John in center behind hay rake |
"Nannie" Record was born May 9, 1871 in Tennessee to Joseph S. and Ellen Culbertson Record. She died of heart failure in Fort Worth on Jan. 28, 1946 and was also buried at Mountain Peak.
Nannie on the right in black skirt |
William Henry "Willie" was their first child and was born Nov. 18, 1887 in Tolosa. He died unmarried on Jan. 6, 1955 in Fort Worth.
The second child was a male named A. T. born in 1889. I haven't yet determined what they stand for. He was probably a stillbirth.
Harrison Clyde & Tassie May Coffey Riddels |
Bonnie Lucy, Wm Henry, Tassie & Booker T. |
Child number five was probably a stillbirth as he was born and died in Ellis Co. on Jan. 23, 1898. In the genealogy that I have seen, he was named "Little Java."
There is some question in my mind about the next three children. They were all born within 27 months of each other making it likely - in my estimation - that at least two of the named children were the same child.
The ninth child born to John and Nannie was Rada Rachel on Jan. 26, 1905 in Tolosa. She died on Mar 16, 1977 in Odessa, Ector Co., TX. Her husband was Robert Earl Barnes, born Mar. 17, 1899 in TX, died Nov. 17, 1965 in El Paso, TX. He was buried at Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery at Fort Worth. A burial place for Rada hasn't been found but she is likely also at Shannon.
Areal Carl, Jessie Hazel & Warren Douglas |
John William, Jr. followed in March, 1908 but died the following December in Tolosa.
Warren Douglas "Dub" Coffey was number 12, and was born Dec. 11, 1910 in Kaufman Co., and died Jul. 3, 1987 in Fort Worth. Dub married Vera Lois Ingram, a daughter of Frank and Pearl Ingram. She was born Apr. 2, 1910 in Sevier Co., AR and died Dec. 12, 1946 in Fort Worth. Vera and Dub are buried at Mount Olivet in Fort Worth. Dub's second wife was Blanche Corine Miller. They married in Feb., 1967 in Parker Co., TX. He apparently married a third time; there is another marriage record in Parker Co. for Warren D. Coffey, born c1911, to Audrey M. Gilley on Oct. 3, 1970.
The last child born to John William and Nannie Record Coffey was Areal Carl "Sparky", born Jan. 13, 1913 in Tolosa. He married Zola Beatrice Rives on Jan. 18, 1930 in Marietta, Love Co., OK. He died Jul. 17, 1985 in Burleson, Johnson Co., TX. Zola was born Sep. 3, 1914 in Paris, Lamar Co., TX and died June 21, 1987 in Burleson.
*All death records and headstones spell the surname Riddels while some family members tell me that it is correctly spelled as Riddles.
Photo are courtesy of Laura Coffey Moore, a descendant of John William.