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PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Coffey-Coffee Cousins, welcome back to Russell County, Ky.

Glenda and I are pleased to host the annual convention at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park again. We are looking for a fun time and hope some of you can get in a lot of research while in our area. So many of our ancestors came from this part of Kentucky and our County Clerk Offices and libraries will be open during the time that you will be here. I will have a list of Phone Numbers and hours available for researching. Those of you who attended the convention here last time will remember Rita Johnson, who was our banquet speaker. Rita will again be our speaker and we are trying to get her to conduct a workshop maybe on Friday evening. Rita is president of our Russell County Historical Society and is very knowledgeable on researching. I think she can be very beneficial to those of us that are just getting started or maybe have run into a roadblock on some of our ancestors. Bonnie is putting contact info for Lake Cumberland State Park, they are holding a block of rooms for us until April 1, so be sure to make your reservation before, so as to assure your room.

We are looking forward to seeing you in April. Danny and Glenda Coffey

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From: Coffey Cousins' Clearinghouse Bonnie Culley 4012 Cambridge Circle Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: (573)635-9057 email: bculey@embarqmail.com

EDITOR’S LETTER

DearCousin,Ihopetheyearof�0��wasgoodforyou.Wereyouabletoaddanythingtoyourfamilylinethisyear?Myfamilyhadalittlefunthislastcoupleofyears.Atourfamilyreunionwetookthingstoauctiontomakemoneyforpurchaseofatombstoneforourgreatgreatgrandparents.Wemadeenoughtopurchaseoneforthemandhadenoughlefttobuyoneforanunmarkedgraveofaninfantcousin.ThebigeventoftheyearformewashostingtheCoffeyConventioninIndependence,MO.Itwassogreattobeabletowelcomeourcousinsandwehad a goodly number of first timers.ThinkingaboutCoffeyConventions,IhopeallofyouareplanningonattendingtheConventioninLakeCumberlandinApril.IreallylookforwardtoaworkshopwithRitaJohnson.ShespokeatourconventionthreeyearsagoandIrealizedthatshewassomuchaheadofallofusinknowledgeoftheorganizationofNorthCarolinaandKentuckythatwejusthadtogetherbacksometime.SheisaCoffeydescendentandhasworkedherlinebacktoVirginia.WeseriouslyneedworkonwhereourfamilieswereinNorthandSouthCarolinaandhowtheygotoutofVirginia.Itseemstobeaweakareaofourresearch.Thesecountiesarehardtoresearchasourfamilieswereintheveryearlyinflux of American immigration heading west. Bringyourproblemsandseewhatshecansuggest.WehopetohaveJackCoffeeandFredCoffeywho are also excellent in solving research problems.It’sjustreallygreattomeetandspendtimewithourcousinsandfriends.BesuretogetyourreservationsinsoonandletDannyCoffeyknowhowmanybanquetdinnersyouwillneed.IalwaysenjoyanyCoffee/eystoryorgenealogyyouwouldliketoshare.Itrytoprintitallandappreciateit.Iusedareallytightfontonthisissuesoastogetmoreinformationin.Hopethismeetswithyourapproval.

MerryChristmasandHappyNewYearFromBonnieandJimCulley

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COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page3NEW NAMES ANCESTOREllenLambersonBetts,664HeatherBrookCir.JeffersonCity,TN37760NancyT.EllenH.Horner,�0�8GuadalupeDr.,CollegeStation,TX77804 JamesMadison

NEW COUSINS* Ellen Horner, eh.mh2@verizon.net, is working on their Coffey linage for her 3 daughters, 7 grandchildren and 3 mo. Old great grandchild. She says that they descend from William Wallace Coffey, son of James Madison Coffey and Catherine Quisenberry of Christian Co., KY and Washington Co., IL. From Wm. Wallace the line is well documented but beyond that information becomes quite sparse.If you can help Ellen, she would appreciate it. Her address is listed above.

