In November of last year I wrote a brief blog about this family. Since that time I have been frustrated in attempts to figure out if Joel Campbell, enumerated in the 1850 Nelson Co., VA census as a son of Joel and Nancy Coffey Campbell was really Joseph Cabell Campbell, born c1831 in Nelson Co. I have since decided that he is and, entering Joel as his name in 1850 was a census error.
Joel and Nancy had nine children, none of them named Joel. This is how I now have the family configured:
First Generation
1. Joel Campbell was born circa 1790 in Virginia.
Joel Campbell and Nancy Coffey were married on Sep. 8, 1817 in Lovingston, Nelson Co., VA.1 Joel and Nancy appeared in the census on Nov. 15, 1850 in Nelson Co., VA.2 Some of the children in the 1850 census may not belong to Joel and Nancy. They were not listed in birth order in the census. Nancy Coffey, daughter of Edmond Stewart Coffey and Matilda Fitzgerald, was born circa 1800 in Virginia. Nancy appeared in the census on Jul. 3, 1860 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.3
Joel Campbell and Nancy Coffey had the following children:
+2 i. Rachel A. Campbell, born ca 1825, Virginia; married George Washington Coffey, Nov. 20, 1842, Nelson Co. VA; died Dec. 1881, Nelson Co., VA.
3 ii. Matilda Campbell was born circa 1830 in Virginia. This may be the Matilda Campbell who married John W. Fortune. They were the parents of Martha Wyatt Coffey who married Ryland Coffey.
+4 iii. Reuben Lee Campbell, born ca 1831, Nelson Co. VA; married Mary Jane Bridge, Aug. 22, 1856, Augusta Co., VA.
5 iv. Nancy Campbell was born circa 1832 in Virginia.
+6 v. Joseph Cabell Campbell, born ca 1831, Virginia; married Violetta Bridge, ca 1850, Virginia; married Mary Frances Lunsford, Dec. 28, 1864, Augusta Co., VA; married Martha Bowling , Nov. 27, 1879, Nelson Co. VA; ; died ca 1894.
7 vi. Lilly Campbell was born circa 1833 in Virginia.
+8 vii. Henry Campbell, born ca 1834, Virginia; married Lucy Ann Everitt, Nov. 2, 1865, Nelson Co. VA.
+9 viii. Francis Vanvert Campbell, born ca 1836, Virginia; married Nancy M. H. Campbell, Mar. 29, 1860, Nelson Co, VA; died 1894, Virginia.
+10 ix. William Campbell, born ca 1841, Nelson Co. VA; married Susan Ann Mawyer, Nov. 2, 1865, Nelson Co. VA. William did not appear with this family in the 1850 census.
Second Generation
2. Rachel A. Campbell (Joel-1) was born circa 1825 in Virginia. Rachel appeared in the census on Jun. 11, 1880 in Nelson Co., VA.4 Rachel died in Nelson Co., VA in Dec. 1881 of pneumonia.
Rachel A. Campbell and George Washington Coffey were married on Nov. 20, 1842 in Nelson Co. VA.5 Rachel and George appeared in the census on Sep. 14, 1860 in Nelson Co., VA.6 Rachel and George appeared in the census on Sep. 3, 1870 in Nelson Co., VA.7 George Washington Coffey, son of William Coffey and Elizabeth Giles, was born circa 1814. George died in Virginia before 1880. Rachel was a widow in that census year.
George Washington Coffey and Rachel A. Campbell had the following children:
+11 i. Letitia Coffey, born ca 1843, Nelson Co., VA; married Jesse Demastus, Dec. 25, 1862, Nelson Co., VA.
+12 ii. Ryland Coffey, born ca 1846, Nelson Co., VA; married Martha Wyatt Fortune, Jun. 20, 1867, Nelson Co., VA.
+13 iii. Sarah C. "Lila" Coffey, born ca 1852, Tye River, Nelson Co., VA; married Joseph C. Hewitt, Oct. 27, 1870, Nelson Co. VA; died Jun. 27, 1871, Meadows, Nelson Co., VA.
