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October 24, 2018
Charles William Coffey (1913-1955)
While working with Brad Jackson of Weldon, NC, a major mistake was discovered in most if not all previous issues of the Edward Coffey Project.
The error has been corrected and as the facts were explained.
As I understand the facts, they are:
Charles Mozer "Charlie" Coffey and Ethel Hill Deal had a son named Charles William Coffey, born 1913 in Caldwell Co., NC.
There were two children born in Caldwell, one year apart, and was given the same name. The incorrect one was listed as the son of Charles and Ethel.
Their actual son was Charles William Coffey, born 23 Aug 1913 in Edgemont, Caldwell Co., and died in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC in 1955. He married twice. First wife was Mabel Lee Parks, born 1918 and daughter of Joseph Polk Parks and Adeline Gurley.
She and Charles were married 10 Apr 1939 in Henry Co., VA and produced one child, a daughter, Mary Helen Coffey, born 20 Nov. 1939 in Rowan Co., NC.
They divorced sometime later and he married Ethel Olive Edwards. Children are not yet known.
Ethel was the daughter of David and Minnie Henson Edwards and was born 28 Oct., 1923 in Swain Co., NC. They are said to have produced several children, perhaps five, before Charles William died on 5 Mar 1955. He is buried at the now seemingly abandoned Philadelphia Lutheran (old) Cemetery at Granite Falls in Caldwell Co. His Find A Grave (FAG) memorial is 194083408 and was recently added there by me.
After his death, Ethel married Augustus Lewis Crater, date unknown, and he is said to have adopted the Coffey children and given the Crater surname.
Augustus died 28 Mar 1975 in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC and Ethel subsequently married for a third time, this time to Fred Lewis Gurley, Sr. Fred died 7 Dec., 1993 in Statesville, Iredell Co., NC and was buried at Abilene Church of Christ Cemetery in Statesville.
Ethel died 30 Nov. 1991 in Hickory at the Catawba Memorial Park. According to her death certificate no. 050967 death was caused by "persistent sepsis and myelogenous leukemia." Her remains were cremated at the Bass-Smith Crematory in Hickory. Disposition of ashes are unknown to me.
Her obituary as provided by Brad:
Ethel Gurley
Ethel Edwards [Coffey] Crater Gurley, 68, of Rt. 1, Marvin Street, Claremont, died Nov. 30, 1991 at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville after a period of declining health.
Born Oct. 27, 1923 in Swain County, she was the daughter of the late David and Minnie Henson Edwards.
She was a retired employee of Hickory Chair and a member of the Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church in Statesville.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles William Coffey; and her second husband, Augustus Lewis Crater in 1975.
Surviving are her husband, Fred L. Gurley, Sr.; three sons, [children believed to have been those fathered by Charles William Coffey] Charles "Rick" Crater of Newton, David Crater of Vale and Steve Crater of Columbia, S.C.; two daughters, Terry Withers of Newton, and Nancy Hoffman of Conover; three brothers, Frank Edwards of Canton, Tom Edwards of Asheville, and Jack Edwards of Swannanoa; two sisters, Mary Wilhide of Swannanoa, and Jessie Pruett of Chattanooga, Tenn.; three step-daughters; two stepsons; and 12 grand-children.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Fifth Creek Presbyterian Church in Statesville. The Rev. W. C. Cockman and Rev. John Milholland will officiate.
The family will receive friends following the graveside service.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 5624 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte, N. C. 28212.
Drum Funeral Home in Conover is in charge of arrangements.
The mistaken Charles William Coffey was the son of George Wesley and Lula Jane Barlow Coffey, born 8 Jun 1914 in Caldwell Co. He died 31 Jul 1993 and was buried at Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir, NC. His wives were Virginia Pearl Kirby and Cynthia Lou Back.
Please contact me if there are additional errors.
August 26, 2015
Lenore Jackson Coffee, Hollywood Screenwriter (1896-1984)
I was watching an old Turner Classic movie yesterday [Stronger than Desire, 1939 starring Virginia Bruce and Walter Pidgeon) when the name Lenore Coffee appeared as one of the screenwriters. Being a Coffee/y researcher, I sent myself a reminder to find out who she was.
This is what I learned:
Lenore Jackson Coffee was born to Andrew Jackson Coffee/y and wife Ella Lenore Muffley in San Francisco, CA on Jul. 13, 1896.1 She died Jul. 2, 1984 in Los Angeles and, her obituary, published in the San Diego Evening Tribune, reads:
LOS ANGELES(AP) -- Lenore Coffee, who as a young moviegoer complained to her mother that "I could write a better story that [sic] [than] that," has died after a long career in which she created some of Hollywood's most popular romance dramas. She was 87.
Coffee, whose husband was novelist-director William J. Cowen, died Monday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in suburban Woodland [H]ills, said her daughter, Sabina Johnson.
Coffee, who began her career thinking up titles for silent movies, among them "Wandering Daughters" and "The Age of Desire," said her interest in films began during her youth in San Francisco. "Sometimes I'd leave a theater and tell my mother, 'I could write a better story than that,' " she said in 1956, four years before she wrote her last film, "Cash McCall," starring James Garner and Natalie Wood.
"Mother always said, 'Why don't you?'" Coffee said.
In 1924, she wrote her first feature film, "Volga Boatman," for Cecil B. DeMille, whose then-assistant Cowen later became her husband. With the advent of talkies in the late 1920s, Coffee began writing romantic dramas and suspense films that became widely popular. Among them were "Evelyn Prentice," "Age of Indiscretion," "My Son, My Son!" "The Way of All Flesh," "Till We Meet Again," "Beyond the Forest" and "Another Time, Another Place."
She said she wrote the novel "Another Time, Another Place," the film adaptation of which starred Lana Turner as an American reporter who romances British correspondent Sean Connery, to warn "that a woman can be a career women with lots of brains and have no sense." Church[e]s around the world continue to perform her play, "Family Portrait," which studies Christ's family dealing with his spirituality.
In addition to Johnson, Coffee is survived by a son, Gary.
Lenore always claimed, surely influenced by her father’s belief, that she was descended from Gen. John Coffee, the friend and partner of President Andrew Jackson.
Her father died Nov. 28, 1928 at the home of his son Luen in Fresno, CA. His short obituary reads:
Jackson’ Kin Dies
Fresno, Nov. 28 – Andrew Jackson Coffee, 67, native of Oakland and a grandson of Andrew Jackson, former president and Mexican war hero, died here today at the home of his son, Luen Coffee.2
The father was born in CA c1861; her mother was Ella Lenore Muffley, born Feb. 25, 1878, died in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 1944.3
Her grandfather was also named Andrew Jackson Coffee/y who was born in TN c1820. He was married in Alabama to Elizabeth A. Hutchings on Apr. 3, 1839. Andrew and Elizabeth, along with their first born, appeared in the 1840 Lauderdale Co., AL census. The entry reads: A. J. Coffee, one male, 20-30; one female child under 5; and one female, age 20-30. He is likely the Mexican War vet mentioned above.
Kate was born in Alabama and appeared in the 1860 census of Oakland Twp., Alameda Co., CA as an 18 year old along with her parents and others. Children in the household that year were: John, age 14, born AL; Frank, age 11, born LA; Nellie, age 5, born CA; Sinie [sic], a female, age 3, born CA; Hettie, age 10, born CA and Comchalina [sic], a female, age 9, also born CA. Why the children are not listed in birth order is unknown to me.
I have been unsuccessful locating the family in 1870. In 1880 the family was found in San Francisco. Those in the household were Andrew, Sr., age 60, born TN, a notary public; Elizabeth A., wife, age 58, born AL; John, son, age 35, born AL, express office clerk; Frank L., age 32, born LA, business broker; Susan H., age 22, single, and Posey G., a daughter-in-law, age 20, born c1860 in CA and wife of Frank. Andrew J, Jr. age 19, and employed as an electrician was also at home . Others in the household were boarders and do not appear to be part of the family.
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| Coffee 1880 San Francisco |
We know from history that Andrew Jackson and Rachel had no children of their own. They did however, adopt several including Andrew Jackson, Jr., a son of Rachel’s brother, Severn Donelson. They also adopted two Indian children, on named Theodore and the other, a child he found with its dead mother after one of the Creek Indian battles. That child was named Suncoya who died at age 16 in 1828. Other children were Andrew Jackson Hutchings, grand nephew of Rachel; Pres. Jackson and Rachel also became guardians of the three sons of her brother Samuel Donelson as well as three children of family friend Edward Butler.4
There appears then that there were no descendants of Jackson that married a Coffee/y. We know that John Coffee and Mary Donelson had a son they named Andrew Jackson Coffee who married Ann Eliza Sloss. They could be the great-grandparents of Lenore. Other genealogies say that John and Mary’s son Andrew married Eliza Hutchings [see above].
Both records could be accurate but, irrespective of that, history seems to prove that Lenore Coffee5 was not descended from President Andrew Jackson but from the more sedate – compared to Jackson – General John Reid Coffee.
1 Wikipedia
2 San Diego Union, San Diego, CA, Thu.,
Nov.29,1928, Page 5
3 California Death Records -
http://bit.ly/1KU4NKJ
4 Wikipedia
5 Lenore was married twice;
first to Lucien L. Littlefield on Aug. 8, 1919 in Orange Co., CA and, second to
William Joseph Cowan, a director with whom she often worked, on Jun. 8, 1924 in
Los Angeles.
