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January 2, 2013
Lewis Russell and Bidant "Biddy" Moore Coffey
Lewis' will has been transcribed and can be found here. In his will, he named his children Betsy, Rachel, Polly, James, Henderson, Shelby, Benjamin F.,Thomas, and Edward. He mentioned his deceased son Jesse and named Jesse's daughter Sophronia as a legatee. Son Cleveland may have been deceased without descendants as he is not mentioned.
Lewis Russell Coffey was a grandson of John and Jane Graves Coffey through his father, the Rev. James Coffey and his wife, Elizabeth Cleveland. James and Elizabeth, through their 11 children are responsible for many of the Wayne and Pulaski Co., KY Coffey families.
Lewis was number 11, born Nov. 18, 1772 in Amherst Co., VA, died Sep. 29, 1850 in Wayne Co., KY.[1] He married Bidant "Biddy" Moore on Dec. 10, 1795 [2] in Wilkes Co. NC, a daughter of Jesse Moore and Alley Johnson. Biddy was born on May 3, 1775 in Albemarle Co., VA and died in Wayne Co. on Jan. 13, 1857.[1]
Eleven children were born to Lewis and Biddy. They were:
Elizabeth G. (Betsy), 1797-1868, who married Richard Northcraft Cullom. Richard was a farmer and a legislator, born in Maryland in 1795. He and Betsy were married in Wayne Co., KY where Richard's family had moved early in his life. In 1830, he and Betsy moved to Tazewell Co., IL where they lived the remainder of their lives. In 1836 he was elected to the 10th Illinois General Assembly where he served with Lincoln. In 1840 he was elected to the IL Senate. He served in a number of other elected offices and died in Tazewell Co. on Dec. 3, 1872. Betsy died on Dec. 5, 1868. Both are buried at the Old Washington Cemetery in Tazewell Co., IL. They had at least five children, the third being Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914). He followed his father into politics and was elected to the IL state house in 1855. In 1865 he was elected to represent IL in the US Congress where he served three consecutive terms. In 1876 he was elected Governor of IL and served nearly two terms. He resigned in the middle of the second term to become a candidate for the US Senate, to which he was elected and served five consecutive terms and was considered several times as a candidate for the US presidency.[3] He married twice, both wives daughters of Samuel and Hannah Beaver Fisher. All are buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL.
Rachel, 1798-?, married Thomas Jefferson Jones c1830. They were probably married sometime around 1830 and were in the 1860 Wayne Co., KY census. Thomas was age 55; Rachel age 59. I know of two children: Margaret (1830-1862) married Martin Sallee. In 1860 a John Jones, age 11, was in the household with Thomas and Rachel and, could be a son or a grandson.
Mary Jane "Polly", c1803-1855, married Jooshua Oatts in Wayne Co. on Jan. 4, 1821.[4] They were in the 1850 Wayne Co., KY census with children Cleveland, age 21; Emily, age 18; John R., age 15; Safrona [sic], age 14; Lewis, age 10; T. J., age 8 [Thomas J.]; Shelby C., age 6 and Russell, age 5. In addition to those, they also had Cosby [1823-1890] and James Douglas [1824-1893]. Joshua died in 1858 and is buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co. Polly died of typhoid fever in 1855 and is also buried at Elk Springs Valley.
James Lewis, 1802-1855, married Sarah Alloway "Sally" Strange in 1830, Wayne Co. Sally was born in McMinn Co., TN in 1807 to Archelaus Alloway and Elizabeth Coffey Strange. Elizabeth Coffey Strange and James Lewis Coffey were first cousins. James died in Wayne Co. in 1855 and Sally there in 1885. Both are buried at Elk Springs Valley. They had at least 10 children: Jesse Columbus; Elizabeth E.; Anjeletta; George W.; Cleveland McKendree; Mary "Molly"; James Franklin; Sarah J. "Sallie"; Obidah Strange "Obie"; and Verlinda J. "Linnie." More information about this family is available.
Henderon, c1802-1868, married Minerva Alexander in 1827, Wayne Co.[5] Minerva was born c1805 in KY and died in Wayne Co. in 1881. Harrison died in 1868 and both are buried at Elk Springs Valley. They had at least 10 children: Telitha; Mary Alexander; Shelby; Joseph; Emily Biddy; Nancy "Nannie"; Elizabeth "Betsy;" Lewis; Mary Anna and Susan. More information about this family is available.
Shelby "Shelly," 1811-1863, married Zerilda Emarine Meadows, daughter of Andrew and Jane Graham Meadows. She was born in Wayne Co., 1822 and died there in 1900. Shelly died in 1863 [6] and both are buried at Elk Springs Valley. I have only three children for them: Shelby, Jr., 1833-?; Andrew Lewis, 1844-1887; and Mary Jane, 1854-?. More information about this family is available.
Edward Northcraft Cullom, c1813-?, married Rachel A. Isaacs. Rachel was born in 1823 and died in Wayne Co. in 1872. She is buried at Kendrick Cemetery in Monticello, Wayne Co., KY. No further information.
Jesse Moore, 1815-1835, married Elizabeth "Eliza" Smith in 1832. [5] They had a daughter, Sophronia, born c1833. No further information.
Benjamin Franklin, 1816-1868, married Mary Ann Worsham in 1842. [5] Mary Ann was born in 1826 in KY and died in Wayne Co. in 1886. Both are said to be buried in Monticello at a Coffey Cemetery. [7] Their children were Emma; Martha; William E.; Mary A.; Ida S.; Benjamin, Jr.; Robert Lee and Nannie J. No further information.
Cleveland L., 1817-?, married Sophronia Oatts, born 1812m died 1877 in Wayne Co. Children were at least two: Lewis J. and Mary C. Sophronia is buried at Elk Springs Valley. No further information.
