William Henry Harrison & Margaret A. Reid Coffey

William was a won of James Harvey and Anna Eliza Graham Coffey, born c1838 in Indiana.  He married Margaret A. Reid on 17 Feb. 1863 in Washington Co., IN.  I have not been successful in locating their death dates or burial sites.

They had at least seven children, all except the last, Clyde M., born c1877, were born in Washington Co.  Clyde was born in Labette Co., KS.

The children were: Maurice; Mary, Zella, Hanah, Eliza, James, and Clyde.

The only successful find for those was Zella W., born 10 Aug 1867 in Salem, Washington Co., IN and died 8 Nov 1941 in Miller Co., AR.  Zella married Alvah Horace Whitmarsh, born 22 Oct 1864 in Princeton, Bureau Co., IL, on 16 Nov 1891 in Labette Co.  Alvah died 11 Nov 1923 in Miller Co., AR.

Marguerite Holman Magee*

Alvah and Zella were parents of at least one child, a daughter named Mary Marguerite Whitmarsh.  She was born 14 Jul 1892 in Texarkana, Bowie Co., TX and died there on 20 Jul 1967.  She married John Cabell Ware Holman, a son of Henry Brown and Mary Stuart Holman, born 17 Aug 1891 in Washington, Hempstead Co., AR and died in Texarkana, Bowie Co. Both are buried at State Line Cemetery, in Texarkana, Miller Co.

I know of only one child born to this union; Marguerite Holeman, born 9 Mar 1922, died 13 Oct 2008.  She married Fleet Foxworth Magee in Texarkana, Miller Co. on 23 Jun 1945.  He was born 7 Dec 1916, died 25 Apr 1986, birth and death locations not know to me.  

My interest in the Coffey family is locating the death and burial dates/places for William Henry and Margaret A. Reid Coffey.  Please contact me if you have any ideas.

*Photo from contributor at FindAGrave, Memorial No. 76972494

Albert Galatin and Lois Senora Garrison Coffey

Albert was a junior, son of Albert Galatin senior and his wife Annie E. Campbell.  He married Lois Senora Garrison on Jun. 20, 1911 in Pawhuska, Osage Co., OK.  She was born in North Carolina on Mar. 2, 1891.  Albert, Jr. was born on Jan. 7, 1884 in Lincoln Co., KY.  He died in Fergus Co., MT on Jun. 20, 1967 and was buried at the Winnett City cemetery in Petroleum Co.  Lois died much earlier, on Nov. 1, 1929 shortly after giving birth to her eighth child in 15 years.  She was also buried at the Winnett cemetery.

The family left Oklahoma sometime before Sep. 12, 1918 and lived for awhile in Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., WA where Albert worked as a riveter at the navy yard.  It was on that date that Albert registered for the draft.  He and Lois lived at 1513 Elizabeth St. in Bremerton.  Albert was described on the draft registration as being tall and slender with brown eyes and black hair.  He was 34 years old at the time.

When 1920 arrived the family was still in Kitsap and Albert still worked in the navy yard.  Soon however, the family left for Montana and settled in Petroleum Co.  By 1930 Albert was a widower farmer, raising eight children by himself.  He apparently never remarried.

Children of Albert and Lois were:

Marguerite S. "Deat", born Sep. 12, 1914 in Soper, Choctaw Co., OK, died Apr. 14, 1981 in Lewistown, Fergus Co., MT.  Marguerite married Very Stanly Cook, born 1907 in Sandpoint, Bonner Co., ID, on May 22, 1943 in Winnett.  Vern died in Lewistown on Dec., 1978.

Alberta Lillian "Corky", was born in 1916, probably in Choctaw Co. as well.  She married Stanley August Zeismer, born Dec. 21, 1913 in McGrath, Aitkin Co., MN, died Nov. 9, 1990 in Seattle, King Co., WA.  Alberta died in Dec., 1989 in Winnett.

Joseph Galatin, born 1920, probably in Choctaw Co., married Margarette Livingston on May 12, 1961.  She died on Jun. 10, 1989 in Harrison, Madison Co., MT.

Twila A., born 1921 in MT, married James McCue.  He died in 1971 in Winnett.

Bill Dale, born Mar. 10, 1923 in MT, died there on Jun. 17, 1940.

Lois Madaleen, born 1925 in MT, died there on Mar. 11, 1926.

Robert E. "Bob", born 1927 in Dovetail, Petroleum Co., married Winnie Lorraine Magee in Mississippi on Aug. 14, 1959.

Mary Lou, born 1929 in Montana, married Joseph Bevis.

More information is available from the Petroleum County Public Library publication, A History of Petroleum County, Montana, Vol. 1, 1989.  The book is also available as a pdf at Rootsweb.