+14 iv. Joseph Marshall Coffey, born Jul. 18, 1854, Nelson Co., VA; married Martha Walker Demastus, Nov. 15, 1877, Nelson Co., VA; married Martha Coffey, Jun. 15, 1922, Nelson Co. VA; died Feb. 27, 1930, Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.
+15 v. Viola M. A. Coffey, born 1859, Nelson Co., VA; married Nicholas A. Coffey, Jul. 24, 1882, Nelson Co., VA; died Dec. 1931, Virginia.
16 vi. William Henry Coffey was born circa 1862 in Nelson Co., VA.
4. Reuben Lee Campbell (Joel-1) was born circa 1831 in Nelson Co. VA.
Reuben Lee Campbell and Mary Jane Bridge were married on Aug. 22, 1856 in Augusta Co., VA.8 Reuben and Mary appeared in the census on Jul. 31, 1860 in Staunton (Independent City), VA.9 Reuben and Mary lived with her father in Fishersville, Augusta Co., VA on Aug. 12, 1870.10 Reuben and Mary appeared in the census on Jun. 4, 1880 in Augusta Co., VA.11 Mary Jane Bridge, daughter of James S. Bridge and Nancy Lee, was born in 1837 in Augusta Co., VA.
Reuben Lee Campbell and Mary Jane Bridge had the following children:
17 i. Charles Campbell was born circa 1857 in Virginia.
18 ii. John Campbell was born circa 1859 in Virginia.
19 iii. Nancy J. "Nannie" Campbell was born circa 1863 in Virginia.
20 iv. Angelina Campbell was born circa 1869 in Virginia.
21 v. William F. Campbell was born circa 1872 in Virginia.
22 vi. Matilda Campbell was born circa 1875 in Virginia.
6. Joseph Cabell Campbell (Joel-1) was born circa 1831 in Virginia. Joseph lived with the James Bridge family in Augusta Co., VA on Sep. 26, 1850. Joseph lived with his mother in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on Jul. 3, 1860. Between 1861 and 1865 Joseph served in Rives' Co., Nelson Light Artillery Battery during the Civil War.12 Joseph died circa 1894.
Joseph Cabell Campbell and Violetta Bridge were married circa 1850 in Virginia. Violetta Bridge, daughter of James S. Bridge and Nancy Lee, was born circa 1833 in Augusta Co., VA.
Joseph Cabell Campbell and Violetta Bridge had the following children:
+23 i. Lawson J. Campbell, born Nov. 1851, Virginia; married Susan Mildred Truslow, Dec. 15, 1873, Nelson Co. VA; died Jan. 23, 1928, Virginia.
24 ii. Rubin Campbell was born circa 1856 in Virginia.
Joseph Cabell Campbell and Mary Frances Lunsford were married on Dec. 28, 1864 in Augusta Co., VA.15 Joseph and Mary appeared in the census on Sep. 12, 1870 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.16 Mary Frances Lunsford, daughter of William Lunsford and Sarah Hight, was born circa 1847 in Virginia.
Joseph Cabell Campbell and Mary Frances Lunsford had the following children:
25 i. Tinsley A. Campbell was born circa 1866 in Virginia.
26
ii. Joseph C. Campbell was born circa 1868 in Virginia.
27
iii. Martial Campbell was born circa 1872 in Virginia.
28 iv. Evelind Campbell was born circa 1875 in Virginia.
Joseph Cabell Campbell and Martha Bowling were married on Nov. 27, 1879 in Nelson Co. VA.13 Joseph and Martha appeared in the census on Jun. 15, 1880 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.14 Martha Bowling was born in 1858 in Nelson Co. VA. There are no known children.
8. Henry Campbell (Joel-1) was born circa 1834 in Virginia.
Henry Campbell and Lucy Ann Everitt were married on Nov. 2, 1865 in Nelson Co. VA.17 Lucy Ann Everitt, daughter of John Everitt and Mildred Ray Coffey, was born circa 1840 in Nelson Co, VA.