* Ellen Betts,elbetts04@yahoo.com is researching the line of Nancy T. Coffee who married John Lamberson. She knows all the children of this family and would like to share but needs help finding Nancy’s parents. Ellen’s address is listed above.

Dead End Roads*C.E.“Bud”Coffey,cecoffey@charter.netsays,“MyGreatGrandFatherwasWilliamCoffey.HehadabrothernamedLarkinwhofoughtintheCivilWarfromWilkesCounty,NC.LarkinwascapturedinVirginia.HewassenttoPointLookoutinMarylandanddiedthere.Hisbodywasneverbroughthomeandheisburiedthere.Williamhadseveralsonsoneofwhichwasmygrandfather.Millardwasmygranddad,hehadbrothersnamedJesse,Dick,Jim,....DickandJimmayhavebeenshortened.Healsohadseveralsisters.OnewasaGertie,Rutha,andanotheroneortwo.??...MygranddadmarriedaFannieDavis.IknowherDadfoughtinthelastbattleintheSouthatBentonsville,N.C.intheCivilWar.That’saboutallIcansendyouatthistime.Ireallydoappreciateyourhelp.”

*EllieLambersonBetts<elbetts04@yahoo.com>needsyourhelp.Shesays,“IamhopingyoucanhelpputmeincontactwithanydescendantsofJohnJamesCoffeewhomarriedmyGGGrandauntNancyChristinaLamberson.NancyChristinaistheyoungestsisterofmyGGGrandfatherJohnLambersonwhomarriedNancyCoffeeauntofJohnJames.ConfusingIknow.IamlackingsomeproofformyDARapplication,andIdiscoveredthroughsomeTaylorfamilycontacts and old research letters that there existed afamilybiblelistingConradLambersonandSarahTaylorLambersonandtheirchildren.Thiswouldsuffice as proof of a generation link for me for the DAR. I am hoping to find one of the Coffee descendantsthatmayhavepossessionofNancy’sBibleandobtaincopies.Iwouldappreciateanyhelpyoucouldprovide.”

JanetdelaPeña<dlpstudios��@comcast.net>says;IhavearelativewhomarriedaCoffeywife

NEW ADDRESSMartinDeLille,6�40RenonRd, Westerville,OH4308�MargieHook,�7��0E.44thSt.,Ct.S, Independence,MO64055MildredCoffey,��50AbramsRd.,Apt�57, Dallas,TX75��4Richard Coffey, P.O. Box 1776, Nederland,CO80466

NEW EMAIL ADDRESSJeffCoffey,jeffcoffey�@att.net

page4 December �0��of unknown parentage, and I would like to find moreabouther.EarlD.AbbottwasbornAug.6,�896,toJohnHerbertAbbottandLouannaThayerinMackay,CusterCo.,ID,anddiedNov.�6,�994inBoise.HemarriedEdithIvaCoffeyonJuly4,�930inIdahoCity,Boise,Heservedinthe US Navy during WWI making five trips to France.EdithwasbornDec.�8,�907,inBoise,anddiedthereonDec.�6,�976,buriedwithEarlinJoplinPioneerCemetery(FindaGrave.)Hergravemarkercontainsthenamesofthreechildren:Jesse,JoanneandLee.

*JackCoffee”jack.coffee@gmail.com,needssomehelp.Hesays,“TheJamesCoffey,Jr.IamhavingproblemswithwasasonofJamesandSarahSumpterCoffey,bornc�8�0inKY.JamesCoffey,Jr.appearedinthe�850censusinPulaskiCo.,KYwithhisparentsandpatentedlandwithhisfatherinthatcountyin�85�.Afterthat,Ilosehim.OnMar.4,�85�aJamesCoffeymarriedSophiaGiebearinAdairCo.,MO.TheywereinPerryville,SalineTwp.,MO,enumeratedonthe�860census.However,thisJamesreportedhisbirthinNC,notKY.JamesdiedonNov.�6,�86�inPerryCo.andwasburiedatMountHopeCemeteryinPerryville.In�870SophiawasenumeratedasheadofhouseholdinPerryCo.andin�880withhersonHenryCoffeyinCinqueHommeTwp.,PerryCo.ShediedinAugustof�880andwasalsoburiedatMountHope.SomegenealogieshavethisJames,asJames,Jr.,sonofJamesandSarahSumpterCoffey.JamesandSophiaareinthe�860censusforPerryCo.,SalineTwp.�,MO.Inadditiontothechildrennamedbelow,aPermeliaE.Coffey,age�4,bornIL,alsoappearedinthehousehold.Shewouldhavebeenbornc�846butdidnotappearwiththeCoffeyfamilyin�850PulaskiCo.,KY.Herrelationshipto�860Jamesisunclear.ThechildrenthatIhaveforJamesandSophiawereallbutoneborninPerryCo.andalldiedin