Thomas Coleman, c1819-1890, married four time, first to Mary Heaven or Havens in 1839, Wayne Co.[5] No children are known to have been born to this union. Second wife was Patience Jane Miller in 1848.[5][8] He and Patience had at least three children: Margaret, c1841, John, c1843 and Marshal, c1850. Patience died in Wayne Co. in 1855. That date is not proven and her burial place is not known to me. Third wife was Sarah Havens, likely some relation to Mary, his first wife. Nothing is known of her. Thomas' fourth wife was Mrs. Amanda Jane Hudson Stone, born c1819. They had at least three children: Amanda, c1851; Alley, c1853 and Mary, c1856. According to the KY DAR, Thomas died in Lincoln Co. and is probably buried there.[9]
Some documentation as well as this information and Lewis' ancestors, his family and his descendants can be found on the Edward Coffey Project CD or DVD. In fact, all of the Coffey's that I have written about in this blog over the past number of years can be found in my Edward Coffey Project, with much of it updated since the blog was written.
[1] Grave monument
[2] Coffey, Laurence H., editor, Thomas Coffey and His Descendants (Chattanooga, TN: N. Sanders, 1931), Page 85.
[3] Governors of Illinois (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1891), Pages 175-176.
[4] Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages to 1850. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
[5] From Wayne County, Kentucky Marriages, 1801-1860. Source gives brides name as Mannen Alexander; Manerva in 1850 and 1860 Wayne Co. census. Bond missing; married 29 March 1827 by Racoon John Smith.
[6] “Kentucky Probate Records, 1792-1977,” Image database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/).
[7] Wayne Co. KY Cemeteries compiled by B. B. Coffey, Sr., Page 31. This cemetery is referred to in the source as Coffey Cemetery and is said to be located at or near the intersection of Spruce St. and Hiland View Dr. in Monticello.
[8]The bride's name appears to be Jane Meeker in record. Surety was Isaac N. Shepherd. Bond dated 23 August 1848; Minister return is missing.
[9] Kentucky DAR, compiler, Kentucky Bible Records (: DAR, 1966), Vol. IV.
July 15, 2011
John B. & Ollie Jane Kivett Coffey
Some genealogies that I have seen claim the initial B stands for Bradley while a death certificate for one of his sons names his father as John Bradford Coffey. I'll go with Bradford until someone with good evidence convinces me it was Bradley.
John was born on May 5, 1862 in Kentucky to Ransom and Malinda A. Weaver Coffey. Sometime over the next 24 years John moved to Union Co., TN where he married Ollie Jane Kivett on Aug. 20, 1886.* The couple remained in Union county at least through the first part of 1900 when they appeared there in the census. They must have returned to KY, or perhaps did not leave before 1887, for on Feb. 5 of that year their first child, Harley Albert was born in that state.
By 1903, at least, they were in Baylor Co., TX where their eighth child, Mary Lee was born on Oct. 4 of that year. They eventually relocated to Crosby Co., TX where they remained until sometime after 1930 when John and Ollie relocated to Lubbock, TX. John died there on Jan. 5, 1940, preceded by Ollie on Nov. 28, 1935. Their remains were returned to Crosby Co., TX where they were buried in the Crosbyton cemetery.
Their children were:
Harley Albert, born Feb. 5, 1887 in KY, died at Fort Bayard, Grant Co., NM on Mar. 26, 1966. Harley married Dorothy D. "Dot" Griffin in Crosbyton. She was the daughter of Adanija and Ida M. Griffin and was born to them in Colorado on Oct. 18, 1893. She died on Feb. 15, 1995 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co., CA.
Romey John, born Jan. 26, 1889 in Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, died Jan. 5, 1971 in Crosbyton. He married a lady by the name of Irene O. on Mar. 26, 1915 in Crosby Co. She was born Feb. 27, 1896 in Emma, TX** and died Jun. 26, 1986 in Redondo Beach, LA County, CA. She and Romey had two children: Romey, Jr., born Jan. 10, 1917 in Crosbyton and died Nov. 18,1972 in Long Beach, LA Co., CA. Second born was Hazel Margaret or, Marguerite, born c1919 in TX. Romey John, Irene and Romey, Jr. are all buried in the Crosbyton cemetery.
James Lonnie was born Dec. 19, 1891 in Union Co., TN and died in Melrose, Curry Co., NM in July, 1960. He married Clara Helena Griffin, sister to Dorothy, wife of Harley Albert. The family line between these two couples blurs a bit. In Dorothy's obituary it is written that she had a daughter named Ollie Myrtle. Of the eight children born to James and Clara was a daughter named Ollie M. I have not found Harley and Dot and do not know who their children were. I suppose it is very possible that each couple named a daughter Ollie M. or Ollie Myrtle.
The children of James and Clara were: Verlin Albert; Ruby May; Leroy; Robert C.; John L.; Ollie M.; George H.; and Edgar L.
Following James Lonnie was a daughter, Mamie Melinda, born Jul., 1894. No further information.
Florence Ellie, born Jan. 1, 1897 in Union Co., TN, died Apr. 1, 1957 in Crosbyton. Florence married George Houston Strange on Oct. 9, 1918 in Ralls, Crosby Co. He was born Nov. 13, 1894 in Tom Green Co., TX and died in Crosbyton on Apr. 19, 1981. Florence and George had one child, a daughter Edith Jewel, born Jul. 18, 1919, died Jul. 19, 1919 in Crosbyton. George and Florence are buried at Crosbyton and I suspect Edith Jewel is as well.
Stewart Hembree, born Oct. 21, 1898 in Union Co., died Nov. 19, 1974 in Levelland, Hockley Co., TX. No other information.
Madie Ethel, born c1901 in TN. No further information.
Mary Lee, born Oct. 4, 1903 in Baylor Co., TX, died Jul. 17, 1978 in Lubbock. Sarah married a Lewis Chance.
William McKinley "Willie" Coffey. According to two out of three census records, this was a daughter, born May 19, 1908 in TX. She married Oscar Bunon Williams, born Sep. 25, 1900 in Crosbyton, doed Mar. 7, 1972 in Lubbock. Both are buried at Crosbyton.
The 11th and last child born to John and Ollie was Edgar, born c1912 in TX. No further information.