9. Francis Vanvert Campbell (Joel-1) was born circa 1836 in Virginia. Francis died in Virginia in 1894.
Francis Vanvert Campbell and Nancy M. H. Campbell were married on Mar. 29, 1860 in Nelson Co, VA.18 Francis and Nancy appeared in the census on Jul. 3, 1860 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.19 Nancy M. H. Campbell, daughter of Francis Jefferson Campbell and Sarah Ann Grove, was born on Apr. 10, 1844 in Nelson Co, VA. Her marriage record to Francis Coffey reports her birth place as Bath Co., VA. There are no other indications that her parents were ever in that county.
10. William Campbell (Joel-1) was born circa 1841 in Nelson Co. VA. William was not included in the 1850 census.
William Campbell and Susan Ann Mawyer were married on Nov. 2, 1865 in Nelson Co. VA.20 Susan Ann Mawyer, daughter of C. Mawyer and M. A. , was born circa 1850 in Albemarle Co., VA.
This family is still a bit suspect and will continue to be reviewed and altered until it is accurate. Corrections are welcomed!
Sources
1. Marriage Register, Nelson Co., VA - Part 1 is from Marriage Register, Book No. 2, 1854 - 1926 and and only includes entries for Coffey surnames thru 1899. See the files located at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/nelson/vitals/marr0001.txt, Part 2, Page 10, Line 27. License Date: 29 Aug 1817, Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1817, Security: Edmund Coffey.
2. United States Federal Census. Original data: United States Federal Census for year cited:. 1850 Nelson Co., Page 560, dwelling/family 915, Joel Campbell, age 60, male, farmer, $700, born VA; Nancy, age 40, female, born VA; Joel, age 22, male, born VA; Lilly, age 17, female, born VA; Nancy, age 18, female, born VA; Rachel, age 25, female, born VA; Matilda, age 20, female, born VA; Reuben, age 18, male, born VA; Henry, age 16, male, born VA; Francis, age 14, male, born VA.
3. United States Federal Census. 1860 VA, Nelson Co., Massies Mill, Page 33, dwelling/family 243, Nancy Campbell, age 61, female, $70, $125, born VA; Joseph C., age 29, male, farming, born VA; Henry, age 26, male, born VA; William, age 23, male, born VA.
4. United States Federal Census. 1880 Nelson Co., ED113, Page 13, dwelling/family 103, Coffey, Rachael [sic] white female, age 59, widow, farmer, born VA, parents born VA; Violetta, white female, age 19, dau., single, at school, born VA, parents born VA.
5. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org), index entries derived from copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Virginia. groom's name: Washington Coffey groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Rhoda [sic] Campbell bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date:20 Nov 1842 marriage place:Nelson County, Virginia 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:M86879-0 system origin:Virginia-EASy source film number:32734 reference number:p 44.
6. United States Federal Census. 1860 Nelson Co., Massies Mill, Page 143, dwelling/family 1025, Washington Coffey, age 45, male, farmer, $__, $170, born Nelson Co.; Rachel, age 35, female, born Nelson Co; Meartetia(?), age 17, female, born Nelson Co;, Rila [sic], age 12, male, born Nelson Co;, Laula [sic], age 9, female, born Nelson Co; Joseph, age 7, male, born Nelson Co; Latetia, age 5, female, born Nelson Co. This family apparently missed the 1850 census.
7. United States Federal Census. 1870 Nelson Co., Dist. 2, Massies Mill Twp., Lovingston PO, Page 71, dwelling 555, dwelling 583, Coffey, Geo. Washington, age 56, male, white, farmer, $273, $200, born VA; Rachel, age 49, female, white, keeping house, born VA; Lalla Kite [sic], age 17, female, white, at home, born VA; Joseph, age 13, male, white farm laborer, born VA; Violet, age 11, female, white, at home, born VA; William Henry, age 8, male, white, at home, born VA.
8. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at www.familysearch.org. Groom's Name: Reuben Campbell Groom's Birth Date: 1831 Groom's Birthplace: Nelson Co., Va. Groom's Age: 25 Bride's Name: Mary Jane Bridge Bride's Birth Date: 1837 Bride's Birthplace: Augusta Co., Va. Bride's Age: 19 Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1856 Marriage Place: Augusta, Virginia Groom's Father's Name: Joseph Campbell Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy Coffey Bride's Father's Name: James Bridge Bride's Mother's Name: Nancy Lee Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86847-
System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 30416 Reference Number: No. 340 Collection: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940.