February 28, 2015
Lee Clayton Coffey
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| Lee Clayton Coffey |
Lee Clayton "Clayton" Coffey was a son of John Narvin and Mollie Couch Coffey, born Oct. 6, 1916 in Zephyr, Brown Co., TX. This family descends from the still mythical Chesley Coffey.*
"He served in the U.S. Naval Air Corps during WWII and received BS and MA degree from his beloved Texas A&M and a Ph. D. from Iowa State College in Ames, IA."¹He was married to Sunshine "Sunny" Jackson, on Feb. 1, 1944 in Richardson, Dallas Co., TX.² She was born ca 1923 in Dallas Co.
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| Sunshine "Sunny" Jackson Coffey |
"Bride - Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Coffey, who were married Tuesday at the Richardson Presbyterian Church, will make their home in Abilene. The bride, above, is the former Miss Sunshine Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther J. Jackson of Richardson [TX]. She is a former student of the North Texas State Teacher College. The bridegroom is a graduate of Texas A. & M. College and formerly taught vocational agriculture in the Richardson school. He is county agent of Taylor County."
Lee worked as the Country Agricultural Agent in Mason, Taylor, Fisher and Comanche counties. He also worked at Texas A & M as a "special agronomist" and Director of The Foundation Seed Program for that university. In 1964 he and Sunny relocated to Plainview to form the Excel Seed Co., Inc.
There were two children born to the union: Daughter, Robyn Kay Coffey of Weatherford, TX and a son, Lee "Pete" Jackson Coffey of Lubbock.
Sunny survived at Lee's death in Longview in 2013.
*From DNA testing we know that Chesley was related to Edward. What we do not know is how, and how far back they became kin.
*From DNA testing we know that Chesley was related to Edward. What we do not know is how, and how far back they became kin.
¹http://bit.ly/1wwKDmm citing Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Weatherford Democrat, The (TX) - Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Deceased Name: Lee Clayton Coffey
²http://bit.ly/1wvOUGO citing "The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX", , Sun., Feb. 13, 1944, Section III, Page 8.
October 3, 2014
Mrs. Sophia Porter
"Mrs. Sophia Porter.
"Noted Woman Passed Away At Preston, Texas
"She Entertained Lee, Grant and Jackson at Her Grayson County Home Before the War.
"The Denison Herald
"Died - At Preston, Grayson county, Texas, Friday, August 27, 1897, Mrs. Sophia Porter, aged 81 years, 8 months and 24 days.
"Four score and two years covers many interesting events in American history, and especially that of the great Southwest, and as Mrs. Porter has been so peculiarly identified with the history making events of her own time and environments, some family historian will doubtless seek to preserve the honorable record.
"Sophia Suttonfield was born at Fort Wayne, Ind., September 3, 1815. Colonel Suttonfield, her father, was a Virginian by birth and served as an officer in the war of 1812. He erected the first house at Fort Wayne and was there with his family in 1814. There was neither railroad, telegraph nor steamboat this side of the Atlantic, and Spain owned a vast area of country northwest of New Orleans. Mexican independence had not yet been secured, although the republican cause seemed in a promising way. Many chivalrous Spaniards who had fought against the great Napoleon and had been compelled to flee from Spain after the restoration of the Bourbons, were impelled to lend the swords to the patriot cause in Mexico. Don Jose Manuel Herrera, Don Luis Aury, Colonel Young, Colonel Perry and other Gallant Spanish and American officers had selected Galveston Island as the base of operations and a place of rendezvous for the privateers, and on the 12th of September, 1816, organized a government and unfurled the flag of independence. Commodore Aury was made civil and military governor of Texas and Galveston Island, and took the oath of fealty to the republic of Mexico. Five years after this the indomitable Stephen Fuller Austin - a worthy son of immortal Moses Austin - led the first body of immigrants into Texas by way of Natchitoches¹, pitching their camp in what is now Washington county, and thus beginning the permanent settlement of Texas by Anglo-Americans.
"While her future home was thus being established by deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice, such as have never been paralleled, this child of destiny was developing into a beautiful woman. Her graces and refinement brought her first and greatest sorrow, for her accomplishments attracted the attention of a German officer with whom she was persuaded to elope to the Southwest in 1835. Their first Texas home was in Waxahachie, but his desertion and subsequent death left this friendless young widow among people who were then in the midst of their supreme struggle for independence, and before the decisive battle of San Jacinto she was with the refugees protected by the army of Sam Houston.
"Colonel Holland Coffee was at this time one of the most prominent men in Texas and in 1838 was elected to the third house of representatives from the new county of Panola. While upon a visit to Waco Colonel Coffee met the subject of this sketch, and the result was their marriage at the close of that year. Colonel Coffee had received large grants of land for his gallant military services, and much of it had been located in the rich bottom of Red river. In 1839 the bride and groom established their home at what is now known as Preston Bend, in this county. They were indeed pioneers and lived at first in a stockade as a necessary protection against the roving bands of Comanche Indians. Denison's wooded site was the shelter of thousands of buffalo and other wild game. Sherman was not yet in existence, and only a very small settlement at Bonham. Colonel Coffee was killed in 1847. His wife remained a widow until 1852, when she was married to Major George Butts, a typical Virginian of the bluest blood, who was connected with the Federal army. Again the home was stricken by a violent death, for Major Butts was killed by bushwhackers during the first year of the war. This bereavement prompted Mrs. Butts to leave the plantation, and she moved to Waco, taking with her a large number of slaves. These faithful servants were then hers by the acknowledged right of possession and most of their remained to the end of their days in a service that had brought to them all the benefits of emancipation except actual freedom.
"Mrs. Butts was a remarkably well preserved woman at the age of 50, and her charms compelled the admiration of the grace and chivalric.
"Among those who met this thrice-made widow and who became a successful suitor, was Judge Jonas Porter of Missouri, an officer in the Confederate army, who had stopped at Waco on his way to Mexico. Judge Porter was a widower whose wife had died while he was in the war. He was at one time a member of the Missouri legislature and had risen to a high place in Masonry and Odd Fellowship. A quiet wedding in 1865 and a removal to the bride's home at Preston, brought this remarkable woman back to the community that is now mourning the loss of its best friend.
"Judge and Mrs. Porter are remembered by many who are still living as being ideal entertainers, who had preserved intact the regime of that incomparable Southern hospitality so characteristic of ante-bellum days. Judge Porter was courteous and scholarly and greatly assisted his wife in retaining at this home the attractions of refinement and education.
"In 1869 they visited Indiana and Mrs. Porter entered the Suttonfield home for the first time since her abrupt departure as a runaway bride many years before. The aged mother was still living and welcomed the daughter with all the joy that can be expressed by a never-dying mother love.
"The year 1886 brought another sorrow into this history of a life, as Judge Porter was stricken with a fatal disease and passed peacefully away.
"Mrs. Porter was still vigorous, and did not relax her interest in all that concerned the good of those about her. She had been a consistent member of the Southern Methodist church since 1869, and gave the ground near by upon which was built what is known as "Coffee Chapel." To this she was also a large contributor and gave it five acres in another place for camp meeting purposes. A few years ago she presented the Georgetown university three hundred and fifty acres of improved land, valued at ten thousand dollars.
"Thus passed away the sweet spirit of 'Aunt Sophia,' surrounded by relatives and neighbors and by servants who had been born into the household as slaves bu had considered it the highest freedom to remain with their former mistress.
"The old house seems to voice the universal sorrow, for age and decay have touched it in many places; yet the beauty has not all departed. The broad avenue leading from the entrance to the house is lined with immense catalpa trees, grown from seed planted by Mrs. Porter, the seed having been brought by the father of Governor Throckmorton. The grounds are full of flowers and palms, rare plants and cacti, and the spacious verandas have afforded a welcome retreat for many distinquished people. Jefferson Davis, U. S. Grant, Ben Butler, Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan and General Arbuckle were among the famous soldiers who enjoyed its hospitality in the early days. Many of Quantrell's men were quartered there during their sojourn in this region.
"'Glen Eden' was known and visited by the pleasure seekers of all Northern Texas and the strangers as well as the most intimate friends were made welcome at all times."
Source: The Houston daily post. (Houston, Tex.), 30 Aug. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1897-08-30/ed-1/seq-3/>
¹Natchitoches is a city in Natchitoches Parish, LA, established in 1714 as part of French Louisiana. Its sister city is Nacogdoches, TX.
"Noted Woman Passed Away At Preston, Texas
"She Entertained Lee, Grant and Jackson at Her Grayson County Home Before the War.
"The Denison Herald
"Died - At Preston, Grayson county, Texas, Friday, August 27, 1897, Mrs. Sophia Porter, aged 81 years, 8 months and 24 days.
"Four score and two years covers many interesting events in American history, and especially that of the great Southwest, and as Mrs. Porter has been so peculiarly identified with the history making events of her own time and environments, some family historian will doubtless seek to preserve the honorable record.
"Sophia Suttonfield was born at Fort Wayne, Ind., September 3, 1815. Colonel Suttonfield, her father, was a Virginian by birth and served as an officer in the war of 1812. He erected the first house at Fort Wayne and was there with his family in 1814. There was neither railroad, telegraph nor steamboat this side of the Atlantic, and Spain owned a vast area of country northwest of New Orleans. Mexican independence had not yet been secured, although the republican cause seemed in a promising way. Many chivalrous Spaniards who had fought against the great Napoleon and had been compelled to flee from Spain after the restoration of the Bourbons, were impelled to lend the swords to the patriot cause in Mexico. Don Jose Manuel Herrera, Don Luis Aury, Colonel Young, Colonel Perry and other Gallant Spanish and American officers had selected Galveston Island as the base of operations and a place of rendezvous for the privateers, and on the 12th of September, 1816, organized a government and unfurled the flag of independence. Commodore Aury was made civil and military governor of Texas and Galveston Island, and took the oath of fealty to the republic of Mexico. Five years after this the indomitable Stephen Fuller Austin - a worthy son of immortal Moses Austin - led the first body of immigrants into Texas by way of Natchitoches¹, pitching their camp in what is now Washington county, and thus beginning the permanent settlement of Texas by Anglo-Americans.
