Hiram Kinsey & Mary Ann Evans Coffey

Hiram was born to Campbell & Elizabeth Caroline Eads Coffey on Feb. 8, 1862 in Maries Co., MO.  He died Nov. 13, 1925 in that county and was buried there at the Vienna Public Cemetery.  He and Mary Ann, a daughter of Jesse and Nancy Evans were married on Jun. 13, 1886 in Maries Co.  She died Feb. 9, 1931 and is also buried at Vienna.

The Coffeys lived their entire lives in Jackson Township, Maries Co. and raised seven children there; 5 boys and two girls.

Of the boys, William Sidney was the only one known to have married.  He was the eldest, born Apr. 4, 1887 and died of pneumonia on Mar. 18, 1922.  His wife was Mary Catherine Weidinger, born in MO in Mar., 1890.  They were parents of two children, Marie Bernice, born c1915 and James Cellus, born c1917, both in St. Louis Co., MO.  William is buried in Vienna at the public cemetery.  Before his death, William was a street car motorman in St. Louis.

Linnie Gertrude was born second on Jul. 2, 1889, died in Feb., 1973.  She married Jesse Stirling Snodgrass, born Dec. 13, 1888 in Maries Co., and died there Sep. 22, 1969.  Both are buried at the public cemetery in Vienna.  They too lived their entire lives in Vienna.  There were no known children born to the union.

The other boys were:  Earl Rufus, born Jun. 13, 1893, died Apr. 14, 1968; Sherman James, born May 14, 1897, died Sep. 12, 1972; Jesse Lee, born Apr. 14, 1900, died Jul. 23, 1989 and Thomas Roy, born Feb. 13, 1906, died Dec. 12, 2001.  Jessie was the only one to serve during WW2.  He enlisted on Nov. 18, 1942 at Jackson Barracks in St. Louis  None of them are known to have married and all are buried at Vienna in the public cemetery.

For a brief time in the 1930's Earl was a Missouri Highway Patrolman.  He later joined his brother Sherman as a building carpenter.  Jess worked for an orphanage as a laborer before joining the Army and Tom was a truck driver for the WPA in the 40's.

Born between Earl and Sherman was a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth in Apr., 1894.  She married Francis Behm, born May 18, 1890 in MO, on Nov. 14, 1912 in Maries Co.  Together they had two sons, Harold N., born c1915 in MO and Woodrow F., born Apr. 14, 1918 in Illinois, died Dec. 4, 1997 in MO.  Caroline and Francis divorced before the 1930 census.  She and her two sons were living in Pacific, Franklin Co., MO in 1930.  She was still there in 1940 but only Woodrow remained at home with her.  Caroline died on Mar. 31, 1977 and was buried at Vienna.  Francis Behm died on Sep. 12, 1968 and is also buried at Vienna.

After her divorce, Caroline worked for a time as a hotel waitress and later as a restaurant cook.

Campbell Coffey

Campbell Coffey was born in TN c1831 to Asbury Marvel and Rachel Boone Coffey.  He died on May 8, 1892 in Maries Co., MO.  He is probably buried with other members of his family in the Vienna cemetery in Maries Co.

Update:  Click on the struck thru Asbury to read my theory about Marvel.  Campbell is buried at the Coffey Cemetery in Vienna.*

He was married in MO c1850 to Elizabeth Caroline Eads.  I believe they had seven children, all born in Maries Co.:

Update:  Elizabeth Caroline Eads was born Mar. 1, 1834 in Osage Co., MO and died in Maries Co. on Sep. 11, 1900.  She is buried at Vienna.

William, born c1853 - No further info.

Benjamin Irven., born c1857, died in 1912.  The only marriage record that have found for Ben is the one issued for his marriage to Mrs. Martha Murphy on Mar. 5, 1885 in Maries Co.  Mrs. Murphy had at least one child, Ella, by her previous husband.  Ella, born Jan., 1874.  Martha and Ben had at least one child, a son Floid R., born May 16, 1890, died Apr. 23, 1894.

Update:  Martha Murphy was born Martha Ann Moss, in Oct., 1852 to Edward and Mary Roberson Moss.  Martha died Jul. 13, 1922 in Vienna, Maries Co., MO.  She and Ben as well as Floid are buried at the Vienna Public Cemetery.

Mary F., born c Apr 1860 - No further info.

Update:  Mary Frances married William Noah Copeland on Sep. 14, 1879 in Maries Co.  William was born to John and Nancy Copeland on Jul. 19, 1858 in Maries Co. He died in Jefferson City, Cole Co., MO on Jun. 5, 1931.  The Copelands had Eva Jane; Etta Jane; Charles B.; Campbell; and James. All were born between 1881 and 1888.  William Noah's death certificate reports that he was killed by a shotgun blast through his bedroom window.  Please contact me if you know the back story!

Hiram Kimsey, born Mar. 8, 1862, died Nov. 13, 1925.  He married Mary A.Ivens on Jun. 13, 1886 in Maries Co.  She was born in MO in April, 1865.  Their children were William, born Apr., 1888; Linnie G., born Apr., 1889, married Oct. 29, 1911 to Jesse S. Snodgrass; Earl R., born Jun. 14, 1890, died Apr. 14, 1968; Elizabeth "Lizzie", born Apr., 1894, married Nov. 14, 1912 to Francis Behne; Sherman James, born Apr., 1897; and Jessie (male), born Nov., 1899, died Jul. 23, 1989.

Update:  Hiram's wife was Mary Ann Evans, daughter of Jesse and Nancy Evans. Both are buried at Vienna as are all of their children, and some of their children's spouses.

 Isabella, born Sep., 1864, married John H. Copeland Mar. 19, 1886.

Update:  Isabella married Thomas Monroe Balance in Maries Co. but I have not found their marriage record. He died on Sep. 17, 1930 in Vienna and is buried in the Vienna cemetery.  I would like to determine if he was her first or second husband.

James Sherman, born May., 1867, married Sarah M. Cope on Jun. 5, 1892 in Maries Co.  I've found three children:  An infant born and died in 1893; Olive J., born Oct., 1895 and Willard J., born Apr., 1898.  Sarah Cope was born in March, 1873 in MO.

Update:  Sarah's complete name was Sarah Malinda Copeland, daughter of Andrew Jackson and Charlotte Rachel Holeman Copeland.  Sarah was born Mar. 10, 1873 in Vienna and died in Dixon, Pulaski Co., MO on May 4, 1940. James was born May 14, 1867 in Maries Co. and died in Waynesville, Pulaski Co., MO on Jan. 20, 1947

John M., born c1869 - No further info.

Lots of information is still missing on the remainder of Asbury and Rachel's family.  If you can help fill in the blanks, write to me at my e-mail address found over there: ----->

Jack

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*Original data: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1845, 22 rolls); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C.  Another source [Berg & Frank Families] reports his buried "in a cemetery on Bill Buschman's Farm in Maries Co."