9. United States Federal Census. 1860 Augusta Co., 1st Dist., Staunton PO, Page 122, dwelling 720, family 738, Reuben Campbell, age 26, male, born VA; Mary J., age 23, female, born VA; Charles, age 3, male, born VA; John, age 10 mos., born VA. A neighbor was Mildred J. Bridge, age 40, a matron with eight children in the household. Another was the James Bridge family, apparently a widower and age 57 with six children in the household. James appears to be the same James as Mary's father. Two farms away was the Morris Coffey family with wife Milly and child Mary Ann E., age 6 mos. Also in the household was Susan Lewis, age 25, who was enumerated as a servant.
10. United States Federal Census. 1870 Augusta Co., South River Twp., Fishersville PO, page 31, dwelling 212, family 215, Bridge, James, Sr., age 62, male, white, farmer, $400, $100, born VA; Campbell, Reuben, age 35, male, white, farmer, born VA; Mary Jane, age 34, female, white, keeping house, born VA; Charles, age 13, male, white, age home, born VA; John, age 10, male, white, at home, born VA; Nanny J., age 7, female, white, born VA; Angelina, age 1, female, white, born VA.
11. United States Federal Census. 1880 Augusta Co., South River Dist., ED21, Page 9, dwelling/family 58, Campbell, Reuben, white male, age 48, married, farmer, born VA, parents born VA; Mary J., white female, age 40, wife, keeps house, born VA, parents born VA; John T., white male, age 18, son, works on farm, born VA; Nancy, white female, age 13, dau., at home, bornVA; Wm. F., white male, age 8, son, born VA; Matilda, white female, age 5, dau., born VA.
12. US Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, database on-line at www.itp.nps.gov/cwss/. Name: Joseph C Campbell Residence: Massies Mill, Virginia Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Virginia Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company Rives', Virginia Nelson Light Artillery Battery. Description: height: 5 ft. 11 in., dark complexion, grey eyes, dark hair. Sources: Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.
13. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at www.familysearch.org. groom's name: J. C. Campbell groom's birth date:1832 groom's birthplace: Nelson Co. groom's age:47 bride's name: Martha Bowling bride's birth date:1858 bride's birthplace:Nelson Co. bride's age: 21 marriage date:27 Nov 1879 marriage place: Nelson County, Virginia groom's father's name: Joel groom's mother's name:Nancy bride's father's name: Edmond S. bride's mother's name:Matilda (Incorrect! They were groom's grandparents.) groom's race: White groom's marital status: Widowed groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: White bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number:M86879-0 system origin:Virginia-EASy source film number:32734 reference number:p42 ln89 .
14. United States Federal Census. 1880 VA, Massies Mill, ED114, Page No. 30-31, dwelling/family 280, Campbell, Jocepl [sic], white male, age 48, farming, born VA, parents born VA; Marthie, white female, age 21, wife, married, keeping house, born VA, parents born VA; Tinsley, white male, age 13, son, single, farm hand, born VA; William, white male, age 12, son, single, farm hand, born VA; Martial, white male, age 8, son, single, born VA; Evelind, white female, age 5, dau., single, born VA; Henderson, Cate, white female, age 19, boarder, born VA, parents born VA. None of the children in the Campbell household at this census were Martha's. John J. Coffey was a boarder in the Jeremiah Falls/Fawls household, just a few farms away from the Campbell farm.
15. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at www.familysearch.org. groom's name: Joseph C. Campbell groom's birth date:1829 groom's birthplace:Nelson Co., Va. groom's age:35 bride's name:Mary Frances Lunsford bride's birth date:1845 bride's birthplace: Nelson Co., Va. bride's age:19 marriage date: 28 Dec 1864 marriage place:Augusta, Virginia groom's father's name: Joel Campbell groom's mother's name: Nancy Coffin [sic] [Coffey] bride's father's name: William Lunsford bride's mother's name: Sarah Hight groom's race: groom's marital status: Widowed groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number:M86847-3 system origin:Virginia-EASy source film number:30416 reference number:No. 1545. In 1870, Mary Francis gave her age as 23 yrs., indicating a birth year of 1847.