Update Jul 30, 2011 Mary Lee Coffey remained unmarried until the late 40's or early 50's when she married a widower, Lewis Webster Chance. Lewis was born Mar. 3, 1878 and died Aug. 20, 1960 in Crosbyton. Mary Lee was born Oct. 4, 1903 and died Jul. 17, 1978 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co. Lewis was a son of William N. and Elizabeth Hardaway Chance. No children are thought to have been born to the Chance-Coffey marriage. Prior to his marriage to Mary Lee, Lewis had been married to Mattie Dera Benton, a daughter of D. H. and Anna Henson Benton, for about 40 years and together they had a number of children. Mattie was born Oct. 19, 1890 in TX and died in Lubbock on Feb. 17, 1948. Mary Lee is buried at Crosbyton while Lewis and Mattie are buried at the Ralls Cemetery in Crosby Co.
Sarah Azalee (or Asalee) married George Manning Reed and had at least one child, Gloria J. Reed, born c1929. Mary Lee lived with George and Sarah in 1930 and their child may be the niece Gloria Smith mentioned in Mary Lee's obituary.
*Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950: Groom's Name: John B. Coffey Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Ollie J. M. Kivett Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1886 Marriage Place: , Union, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51977-2 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM Source Film Number: 976341 Reference Number:
**I cannot find a town named Emma in TX so do not know in which County she was born.
Photos of John and Ollie taken from headstones and posted on FindAGrave by someone using the alias "GenFreaks" The photo of Romey, Jr. was posted by Anonymous to FindAGrave.
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| John B. Coffey |
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| Ollie Jane Kivett |
By 1903, at least, they were in Baylor Co., TX where their eighth child, Mary Lee was born on Oct. 4 of that year. They eventually relocated to Crosby Co., TX where they remained until sometime after 1930 when John and Ollie relocated to Lubbock, TX. John died there on Jan. 5, 1940, preceded by Ollie on Nov. 28, 1935. Their remains were returned to Crosby Co., TX where they were buried in the Crosbyton cemetery.
Their children were:
Harley Albert, born Feb. 5, 1887 in KY, died at Fort Bayard, Grant Co., NM on Mar. 26, 1966. Harley married Dorothy D. "Dot" Griffin in Crosbyton. She was the daughter of Adanija and Ida M. Griffin and was born to them in Colorado on Oct. 18, 1893. She died on Feb. 15, 1995 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co., CA.
Obituary, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Feb. 7, 1995
CROSBYTON (Special) - Graveside services for Dorothy G. Coffey, 101 of San Gabriel, Calif., will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Crosbyton Cemetery with the Rev. Les Griffin, pastor of Crosbyton´s First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be under direction of Adams Funeral Home.
She died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1995, in the San Gabriel Valley Community Hospital.
She was born Oct. 18, 1893, in Hagen, Colo. She married Harley Albert Coffey in Crosbyton. He died March 26, 1966. She moved to San Gabriel in 1980.
She was a homemaker, and she was a recording secretary for the Farm Bureau of New Mexico. She had also worked on the election boards. A son, Kenneth died in 1941.
Survivors include a daughter, Ollie Myrtle Kapitan of San Gabriel; a brother, Lloyd Griffin of El Monte, Calif.; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
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| Romey John, Jr. |
James Lonnie was born Dec. 19, 1891 in Union Co., TN and died in Melrose, Curry Co., NM in July, 1960. He married Clara Helena Griffin, sister to Dorothy, wife of Harley Albert. The family line between these two couples blurs a bit. In Dorothy's obituary it is written that she had a daughter named Ollie Myrtle. Of the eight children born to James and Clara was a daughter named Ollie M. I have not found Harley and Dot and do not know who their children were. I suppose it is very possible that each couple named a daughter Ollie M. or Ollie Myrtle.
The children of James and Clara were: Verlin Albert; Ruby May; Leroy; Robert C.; John L.; Ollie M.; George H.; and Edgar L.
Following James Lonnie was a daughter, Mamie Melinda, born Jul., 1894. No further information.
Florence Ellie, born Jan. 1, 1897 in Union Co., TN, died Apr. 1, 1957 in Crosbyton. Florence married George Houston Strange on Oct. 9, 1918 in Ralls, Crosby Co. He was born Nov. 13, 1894 in Tom Green Co., TX and died in Crosbyton on Apr. 19, 1981. Florence and George had one child, a daughter Edith Jewel, born Jul. 18, 1919, died Jul. 19, 1919 in Crosbyton. George and Florence are buried at Crosbyton and I suspect Edith Jewel is as well.
Stewart Hembree, born Oct. 21, 1898 in Union Co., died Nov. 19, 1974 in Levelland, Hockley Co., TX. No other information.
Madie Ethel, born c1901 in TN. No further information.
Mary Lee, born Oct. 4, 1903 in Baylor Co., TX, died Jul. 17, 1978 in Lubbock. Sarah married a Lewis Chance.
Obituary, Crosbyton Review, Jul. 20, 1978Sarah Azalee, born c1906 in TX. She married a Mr. Read or Reid. No further information.
Mary Lee Chance, a 74-year-old Crosbyton resident, succumbed about 6 p.m. Monday in the Quaker Manor Nursing Home in Lubbock. She had been a resident of the nursing home. Mrs. Chance was a former Crosby County district clerk.
Memorial services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church in Crosbyton. The Rev. Bobby Rine, pastor, officiated.
Interment was made in Crosbyton Cemetery, under direction of Adams Funeral Home. Nephews served as pallbearers.
Born Oct. 14, 1903 in Seymour, the former Mary Lee Coffey was married to Lewis Chance. He preceded his wife in death in 1960.
Mrs. Chance moved to Crosby County in 1914 from Seymour. She was a member of the Crosbyton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one brother, E. E. Coffey of Lubbock; three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Paschal of Clovis, N.M., Mrs. Willie Williams of Lubbock, and Mrs. Ethel Heathington of Ralls; and one niece whom she raised, Gloria Smith of Lubbock.
William McKinley "Willie" Coffey. According to two out of three census records, this was a daughter, born May 19, 1908 in TX. She married Oscar Bunon Williams, born Sep. 25, 1900 in Crosbyton, doed Mar. 7, 1972 in Lubbock. Both are buried at Crosbyton.
