery in Monticello, Wayne Co., KY. No further information.
Jesse Moore, 1815-1835, married Elizabeth "Eliza" Smith in 1832. [5] They had a daughter, Sophronia, born c1833. No further information.
Benjamin Franklin, 1816-1868, married Mary Ann Worsham in 1842. [5] Mary Ann was born in 1826 in KY and died in Wayne Co. in 1886. Both are said to be buried in Monticello at a Coffey Cemetery. [7] Their children were Emma; Martha; William E.; Mary A.; Ida S.; Benjamin, Jr.; Robert Lee and Nannie J. No further information.
Cleveland L., 1817-?, married Sophronia Oatts, born 1812m died 1877 in Wayne Co. Children were at least two: Lewis J. and Mary C. Sophronia is buried at Elk Springs Valley. No further information.
Thomas Coleman, c1819-1890, married four time, first to Mary Heaven or Havens in 1839, Wayne Co.[5] No children are known to have been born to this union. Second wife was Patience Jane Miller in 1848.[5][8] He and Patience had at least three children: Margaret, c1841, John, c1843 and Marshal, c1850. Patience died in Wayne Co. in 1855. That date is not proven and her burial place is not known to me. Third wife was Sarah Havens, likely some relation to Mary, his first wife. Nothing is known of her. Thomas' fourth wife was Mrs. Amanda Jane Hudson Stone, born c1819. They had at least three children: Amanda, c1851; Alley, c1853 and Mary, c1856. According to the KY DAR, Thomas died in Lincoln Co. and is probably buried there.[9]
Some documentation as well as this information and Lewis' ancestors, his family and his descendants can be found on the Edward Coffey Project CD or DVD. In fact, all of the Coffey's that I have written about in this blog over the past number of years can be found in my Edward Coffey Project, with much of it updated since the blog was written.
[1] Grave monument
[2] Coffey, Laurence H., editor, Thomas Coffey and His Descendants (Chattanooga, TN: N. Sanders, 1931), Page 85.
[3] Governors of Illinois (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1891), Pages 175-176.
[4] Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
[5] From Wayne County, Kentucky Marriages, 1801-1860. Source gives brides name as Mannen Alexander; Manerva in 1850 and 1860 Wayne Co. census. Bond missing; married 29 March 1827 by Racoon John Smith.
[6] “Kentucky Probate Records, 1792-1977,” Image database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/).
[7] Wayne Co. KY Cemeteries compiled by B. B. Coffey, Sr., Page 31. This cemetery is referred to in the source as Coffey Cemetery and is said to be located at or near the intersection of Spruce St. and Hiland View Dr. in Monticello.
[8]The bride's name appears to be Jane Meeker in record. Surety was Isaac N. Shepherd. Bond dated 23 August 1848; Minister return is missing.
[9] Kentucky DAR, compiler, Kentucky Bible Records (: DAR, 1966), Vol. IV.
April 23, 2012
Francis Marion Coffey 1840-1933
In March of 2006 I posted the obituary of F. M. Coffey who died in Soldier, Jackson Co., KS in 1933. The obituary named their 10 children but, not in birth order. I have since added a bit more family information.
Their first child was Charles H., born Feb. 8, 1867 in Stanford, Lincoln Co., KY. No further information.
Cynthia Ann, born also in Stanford on Aug. 13, 1869, died Dec. 3, 1962 in Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS. Cynthia married John Fisher, born Stanford in 1865, on Oct. 3, 1887 in Hutchinson. Children that I have for this couple are: Beatrix, born 1891, died Aug., 1976 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; George Francis, born c1894, died Nov. 7, 1901; Charles Stanley, born Jul. 22, 1897 and Hazel Miriam, born Nov. 28, 1900.
Hattie Belle, born Sep. 7, 1871 in Turnersville, Lincoln Co., KY.
Minnie E., born Jan. 27, 1874 in Washington Co., KY, died Jan. 15, 1974 in Santa Paula, Ventura Co., CA. She married David Peter Clapperton on Aug. 15, 1891 (place not given). He was born in KS in Sep., 1866. Their children were Marie; Gladys; David Peter, Jr.; Agnes; Jeanette; and Isabel.
Margaret G., born Jan. 15, 1876 in Mount Salem, Lincoln Co., KY. No further info.
Francis Timothy, born Aug. 7, 1878 in Stanford, died Aug. 14, 1947 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He married Nellie Whitaker c1903, who was born in Leavenworth Co., KS on Jun. 19, 1888. Their children were Rev. Francis M.; Geraldine G.; Audrey L.; Melbourne L.; Boyd A.; Glen A.; Absena (?) L., a female; Alvin F.; and Allen P.
Mary E., born Oct., 1880 in Marion Co., KS, died at Soldier on Jun. 16, 1968. She married Glenn Roy Achenback, born Aug., 1880 in Marion Co., on Dec. 24, 1900. Children were Harry A. and Orva V. Perhaps there were others.
James Gabriel, born Aug. 23, 1883 in Florence, Marion Co., KS, died Aug. 20, 1974 at Safford in Graham Co., AZ. He married Lena Rose Higgins on Apr. 19, 1904 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS. Lena Rose was born in KS in Sep., 1885 and died in Leavenworth on Feb. 7, 1937. Their children were Thelma O.; Ulysses; Florence June; Kathleen; James, Jr.; and Robert Dale.
