Cabaius and Pauline Orr Coffey

Cabius (Cabaius?) was a son of Ananias "Nias" and Jane Hindman Coffey.  He was born Nov. 6, 1811 in Kentucky and died on Dec. 17, 1878 in Ashland, Cass Co., IL.  He and Pauline were married Dec. 6, 1834 in Morgan Co., IL.

Pauline was born to unknown parents on Aug. 1, 1817 in Green Co., KY.  She died Jan. 1888 at Ashland.  Both she and Cabius are buried at the Page William Cemetery in Ashland.


Obituary from Cass Co., IL Historical Society newsletter of Jun. 1992:

Ashland Sentinel, Jan, 29, 1888.  Died at the residence of Lewellyin Davy of Oregon Precinct, Jan. 18, of dropsey of the heart, Mrs. Pauline Coffee, age 70.  She was born in Green Co., KY, Aug. 1, 1817. Her father died when she was six and she and her mother later removed to Morgan Co., IL in 1832.  She married Cabinis Coffee Nov. 17, 1834. He died Dec. 17, 1878.  They had seven children.  Two survived Pauline: Mrs. Frank Davy and Mrs. L. Davis.  Buried next to husband at Page-William Cemetery.

The obituary reports they were parents of seven children.  According to the Cabius Coffey family Bible, published by the American Bible Society in 1847, there were 12 children born to this family and only two lived to marry: first born Margaret J. Coffey, Nov. 11, 1845, died Mar 1, 1910 in Ashland and sixth born Elizabeth Ann Coffey, Mar 7, 1844, died Jul. 29, 1893 in Cass Co.

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Following Margaret was Robert J., born Jan 21, 1837, died Sep. 8, 1852; Samuel A., born Sep. 6, 1838, died 12 Dec. 1862; John M., born Oct. 25, 1849, died Jan. 15, 1850; and Thomas J., born Jul. 18, 1842, died May 13, 1859.  All of these died in Cass Co., and are buried at Page Williams Cemetery.

Following Elizabeth was Andrew E., born Apr. 4, 1846, died Sep 16, 1847; Clarinda H., born Jan. 5, 1848, died Mar 20, 1848; Harriet E., born Jan. 4, 1850, died Sep. 7, 1852; an unnamed female, born and died Dec. 8, 1853; William H., born Apr. 29, 1856, died Jun. 13, 1856; and Eugene, born Apr. 5, 1862, died Sep. 11, 1866.  All of these died in Cass Co., and also buried at Page Williams.

Margaret married Franklin "Frank" Davey on Mar. 24, 1861 in Cass Co.  Frank was born Mar. 10, 1832 in County Sligo, Ireland and died Feb. 22, 1925 in Cass Co., and was buried with Margaret at Saint Augustine Cemetery in Ashland.

Elizabeth married Llewellyn Davies or Davis Jul. 10, 1882 in Ashland.  His date of birth and death is unknown to me.

Suggested corrections are welcomed.

Cabaius and Pauline Orr Coffey

Cabaius was a son of Ananias and Jane Hindman¹ Coffey, born Nov. 6, 1811 in KY, died Dec. 17, 1878 in IL, probably in Cass Co.  His burial site has not been located by anyone that I know.  Pauline was born Aug. 1, 1817 in Green Co., KY and died in Ashland, Cass Co., IL on Jan. 18, 1888.  She and Cabaius were married in Morgan Co., IL on Dec. 6, 1834.

Mr. J. Heath Vogel recently contacted me with information that his parents were in possession of the Cabaius Coffey family Bible and wished to dispose of it through auction.  In the meantime however, he generously took time to copy the following pages and send them to me for use as I saw fit.

Information about their death and burial sites would be welcomed.

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¹ Jane was the daughter of Alexander Hindman of Green Co., KY.  There is some discrepancy about the marriage as well as the birth of Nancy, their first child.  See Coffey Cousins' newsletter of Dec. 91, pages 4-5, and Sep., 1992, page 11.  Some researchers place another child, Ananias (born 1846) between Marshall and John David.  See Coffey Cousins' newsletter, Dec., 1989, Page 2. [Newsletters available on-line at http://www.coffey.ws/familytree/CCCNewslettersOnline/]  See also http://tinyurl.com/orlp48l

Cleaveland and Mattie Lenora Swagerty Coffee

Cleaveland C. Coffee

Cleaveland [sic] was a son of Mansel and Georgiana Reynolds Coffee.  He was born Oct. 26 1867 in Texas and died in Reserve, Caltron Co., NM on Aug. 4, 1929.  In this photo he looks a lot like his brother Woodson.

Mattie Lenora Swagerty

He married Mattie Lenora Swagerty on Dec. 31, 1890. She was the daughter of W. T. and Lucy King Swagerty and was born Dec. 15, 1871 in Hunt Co., TX, died Jul. 21, 1959 in Amarillo.


Mattie and Cleaveland were parents of nine children:

First was Clyde M., born Oct. 5, 1892 in Hall Co., TX, died Jul. 8, 1930 in Roberts Co., TX and is buried there in the Miami cemetery.

Norman Coffee

Norman, born Feb. 28, 1894 in Memphis, Hall Co., death date not known.  When he registered for the draft in WW1, Norman was unmarried and farming in Miami.  He was a graduate of the military school, Amarillo Academy.

Floyd Thomas, born Dec. 12, 1895, died Dec. 26, 1971 in Pampa, Gray Co., TX.  Floyd married Cora Lee Orr on Feb. 2, 1921.  She was born Aug. 9, 1895 and died Mar. 24, 1982, also in Gray.  Both are buried at the Miami cemetery.

A daughter, Effie Lelia was born to Cleaveland and Mattie, but nothing else is known.

Bessie Lucy Coffee

Hattie G., born Jun., 1899 married J. B. McCarley.

Bessie Lucy, born c1903, died Jul. 11, 1977 in Randall Co., TX.  She married a Mr. Beair.

Ada, born c1905, married Ellis Buchanan, born Feb. 28, 2006 at Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, married 1932 at Liberal, Seward Co., KS.  He died Mar. 2, 2008 in Amarillo

The last two children were William J. "Bill" and Mattie Lenonra, born Mar. 27, 1907 in Texas, died Jul. 4, 1937 in Amarillo.  She is buried at the Miami Cemetery in Roberts Co., TX.  William was born c1909 in TX.  Nothing else is known of either child.

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Photos are courtesy of Kathy Coffee Simmons and used with permission.




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Pauline Orr Coffee

[The following appeared in the Sep., 1992 Coffey Cousins' newsletter, No. 48, p11. Pauline was the wife of Cabinis Coffey, born Nov. 6, 1811, probably in KY, and died Dec. 17, 1878 probably in IL. He and Pauline were married Dec. 6, 18341 in Morgan Co., IL.2 Cabiness was the son of Ananias (Nias) Coffey and Jane Hindman. I do not have any information on their descendants, and would appreciate hearing from anyone researching this family.]

Obituary from Cass Co., IL Historical Society newsletter of Jun. 1992

Ashland Sentinel, Jan, 29, 1888. Died at the residence of Lewellyin Davy of Oregon Precinct, Jan. 18, of dropsey of the heart, Mrs. Pauline Coffee, age 70. She was born in Green Co., KY, Aug. 1, 1817. Her father died when she was six and she and her mother later removed to Morgan Co., IL in 1832. She married Cabinis Coffee Nov. 17, 1834. He died Dec. 17, 1878. They had seven children. Two survived Pauline: Mrs. Frank Davy and Mrs. L. Davis. Buried next to husband at Page-William Cemetery.

1 Note difference in marriage dates
2 Illinois Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com