The 11th and last child born to John and Ollie was Edgar, born c1912 in TX. No further information.
Update Jul 30, 2011 Mary Lee Coffey remained unmarried until the late 40's or early 50's when she married a widower, Lewis Webster Chance. Lewis was born Mar. 3, 1878 and died Aug. 20, 1960 in Crosbyton. Mary Lee was born Oct. 4, 1903 and died Jul. 17, 1978 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co. Lewis was a son of William N. and Elizabeth Hardaway Chance. No children are thought to have been born to the Chance-Coffey marriage. Prior to his marriage to Mary Lee, Lewis had been married to Mattie Dera Benton, a daughter of D. H. and Anna Henson Benton, for about 40 years and together they had a number of children. Mattie was born Oct. 19, 1890 in TX and died in Lubbock on Feb. 17, 1948. Mary Lee is buried at Crosbyton while Lewis and Mattie are buried at the Ralls Cemetery in Crosby Co.
Sarah Azalee (or Asalee) married George Manning Reed and had at least one child, Gloria J. Reed, born c1929. Mary Lee lived with George and Sarah in 1930 and their child may be the niece Gloria Smith mentioned in Mary Lee's obituary.
*Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950: Groom's Name: John B. Coffey Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Ollie J. M. Kivett Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1886 Marriage Place: , Union, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51977-2 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM Source Film Number: 976341 Reference Number:
**I cannot find a town named Emma in TX so do not know in which County she was born.
Photos of John and Ollie taken from headstones and posted on FindAGrave by someone using the alias "GenFreaks" The photo of Romey, Jr. was posted by Anonymous to FindAGrave.
February 19, 2009
Shelby Dave & Bessie Mae Coffey Oatts
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| Shelby Dave Oatts |
Shelby Dave Oatts was born in Kentucky c1885. He married Bessie Mae Coffey there in c1909. She was born in that state c1889 to Cleveland McKendrie and Mary Elizabeth Coffey Coffey.
Cleveland was a son of James Lewis and Sarah Alloway Strange Coffey, and Mary Jane Elizabeth was a daughter of Shelby and Zerilda Emarine Meadows Coffey.
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| Bessie Mae Coffey |
In addition to Bessie Mae, Cleveland and Mary Jane Elizabeth also has Obadiah; Grover Columbus* who married Florence Lemon; and Vera who married Lee Ingram.
Children of Shelby and Bessie May were:
Nell Oatts, born Sep. 8, 1910, died Sep. 8, 1974
Emma C. Oatts, born Dec. 16, 1912
Shelby D. Oatts, born Aug. 11, 1916
Margaret Oatts, born Jul. 20, 1920 and, Lewis Oatts, born Apr. 5, 1923
These families were all natives of Wayne Co., KY.
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| Grover Columbus Coffey |
Both Grover and Florence are buried at the San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco.
June 5, 2007
Archelaus Coffey (1810-1900)
(Updated 1-28-2008)
Archelaus Coffey was born in Wilkes Co., NC on Mar 1, 1810, and died on Dec 27, 1900 in Clay, Spencer Co., IN.1 He was another son of James D. and Hannah Alloway Strange Coffey.
Archelaus is mentioned in Tales of Pioneers: History of Owen County, Indiana, Vol II, Chamber of Commerce, Spencer, IN 1963
ARCHELAUS COFFEY, an old citizen and farmer of Clay Township, Owen County, Ind., eldest son of James and Hannah Coffey, of North Carolina, was born in Wilkes County, that State, March 1, 1810. He came with his parents into Indiana in the year 1834, and located in Monroe County, where he lived until 1860, removing thence into Owen County, where he purchased the land upon which he has since resided. He was reared upon a farm, and educated at the subscription schools of his native state. January 23, 1834, he was married, in Ashe County, N. C., to Rachel WILSON, who bore him eleven children - an infant died not named; Sallie Ann; James D.; John W.; Jonathan, deceased; William A.; Zacariah, deceased; Noah; Joseph M.; George M. and Levi W. With the exception of a small inheritance from the estate of his father, who died in 1869, subject has been dependent upon his own labors for the competency he has acquired. He owns a fine farm of 200 acres, nearly all in cultivation, well improved, stocked and fully equipped with the necessary agricultural implements and machinery. Though upward of seventy years of age, he enjoys good health, is in possession of all his faculties, keeps mind and body occupied, and bids fair to live yet many years of usefulness in a community where he is universally known and esteemed.
Archelaus COFFEY and Rachael WILSON were married on Jan 23, 1834 in Ashe Co., NC. They appeared in the census on Sep 30, 1850 in Monroe Co., IN.,2 the census on Aug 17, 1860 in Monroe Co., IN.,3 the census on Aug 20, 1870 in Owen Co., IN.,4 and the census on Jun 4, 1880 in Owen Co., IN.5 Rachael was born in North Carolina about 1815. Archelaus and Rachael had the following children:
i. Sarah Ann (Sallie) COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1836.
2 ii. James D. COFFEY, born about 1838, Indiana; married Martha J. __________.
iii. Jonathan COFFEY, born Jun, 1840, died Aug. 3, 1841, buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Clay Twp., Owen Co., Indiana
iv. John W. Coffey was born in Indiana about 1843.
3 v. William A. COFFEY, born about 1845, Indiana; married Mary A. FRANKLIN, on Dec 20, 1866, Owen Co., IN6. Mary is probably the daughter of Abner and Malinda Franklin who resided in Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN in 1850.
4 vi. Noah W. COFFEY, born about 1847, Indiana; married Tacy J. PARRISH, on Dec 23, 1869, Owen Co., IN7,8.
vii. Zacharia COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1849.
viii. Joseph M. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1851.
ix. George M. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1855.
5 x. Levi W. COFFEY, born about 1859, Indiana; married Laura THOMAS, on Feb 2, 1881, Owen Co., IN7,9.
Second Generation
2. James D. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1838.
James D. COFFEY and Martha J. LNU appeared in the census on Jun 8, 1880 in Owen Co., IN., 10 and were married. Martha J. was born in Indiana about 1841. James and Martha J. had the following children:
i. John Mc., COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1863.
ii. Rosy E. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1868.