16. United States Federal Census. 1870 Nelson Co., Massies Mill Twp., Lovingston PO, Page 94, dwelling 722, family 761, Campbell, Joseph C., age 40, male, white, farm laborer, $500, born VA; Francis [sic], age 23, female, white, keeping house, born VA; Rubin, age 18, male, white, farm laborer, born VA; Lawson, age 14, male, white, farm laborer, born VA; Tinsley A., age 3, male, white, born VA; Joseph C., age 2, male, white, born VA; Henderson, Catharine, age 12, female, white, house servant, born VA.
17. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at www.familysearch.org, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZ5-Z43 : accessed 4 June 2012), Lucy Ann Everett, 1865. groom's name: Hy [sic] Campbell groom's birth date:1837 groom's birthplace:Nelson Co., Va. groom's age: 28 bride's name: Lucy Ann Everett bride's birth date:1840 bride's birthplace: Nelson Co., Va. bride's age: 25 marriage date: 26 Oct 1865 marriage place: Nelson County, Virginia groom's father's name: Joel groom's mother's name: Nancy bride's father's name:Jno. bride's mother's name:Mildred groom's race: groom's marital status: Single groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number:M86879-0 system origin:Virginia-EASy source film number:32734 reference number:p 14 ln 56.
18. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at www.familysearch.org, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZT-NMJ : accessed 4 June 2012), Nancy H. M. Campbell, 1860. groom's name: Francis Campbell groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Nancy H. M. Campbell bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 29 Mar 1860 marriage place:Nelson County, Virginia 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:Unknown groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M86879-0 system origin:Virginia-EASy source film number:32734 reference number:p 75. Another record from the same source reads: groom's name:F. Campbell groom's birth date: 1841 groom's birthplace: Nelson Co. groom's age:19 bride's name:N. H. M. Campbell bride's birth date: 1844 bride's birthplace: Bath Co. bride's age:16 marriage date: 29 Mar 1860 marriage place: Nelson County, Virginia groom's father's name: Joel groom's mother's name:Mary bride's father's name: Francis bride's mother's name:Sarah groom's race: groom's marital status: Single groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number:M86879-0 system origin:Virginia-EASy source film number:32734 reference number:pg 8 ln 18 .
19. United States Federal Census. 1860 VA, Nelson Co., Massies Mill, Page 33, dwelling/family 244, Francis Campbell, age 22, male, born VA; Amanda, age 17, female, born VA.
20. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at www.familysearch.org. groom's name: Wm. Campbell groom's birth date: 1841 groom's birthplace: Nelson Co. groom's age: 24 bride's name: Susan Ann Mawyer bride's birth date: 1850 bride's birthplace: Albemarle bride's age: 15 marriage date: 02 Nov 1865 marriage place: Nelson County, Virginia groom's father's name: Joel groom's mother's name: Nancy bride's father's name: Childres bride's mother's name: Margaret groom's race: groom's marital status: Single groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: Single bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M86879-0 system origin: Virginia-EASy source film number: 32734 reference number: p 14 ln 60.
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Woodson Robert & Frances C. Coffey Fitzgerald
Sorting out the Fitzgeralds, Campbells and Coffeys of Nelson Co., VA is like trying to put 1000 decks of playing cards back together after tossing them into the air during a hurricane! Hopefully, I have correctly put together the following!
[Update: 11-11-11: Thanks to Brad Fitzgerald of Roanoke, VA I have been able to clarify and update some of the information about this family. First and probably most important is the correction of the name Robert Woodson to Woodson Robert. Other chances are noted below.]
