William Rufus, a son of Wilborn and Sallie Cottrell Coffey, was born Nov. 17, 1832 in Caldwell Co., NC and died there on Dec. 7, 1902. He married Harriet E. Moore, born May 3, 1835 to David and Sarah Caroline Moore Moore, on Dec. 4, 1856. Both are buried at the Rufus Baptist Church Cemetery in the Mulberry community of Caldwell Co.
There were at least three children born to this couple. The first I know of was Julius Pinkney, born Aug. 24, 1858, died Feb. 11, 1933 in Mulberry Twp., Caldwell Co. Julius married Louise Ann Edwards on Mar. 30, 1913 in Rowan Co., NC. She was a daughter of William Dudley and Eunity [sic] Emeline Whitley Edwards. Julius and Louise are buried at the Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Marshville, Union Co., NC.
In the on-line death records index in Caldwell Co., Julius is recorded as Julius Penley Coffey. His death certificate also provides Penley as his middle name. His marriage to Louise is recorded as Julius Pinkney and, his headstone is also engraved with that name. Julius' death certificate reports him buried at "Philadelphia," which I presume to be the Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Lenoir. He may indeed be there, but his headstones, shared with Louise, is at Pleasant Grove.
Other genealogical difficulties with this couple include the birth of their children. The first was Bruce Glen, which according to his death certificate was born Dec. 24, 1908 in Caldwell Co., some five plus years before his parents marriage. The certificate also names his parents as Julius and Louise. Bruce married Amy Moore, a daughter of Wiley Hill and Ellen Hodges Moore in 1928, Caldwell Co. Bruce died in Lenoir on Sep. 2, 1971 and Amy on Jan. 25, 1987. Both are buried at Rufus Baptist Church cemetery.
Hazel Eugenia is the only other child known to me. According to her death certificate, she was born on Feb. 28, 1913, just about a month before her parents marriage. She married Thomas Carl Jones, date and place not known. She died Nov. 14, 1964 at home in Lenoir and was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Park in that city.
Read my earlier blog for my views on using death certificates and headstones as source data.
Second child born to William Rufus and Harriet was Sarah Ellen, born Apr. 14, 1861 in Caldwell Co., died Jul. 2, 1942 in Butler, Johnson Co., TN. Her spouse is said to have been Davis S. Vaught.* No further information.
Their third child was David Milton, born June, 1865 in Caldwell Co. He married Ida Susan Vaught,** likely a sister to David, on May 15, 1893 in Johnson Co., TN. I know of two children: David Duke Coffey, born May 22, 1897 and Broady Bailey, born Feb. 22, 1898. Both were born in Watauga Co., NC.
*Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: various dates).
**Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
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James Bert Blunt
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| James Bert Blunt |
"Jim" moved from Louisiana to Texas in 1880, then back to Louisiana in 1890. He finally settled in Rush Springs, Indian Territory. In his later years, he often said that were he a younger man he would go to Canada, a "land of opportunity." He is said to have owned a number of very fine farms, but would always sell out and move on.
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| Alpha Anna Delafield |
Alpha Anna descended from Thomas Delafield, Vicar of Great Milton. His son Nicholas Delafield was born c1720 in England. A Texas Historical Marker erected in 1972 near Hallsville in Harrison Co., describes Nicholas as a cooper in the English navy in the 1740's and an artisan who lived in Mecklenburg Co., VA in the 1760s. According to Bonded Passengers to America*, Nicholas was sentenced to transport to the American Colonies for a period of seven years in the summer of 1752 for "stealing at Stoke Church."
Nicholas' son, William, served as a private in 1779 in the Mecklenburg Co., VA militia commanded by Catp. Reuben Vaught. William's son, John Glass Delafield was Alpha's grandfather, and John's son, William Jasper was her father by his wife, Cynthia Moore. Both William and Cynthia died and are buried in Sarepta, Webster Parish, LA.
The story is that when the Delafield family arrived in Louisiana from Tennessee, one or more of their oxen refused to go any further, and wandered back to Tennessee, leaving the family stranded on somewhat poor farm land.
James "Jim" Bert Blunt died on Apr. 19, 1928 in Rush Springs, Grady Co., OK and is buried in the local cemetery:
His obituary:
James B. Blunt was born in Columbia County Arkansas, March 11, 1851. He became a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and lived a devoted Christian life until his death which came April 19, 1928.Alpha Anne died on Apr. 11, 1893 in Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX and is buried at Crowell in Foard Co., TX.
He was married to Georgia Ann Slack August 25, 1872 but this union was broken one year later by her death. He was again married January 20, 1876 to Alpha Anna Delafield. Born to this union were eight children, four girls and four boys, of whom only one has passed away, Joel Edgar who was buried in 1909. This wife died April 11 1893 and was put to rest in the Cromwell Cemetery at Cromwell, Texas.
James B. was well known in and around Rush Springs as he had made this his home since 1901. He had a score of friends and all who knew him loved him for what he was, a good citizen and a worthy gentleman always. He is mourned by his many friends and relatives but God knew best and took him home where he will suffer and sorrow no more. Everything that loving hands could do was done but God wanted that he should be in Heaven with him and sent his angels for him. Weep not dear kinsmen for he left with the hopes to meet you in a better world above.
He leaves seven children:
Millie Irene Barksdale, James B. Blunt, Jr., Nova Carson, Albert Blunt of Rush Springs, Rosie Lulu Caudill of Cal., Pierce Blunt of Arizona, Anna Buford of Arkansas.
A sister Amanda Braley, of La. A brother Nelson of Arkansas, several grandchildren, and a host of friends.
The funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock, April 20, 1928 after which his body was placed in its final resting place, in the Rush Springs cemetery, to await the Judgement Day.
The Lord preserves the going out.
The Lord preserves the coming in.
His Angels guard the round about
To keep thy soul from every sin,
And when the going out is done
And when the coming in is o'er
When in the dear and followed place,
Thy feet can come and go no more,
The Lord preserves they going out
From this fair world, from friends and kin,
While angels stand (the rest is unreadable)
*Peter Wilson Coldham, Gen. Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1983, Vol. IX,
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