PerryCo.:JamesHenry,bornFeb.�4,�853,diedJun.��,�940.HemarriedMaryEmmaDickersonofMOandhadatleastonechild,JamesEdward,bornAug.�5,�895,diedAug.�4,�96�.JamesEdwardmarriedMaryZilphaLayton.JamesHenryisburiedatMountHope.Maryislikelythereaswellbutnotlistedthere.WilliamAustin,bornMar.�8,�855,diedDec.7,�9�3.HemarriedMargaretAdalineFowler,bornFeb.�4,�86�inSC,diedFeb.4,�935inPerryCo.TheyarealsoburiedatMountHope.Theyhadatleast�0children:Robert,Florence,JamesAustin,Rosalie,JohnEdward,Maude,Jesse,Everett,CharlesH.andLillie.MaryJane,bornFeb.��,�857,diedJun.�4,�954.ShemarriedJohnD.Red,bornSep.�7,�84�inIL,diedJan.30,�908inPerryville.TheytooareburiedatMountHope.Theyhadatleastthreechildren:MaryS.,Julia,andCharles.ThelastchildIhaveforthemwasLucindaElizabeth,bornSep.�0,�859inAdairCo.,MO,diedAug.7,�937inPerryville.ShemarriedJohnCalvinWelker,bornJul.9,�858inCinqueHomme,diedNov.6,�93�inPerryville.TheyarealsoburiedatMountHope.Theirchildrenwere:WilliamE.,VictoriaEdith,OlaEmma,JesseClarenton,GlentonOliver,MaryEthel,AnnieDellaandReathRosa.IhavetoconcludethereareenoughinconsistenciesinthisgenealogytounlinkthisPerryCo.JamesCoffeyfromtheJamesandSarahSumpterCoffeyfamily.IfthatisanaccurateassessmentthenwhoisthePerryCo.James?WhathappenedtoJames,Jr.ofPulaskiCo.and,whowasPermelia?�.StateofMissouriCountyofAdair}IdoherebycertifythatIsolemnizedtheritesofmatrimonybetweenJamesCoffeeandSophiaGibarror(?)the4-DayofMarch�85�-NicholasW.TurnerJ.P.-TranscribedbyorderoftheCountyCourtMarch��thAD�856-EMCMorelock�.�860PerryCo.,SalineTwp.,PerryvillePO,Page7,dwelling4�,family40,JamesCoffey,age

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page539,male,waggoner,$400,bornNC[sic],Sophia,age�5,female,bornMO;Coffey,PermeliaE.,age�4,female,bornIL;Coffey,JamesH.,age7,male,bornMO;Coffey,WilliamA.,age5,male,bornMO;Coffey,MaryJane,age3,female,bornMO;Coffey,LucindaE.,age9mos.,bornMO

*AnneBeilJacks,<annejacks@me.com>wrote:Hi,IreceivedyouremailaddressfromJackCoffee.Hesaidmaybeyoucouldhelpwithmysearchformygreat-grandmotherMargeretCoffee.HereiswhatIknow.Mygt-grandfatherDanielHaydenBearymarriedaMargeretCoffeyinRye,NYabout�890.Theyhadachild,ThomasJamesBearyin�893,mygrandfather. After that I can find little to no info onher.ShecouldhavepossiblyremainedinRyeasaservantbutfamilylorehashermovingtoCanada.Aproverbialbrickwall.Thanksforyourtime.