Arthur K., born Dec. 8, 1995 in Florence. No further information.
Pearl D., born May, 1888 in Florence. No further information.
Clearly more work is needed. However, the real purpose of this blog is to post the below photo. It is said to be of Francis Marion and Permelia Jane Hughes Coffey with (probably) some of their children. A reader has asked me to post it with hope that other readers will recognize and be able to identify everyone.
Please contact me if you do recognize the people and can ID any of them.
Update Apr. 24, 2012
The reader mentioned above sent a later e-mail saying that most of the folks had been identified. Francis Marion and Permelia Jane Hughes Coffey are of course the older couple. Behind Permelia is her son Francis Timothy Coffey and his wife Nellie Whitaker. At Nellie's right is her son, Francis M. Coffey. The young man to his right remains unidentified.
The young woman is Geraldine Coffey, daughter of Francis Timothy and Nellie. The child is Sheldon K. Bowling, Jr. held by Geraldine's husband and father of the baby, Sheldon K., Sr.
Find-A-Grave has an entry for Sheldon Kingsley Bowling, born Oct. 27, 1901 in MO, died July 2, 1972 in Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO and was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. Geraldine died in 1986 and is also at Floral Hills. Sheldon K., Jr., was born May 3, 1924 in MO and died Mar. 20, 2000 at Springfield in Greene Co., MO. Sheldon, Jr. served in the US Navy during WWII and is buried at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Springfield.
Sheldon Jr. was born in May, 1924 and appears to be 2-3 months old in this photo.
Their first child was Charles H., born Feb. 8, 1867 in Stanford, Lincoln Co., KY. No further information.
Cynthia Ann, born also in Stanford on Aug. 13, 1869, died Dec. 3, 1962 in Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS. Cynthia married John Fisher, born Stanford in 1865, on Oct. 3, 1887 in Hutchinson. Children that I have for this couple are: Beatrix, born 1891, died Aug., 1976 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; George Francis, born c1894, died Nov. 7, 1901; Charles Stanley, born Jul. 22, 1897 and Hazel Miriam, born Nov. 28, 1900.
Hattie Belle, born Sep. 7, 1871 in Turnersville, Lincoln Co., KY.
Minnie E., born Jan. 27, 1874 in Washington Co., KY, died Jan. 15, 1974 in Santa Paula, Ventura Co., CA. She married David Peter Clapperton on Aug. 15, 1891 (place not given). He was born in KS in Sep., 1866. Their children were Marie; Gladys; David Peter, Jr.; Agnes; Jeanette; and Isabel.
Margaret G., born Jan. 15, 1876 in Mount Salem, Lincoln Co., KY. No further info.
Francis Timothy, born Aug. 7, 1878 in Stanford, died Aug. 14, 1947 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He married Nellie Whitaker c1903, who was born in Leavenworth Co., KS on Jun. 19, 1888. Their children were Rev. Francis M.; Geraldine G.; Audrey L.; Melbourne L.; Boyd A.; Glen A.; Absena (?) L., a female; Alvin F.; and Allen P.
Mary E., born Oct., 1880 in Marion Co., KS, died at Soldier on Jun. 16, 1968. She married Glenn Roy Achenback, born Aug., 1880 in Marion Co., on Dec. 24, 1900. Children were Harry A. and Orva V. Perhaps there were others.
James Gabriel, born Aug. 23, 1883 in Florence, Marion Co., KS, died Aug. 20, 1974 at Safford in Graham Co., AZ. He married Lena Rose Higgins on Apr. 19, 1904 in Holton, Jackson Co., KS. Lena Rose was born in KS in Sep., 1885 and died in Leavenworth on Feb. 7, 1937. Their children were Thelma O.; Ulysses; Florence June; Kathleen; James, Jr.; and Robert Dale.
Arthur K., born Dec. 8, 1995 in Florence. No further information.
Pearl D., born May, 1888 in Florence. No further information.
Clearly more work is needed. However, the real purpose of this blog is to post the below photo. It is said to be of Francis Marion and Permelia Jane Hughes Coffey with (probably) some of their children. A reader has asked me to post it with hope that other readers will recognize and be able to identify everyone.
Please contact me if you do recognize the people and can ID any of them.
Update Apr. 24, 2012
The reader mentioned above sent a later e-mail saying that most of the folks had been identified. Francis Marion and Permelia Jane Hughes Coffey are of course the older couple. Behind Permelia is her son Francis Timothy Coffey and his wife Nellie Whitaker. At Nellie's right is her son, Francis M. Coffey. The young man to his right remains unidentified.
The young woman is Geraldine Coffey, daughter of Francis Timothy and Nellie. The child is Sheldon K. Bowling, Jr. held by Geraldine's husband and father of the baby, Sheldon K., Sr.
Find-A-Grave has an entry for Sheldon Kingsley Bowling, born Oct. 27, 1901 in MO, died July 2, 1972 in Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO and was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. Geraldine died in 1986 and is also at Floral Hills. Sheldon K., Jr., was born May 3, 1924 in MO and died Mar. 20, 2000 at Springfield in Greene Co., MO. Sheldon, Jr. served in the US Navy during WWII and is buried at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Springfield.
Sheldon Jr. was born in May, 1924 and appears to be 2-3 months old in this photo.
February 22, 2011
Pittward "Pitt" & Flavonia Fletcher Coffey
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.
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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