"While her future home was thus being established by deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice, such as have never been paralleled, this child of destiny was developing into a beautiful woman. Her graces and refinement brought her first and greatest sorrow, for her accomplishments attracted the attention of a German officer with whom she was persuaded to elope to the Southwest in 1835. Their first Texas home was in Waxahachie, but his desertion and subsequent death left this friendless young widow among people who were then in the midst of their supreme struggle for independence, and before the decisive battle of San Jacinto she was with the refugees protected by the army of Sam Houston.
"Colonel Holland Coffee was at this time one of the most prominent men in Texas and in 1838 was elected to the third house of representatives from the new county of Panola. While upon a visit to Waco Colonel Coffee met the subject of this sketch, and the result was their marriage at the close of that year. Colonel Coffee had received large grants of land for his gallant military services, and much of it had been located in the rich bottom of Red river. In 1839 the bride and groom established their home at what is now known as Preston Bend, in this county. They were indeed pioneers and lived at first in a stockade as a necessary protection against the roving bands of Comanche Indians. Denison's wooded site was the shelter of thousands of buffalo and other wild game. Sherman was not yet in existence, and only a very small settlement at Bonham. Colonel Coffee was killed in 1847. His wife remained a widow until 1852, when she was married to Major George Butts, a typical Virginian of the bluest blood, who was connected with the Federal army. Again the home was stricken by a violent death, for Major Butts was killed by bushwhackers during the first year of the war. This bereavement prompted Mrs. Butts to leave the plantation, and she moved to Waco, taking with her a large number of slaves. These faithful servants were then hers by the acknowledged right of possession and most of their remained to the end of their days in a service that had brought to them all the benefits of emancipation except actual freedom.
"Mrs. Butts was a remarkably well preserved woman at the age of 50, and her charms compelled the admiration of the grace and chivalric.
"Among those who met this thrice-made widow and who became a successful suitor, was Judge Jonas Porter of Missouri, an officer in the Confederate army, who had stopped at Waco on his way to Mexico. Judge Porter was a widower whose wife had died while he was in the war. He was at one time a member of the Missouri legislature and had risen to a high place in Masonry and Odd Fellowship. A quiet wedding in 1865 and a removal to the bride's home at Preston, brought this remarkable woman back to the community that is now mourning the loss of its best friend.
"Judge and Mrs. Porter are remembered by many who are still living as being ideal entertainers, who had preserved intact the regime of that incomparable Southern hospitality so characteristic of ante-bellum days. Judge Porter was courteous and scholarly and greatly assisted his wife in retaining at this home the attractions of refinement and education.
"In 1869 they visited Indiana and Mrs. Porter entered the Suttonfield home for the first time since her abrupt departure as a runaway bride many years before. The aged mother was still living and welcomed the daughter with all the joy that can be expressed by a never-dying mother love.
"The year 1886 brought another sorrow into this history of a life, as Judge Porter was stricken with a fatal disease and passed peacefully away.
"Mrs. Porter was still vigorous, and did not relax her interest in all that concerned the good of those about her. She had been a consistent member of the Southern Methodist church since 1869, and gave the ground near by upon which was built what is known as "Coffee Chapel." To this she was also a large contributor and gave it five acres in another place for camp meeting purposes. A few years ago she presented the Georgetown university three hundred and fifty acres of improved land, valued at ten thousand dollars.
"Thus passed away the sweet spirit of 'Aunt Sophia,' surrounded by relatives and neighbors and by servants who had been born into the household as slaves bu had considered it the highest freedom to remain with their former mistress.
"The old house seems to voice the universal sorrow, for age and decay have touched it in many places; yet the beauty has not all departed. The broad avenue leading from the entrance to the house is lined with immense catalpa trees, grown from seed planted by Mrs. Porter, the seed having been brought by the father of Governor Throckmorton. The grounds are full of flowers and palms, rare plants and cacti, and the spacious verandas have afforded a welcome retreat for many distinquished people. Jefferson Davis, U. S. Grant, Ben Butler, Robert E. Lee, George B. McClellan and General Arbuckle were among the famous soldiers who enjoyed its hospitality in the early days. Many of Quantrell's men were quartered there during their sojourn in this region.
"'Glen Eden' was known and visited by the pleasure seekers of all Northern Texas and the strangers as well as the most intimate friends were made welcome at all times."
Source: The Houston daily post. (Houston, Tex.), 30 Aug. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1897-08-30/ed-1/seq-3/>
¹Natchitoches is a city in Natchitoches Parish, LA, established in 1714 as part of French Louisiana. Its sister city is Nacogdoches, TX.
February 13, 2014
William Benjamin and Mary F. "Molly" Demasters Coffey
I am uncertain that any Demasters family researcher has ever conclusively proven that today's more-or-less accepted spelling is correct. Some with whom I I have exchanged information tell me that the name can be found a Demastus, Damastas, etc. I use the spelling that I have most often found; e.g., Demasters.
Mary "Molly" Demasters was born Dec. 4, 1804 (no source) and died before 1860 (no source). She married William Benjamin Coffey on Nov. 13, 1824¹ in Nelson Co., VA, was living in that county at the 1850 census and was a widow there in 1860. She died Apr. 22, 1867 but, her place of burial is not known to me. She was the daughter of John and Martha "Patsy" Moran Demasters. According to a typewritten letter dated Oct. 10, 1934 to Mrs. Leo W. Kasehagen of Washington, D.C., (sender not identified), this couple was married on Jul. 29, 1779 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.²
William Benjamin Coffey was born c1805, probably in Nelson Co., VA, to Edmund F. and Elizabeth Burger Coffey. He died on Apr. 22, 1867³ in that county. His burial site is also unknown to me.
To the union was born at least seven children: Morris W.; Martha Ann; Edmund Franklin; Egbert; Nancy; Elizabeth and William Benjamin, Jr.
1) Morris was born Aug. 12, 1825 in Nelson Co. His wife was a double third cousin, Mildred Annister "Milly" Coffey, a daughter of John W. and Margaret Susanna "Susan" Coffey Coffey. John W. was a son of Edmind Steward Coffey, Jr. and his wife Matilda "Tildy" Fitzgerald. Susan's parents were Reuben G. and Nancy Giles Coffey.
Children born to Morris and Milly were Mary Ann Elizabeth (1860-1946), who married Joseph Clay Hewitt (1847-1920). Second was Nicholas Anderson "Nick" (1861-1956) who married his several times cousin, Viola M. A. Coffey, a daughter of George Washington and Rachel A. Campbell Coffey. Next was John Walton Coffey (1866-1945) who also married his several times cousin, Sarah Henry "Sallie" Coffey, a daughter of the George Washington Coffey who married Mary Catherine "Kitty" Demasters. Kitty was a daughter of John and Mary Ann "Polly" Coffey Demasters. Following John Walton was Alice Sophronia "Allie" Coffey (1870-1955). Her husband was Hugh "Hughey" Coffey (c1861-?), a brother to Sarah Henry Coffey.
2) Martha Ann "Patsy" was born c1827 in Nelson Co. Nothing more is know.
3) Edmond Franklin (1829-1906) married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Camden (c1829-?). Their children were Lucas T. (c1859-?); William Luther (1861-1890) and B. E., a son, born 1866. This son married I. B Jackson on Fb. 3, 1892 in Wythe Co., VA.# His second wife was Sarah Margaret Smith (c1841-?) to whom he was married on Nov. 18, 1867 in Nelson Co.± Their children were Hugh (1869-1870); Mary Jane (c1871-?); Nora Kate (c1872-1940); Elizabeth Dora "Betty" (1873-1954), married Edell Alexander Brown (1870-1933); Cofa Lee (1875-1875); Florence Pearl (1875-1960) and Julie Ann (c1878-?)
4) Egbert, 1831-?) married Martha Monroe on Fe. 23, 1854 in Nelson Co.* Egbert was a volunteer with Co. E., 51st Inf Regt., CSA, Nelson Co. I know of only one child, as son George W., born 1855.
5) Nancy (c1831-?) married Peter S. Fitzgerald on Jan. 18, 1848 in Nelson Co.** Peter and Nancy had at least three children: James W. (1851-?); Sarah Elizabeth, (1850-?) and Napoleon D., (c1866-?). James married Mary S. Coffey, a daughter of William W. and Sarah Jane Coffey Coffey. William W. was a son of William who married Elizabeth Giles and Sarah was a daughter of his brother, Reuben G. Coffey who married Elizabeth's sister, Nancy Giles. Sarah Elizabeth married Lorenzo D. Fitzgerald, a son of Moses W. and Mary Ann Coffey Fitzgerald. I suspect Lorenzo and Sarah Elizabeth were cousins but I cannot find the parents of his mother, Mary Ann Coffey Fitzgerald. Napoleon married Martha Elizabeth Coffey, a daughter of William David "Billy" Coffey and wife Samantha Elizabeth Campbell.
Nothing more is know of child 6) Elizabeth and child 7) William Benjamin, Jr.
Many of these families have descendants. Information on individuals is available. The entire family, including sources, is included on the Edward Coffey Project DVD.