*KathyCoffeyHeath,Heathletter@aol.com,isthedaughterofLinneyJames(Jerome)CoffeyofLenoir,NorthCarolina.HisfatherwasRobeyJamesCoffeyandhisfatherwasHenryCoffey.RobeyJamesCoffeymarriedNeliaJoMoretzinBoone,NCWataugaCounty.Shesays,"Iwouldliketobeaddedtoyourlistforinformation.LotsofgoodworkhereIsee!"SheasksFredCoffeyforhelp.Hewrote:Kathy’sfatherdiedin�994.Butmaybethere’salivingmaleuncleorcousinwhocouldtaketheDNAtest.Asyouknow,we’retalkingaboutdescendantsofEdward’ssonJohn.AndwenowhaveDNAtestsondescendantsoffourofJohn’ssons:Benjamin,Edmond,Reuben,andJames.Kathydescends(accordingtoJackCoffee’swork)fromJohn’ssonThomas,soifshefoundsomeoneto test this would be our first test on that FIFTH branch.Thomaswasborn7Mar�74�anddiedApr�8�5,inWilkesCounty,NC.FromtherethedescentisThomasJr.,JamesAsbury,HenryKelly,Robey

James,andLinneyJamesCoffey.ThomasJr.wasborninVA-notclearwhenhewenttoWilkesCo.NC,buthehadsonsborninBurkeandCaldwellCounties,NC.

*AnthonyCoffey<anthony@anthonycoffey.com>says;“MygrandfatherMcDonaldCoffeytoldmestoriesthatwewererelatedtoDanielBoonethroughMarriage.�womennamedHannahandAnnaBoonemarriedintotheCoffeyFamily.AndthatDanielBoone’sFamilywerecousintoAbrahamLincoln’sParentsandgrandparents.Ironically,IwasborninBoone,NC.”Anthony’swebpage:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Coffey

*ChristineGrey<walsfamily@bigpond.com>says;“Mygreat,greatgreatgrandmother,bornabout�8��,wasHanoraCoffey/Coffee,don’tknowwhich.ShemarriedaWilliamRyan,IpresumeinIreland.Theyhadadaughterwho’snamewas“BridgetBoweRyan”thisiswhereitgetscomplicated.Shehad4sonsand�daughter,�sonswithaMichaelQuinlanand�sonsandadaughterwithMichaelMeehan..hewasabootmakerfromGalway..(�ofMichaelMeehan’ssonsJohnMeehanborn�85�wasmygreatgrandfather)butIhavefoundthatBridgetBoweRyanwasthedaughterofHanoraCoffey..?WouldyouhaveanyinformationaboutHanoraanddidshehavebrothersandsisters.”

OBITUARIES

DOROTHYL.WILLETTDorothyL.Willett,88,ofNorthManchester,Ind.,andformerlyofFlemingsburg,diedTuesday,Nov.8,�0��,atherresidence.ShewasbornDec.�5,�9��inFlemingCounty,toWilliamandLouise(Erskine)Coffey.ShemarriedRalphM.WillettonJune�7,�94�.HediedSept.�4,�999.ShewasamemberofSt.Robert’sCatholicChurch,North Manchester. She is survived by five sons,

page6 December �0��Gary(Paula)WillettofIrving,TX,JohnWillettofOwingsville,James(JoniTracy)WillettofFortWayne,IN.,LarryWillettofFortWayne,IN.andC.PhillipWillettofBerea;sevendaughters,Charlotte(Tommy)RobeyofLebanon,Janie(Doug)CambronofLoretto,MargaretHoltofShepherdsville,Bernadette(Doug)BradleyofNorthManchester,IN,DorothyWillettofWabash,IN.,Laura(Charles)PylesofRacine,Wisc.,andNancy(Frank)HoffmanofSouthWhitley,IN.;onedaughter-in-law,KathyWillettofCalifornia;onesister,BettyShaferofDayton,OhioOneson,onedaughter,twobrothersandthreesistersaredeceased.BurialwillfollowinSt.PatrickCemeteryinMaysville.(IndependentLedger,Maysville,IN)