3. William A. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1845.
William A. COFFEY and Mary A. FRANKLIN were married on Dec 20, 1866 in Owen Co., IN.6 They appeared in the census on Jun 3, 1880 in Owen Co., IN.11 Mary was born in Indiana about 1842. William and Mary had the following children:
i. Charles A. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1868.
ii. Malinda J. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1870.
4. Noah W. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1847.
Noah W. COFFEY and Tacy J. PARRISH were married on Dec 23, 1869 in Owen Co., IN.7,8 They appeared in the census on Jun 4, 1880 in Owen Co., IN.12 Tacy was born in Indiana about 1847 and was probably the daughter of William and Elsa Parrish who in 1850 were residing in Ray, Morgan Co., IN. Noah and Tacy had the following children:
6 i. Etta A. COFFEY, born about 1874, Indiana; married Joseph A. MANERS, on Mar 28, 1891, Owen Co., IN7,13.
7 ii. Doney C. COFFEY, born about Mar 1880, Indiana; married Daisy D. DOWELL, on Oct 5, 1899, Owen Co., IN7,14.
5. Levi W. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1859.
Levi W. COFFEY and Laura THOMAS were married on Feb 2, 1881 in Owen Co., IN.7,9 No information has been found for Laura THOMAS.
Third Generation
6. Etta A. COFFEY (Noah W.-2, Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1874.
Etta A. COFFEY and Joseph A. MANERS were married on Mar 28, 1891 in Owen Co., IN.7,13 Joeph was born in IN in Nov., 1870. He and Etta were parents of Ward Earl, born Mar. 11, 1892; Nora G., born Dec. 16, 1894; Coy Rex, born Jul. 20, 1897; and Wilson A., born c1905. They were residents of Clay Twp., Owen Co. in 1900. In 1910 and 1920 they resided in Spencer, Washington Twp., IN.
7. Doan Cavens COFFEY (Noah W.-2, Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana in Feb. 1880.
Doan Cavens COFFEY and Daisy D. DOWELL were married on Oct 5, 1899 in Owen Co., IN.7,14 Daisy was born Aug., 1878 in Indiana. They were parents of one child, a daughter Gail, born c1903. In 1900 the family resided in Spencer Twp., Owen Co. In 1920 they moved to Columbus, Bartholomew Co., and in 1930 they were residents of Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. Doan was still living in April, 1942 when at age 62 he was required to register for the WW2 draft. He was an employee of Standard Oil Co.
Sources
1. Various Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941. Name: Archelaus Coffey Date: 27 Dec 1900 Location: Clay Township Age: 90 yr Gender: Male Race W Source Location: County Health Office, Spence Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-15 on page 4 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
2. United States Federal Census for years indicated. 1850 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Dist. 74, Page 252, dwelling/family 447, Archilles [sic] Coffey, age 40, male, farmer, $600, born NC; Rachael, age 35, female, born NC; Sarah A., age 14, female, born IN; James D., age 12, male, born IN; John W., age 8, male, born IN; William A., age 5, male, born IN; Noah W., age 3, male, born IN; Zacharia, age 1, male, born IN.
3. Ibid., 1860 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Ellettsville PO, Page 92-93, dwelling 666, family 645, Arcles [sic] Coffey, age 50, male, farmer, $1500, $500, born NC, Rachael, age 46, female, born NC; James, age 22, male, farm hand, born IN; John W., age 17, male, born IN; William, age 15, male, born IN; Noah, age 13, male, born IN; Joseph M., age 9, male, born IN; George, age 5, male, born IN; Levi, age 1, male, born IN.
4. Ibid., 1870 Owen Co., Clay Twp., White Hall PO, Page 21, dwelling 186, family 163, Coffey, Archelaus, age 60, male, white, farmer, $4000, $1050, born NC; dwelling 187, family 163 [sic], Rachel, age 56, female, white, keeping house, born NC; John W., age 26, male, white, farmer, born IN; Joseph M., age 18, male, white, born IN; George M., age 14, male, white, born IN; Levi W., age 11, male, white, born IN.
5. Ibid., 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 7, dwelling/family 61, Coffey, Archelaus, white male, age 70, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC; Rachel, white female, age 66, wife, married, keeping house, born NC, parents born NC; Joseph M., white male, age 28, son, married [sic], farm laborer, born IN, parents born NC; George M., white male, age 24, son, married [sic], farm laborer, born IN, parents born NC.
6. Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Name: William A Coffey Spouse Name: Mary A Franklin Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1866 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 29 OS Page: 310.
7. County Marriage Records.
8. Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Name: Noah Coffey Spouse Name: Lacy J Parrish Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1869 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 29 OS Page: 574.
9. Ibid., Name: Levi Coffey Spouse Name: Laura Thomas Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1881 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 31 OS Page: 311.
10. United States Federal Census. 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 9, dwelling/family 83, Coffey, James D., white male, age 42, married, farmer, born IN, parents born NC; Martha J., white female, age 39, wife, married, keeping hosue, born IN, father born TN, mother born KY; John Mc., white male, age 17, son, single, farm laborer, born IN, parents born IN; Rosy E., white female, age 12, dau., at school, born IN, parents born IN.
11. Ibid., 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 5, dwelling/family 40, Coffey, William A., white male, age 35, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC; Mary A., white female, age 38, wife, keeping house, born IN, father born NC, mother born VA; Charles A., white male, age 12, son, single, born IN, parents born IN; Malinda J., white female, age 10, dau., born IN, parents born IN.
12. Ibid., 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 7, dwelling/family 60, Coffey, Noah W., white male, age 33, married, farmer, born IN, parents born NC; Lacy A., white female, age 33, wife, married, keeping house, born IN, parents born KY; Etta A., white female, age 6, dau., born IN, parents born IN; Doany C., white male, age 3 mos., son, born IN, parents born IN.
13.Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Name: Etta A Coffey Spouse Name: Joseph A Maners Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1891 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 33 OS Page: 27.
14. Ibid., Name: Doney C Coffey Spouse Name: Daisy D Dowell Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1899 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A.