Sources:
¹Marriage Register, Nelson Co., VA, Part 2, Page 19, Line 20. This marriage register names the groom as William B. Coffey and the bride as Mary F. Masters with E.F. Coffey and John Masters as security.
²Coffey Cousins' Clearinghouse Newsletter (Jefferson City, MO: Bonnie Culley, March 1996. Winifred, dau. of John and Jane (Jean) Graves Coffee. One of their children, Martha "Patsy" Moran m. John DeMasters. John served in Rev. War and Martha drew a pension on his war record. See Issue 62, page 9 at http://tinyurl.com/qbfdt2c
³Nelson Co., VA Death Register, Page 22, line 5
#"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRSH-G13 : accessed 25 Feb 2013), B. E. Coffy and I. B. Jackson, 03 Feb 1892; citing reference Page 8-5, FHL microfilm 34255. This child has not been found in the census record with the Edmund F. Coffey who married Mary Jane Camden.
±"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZR-CQS : accessed 25 Feb 2013), E. F. Coffey and Sarah M. Smith, 18 Nov 1867; citing reference p 20 ln 54, FHL microfilm 32734.
*Marriage Register, Nelson Co., VA, Part 2, Page 63, Line 11.
**"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZT-QPX : accessed 09 Mar 2013), Peter Fitzgerald and Nancy Coffey, 18 Jan 1848.
Mary "Molly" Demasters was born Dec. 4, 1804 (no source) and died before 1860 (no source). She married William Benjamin Coffey on Nov. 13, 1824¹ in Nelson Co., VA, was living in that county at the 1850 census and was a widow there in 1860. She died Apr. 22, 1867 but, her place of burial is not known to me. She was the daughter of John and Martha "Patsy" Moran Demasters. According to a typewritten letter dated Oct. 10, 1934 to Mrs. Leo W. Kasehagen of Washington, D.C., (sender not identified), this couple was married on Jul. 29, 1779 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.²
William Benjamin Coffey was born c1805, probably in Nelson Co., VA, to Edmund F. and Elizabeth Burger Coffey. He died on Apr. 22, 1867³ in that county. His burial site is also unknown to me.
To the union was born at least seven children: Morris W.; Martha Ann; Edmund Franklin; Egbert; Nancy; Elizabeth and William Benjamin, Jr.
1) Morris was born Aug. 12, 1825 in Nelson Co. His wife was a double third cousin, Mildred Annister "Milly" Coffey, a daughter of John W. and Margaret Susanna "Susan" Coffey Coffey. John W. was a son of Edmind Steward Coffey, Jr. and his wife Matilda "Tildy" Fitzgerald. Susan's parents were Reuben G. and Nancy Giles Coffey.
Children born to Morris and Milly were Mary Ann Elizabeth (1860-1946), who married Joseph Clay Hewitt (1847-1920). Second was Nicholas Anderson "Nick" (1861-1956) who married his several times cousin, Viola M. A. Coffey, a daughter of George Washington and Rachel A. Campbell Coffey. Next was John Walton Coffey (1866-1945) who also married his several times cousin, Sarah Henry "Sallie" Coffey, a daughter of the George Washington Coffey who married Mary Catherine "Kitty" Demasters. Kitty was a daughter of John and Mary Ann "Polly" Coffey Demasters. Following John Walton was Alice Sophronia "Allie" Coffey (1870-1955). Her husband was Hugh "Hughey" Coffey (c1861-?), a brother to Sarah Henry Coffey.
2) Martha Ann "Patsy" was born c1827 in Nelson Co. Nothing more is know.
3) Edmond Franklin (1829-1906) married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Camden (c1829-?). Their children were Lucas T. (c1859-?); William Luther (1861-1890) and B. E., a son, born 1866. This son married I. B Jackson on Fb. 3, 1892 in Wythe Co., VA.# His second wife was Sarah Margaret Smith (c1841-?) to whom he was married on Nov. 18, 1867 in Nelson Co.± Their children were Hugh (1869-1870); Mary Jane (c1871-?); Nora Kate (c1872-1940); Elizabeth Dora "Betty" (1873-1954), married Edell Alexander Brown (1870-1933); Cofa Lee (1875-1875); Florence Pearl (1875-1960) and Julie Ann (c1878-?)
4) Egbert, 1831-?) married Martha Monroe on Fe. 23, 1854 in Nelson Co.* Egbert was a volunteer with Co. E., 51st Inf Regt., CSA, Nelson Co. I know of only one child, as son George W., born 1855.
5) Nancy (c1831-?) married Peter S. Fitzgerald on Jan. 18, 1848 in Nelson Co.** Peter and Nancy had at least three children: James W. (1851-?); Sarah Elizabeth, (1850-?) and Napoleon D., (c1866-?). James married Mary S. Coffey, a daughter of William W. and Sarah Jane Coffey Coffey. William W. was a son of William who married Elizabeth Giles and Sarah was a daughter of his brother, Reuben G. Coffey who married Elizabeth's sister, Nancy Giles. Sarah Elizabeth married Lorenzo D. Fitzgerald, a son of Moses W. and Mary Ann Coffey Fitzgerald. I suspect Lorenzo and Sarah Elizabeth were cousins but I cannot find the parents of his mother, Mary Ann Coffey Fitzgerald. Napoleon married Martha Elizabeth Coffey, a daughter of William David "Billy" Coffey and wife Samantha Elizabeth Campbell.
Nothing more is know of child 6) Elizabeth and child 7) William Benjamin, Jr.
Many of these families have descendants. Information on individuals is available. The entire family, including sources, is included on the Edward Coffey Project DVD.
Sources:
¹Marriage Register, Nelson Co., VA, Part 2, Page 19, Line 20. This marriage register names the groom as William B. Coffey and the bride as Mary F. Masters with E.F. Coffey and John Masters as security.
²Coffey Cousins' Clearinghouse Newsletter (Jefferson City, MO: Bonnie Culley, March 1996. Winifred, dau. of John and Jane (Jean) Graves Coffee. One of their children, Martha "Patsy" Moran m. John DeMasters. John served in Rev. War and Martha drew a pension on his war record. See Issue 62, page 9 at http://tinyurl.com/qbfdt2c
³Nelson Co., VA Death Register, Page 22, line 5
#"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRSH-G13 : accessed 25 Feb 2013), B. E. Coffy and I. B. Jackson, 03 Feb 1892; citing reference Page 8-5, FHL microfilm 34255. This child has not been found in the census record with the Edmund F. Coffey who married Mary Jane Camden.
±"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZR-CQS : accessed 25 Feb 2013), E. F. Coffey and Sarah M. Smith, 18 Nov 1867; citing reference p 20 ln 54, FHL microfilm 32734.
*Marriage Register, Nelson Co., VA, Part 2, Page 63, Line 11.
**"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZT-QPX : accessed 09 Mar 2013), Peter Fitzgerald and Nancy Coffey, 18 Jan 1848.
October 9, 2011
Filmore Garfield & Martha Blanche Coffey Ford
Filmore Garfield Ford was a son of John Squire and Cenia Cook Ford, born Dec. 18, 1880 in Watauga Co. Martha Blanche Coffey was a daughter of Thomas Carlton and Martha Ellen Cook Coffey, born Dec. 25, 1886 in Watauga Co. The Cook ladies are probably related, but I have not investigated that connection.
Filmore and Martha Blanche was married on Nov. 13, 1904 in Watauga Co.* They were parents of at least 12, seven of which I know to have lived and raised their own families. I have found no info on sons Thomas Blaine Ford, born Mar. 4, 1918 or Farthing Gordon, born Jan. 3, 1930. Son Herman was born Nov. 16, 1920 and died on the following day.
His obituary:
Third born was David Frank on Jan. 21, 1909. Caldwell Co. records report his death in 1981 in that county, but so far I have found nothing else.
Julia Ella was next, born May 6, 1913 in Watauga Co. She married Lonnie Curtis Harrison, son of Shuford Edward (Emanuel?) and Sarah Malinda Bradshaw Harrison. The marriage took place in Boone on Dec. 24, 1942.** Lonnie died in Caldwell Co. in 2005; Julia in Blowing Rock on Apr. 22, 2007. She is buried at Bethany Baptist Church in Finley, Caldwell Co. Lonnie is probably also there.
Her obituary:
Seven and eight, Thomas Blaine and Herman are mentioned above.
Number nine was Marion Glenn, born May 10, 1922 in Watauga Co., died in Boone on Oct. 28, 2009. Glenn's spouse was Brook Stanbury to whom he was married on Mar 16, 1947** at New River Twp., in Watauga Co. He is buried at Laurel Springs Baptist Church cemetery at Deep Gap, Watauga Co.
His obituary:
The tenth born was Mary Belle on Mar. 28, 1925. She married Rhonda Gerald Hampton on Aug. 1, 1947 at Zionville in Watauga Co.** He was born in 1918. Their death dates and burial sites have not found.
Her obituary:
*Historical Studies, Appalachian State University, Department of History (Editors Evelyn G. Shepherd and Brenda M. Greene), compiler, Marriage Register of Watauga County, North Carolina 1873-1954 (Boone, Watauga Co., NC: Dept. of Hist., Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC, 1995). Officiated by A. J. Shull.
**North Carolina County Marriages, 1759-1979 , digital images, FamilySearch.Org (www.familysearch.org).
Filmore and Martha Blanche was married on Nov. 13, 1904 in Watauga Co.* They were parents of at least 12, seven of which I know to have lived and raised their own families. I have found no info on sons Thomas Blaine Ford, born Mar. 4, 1918 or Farthing Gordon, born Jan. 3, 1930. Son Herman was born Nov. 16, 1920 and died on the following day.