WILLIAMCARSONHARRELLWilliamCarsonHarrell,age95,ofHalls,TN,diedSeptember��,�0��atBenAtchelyStateVeteransHome.BorninClaiborneCounty,hewastheeldestchildofCharleyandThula(Coffey)Harell.CarsonwasproudofhisserviceintheU.S.ArmyduringWorldWarII.Asamemberofthe 27th., Division, he saw action in the Pacific TheaterinthebattlesforSaipanandOkinawa.HewasawardedtwoPurpleHeartsforinjurieshesustainedincombat.Shortlyafterhismilitarydischarge,hemettheloveofhislife,EvaNeely,whomhemarriedin�948.Theyweremarried43yearsbeforeherdeathin�99�.HewasemployedbyR.&L.BrakeandSupplyCo.astheshopforemanfor33years.Heissurvivedbydaughter,BarbaraT.Harrell;son,CharlesS.(Buddy)Harrell;specialnephew,TerryLynnHarrellandwifeHelen.IntermentwasintheLynnhurstCemetery(Knoxville News Sentinel & Bernice Mullins)

MARVINF.GRIFFINMarvin F. Griffin passed away on Sunday, Oct. �6,�0��,inTulsa,OKafteralongillness.HewasbornApril7,�933toHermanandGladys

Griffin in Joplin, MO. He attended Frog Pond PrimarySchoolandSenecaHighSchool,graduatingin�950.HemarriedJeannineCoffee on May 24, 1958. They first lived In KansasCity,MOwherehegotanAssociateofScienceDegreeinElectronics,Radio&Television.HereceivedaBachelorofSciencedegreeinElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofAR.MarvinissurvivedbyhiswifeJeannine,daughterFelicia(Matt)Wilson,sonJamesMichael(Mia),onebrotherHermanGriffin, 3 sisters, Rosalee Helton, Barbara WilsonandLillieShapp.JeannineisacousinofLorieOkel(Info:BENNIELOFTIN)

WILLIAMR.COFFEYWilliamR.“Bill”Coffeyage76,ofFranklin,OH,passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 6, �0��,atKetteringMedicalCenter.BillwasbornJuly�4,�935,inMt.Vernon,KY,tothelateWilliamA.andEmma(Cummins)Coffey.HeretiredfromthePlumbersandPipeFittersUnion~Local#6�withmanyyearsofservice.Inadditiontohisparents,hewasprecededindeathbyhiswife,Mary“Midge”Coffey(�004).Heissurvivedby3sons,William“Billy”(Bev)CoffeyofMiddletown,Michael(Kim)CoffeyofEatonandJerry(Rhonda)CoffeyofFranklin;�daughters,Nancy(JuniorBalon)CoffeyofCamdenandEmiCoffeyofEaton;;�sisters,EdnaReedofCamdenandKay (Gary)SmileyofMadisonville,KY;3brothers,JamesM.(Beulah)CoffeyandGene(Bonnie)CoffeyallofFranklin,andCarl(Rosalee)CoffeyofDawsonSprings,KY.BurialwillbeatHighlandCemetery,Miamisburg,OH.(FromBennieLoftin)

Rev.WILLIAMCOFFEYPARKEYRev.WilliamCoffeyParkey,80,awell-knownandwidely respected Pentecostal minister of PoplarBluff, MO diedAug. 8th �0��. He was born July�9,�93�nearPaoli,OK.HeservedaspresidentofGatewayCollegeofEvangelisminSt.Louis,MO