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Archelaus Coffey was born in Wilkes Co., NC on Mar 1, 1810, and died on Dec 27, 1900 in Clay, Spencer Co., IN.1 He was another son of James D. and Hannah Alloway Strange Coffey.
Archelaus is mentioned in Tales of Pioneers: History of Owen County, Indiana, Vol II, Chamber of Commerce, Spencer, IN 1963
ARCHELAUS COFFEY, an old citizen and farmer of Clay Township, Owen County, Ind., eldest son of James and Hannah Coffey, of North Carolina, was born in Wilkes County, that State, March 1, 1810. He came with his parents into Indiana in the year 1834, and located in Monroe County, where he lived until 1860, removing thence into Owen County, where he purchased the land upon which he has since resided. He was reared upon a farm, and educated at the subscription schools of his native state. January 23, 1834, he was married, in Ashe County, N. C., to Rachel WILSON, who bore him eleven children - an infant died not named; Sallie Ann; James D.; John W.; Jonathan, deceased; William A.; Zacariah, deceased; Noah; Joseph M.; George M. and Levi W. With the exception of a small inheritance from the estate of his father, who died in 1869, subject has been dependent upon his own labors for the competency he has acquired. He owns a fine farm of 200 acres, nearly all in cultivation, well improved, stocked and fully equipped with the necessary agricultural implements and machinery. Though upward of seventy years of age, he enjoys good health, is in possession of all his faculties, keeps mind and body occupied, and bids fair to live yet many years of usefulness in a community where he is universally known and esteemed.
Archelaus COFFEY and Rachael WILSON were married on Jan 23, 1834 in Ashe Co., NC. They appeared in the census on Sep 30, 1850 in Monroe Co., IN.,2 the census on Aug 17, 1860 in Monroe Co., IN.,3 the census on Aug 20, 1870 in Owen Co., IN.,4 and the census on Jun 4, 1880 in Owen Co., IN.5 Rachael was born in North Carolina about 1815. Archelaus and Rachael had the following children:
i. Sarah Ann (Sallie) COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1836.
2 ii. James D. COFFEY, born about 1838, Indiana; married Martha J. __________.
iii. Jonathan COFFEY, born Jun, 1840, died Aug. 3, 1841, buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Clay Twp., Owen Co., Indiana
iv. John W. Coffey was born in Indiana about 1843.
3 v. William A. COFFEY, born about 1845, Indiana; married Mary A. FRANKLIN, on Dec 20, 1866, Owen Co., IN6. Mary is probably the daughter of Abner and Malinda Franklin who resided in Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN in 1850.
4 vi. Noah W. COFFEY, born about 1847, Indiana; married Tacy J. PARRISH, on Dec 23, 1869, Owen Co., IN7,8.
vii. Zacharia COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1849.
viii. Joseph M. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1851.
ix. George M. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1855.
5 x. Levi W. COFFEY, born about 1859, Indiana; married Laura THOMAS, on Feb 2, 1881, Owen Co., IN7,9.
Second Generation
2. James D. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1838.
James D. COFFEY and Martha J. LNU appeared in the census on Jun 8, 1880 in Owen Co., IN., 10 and were married. Martha J. was born in Indiana about 1841. James and Martha J. had the following children:
i. John Mc., COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1863.
ii. Rosy E. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1868.
3. William A. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1845.
William A. COFFEY and Mary A. FRANKLIN were married on Dec 20, 1866 in Owen Co., IN.6 They appeared in the census on Jun 3, 1880 in Owen Co., IN.11 Mary was born in Indiana about 1842. William and Mary had the following children:
i. Charles A. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1868.
ii. Malinda J. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1870.
4. Noah W. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1847.
Noah W. COFFEY and Tacy J. PARRISH were married on Dec 23, 1869 in Owen Co., IN.7,8 They appeared in the census on Jun 4, 1880 in Owen Co., IN.12 Tacy was born in Indiana about 1847 and was probably the daughter of William and Elsa Parrish who in 1850 were residing in Ray, Morgan Co., IN. Noah and Tacy had the following children:
6 i. Etta A. COFFEY, born about 1874, Indiana; married Joseph A. MANERS, on Mar 28, 1891, Owen Co., IN7,13.
7 ii. Doney C. COFFEY, born about Mar 1880, Indiana; married Daisy D. DOWELL, on Oct 5, 1899, Owen Co., IN7,14.
5. Levi W. COFFEY (Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1859.
Levi W. COFFEY and Laura THOMAS were married on Feb 2, 1881 in Owen Co., IN.7,9 No information has been found for Laura THOMAS.
Third Generation
6. Etta A. COFFEY (Noah W.-2, Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana about 1874.
Etta A. COFFEY and Joseph A. MANERS were married on Mar 28, 1891 in Owen Co., IN.7,13 Joeph was born in IN in Nov., 1870. He and Etta were parents of Ward Earl, born Mar. 11, 1892; Nora G., born Dec. 16, 1894; Coy Rex, born Jul. 20, 1897; and Wilson A., born c1905. They were residents of Clay Twp., Owen Co. in 1900. In 1910 and 1920 they resided in Spencer, Washington Twp., IN.
7. Doan Cavens COFFEY (Noah W.-2, Archelaus-1) was born in Indiana in Feb. 1880.
Doan Cavens COFFEY and Daisy D. DOWELL were married on Oct 5, 1899 in Owen Co., IN.7,14 Daisy was born Aug., 1878 in Indiana. They were parents of one child, a daughter Gail, born c1903. In 1900 the family resided in Spencer Twp., Owen Co. In 1920 they moved to Columbus, Bartholomew Co., and in 1930 they were residents of Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. Doan was still living in April, 1942 when at age 62 he was required to register for the WW2 draft. He was an employee of Standard Oil Co.
Sources
1. Various Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941. Name: Archelaus Coffey Date: 27 Dec 1900 Location: Clay Township Age: 90 yr Gender: Male Race W Source Location: County Health Office, Spence Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-15 on page 4 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
2. United States Federal Census for years indicated. 1850 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Dist. 74, Page 252, dwelling/family 447, Archilles [sic] Coffey, age 40, male, farmer, $600, born NC; Rachael, age 35, female, born NC; Sarah A., age 14, female, born IN; James D., age 12, male, born IN; John W., age 8, male, born IN; William A., age 5, male, born IN; Noah W., age 3, male, born IN; Zacharia, age 1, male, born IN.