Woodson Robert Fitzgerald was born in Nelson Co. on Oct. 31, 1807 and died there on Jul. 7, 1886. He was married on Aug. 23, 1830 to Frances C. Coffey, a daughter of Reuben G. & Nancy Giles Coffey. Reuben P.* [sic] Coffey was security. Readers may know that Reuben was a brother to William who married Elizabeth "Betsy" Giles, both daughters of William and Margaret Giles. (anyone know Margaret's maiden name?) Frances died Nov. 27, 1886 at Massies Mill in Nelson Co. Both are said to be buried at a Fitzgerald Family Cemetery** in Nelson Co.
Their children were at least six. Approximately 4 years passed after their 1830 marriage before the first known child was born so, perhaps at least one other was born before 1834.
The first child was Mary Jane, born Mar. 17, 1834, died Feb. 14, 1922. She married Hezekiah Coffey on Dec. 19, 1855 in Nelson Co. Hezekiah was a son of Edmund Coffey and Martha Snead. He died in July, 1863 at Gettysburg in Adams Co., PA.
They had two children: Martin Marcellus, born Dec. 27, 1854, died Sep. 24, 1932 in Augusta Co., VA. His wife was Teressa Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of James Milton and Ardenia Coffey Fitzgerald. He and Teressa were married on Dec. 26, 1878 in Nelson Co. Second child was Sarah Frances, born May 10, 1860 in Nelson Co. and, died Nov. 19, 1906. Her husband was David Edward Painter, born to John Painter and Nancy Ellen Fitzgerald on Aug. 22, 1856. He died Jul., 1945 in Nelson Co.
Woodson & Frances' second child was Edward Addison Fitzgerald, born c1838 in Nelson Co., died 1915 in VA. He married Nancy E. Coffey on Jun. 2, 1865 in Nelson Co. Her parents were Holloway Stewart Coffey and his wife, Catherine "Kate" Fitzgerald. Holloway and Frances were first cousins, he a son of William Coffey and Elizabeth Giles. Children of Edward and Nancy - as I know them - were Blanchetta, born c1866, John Silas, born c1868, Edward Alexander, born about May, 1870 and Raleigh Woodson, born Nov. 4, 1880. All were born in Nelson Co.
[Update 11-11-11: Another son, John C. has been found. He was born c1842 in Nelson Co. and died during the Civil War. He was a member of the Nelson Light Artillery, Rives Battery. He is believed to have died in a (field?) hospital rather than killed in action. He appears in the Virginia Regimental History book as a member of the Rives Battery and that he was a brother to Philander Hersey Fitzgerald (Brad Fitzgerald of Roanoke provided info on this son)]
Following Edward Addison was Philander Hersey, born Feb., 1844, died Oct. 6, 1925 in Albemarle Co. He married Amanda Jane Coffey, born c1849. She was a daughter of Reuben G. and Margaret Snead Coffey. This Reuben G. was a son of Edmond S. & Nancy Barnett Coffey. Philander and Amanda were parents to12 14 children: Ruth J., James Irvin, Linda J., Anna Parker, Perry Dickerson, Eudora, Richard, Gilbert Walker, Quintus, June C., Myrtle Lee, Mittie Jackson, Lloyd Washington, and Dulcie C.
Woodson and Fannie's next child was Sarah Ann, born Sep. 12, 1846, died Apr. 15, 1926. She married Alexander S. Coffey, a son of the above Holloway Stewart and Catherine Fitzgerald Coffey. Alexander was born Mar. 2, 1844 and died Jul. 20, 1929 in Nelson Co. They were married in that county on Jan. 16, 1873. Their children were: Frances "Fannie" Catherine, Adolphus Franklin, Mary Docia, Robert Alexander, and Charlie Cleveland.
Napoleon Dewey followed Sarah Ann. He was born Apr. 20, 1847 and diedbefore 1930 Nov. 18, 1922 in Nelson Co. His wife was Lucinda C. Blackwell, born c1850 in VA. They had at least 10 children: William, Cornelia, Robert, Charles Napoleon, Lilly M., Serena, Ella G., Eliza J., Coral L., and Mary Lula. Charles Napoleon was born Feb. 7, 1875 and died Dec. 26, 1949. His wife was Melissa Stevens Truslow, daughter of Joseph Walker and Minerva Ann Thompson Truslow. They were parents of at least nine children but I have not found any that married into the Coffey family. Names and particulars are available if needed.