Update: Farthing Gordon Ford died Jan. 7, 2002 in Davidson Co., NC. Still searching for his wife's name.
Thomas Blaine Ford died Apr. 15, 1995 in Boone, Watauga Co. His wife was Mary Rachel Herman, born 1923 in Alexander Co., NC.The first born was William Stewart on Oct. 11, 1905 in Aho, Watauga Co. He died Jan. 15, 1995 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co. and was buried at Baileys Camp Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir. His wife was Lillie May Ford, likely a cousin, but I have not found her parents.
His obituary:
Mr. William Stewart Ford
Mr. William Stewart Ford, 89, of Route 1, Hudson, a former resident of Route 8, Lenoir, died Sunday, Jan. 15, at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir.
He was born Oct. 11, 1905, in the Aho community of Watauga County, a son of the late Filmore and Blanche Coffey Ford. He was a retired farmer and a former employee of Broyhill Furniture Company. He was a member of Bailey's Camp Baptist Church.
Survivors include six sons, Alfred Ford of Newton, Frank Ford and Walter Fork [sic] [Ford], both of Black Mountain, Ray Ford of Morganton, James Ford of Hudson and Paul Ford of Lenoir; one daughter, Lucy Smith of Morganton; three sisters, Mary Belle Hampton and Ella Richardson, both of Lenoir, and Sadie Church of Fleetwood; and three brothers, Glenn Ford and Blaine Ford, both of Boone, and Farthing Ford of Lexington. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Mae Ford Ford, one sister, Mrs. Pansy Jackson; and three brothers, Mr. Ralph Ford, Mr. Frank Ford and Mr. Ingle Ford.
Services were Wednesday afternoon at Bailey's Camp Baptist Church, officiated by the Rev. Max West and the Rev. Edgar Ford. Burial followed in the church cemetery.Ralph Allen was second, born May 25, 1906 in Watauga Co. He died Aug. 1, 1972 and was buried at Reform Church Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co. His death certificate tells us that he was a widower at time of death, but I have not found his spouse.
Third born was David Frank on Jan. 21, 1909. Caldwell Co. records report his death in 1981 in that county, but so far I have found nothing else.
Update: David Frank Ford married Ida Greene, born 1911 in NC, on Apr. 22, 1933 in Blowing Rock Twp., Watauga Co., NCFourth was Pansy Ellen, born Jun. 18, 1910 in Watauga Co., died Jun. 16, 1975 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. Her spouse was Clyde Jackson. Pansy is buried at Old Mount Pleasant-Bethany Luthern Church Cemetery in Boone.
Julia Ella was next, born May 6, 1913 in Watauga Co. She married Lonnie Curtis Harrison, son of Shuford Edward (Emanuel?) and Sarah Malinda Bradshaw Harrison. The marriage took place in Boone on Dec. 24, 1942.** Lonnie died in Caldwell Co. in 2005; Julia in Blowing Rock on Apr. 22, 2007. She is buried at Bethany Baptist Church in Finley, Caldwell Co. Lonnie is probably also there.
Her obituary:
The Watauga Democrat, Boone, Watauga Co., NC, Apr. 26, 2007
Julia Ella Ford Harrison
Mrs. Julia Ford Harrison, 93, of Richland Road, Lenoir, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Blowing Rock Hospital.
She was born May 6, 1913 in Watauga County to the late Filmore Garfield and Martha Blanche Coffey Ford.
Mrs. Harrison was a homemaker and a member of Unity Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Eric Anthony Harrison of Lenoir and Shuford Edward Harrison of Wilkesboro; three daughters, Ms. Adairn Elaine Harrison of Hickory, Mrs. Joe (Evelyn Annette) Snyder of Hudson and Mrs. Gwyn (A. Elizabeth) Icenhour of Lenoir; a brother, Marion Glenn Ford of Boone; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Belle Hampton of Whitnel and Mrs. Sadie Blanche Church of Fleetwood; ten grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie C. Harrison; a daughter, Aleda Eva Burress; seven brothers, Ralph, Frank, Stewart, Blaine, Ingle, Hooker, and Farthing Ford; a sister, Pansy Jackson; and a grandchild, Curtis Snyder.
Services were conducted Wednesday morning, April 25, at 11 a.m. at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Paul Dula and the Rev. Gary Waters. Interment followed at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Bethany Baptist Church, 6777 Richland Rd., Lenoir, N.C. 28645; The Eva Harrison Burress Scholarship Fund, c/o Appalachian State University Foundation, P.O. Box 32014, Boone, N.C. 28608-2014; Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood St., Lenoir, N.C. 28645; and Alzheimers Association, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, N.C. 28801-2644.
Online condolences may be left at www.greer-mcelveenfuneralhome.com.
Greer-McElveen Funeral Home and Crematory was in charge of the arrangements.Child number six was John Ingle, born Aug. 1, 1915 in Watauga Co., died Aug. 6, 1973 at Boone. John married Rhonda R. Greene, date unknown. She was born May 19,1918 and died Apr. 12, 2009 at Boone. Both are buried at Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery at Boone.
Seven and eight, Thomas Blaine and Herman are mentioned above.
Number nine was Marion Glenn, born May 10, 1922 in Watauga Co., died in Boone on Oct. 28, 2009. Glenn's spouse was Brook Stanbury to whom he was married on Mar 16, 1947** at New River Twp., in Watauga Co. He is buried at Laurel Springs Baptist Church cemetery at Deep Gap, Watauga Co.
His obituary:
The Watauga Democrat, Nov. 2, 2009
Mr. Glenn Ford, 87, of 560 Pine Branch Road, Boone, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, 2009, at his home.
Mr. Ford was born May 10, 1922 in Watauga County, a son of the late Filmore and Martha Blanche Coffey Ford. He was a retired salesman and supervisor for Coca Cola Bottling Company, and a member of Laurel Springs Baptist Church.
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Glenn served in the United States Army during World War II.
Mr. Ford is survived by his wife, Brooke Stanbery Ford of the home; two daughters, Rebecca Barkley and husband, H.E, of Columbia, S.C., and Marian Ford of Hickory; one son, Mark Ford and wife, Gail, of Boone; one sister, Mary Belle Hampton of Lenoir; two granddaughters, Erin Ford Patterson and husband, John, of Boone, and Meredith Barkley Murphy and husband, Andy, of Columbia; one grandson, Michael Barkley of Columbia; and one great-granddaughter, Lauren Patterson of Boone. He is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Pansy Jackson, Ellen Harrison and Sadie Church, and six brothers, Stewart, Ralph, Frank, Ingle, Blaine and Farthing Ford.
Services were conducted, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. at Laurel Springs Baptist Church. Officiating were the Rev. Brent Bolick and Dr. Matt Brown. Burial followed in Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Laurel Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, or to the Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 7504 U.S. Highway 421 South, Deep Gap, N.C. 28618.
Online condolences may be sent to the Ford family at www.hamptonfuneralservice.com.
Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.
The tenth born was Mary Belle on Mar. 28, 1925. She married Rhonda Gerald Hampton on Aug. 1, 1947 at Zionville in Watauga Co.** He was born in 1918. Their death dates and burial sites have not found.
Update: Rhonda Gerald Hampton was born Mar. 31, 1918 in NC and died Sep. 14, 1977 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC. Mary Belle passed away on Feb. 1, 2012 in Lenoir. She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in Lenoir. Rhonda's burial site has not been found.Next born was Sadie Blanche Ford on Apr. 8,1927 in Watauga Co. She married Elster Brown Church, date unknown, who was born in North Carolina on Oct. 26, 1918 and died Jul. 14, 1985 in Watauga Co. Sadie died Dec. 12, 2007. She is buried at Liberty Grove Baptist Church cemetery at Deep Gap where Elster is probably also buried.
Her obituary:
The Watauga Democrat, Boone, NC, Dec. 17, 2007
Sadie Ford Church
Mrs. Sadie Ford Church, 80, of Fleetwood, N.C., died Wednesday morning, Dec. 12, 2007, at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson.
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She was born in Watauga County, Friday, April 8, 1927, to the late Filmora and Blanche Coffey Ford.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Church and wife, Debbie, of Fleetwood; a brother, Glenn “Brook” Ford of Boone, N.C.; a sister, Mary Bell Hampton of Lenoir, N.C.; two grandchildren, Becky Howell and husband, Gene, of Sparta, and Alicia Howell and husband, Richard Lee, of Walnut Cove, N.C.; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elster Church; seven brothers; and two sisters.
Services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at Liberty Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. John Elledge and the Rev. David Long officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to: Liberty Grove Baptist Church, PO Box 400, Deep Gap, N.C. 28618.
You may give the family your condolences at our Web site www.boonefuneralhome.com.
Boone Family Funeral Home of West Jefferson is in charge of these arrangements.Farthing Gordon Ford was their last child. See above.
Update: Farthing Gordon Ford was born Jan. 3, 1930 in Watauga Co. and died on Jan. 7, 2002 in Davidson Co., NC. His burial site is not known.
*Historical Studies, Appalachian State University, Department of History (Editors Evelyn G. Shepherd and Brenda M. Greene), compiler, Marriage Register of Watauga County, North Carolina 1873-1954 (Boone, Watauga Co., NC: Dept. of Hist., Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC, 1995). Officiated by A. J. Shull.
