The Edward Coffey Project

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

What began as an attempt to correct a previous blog about a member of this family resulted in deleting that blog and starting over.  For som...

This Eli was a son of James M. & Frances Lane Coffey.  He was born Oct. 6, 1825 in Gallatin Co., IL and died in Hamilton Co., that state...

In the ancient world there were a number of men named Archelaus.  Diogenes wrote in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (translat...

George was born in July, 1841 to Cleveland and Malinda Coffey Coffey.  Malinda and Cleveland were second cousins, he a son of Jesse and Marg...

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

This John was a son of James M. and Frances Lane Coffey.  He was born Apr. 22, 1810 in Wayne Co., KY and died Apr. 8, 1879 in Lookingglass, ...