3. Ibid., 1860 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Ellettsville PO, Page 92-93, dwelling 666, family 645, Arcles [sic] Coffey, age 50, male, farmer, $1500, $500, born NC, Rachael, age 46, female, born NC; James, age 22, male, farm hand, born IN; John W., age 17, male, born IN; William, age 15, male, born IN; Noah, age 13, male, born IN; Joseph M., age 9, male, born IN; George, age 5, male, born IN; Levi, age 1, male, born IN.
4. Ibid., 1870 Owen Co., Clay Twp., White Hall PO, Page 21, dwelling 186, family 163, Coffey, Archelaus, age 60, male, white, farmer, $4000, $1050, born NC; dwelling 187, family 163 [sic], Rachel, age 56, female, white, keeping house, born NC; John W., age 26, male, white, farmer, born IN; Joseph M., age 18, male, white, born IN; George M., age 14, male, white, born IN; Levi W., age 11, male, white, born IN.
5. Ibid., 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 7, dwelling/family 61, Coffey, Archelaus, white male, age 70, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC; Rachel, white female, age 66, wife, married, keeping house, born NC, parents born NC; Joseph M., white male, age 28, son, married [sic], farm laborer, born IN, parents born NC; George M., white male, age 24, son, married [sic], farm laborer, born IN, parents born NC.
6. Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Name: William A Coffey Spouse Name: Mary A Franklin Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1866 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 29 OS Page: 310.
7. County Marriage Records.
8. Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Name: Noah Coffey Spouse Name: Lacy J Parrish Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1869 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 29 OS Page: 574.
9. Ibid., Name: Levi Coffey Spouse Name: Laura Thomas Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1881 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 31 OS Page: 311.
10. United States Federal Census. 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 9, dwelling/family 83, Coffey, James D., white male, age 42, married, farmer, born IN, parents born NC; Martha J., white female, age 39, wife, married, keeping hosue, born IN, father born TN, mother born KY; John Mc., white male, age 17, son, single, farm laborer, born IN, parents born IN; Rosy E., white female, age 12, dau., at school, born IN, parents born IN.
11. Ibid., 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 5, dwelling/family 40, Coffey, William A., white male, age 35, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC; Mary A., white female, age 38, wife, keeping house, born IN, father born NC, mother born VA; Charles A., white male, age 12, son, single, born IN, parents born IN; Malinda J., white female, age 10, dau., born IN, parents born IN.
12. Ibid., 1880 Owen Co., Clay Twp., ED259, Page 7, dwelling/family 60, Coffey, Noah W., white male, age 33, married, farmer, born IN, parents born NC; Lacy A., white female, age 33, wife, married, keeping house, born IN, parents born KY; Etta A., white female, age 6, dau., born IN, parents born IN; Doany C., white male, age 3 mos., son, born IN, parents born IN.
13.Original Data: Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940. Name: Etta A Coffey Spouse Name: Joseph A Maners Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1891 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: Compiled by Indi Book: 33 OS Page: 27.
14. Ibid., Name: Doney C Coffey Spouse Name: Daisy D Dowell Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1899 Marriage County: Owen Source Title 1: Owen County, Indiana Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol Source Title 3: W. P. A.
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John Davidson COFFEY (1821-1909)
John Davidson Coffey was a son of James D. and Hannah Alloway Strange Coffey. James was born Oct. 23, 1786 in Globe, Caldwell Co., NC and died Oct. 27, 1868 in Owen Co., IN. Hannah was born Feb. 18, 1790 and died Dec. 14, 1871. Hannah likely died in Indiana, but I have not confirmed that. James was a son of Reuben and Sarah (Sally) Scott Coffey.
John Davidson COFFEY1 was born in Ashe Co., NC on Jul 8, 1821, and died on Jan 5, 1909 in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN.2
John D. Coffey, retired farmer, is a son of James and Hannah (Alloway) Coffey, natives of North Carolina, and respectively of Irish and English extraction. John D. was also born in North Carolina July 8, 1821, whence when he was eleven years old, his parents removed to this county and purchased a timbered tract near Ellettsville, in the clearing of which our subject took a full part and remained with his parents until he was twenty-three years old, when he married his first wife, Mary A. Whisnand, and who died in 1846, leaving one son - James W. His second marriage took place December, 1848, the bride being Miss Mary A. Mayfield, who died May 2, 1878, leaving two sons - William R. and Anderson T. His third marriage was with Miss Mary J. Ridge, who died May 18, 1883. After his first marriage he leased twelve acres, and after his second marriage he purchased a small farm, where he resided until 1855, and two years later located near Ellettsville, improved land and lived until 1869, as which time he purchased part of his father's farm. In addition to a good farm, he has some village property, and has a comfortable living. Mr. Coffey is a member of the Masonic order and of the Baptist Church.1
John Davidson COFFEY and Mary Ann WHISENAND were married on Sep 12, 1844 in Monroe Co., IN.3 Mary Ann WHISENAND was born in Eadsville, Wayne Co., KY about 1823, and died in 1846 in Indiana. John and Mary Ann WHISENAND had the following children:
i. James W. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1846. He appeared in the census on Apr 16, 1860 in Monroe Co., IN, enumerated in the household with his Coffey grandparents.
John Davidson COFFEY and Mary A. MAYFIELD were married on Dec 23, 1847 in Monroe Co., IN.4 They appeared in the census on Sep 19, 1850 in Monroe Co., IN., 5 and the census on Aug 24, 1860 in Monroe Co., IN.6 Mary A. MAYFIELD died on May 2, 1878 in Indiana. John and Mary A. MAYFIELD had the following children:
i. William R. COFFEY was born in Aug 1849.
ii. Anderson T. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1863.
Based on the large difference in years between William and Anderson's birth, there were perhaps other children. I have been unable to find this family in the 1870 census.