**North Carolina County Marriages, 1759-1979 , digital images, FamilySearch.Org (www.familysearch.org).
September 15, 2011
The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers
This book was compiled by Jeanette Holland Austin and apparently originally published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. in 1984. It was reprinted for the Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing in 1998 and again in 2002.
It is an ambitious work but not without errors.
Beginning on page 84, the compiler provides a descendants list for Peter Coffee, born in Ireland between 1690 and 1700, who came to VA c1730 aboard the ship “Forward Galley.” This is documented on page 188 of the 1981 work by Marion and Jack Kaminkow, Emigrants in Bondage. In this work, it is stated that Peter was received on board the ship October 28, 1730.
Austin ends the Peter Coffee descent with the family of Michael Coffee, of Rockingham Co., NC and dates his will to June 23, 1804, proved Nov., 1810 in Rockingham Co. In the will, Michael names wife Margaret and children: Michael, Robert, Thomas, John, Sophia, Mary and Margaret. She tells us that Michael was a son of Joshua Coffee, born 1745 in Prince Edward Co., VA, later of Granville Co., NC.
Clearly, I am not a Peter Coffee expert, but have read some fairly well documented work on this line. The one that I most often refer to when asked about Peter is the compilation completed and privately published by Gene Brewington (dec’d). His wife was a Peter descendant. Gene named only five children for Joshua and wife Elizabeth Graves: William, born Sep., 1768, died before 1797; Thomas Graves, born 4 Sep. 1769 in Prince Edward Co., died 1846 in Lauderdale Co., AL; Elijah, born 1770, died before 1797; John, born June 2, 1772 in Prince Edward Co., died in Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL on Jul. 7, 1833.
John Coffee was a life-long friend of Andrew Jackson, and they engaged in many business affairs together. John raised a regiment of volunteers to help Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in Dec., 1814. After that battle he was promoted from Colonel to Major General, and in 1817 was appointed Surveyor-General of Alabama. He moved to Huntsville in that state and in 1819 moved to Florence in Lauderdale Co. He died at the family home, "Hickory Hill" north of Florence. William T. Hale wrote a bit about Gen. Coffee in his work A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans, published in 1913 by Lewis Publishing Co. of Chicago. Coffee Co., AL is named for him.
Joshua’s brother, Peter, Jr. also named a son John who also became a General. The two Johns are sometimes confused with one another. Peter Jr.’s son was most famous in GA and served from there in the War of 1812. He was also a US Congressman. Coffee Co., GA is named for him.
Austin continues with the genealogy of Michael Coffey by writing that he married Margaret, last name not given, and cites his children as Thomas who married Mary Coffee, a daughter of Hugh Patrick Coffee whose last will and testament was written on June 15, 1828 and proved in August, 1828 at Rockingham Co., NC; John; Michael; Robert; Sophia; Mary; and Margaret. She ends there, but writes that “The family in Wilkes Co., N. C. are descendants of either Peter, or Joshua, sons of Peter Sr.”
As far as I know, all of that could be correct. However, following the above quote, Austin appears to tell us that James Coffey who married Elizabeth Cleveland was a descendant of Peter. All Edward Coffey research that I know of, tells us that Rev. James Coffey was a son of John Coffey and Jane Graves, John being the eldest son of Edward and Ann Powell Coffey.
James is one of the better researched of the known children of John and Jane Graves Coffey. He was referred to as Reverend because he was a Baptist minister in Wilkes Co., NC.
Many researchers have assumed that James and Elizabeth were married in Orange Co. about 1750, and more specifically Aug. 30, 1750. However, no source has been given for this date, and a record has not been found in Orange Co. marriage records.
James can be found on the Orange Co. "List of Tithables" in 1749, but not in 1754 meaning that he and Elizabeth moved [to Albemarle Co.?] soon after their marriage.
The first deed record found in Albemarle Co. is dated 1758. They bought 124 acres from James' father John, at the head of the middle branch of the Hardware River. (Many early Albemarle Co. records are missing making it impossible to determine the exact date that James settled in Albemarle Co.)
James did enter land on July 26, 1765 for 262 acres "on the head branches of Meechums River, under the Ragged Mountains." This date is probably much later than actual purchase because James had already moved to Amherst Co. the year prior to that date.
James made his will on Sep. 13, 1786 and it was proved Oct. 26 in Wilkes Co. All of his children are named except he mentions the "heirs of my son Archelaus." This indicates that Archelaus died prior to Sep. 1786.
Elizabeth is said to have gone to TN with her son Rice where she died about 1827, at about 100 years of age.
From Virginia DAR Book; Big Blue Book, 1970, page 469:
James Coffey -- Born 1726 Ireland; Died 1813 Wilkes County, North Carolina; Married 1746, Prince Wm. Co., Va., Elizabeth Cleveland, born 1728, died 1828.
James Coffey served as a Private under Capt. Alexander Peoples. Five of his sons were Revolutionary soldiers. (Penn. Archives, 5th Series Vol. VI, p. 57). He resided in Pennsylvania during the Revolution.
The accuracy of that DAR biography is very questionable.
Some researchers have mistakenly given James the middle name of Bluford or Edwen [sic]. I have even seen Ervin as a middle name for James. Middle names did not become common in America until long after the Rev. War. It became somewhat common only after the mid-1800’s. I do not believe anyone can produce documentation that any of our early Coffey ancestors had middle names. The proliferation of such errors as middle names in web-based genealogies is, in my opinion, the result of copying undocumented work without question.
In a following paragraph, Austin then seems to name Thomas Coffey, another son of John and Jane Graves Coffey as a descendant of Peter. I believe that has been proven to not be accurate in the work by Dr. Marvin Coffey, a descendant, in his 1984 work, James Bluford Coffey: His Ancestors and Descendants in America as well as in Thomas Coffey and His Descendants, compiled by Laurence H. Coffey of Lenoir, NC (pub: Newell Sanders, Chattanooga, 1931).
If she knew differently, Austin may have simply miswrote (e.g., badly worded) or perhaps should have omitted all together the comment about the Wilkes Co. Coffeys being descendants of Peter. I’m afraid that comment has mislead some to erroneously conclude that some of Edward’s descendants were actually Peter descendants.
It is an ambitious work but not without errors.
Beginning on page 84, the compiler provides a descendants list for Peter Coffee, born in Ireland between 1690 and 1700, who came to VA c1730 aboard the ship “Forward Galley.” This is documented on page 188 of the 1981 work by Marion and Jack Kaminkow, Emigrants in Bondage. In this work, it is stated that Peter was received on board the ship October 28, 1730.
Austin ends the Peter Coffee descent with the family of Michael Coffee, of Rockingham Co., NC and dates his will to June 23, 1804, proved Nov., 1810 in Rockingham Co. In the will, Michael names wife Margaret and children: Michael, Robert, Thomas, John, Sophia, Mary and Margaret. She tells us that Michael was a son of Joshua Coffee, born 1745 in Prince Edward Co., VA, later of Granville Co., NC.
Clearly, I am not a Peter Coffee expert, but have read some fairly well documented work on this line. The one that I most often refer to when asked about Peter is the compilation completed and privately published by Gene Brewington (dec’d). His wife was a Peter descendant. Gene named only five children for Joshua and wife Elizabeth Graves: William, born Sep., 1768, died before 1797; Thomas Graves, born 4 Sep. 1769 in Prince Edward Co., died 1846 in Lauderdale Co., AL; Elijah, born 1770, died before 1797; John, born June 2, 1772 in Prince Edward Co., died in Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL on Jul. 7, 1833.
John Coffee was a life-long friend of Andrew Jackson, and they engaged in many business affairs together. John raised a regiment of volunteers to help Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in Dec., 1814. After that battle he was promoted from Colonel to Major General, and in 1817 was appointed Surveyor-General of Alabama. He moved to Huntsville in that state and in 1819 moved to Florence in Lauderdale Co. He died at the family home, "Hickory Hill" north of Florence. William T. Hale wrote a bit about Gen. Coffee in his work A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans, published in 1913 by Lewis Publishing Co. of Chicago. Coffee Co., AL is named for him.
Joshua’s brother, Peter, Jr. also named a son John who also became a General. The two Johns are sometimes confused with one another. Peter Jr.’s son was most famous in GA and served from there in the War of 1812. He was also a US Congressman. Coffee Co., GA is named for him.
Austin continues with the genealogy of Michael Coffey by writing that he married Margaret, last name not given, and cites his children as Thomas who married Mary Coffee, a daughter of Hugh Patrick Coffee whose last will and testament was written on June 15, 1828 and proved in August, 1828 at Rockingham Co., NC; John; Michael; Robert; Sophia; Mary; and Margaret. She ends there, but writes that “The family in Wilkes Co., N. C. are descendants of either Peter, or Joshua, sons of Peter Sr.”
As far as I know, all of that could be correct. However, following the above quote, Austin appears to tell us that James Coffey who married Elizabeth Cleveland was a descendant of Peter. All Edward Coffey research that I know of, tells us that Rev. James Coffey was a son of John Coffey and Jane Graves, John being the eldest son of Edward and Ann Powell Coffey.
James is one of the better researched of the known children of John and Jane Graves Coffey. He was referred to as Reverend because he was a Baptist minister in Wilkes Co., NC.
Many researchers have assumed that James and Elizabeth were married in Orange Co. about 1750, and more specifically Aug. 30, 1750. However, no source has been given for this date, and a record has not been found in Orange Co. marriage records.
James can be found on the Orange Co. "List of Tithables" in 1749, but not in 1754 meaning that he and Elizabeth moved [to Albemarle Co.?] soon after their marriage.
