The Edward Coffey Project

Seth Hopkins Crabtree was the son of the physician, John Crabtree of Penobscot Co., ME and the older brother of Addison Crabtree, also a phy...

Those of you who have followed this blog from the beginning know that I am not a direct descendant of any male descendant of Edward and Ann...

Ernest Arnold Reichenbach was born to Johan Samuel and Elizabeth Kubli Reichenbach on Jan. 19, 1879 in  Switzerland.  I have not yet found w...

The Fitzgerald and the Coffey families of Nelson Co., VA are forever tied to one another. Sometimes, it's very difficult to figure out ...

The Campbell, Fitzgerald and Coffey families of Virginia will forever be entangled and no more so than in Nelson Co., VA.  Pulaski Patters...

I've been neglectful of this blog over the past few weeks because of the 1940 census. I've spent a lot of time researching my own f...

Columbus, born Aug, 16, 1867 in Caldwell Co., NC, was a son of Gideon and Martha M. Teague Philyaw. According to North Carolina Marriages,...

James was the eldest child of Marvel and Nancy E. Pendley Coffey.  Marvel was a son of James and Delilah Ferguson Coffey. James is said to...

Jefferson was born on Jan. 24, 1866 in Scott Co., TN to Joseph and Beth Ada (Bethada?) Strunk Coffey.  He died in Whitley Co., KY on Jul. 7,...

Betty Greenfield Coffey Cornelius Coffey Cornelius Coffey was the fifth child of at least 11 born to William Coffey, Jr. and his wife ...

Burl was a son of James Nelson and Sarah Margaret Barrier Coffey .  He was born on Jan. 14, 1884 in Kentucky - probably Wayne Co. - and died...

Continuing with the information received from Jerry Dickinson 2nd Generation Lola Elzora Clark married William Alexander Gragg, a son o...

John H. [probably Henry] Taylor, was born c1834 in Nelson Co. and died there on May 12, 1896. He was married c1853 to Sarah E. Wood, a daug...

The fourth child of Salathiel and Nancy was Harriet, born Jul. 28, 1845 in KY, died Jan. 19, 1891 in Collin Co., TX.  She married Robert Ben...

Lewis, born Aug. 23, 1850 in Eadsville, Wayne Co., KY, was a son of Lewis and Elizabeth Watters Coffey.  He married Permelia Ann Tucker, a d...

Updated Nov. 28, 2010   Eligah  Columbus Coffey was a son of Lewis and Elizabeth "Betty" Watters Coffey.  These are Kentuckians...

Orso William Coffey was the fifth child of Jefferson and Lina Mae Barnett Coffey. he was born Apr. 1, 1916 in Wayne Co., KY and died in Mont...

The following is a report taken from the front page of The Watauga Democrat , dated Dec. 30, 1926. It is a description of the events surrou...