One last child of Woodson and Fannie is said to be Josephine, born c1852.However, I have no other information about her. She married in Nelson Co. on Dec. 30, 1869 to William H. Blackwell, born c1849 in Rockbridge Co., VA.
I could use some help sorting out the various Fitzgerald Cemeteries from someone with intimate knowledge of the area!
*This may be an error. Frances had a younger brother named Reuben C.
**So far, I have discovered three Fitzgerald cemeteries in Nelson. One is located on North Fork Road, some distance from Lovingston and is "high on a ridge." The Fitzgerald Family cemetery referred to in the text is said to be located on the "back side of Fork Mountain" and about 4 miles from Lovingston. A third is said to be at Crabtree Falls and referred to as the Achilles Fitzgerald Family Cemetery. I do not yet know which is the correct cemetery for Woodson Robert and Frances.
[Update: 11-11-11: Thanks to Brad Fitzgerald of Roanoke, VA I have been able to clarify and update some of the information about this family. First and probably most important is the correction of the name Robert Woodson to Woodson Robert. Other chances are noted below.]
Woodson Robert Fitzgerald was born in Nelson Co. on Oct. 31, 1807 and died there on Jul. 7, 1886. He was married on Aug. 23, 1830 to Frances C. Coffey, a daughter of Reuben G. & Nancy Giles Coffey. Reuben P.* [sic] Coffey was security. Readers may know that Reuben was a brother to William who married Elizabeth "Betsy" Giles, both daughters of William and Margaret Giles. (anyone know Margaret's maiden name?) Frances died Nov. 27, 1886 at Massies Mill in Nelson Co. Both are said to be buried at a Fitzgerald Family Cemetery** in Nelson Co.
Their children were at least six. Approximately 4 years passed after their 1830 marriage before the first known child was born so, perhaps at least one other was born before 1834.
The first child was Mary Jane, born Mar. 17, 1834, died Feb. 14, 1922. She married Hezekiah Coffey on Dec. 19, 1855 in Nelson Co. Hezekiah was a son of Edmund Coffey and Martha Snead. He died in July, 1863 at Gettysburg in Adams Co., PA.
Pension Application: Hezekiah Coffey, 1889. Made by his wife, Mary F. Coffey; Transcribed by: Shirley Moore [w_moore@bellsouth.net]Mary Jane died Feb. 14, 1922 and was buried at the Achilles Fitzgerald Family Cemetery. I think this cemetery is the one at Crab Tree Falls.
Application of a Widow of a Deceased Soldier, Sailor or Marine for a Pension.
I, Mary F. Coffey, residing at ____ In the County of Nelson In State of Virginia, do hereby apply for aid under an act of the General Assembly entitled :An act to give aid to soldiers, sailors or marines of Virginia, maimed or disabled in the war between the States, and to the widows of Virginia soldiers, sailors and marines who lost their lives in said war in the military service." And I do swear that I am the widow of Hezekiah Coffey who was a member of Co. F 49th Infantry Regiment and who, while in the discharge of his duty in military service during the late war between the States, lost his life.
And I do further swear that I am not receiving aid from or a pension from any State or from The United States, and that I do not hold any national, State or county office which pays me in fees or salary over three hundred dollars; that my income from no source amounts to three hundred dollars; and that I do not own in my own right property of the assessed value of one thousand dollars; ___ that I am now entitled to receive annually the sum of thirty dollars under the terms of the aforesaid act of the General Assembly.
And I do further swear that the following answers are true:
1st, What was the name of the applicants deceased husband? Ans. Hezekiah Coffey
2d When and where, as nearly as can be ascertained, did the applicant's husband die, and and from what cause?