The first deed record found in Albemarle Co. is dated 1758. They bought 124 acres from James' father John, at the head of the middle branch of the Hardware River. (Many early Albemarle Co. records are missing making it impossible to determine the exact date that James settled in Albemarle Co.)
James did enter land on July 26, 1765 for 262 acres "on the head branches of Meechums River, under the Ragged Mountains." This date is probably much later than actual purchase because James had already moved to Amherst Co. the year prior to that date.
James made his will on Sep. 13, 1786 and it was proved Oct. 26 in Wilkes Co. All of his children are named except he mentions the "heirs of my son Archelaus." This indicates that Archelaus died prior to Sep. 1786.
Elizabeth is said to have gone to TN with her son Rice where she died about 1827, at about 100 years of age.
From Virginia DAR Book; Big Blue Book, 1970, page 469:
James Coffey -- Born 1726 Ireland; Died 1813 Wilkes County, North Carolina; Married 1746, Prince Wm. Co., Va., Elizabeth Cleveland, born 1728, died 1828.
James Coffey served as a Private under Capt. Alexander Peoples. Five of his sons were Revolutionary soldiers. (Penn. Archives, 5th Series Vol. VI, p. 57). He resided in Pennsylvania during the Revolution.
The accuracy of that DAR biography is very questionable.
Some researchers have mistakenly given James the middle name of Bluford or Edwen [sic]. I have even seen Ervin as a middle name for James. Middle names did not become common in America until long after the Rev. War. It became somewhat common only after the mid-1800’s. I do not believe anyone can produce documentation that any of our early Coffey ancestors had middle names. The proliferation of such errors as middle names in web-based genealogies is, in my opinion, the result of copying undocumented work without question.
In a following paragraph, Austin then seems to name Thomas Coffey, another son of John and Jane Graves Coffey as a descendant of Peter. I believe that has been proven to not be accurate in the work by Dr. Marvin Coffey, a descendant, in his 1984 work, James Bluford Coffey: His Ancestors and Descendants in America as well as in Thomas Coffey and His Descendants, compiled by Laurence H. Coffey of Lenoir, NC (pub: Newell Sanders, Chattanooga, 1931).
If she knew differently, Austin may have simply miswrote (e.g., badly worded) or perhaps should have omitted all together the comment about the Wilkes Co. Coffeys being descendants of Peter. I’m afraid that comment has mislead some to erroneously conclude that some of Edward’s descendants were actually Peter descendants.
January 19, 2011
Daniel T. & Mary Linnie Coffey Montgomery
Mary was a daughter of Larkin D. & Temperence Elaine "Tempi" Gravitt. My original blog on Larkin and Tempi can be read here.
Mary was born c1853 in Georgia and died c1909, probably in AL. She married Daniel T. Montgomery,date unknown but probably c1879 in Alabama Nov. 27, 1870 in Lawrence Co., AL.* Daniel was born Aug. 15, 1846 in AL, died in Leon, Love Co., OK on May 30, 1937 and was buried there. The family has not been found in the 1900 census ** and by 1910 Daniel was in Love and enumerated as a widower.
I believe he was a son of Alex and Salina Caroline Thompson. Little information has been found on Alex and Salina except that Alex died in AL on Dec. 28, 1886. In census records, Daniel always said that his mother was born in Ireland and his father in IL. In addition to Daniel, they were also parents to Mary Elizabeth Montgomery, born c1852, died Mar. 22, 1948 in Moulton, Lawrence Co., AL.
In 1850 Alex was in Limestone Co., AL and appears to be unmarried. He was enumerated with the Joseph Montgomery family; Joseph, age 39, was likely his brother. Joseph's wife was Mary. Others in the household were Hannah L. Montgomery, age 23 (sister perhaps); and Mary J., age 17 and John, age 11. Alex had children Sarah, age 13; Joseph M., age 11; Christian (?) J., female, age 9 and Daniel, age 4.
By 1860 Alex had remarried Priscilla Holt and the family was in Moulton, Lawrence Co., AL. Others in the household were: Sarah, age 22; Joseph, age 21; Floran (?), female, age 16; Daniel, age 12; Mary, age 6; and James, age 5.
Alex and family remained in Moulton for the 1870 census. In addition to Alex and Priscilla, others in the household were: Sarah, age 33; Daniel, age 23; Mary, age 18; James, age 15; John D., age 12; Robert, age 10; and Margaret, age 3. In the index, Priscilla is spelled "La Sillie."
Daniel was married and living in Pinhook, Lawrence Co. in 1880. His census entry is dim and rather difficult to read. The index, however, lists D. T., age 32, farmer, born TN, parents born TN; M. L., age 22, wife, born GA, parents born GA; E. T.; J. L.; and D. J.
Daniel and Mary had at least two children, David Lawrence, born Jan. 26, 1881 and, John C., born Jul. 1, 1891, both in AL. Birth and death dates are from headstones.
After 1880, Daniel can be found in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census in Leon, Love Co. In 1920 he lived with Laurence and with John in 1930. He died in Leon on May 30, 1937 and was buried at Leon Cemetery.
David married Nov. 3, 1902 in Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX to Ethel Isola Brintle. She was born Dec. 19, 1885 in Giles Co., TN and died Oct. 19, 1971 in Marengo, McHenry Co., IL. David died Mar. 8, 1945 in Marietta, Love Co., OK. Both he and Ethel are buried there at the Lakeview Cemetery. They had at least one child, Myrtle, born c1905 in OK, died in Oct. 1968. Her spouse was W. O. Smith.
John married a lady named Gertrude***, born Apr. 15, 1891 in AR, died Mar. 28, 1980 in Love Co., OK. Their children were Cecilia, LaJuana, twins Wilma and Nilma and Laurence, all born in OK. The 1930 census record for these children is a bit difficult to read and I have guessed at the names Louisiana and Nilma. John died on Feb. 17, 1961 in Love Co. Both he and Gertrude are buried at Lakeview Cemetery.
Update: The family still lived in Love Co., Marietta, OK, in 1940. John was the proprietor of a retail grocery store. Cecilia had two years of college behind her and, Wilma and Nelda were a high school graduates. Son Laurence was in his second year of high school.
Mary Elizabeth Montgomery was born c1852 and died Mar. 22, 1948 in Moulton, Lawrence Co., AL. She married William R. Coffey, brother to Mary Coffey Montgomery. William was born c1848 in GA and died in Moulton on Apr. 15, 1930. They are both buried at the Montgomery Cemetery in Moulton. Their children, as I know them, were William Albert, born c1871 in Lawrence Co., died there on Dec. 11, 1925, also buried at the Montgomery Cemetery; Henry Clay, born Nov., 1873, died Feb. 13, 1940; L. C., born c1876; Daisy L., born Jan., 1881 and Julia M., born Apr., 1887, all in Lawrence Co.
Henry Clay married c1895 to Martha Jane "Jennie" Gray, a daughter of Matthew A. and Martha Pettus Gray. She was born in AL in May, 1875 and died on Mar. 30, 1946 in Moulton. Both are buried in Moulton and probably at the Montgomery Cemetery. Their children were: Alpha M., born May, 1898; Wilbur Lawrence, born c1903; Daisy, born c1907; Charlie Clay, born c1909 and Sanders H., born Jul. 26, 1913. All were born in Lawrence Co.
Wilbur Lawrence married Nancy Myrtle Jackson, a daughter of Robert E. and Mary E. Ezell Jackson. She was born in AL in 1902 and died Dec. 2, 1948 in Moulton. Wilbur died May 10, 1960 in Moulton.
Sanders married Velma Gobbe [sic], and died Sep. 10, 1939 in Moulton.
Sources:
*County Marriage Records, Lawrence Co. Marriage Book F, Page 24.
**1900 IT, Chickasaw Nation, TS6-7 S. R1-2 W, ED 177, Sheet 22A, dwelling 334, family 341, Montgomery, D. T., head, white male, born Aug., 1846, age 53, married 29 yrs., born AL, parents born AL, farmer; Mary L., wife, white female, born Jan., 1853, age 47, married 29 yrs., mother of 7, 5 living, born GA, parents born GA; Daniel J., son, white male, bor Jun., 1881, age 19, single, born AL, farm laborer; John C., son, white male, born Jul, 1891, age 8, born AL
***Gertrude Benning, daughter of John K. & Mattie Melissa Clark Benning. Index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMB8-WP5
Indexes of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division, 19--
United States Federal Census. Original data: United States Federal Census for years cited.
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Mary was born c1853 in Georgia and died c1909, probably in AL. She married Daniel T. Montgomery,
I believe he was a son of Alex and Salina Caroline Thompson. Little information has been found on Alex and Salina except that Alex died in AL on Dec. 28, 1886. In census records, Daniel always said that his mother was born in Ireland and his father in IL. In addition to Daniel, they were also parents to Mary Elizabeth Montgomery, born c1852, died Mar. 22, 1948 in Moulton, Lawrence Co., AL.
In 1850 Alex was in Limestone Co., AL and appears to be unmarried. He was enumerated with the Joseph Montgomery family; Joseph, age 39, was likely his brother. Joseph's wife was Mary. Others in the household were Hannah L. Montgomery, age 23 (sister perhaps); and Mary J., age 17 and John, age 11. Alex had children Sarah, age 13; Joseph M., age 11; Christian (?) J., female, age 9 and Daniel, age 4.
By 1860 Alex had remarried Priscilla Holt and the family was in Moulton, Lawrence Co., AL. Others in the household were: Sarah, age 22; Joseph, age 21; Floran (?), female, age 16; Daniel, age 12; Mary, age 6; and James, age 5.