John and Mary J. RIDGE were married in 1874. They appeared in the census on Jun 22, 1880 in Monroe Co., IN.7,1 Mary J. RIDGE died on May 18, 1888 in Indiana.
Additions and corrections welcomed.
Sources
1. Charles Blanchard, Editor, Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago, IL: F. A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL, 1884). 2. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Original data: Various Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941. Name: John D. Coffey Date: 5 Jan 1909 Location: Ellettsville Age: 87 yr Gender: Male Race: W Source Location: City Health Office Bloomington Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-11 on page 45 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration. 3. Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages through 1850, Indiana State Library online [http://199.8.200.229/db/marriages_search.asp], accessed Sep.,2005. Coffey, John D. [to] Whisenand, Mary, Monroe Co., 9-12-1844. [There is also a marriage record for John D. Coffey to Mary Ann Wayfield [Mayfield] on Dec. 23, 1847 in Monroe Co.]. 4. Ibid., Coffey, John D. [to] Wayfield [sic], Mary Ann, Monroe Co., 12-23-1847. [Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana gives marriage date as Dec., 1848]. 5. United States Federal Census for years indicated. 1850 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Dist. 74, dwelling/family 303, John D. Coffey, age 29, male, farmer, born NC; Mary, age 27, female, born KY; James, age 4, male, born IN; William, age 10 mos., male, born IN. 6. Ibid., 1860 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Ellettsville PO, Page 107, dwelling 778, family 754, John D. Coffey, age 39, male, farmer, $3000, $600, born NC; Mary, age 38, female, born IN; Riley, age 11, male, born IN. 7. Ibid., 1880 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., ED280, Page 26, dwelling 245, family 250, Coffey, John D., white male, age 59, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC; Mary J., white female, age 47, wife, married, keeping house, born IN, father born MD, mother born KY; Anderson T., white male, age 17, son, single, laborer, born IN, father born NC, mother born KY.
John Davidson COFFEY1 was born in Ashe Co., NC on Jul 8, 1821, and died on Jan 5, 1909 in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN.2
John D. Coffey, retired farmer, is a son of James and Hannah (Alloway) Coffey, natives of North Carolina, and respectively of Irish and English extraction. John D. was also born in North Carolina July 8, 1821, whence when he was eleven years old, his parents removed to this county and purchased a timbered tract near Ellettsville, in the clearing of which our subject took a full part and remained with his parents until he was twenty-three years old, when he married his first wife, Mary A. Whisnand, and who died in 1846, leaving one son - James W. His second marriage took place December, 1848, the bride being Miss Mary A. Mayfield, who died May 2, 1878, leaving two sons - William R. and Anderson T. His third marriage was with Miss Mary J. Ridge, who died May 18, 1883. After his first marriage he leased twelve acres, and after his second marriage he purchased a small farm, where he resided until 1855, and two years later located near Ellettsville, improved land and lived until 1869, as which time he purchased part of his father's farm. In addition to a good farm, he has some village property, and has a comfortable living. Mr. Coffey is a member of the Masonic order and of the Baptist Church.1
John Davidson COFFEY and Mary Ann WHISENAND were married on Sep 12, 1844 in Monroe Co., IN.3 Mary Ann WHISENAND was born in Eadsville, Wayne Co., KY about 1823, and died in 1846 in Indiana. John and Mary Ann WHISENAND had the following children:
i. James W. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1846. He appeared in the census on Apr 16, 1860 in Monroe Co., IN, enumerated in the household with his Coffey grandparents.
John Davidson COFFEY and Mary A. MAYFIELD were married on Dec 23, 1847 in Monroe Co., IN.4 They appeared in the census on Sep 19, 1850 in Monroe Co., IN., 5 and the census on Aug 24, 1860 in Monroe Co., IN.6 Mary A. MAYFIELD died on May 2, 1878 in Indiana. John and Mary A. MAYFIELD had the following children:
i. William R. COFFEY was born in Aug 1849.
ii. Anderson T. COFFEY was born in Indiana about 1863.
Based on the large difference in years between William and Anderson's birth, there were perhaps other children. I have been unable to find this family in the 1870 census.
John and Mary J. RIDGE were married in 1874. They appeared in the census on Jun 22, 1880 in Monroe Co., IN.7,1 Mary J. RIDGE died on May 18, 1888 in Indiana.
Additions and corrections welcomed.
Sources
1. Charles Blanchard, Editor, Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. (Chicago, IL: F. A. Battey & Co., Chicago, IL, 1884). 2. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Original data: Various Indiana county death records indexed by the Indiana Works Projects Administration. Indiana: circa 1938-1941. Name: John D. Coffey Date: 5 Jan 1909 Location: Ellettsville Age: 87 yr Gender: Male Race: W Source Location: City Health Office Bloomington Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-11 on page 45 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration. 3. Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages through 1850, Indiana State Library online [http://199.8.200.229/db/marriages_search.asp], accessed Sep.,2005. Coffey, John D. [to] Whisenand, Mary, Monroe Co., 9-12-1844. [There is also a marriage record for John D. Coffey to Mary Ann Wayfield [Mayfield] on Dec. 23, 1847 in Monroe Co.]. 4. Ibid., Coffey, John D. [to] Wayfield [sic], Mary Ann, Monroe Co., 12-23-1847. [Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana gives marriage date as Dec., 1848]. 5. United States Federal Census for years indicated. 1850 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Dist. 74, dwelling/family 303, John D. Coffey, age 29, male, farmer, born NC; Mary, age 27, female, born KY; James, age 4, male, born IN; William, age 10 mos., male, born IN. 6. Ibid., 1860 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., Ellettsville PO, Page 107, dwelling 778, family 754, John D. Coffey, age 39, male, farmer, $3000, $600, born NC; Mary, age 38, female, born IN; Riley, age 11, male, born IN. 7. Ibid., 1880 Monroe Co., Richland Twp., ED280, Page 26, dwelling 245, family 250, Coffey, John D., white male, age 59, married, farmer, born NC, parents born NC; Mary J., white female, age 47, wife, married, keeping house, born IN, father born MD, mother born KY; Anderson T., white male, age 17, son, single, laborer, born IN, father born NC, mother born KY.
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