Ans. In July 1863 at Gettysburg _______
3d. When and where were the applicant and her deceased husband married:
Ans. In the year 1855 in Nelson Co. Va
4th. Has the applicant ever married again? Ans. No
Mary F. Coffey (signature)
I, T.P. Fitzpatrick, Judge of the County Court for the County of Nelson do certify that Mary F. Coffey, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in open court, and , having the said application fully read and explained to her, as well as the statements and answers therein made, she, the said Mary F. Coffey made oath before me that said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this 22nd day of April, 1889. Thos P Fitzpatrick (signature)
Nelson @ No 35
Virginia
Co. of Nelson, TO-WIT:
I, Thos. P. Fitzpatrick, Judge of the ___ Court for the County of Nelson, do certify that I have carefully enquired and examined into and am fully satisfied from the evidence adduced before me that each and all of the facts set forth in the within application are true; that the application is for these reasons approved, and it is therefore certified that Mary F. Coffey is entitled to receive annually from the State of Virginia the sum of thirty dollars.
Given under my hand this 22nd day of April, 1889.
Thos. P. Fitzpatrick (signature)
They had two children: Martin Marcellus, born Dec. 27, 1854, died Sep. 24, 1932 in Augusta Co., VA. His wife was Teressa Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of James Milton and Ardenia Coffey Fitzgerald. He and Teressa were married on Dec. 26, 1878 in Nelson Co. Second child was Sarah Frances, born May 10, 1860 in Nelson Co. and, died Nov. 19, 1906. Her husband was David Edward Painter, born to John Painter and Nancy Ellen Fitzgerald on Aug. 22, 1856. He died Jul., 1945 in Nelson Co.
Woodson & Frances' second child was Edward Addison Fitzgerald, born c1838 in Nelson Co., died 1915 in VA. He married Nancy E. Coffey on Jun. 2, 1865 in Nelson Co. Her parents were Holloway Stewart Coffey and his wife, Catherine "Kate" Fitzgerald. Holloway and Frances were first cousins, he a son of William Coffey and Elizabeth Giles. Children of Edward and Nancy - as I know them - were Blanchetta, born c1866, John Silas, born c1868, Edward Alexander, born about May, 1870 and Raleigh Woodson, born Nov. 4, 1880. All were born in Nelson Co.
[Update 11-11-11: Another son, John C. has been found. He was born c1842 in Nelson Co. and died during the Civil War. He was a member of the Nelson Light Artillery, Rives Battery. He is believed to have died in a (field?) hospital rather than killed in action. He appears in the Virginia Regimental History book as a member of the Rives Battery and that he was a brother to Philander Hersey Fitzgerald (Brad Fitzgerald of Roanoke provided info on this son)]
Following Edward Addison was Philander Hersey, born Feb., 1844, died Oct. 6, 1925 in Albemarle Co. He married Amanda Jane Coffey, born c1849. She was a daughter of Reuben G. and Margaret Snead Coffey. This Reuben G. was a son of Edmond S. & Nancy Barnett Coffey. Philander and Amanda were parents to
Woodson and Fannie's next child was Sarah Ann, born Sep. 12, 1846, died Apr. 15, 1926. She married Alexander S. Coffey, a son of the above Holloway Stewart and Catherine Fitzgerald Coffey. Alexander was born Mar. 2, 1844 and died Jul. 20, 1929 in Nelson Co. They were married in that county on Jan. 16, 1873. Their children were: Frances "Fannie" Catherine, Adolphus Franklin, Mary Docia, Robert Alexander, and Charlie Cleveland.
Napoleon Dewey followed Sarah Ann. He was born Apr. 20, 1847 and died
One last child of Woodson and Fannie is said to be Josephine, born c1852.
I could use some help sorting out the various Fitzgerald Cemeteries from someone with intimate knowledge of the area!
*This may be an error. Frances had a younger brother named Reuben C.
**So far, I have discovered three Fitzgerald cemeteries in Nelson. One is located on North Fork Road, some distance from Lovingston and is "high on a ridge." The Fitzgerald Family cemetery referred to in the text is said to be located on the "back side of Fork Mountain" and about 4 miles from Lovingston. A third is said to be at Crabtree Falls and referred to as the Achilles Fitzgerald Family Cemetery. I do not yet know which is the correct cemetery for Woodson Robert and Frances.
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