Alex and family remained in Moulton for the 1870 census. In addition to Alex and Priscilla, others in the household were: Sarah, age 33; Daniel, age 23; Mary, age 18; James, age 15; John D., age 12; Robert, age 10; and Margaret, age 3. In the index, Priscilla is spelled "La Sillie."
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Daniel and Mary had at least two children, David Lawrence, born Jan. 26, 1881 and, John C., born Jul. 1, 1891, both in AL. Birth and death dates are from headstones.
After 1880, Daniel can be found in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census in Leon, Love Co. In 1920 he lived with Laurence and with John in 1930. He died in Leon on May 30, 1937 and was buried at Leon Cemetery.
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| Ethel Brintle Montgomery |
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| John C. Montgomery |
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| Gertrude Montgomery |
Update: The family still lived in Love Co., Marietta, OK, in 1940. John was the proprietor of a retail grocery store. Cecilia had two years of college behind her and, Wilma and Nelda were a high school graduates. Son Laurence was in his second year of high school.
Mary Elizabeth Montgomery was born c1852 and died Mar. 22, 1948 in Moulton, Lawrence Co., AL. She married William R. Coffey, brother to Mary Coffey Montgomery. William was born c1848 in GA and died in Moulton on Apr. 15, 1930. They are both buried at the Montgomery Cemetery in Moulton. Their children, as I know them, were William Albert, born c1871 in Lawrence Co., died there on Dec. 11, 1925, also buried at the Montgomery Cemetery; Henry Clay, born Nov., 1873, died Feb. 13, 1940; L. C., born c1876; Daisy L., born Jan., 1881 and Julia M., born Apr., 1887, all in Lawrence Co.
Henry Clay married c1895 to Martha Jane "Jennie" Gray, a daughter of Matthew A. and Martha Pettus Gray. She was born in AL in May, 1875 and died on Mar. 30, 1946 in Moulton. Both are buried in Moulton and probably at the Montgomery Cemetery. Their children were: Alpha M., born May, 1898; Wilbur Lawrence, born c1903; Daisy, born c1907; Charlie Clay, born c1909 and Sanders H., born Jul. 26, 1913. All were born in Lawrence Co.
Wilbur Lawrence married Nancy Myrtle Jackson, a daughter of Robert E. and Mary E. Ezell Jackson. She was born in AL in 1902 and died Dec. 2, 1948 in Moulton. Wilbur died May 10, 1960 in Moulton.
Sanders married Velma Gobbe [sic], and died Sep. 10, 1939 in Moulton.
Sources:
*County Marriage Records, Lawrence Co. Marriage Book F, Page 24.
**1900 IT, Chickasaw Nation, TS6-7 S. R1-2 W, ED 177, Sheet 22A, dwelling 334, family 341, Montgomery, D. T., head, white male, born Aug., 1846, age 53, married 29 yrs., born AL, parents born AL, farmer; Mary L., wife, white female, born Jan., 1853, age 47, married 29 yrs., mother of 7, 5 living, born GA, parents born GA; Daniel J., son, white male, bor Jun., 1881, age 19, single, born AL, farm laborer; John C., son, white male, born Jul, 1891, age 8, born AL
***Gertrude Benning, daughter of John K. & Mattie Melissa Clark Benning. Index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMB8-WP5
Indexes of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division, 19--
United States Federal Census. Original data: United States Federal Census for years cited.
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July 17, 2008
Rufus Lynn and Marsha Deloras Clippard Coffey
Rufus was born Mar. 25, 1879 in Caldwell Co., NC to John and Mary (Polly) Underwood Coffey. He was the eighth child and only son born to the union. His wife was Marsha Deloras (Marcie) Clippard, born Aug. 9, 1879 in Lincoln Co., NC. I have not found a marriage date for them but, estimate 1888-1889.
Rufus died Jun. 29, 1957 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC with death attributed to chronic myocarditis. Marsha died Oct. 24, 1960 in Lenoir with death attributed to arteriosclerotic heart disease. Both are buried at the Belleview Cemetery in Lenoir.
There were nine children born to Rufus and Marcie:
Mable, born c1900
Daisy Elizabeth, born 1903, married C. E. Jackson. They had at least one child, a son, Wilford (Wick), born Dec. 21, 1925, died Apr. 12, 2008. He is also buried at Belleview.
Ree S. D., born Dec. 7, 1905 in Caldwell Co., died Jul. 26, 1974 in Lenoir with death attributed to a myocardial infarction. She married Albert P. Beck. Ree is buried at Belleview.
Hazel H., born c1908
Stella Ruth, born Jun. 8, 1910, died of asthma on Mar. 5, 1953. She married a Mr. Williams. She is also buried at Belleview.
Anna Estelle, born 1912 in Lincoln Co., died 1987 in Caldwell Co. She married Walter Watson Crisp, a son of Millard Avery and Edna Elizabeth Suddreth, in 1937. Walter was born Apr. 4, 1908 and died Jan. 9, 1993 in Lenoir.
Carson Reeves, born Mar. 28, 1914 in Lincoln Co., died 1999 in Caldwell Co. He married Charlotte Camilla Peeler, a daughter of the Rev. John C. Peeler and Sally Holshouser. Charlotte was born Feb. 10, 1917 in Lenoir, and died Oct. 14, 2004 in Newton, Catawba Co.
Mildred, born Jul. 8, 1917 in Lincoln Co., died by suicide (poisoning) on May. 17, 1939 at age 21. She was married to Fred Hinst at the time of her death. She was buried at Belleview.
Jennings Otis, born Aug. 26, 1919 in Lincoln Co. and died Aug. 7, 2001 in Caldwell Co. In 1947 he was married to Ollie Mozelle Roberts, a daughter of William Rufus Roberts and Ida V. Matlba. Ollie was born Apr. 14, 1921 and died Mar. 13, 1974 from acute myocardial infarction in Lenoir. Both are buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Kings Creek, Caldwell Co.
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Rufus died Jun. 29, 1957 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC with death attributed to chronic myocarditis. Marsha died Oct. 24, 1960 in Lenoir with death attributed to arteriosclerotic heart disease. Both are buried at the Belleview Cemetery in Lenoir.
There were nine children born to Rufus and Marcie:
Mable, born c1900
Daisy Elizabeth, born 1903, married C. E. Jackson. They had at least one child, a son, Wilford (Wick), born Dec. 21, 1925, died Apr. 12, 2008. He is also buried at Belleview.
Ree S. D., born Dec. 7, 1905 in Caldwell Co., died Jul. 26, 1974 in Lenoir with death attributed to a myocardial infarction. She married Albert P. Beck. Ree is buried at Belleview.
Hazel H., born c1908
Stella Ruth, born Jun. 8, 1910, died of asthma on Mar. 5, 1953. She married a Mr. Williams. She is also buried at Belleview.
Anna Estelle, born 1912 in Lincoln Co., died 1987 in Caldwell Co. She married Walter Watson Crisp, a son of Millard Avery and Edna Elizabeth Suddreth, in 1937. Walter was born Apr. 4, 1908 and died Jan. 9, 1993 in Lenoir.
Carson Reeves, born Mar. 28, 1914 in Lincoln Co., died 1999 in Caldwell Co. He married Charlotte Camilla Peeler, a daughter of the Rev. John C. Peeler and Sally Holshouser. Charlotte was born Feb. 10, 1917 in Lenoir, and died Oct. 14, 2004 in Newton, Catawba Co.
Mildred, born Jul. 8, 1917 in Lincoln Co., died by suicide (poisoning) on May. 17, 1939 at age 21. She was married to Fred Hinst at the time of her death. She was buried at Belleview.
Jennings Otis, born Aug. 26, 1919 in Lincoln Co. and died Aug. 7, 2001 in Caldwell Co. In 1947 he was married to Ollie Mozelle Roberts, a daughter of William Rufus Roberts and Ida V. Matlba. Ollie was born Apr. 14, 1921 and died Mar. 13, 1974 from acute myocardial infarction in Lenoir. Both are buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Kings Creek, Caldwell Co.
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August 29, 2007
Maudie Coffey Jackson
This photo depicts, from left to right, Maudie, America Florence, and Martha Coffey. Maudie and Martha were sisters; America was a sister to L. Henderson. She married Litton Keith, born Dec. 5, 1890 in KY and died there on Oct. 12, 1920. Florence was born Mar. 11, 1890 in Wayne Co., KY and died Nov. 29, 1993 in that state.
This photo is of Maudie and, apparently taken before her marriage (she is not wearing a wedding ring) to Charles Jackson.
This too may be a pre-wedding photograph. Perhaps it is an engagement photograph.
Maudie and Charles, perhaps also pre-marriage. I cannot discern a wedding ring on either person. Charles Jackson was born Feb. 28, 1906 in Owsley Co., KY and died Mar. 29, 1983 in Hamilton Co., OH. Both he and Maudie are buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Princeton Pike, Hamilton Co.
And finally, Maudie in recent years. She died in 1994 at Fairfield, OH and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Princeton Pike, Hamilton Co., OH.
I previously mis-identified this photo as Maudie Coffey Jackson. It is actually Alice Sims Clark, wife of L. Henderson Coffey and, Maudie's mother. She was born Dec. 5, 1887 in Kentucky and died Oct. 26, 1979 in that state.
Alice was the daughter of Henry and Rebecca Morrow Clark who were also parents of Sallie Belle Clark, born May 3, 1884, died Nov. 20, 1966. Sallie was the wife of Benjamin Franklin Coffey, Jr., a brother to L. Henderson Coffey.
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