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page7fornineyears.Thelast30yearsofhislifewasspentinPoplarBluff,MO.HemarriedBettyLouMorgansonSept.�3,�96�.Precededindeathbyhisparents,Olen&FayParkey;sisters,RachelWebster,BettyMildredParkey,NaomiLuce,HazelAyers&MaryBoren;brother,RobertParkey.Heissurvivedbyhiswifeandfourchildren;Beth(Jeff)Dillon,Winchester,VA,Barbara(Keith)BraswellofSt.Louis,MO,Bill(Stephany)ParkeyofBloomington,INandBryan(Lisa)ofPoplarBluff.BurialfollowedatPoplarBluffCityCemetery.(info: Chickasaw Times Sept. �0�� – BennieLoftin)(Obituariescontinuedonpage14)

CURRENTS IN THE STREAM

NEWCOFFEEBOOKSCOFFEEFAMILIESOFWESTPLAINS,

MISSOURIAlongwiththeWempleandDakins

ThebookisaboutthelivesoftwopioneerfamiliesfromTennesseetoMissouri,andtheirdescendants.Price$35.00thatincludesthepostage.LorieOkel�86�5N.E.AugustAve.BattleGround,WA98604-9�56ljokel@comcast.net

NasturtiumsForGrandmaMinnieK.Harding,mkharding@communitynet.org,hasanewbookout.ItcanbepurchasedatAmazon.comfor$6.99forthedigitalversionor$�6.00paperback.Ihavethedigitalversionbuthavenothadtimetoreadityet.(Canhardlywait!)ItisaboutMinnieLeeCoffeyofBlowingRock,NC.ThatisallIknowaboutitatthistime.

*JeanCoyote,jeancoyote@yahoo.com,says;“Greetings,PleasecontactmeA.S.A.P.Iamlookingforanyonewhocanhelpmetosecureandmoveanoriginallogcabinthatwasbuiltbymygreatgrandfather,JamesLawsonCoffey.IalsohaveartifactsandCoffeyphotographstoshare.Iamcompilingthemandhaveabuildingtodisplaythemin.Anyonewhoisinterested

pleasecontactme.TherearealsotwostructuresingoodconditionthatwerebuiltbyJamesLawsonCoffeystillstandinginAlanthusGroveMo.Oneisahouse.IwouldlovetosomehowdedicatetheacreageIownthere,totheCoffeeclan.Mymother’sdyingbreathtalkedonlyabouttheCoffeys(Coffees)Shemademepromisetokeepthelandinthefamily.Ihavemanyideasinmindonhowtodothat.Itwouldbegreattodiscussthiswithsomeonewiththisgoalinmindandwhowantstopreserveourwonderfulheritage.”

*FredCoffeyfoundthattherewere7menthatwereAncestry.comDNAParticipantsandmatchedourFamilyTreeDNAproject:DarylCoffey,AlanDCoffey,CarltonCoffey,WayneCoffey,ThomasCoffee,HenryCoffey,MelvinCoffey.Youcanseethedataatthefollowing(inFTDNAformat,willbeonpage5):http://www.coffey.ws/FamilyTree/DNA/CousinsData.pdf

*JackCoffeewantstoshareanotherwebsitethathe finds helpful:http://www.jstor.org/action/showAdvancedSearch?ModifySearch=Modify+Search&wc=off&acc=on&

*MarthaPattyKirby,pattyCorv@aol.com,foundthefollowingattheGenForum(StepchildrenHartley�880byBarbaraShoffCoffey).ItisaletterpostedbyBrennanD.Harley.“Asyoucansee,mynameisBrennanDeanHartley.Idon’tknowifwearedistantlyrelated,butIamthegreat,greatgrandsonofJesseMcAbeHartley&LouisaA.Coffey.Theyweremarriedsomewherearound�868.Theyhadninechildren;oneofwhichwasWilliamJasper(Doc)Hartley.“Doc”hadmygrandfather,MelvinC.Hartleywhohadmyfather,DormanLeeHartley.Asasidenote,LouisaCoffey’sbrother,JohnCoffeymarriedEvalineHartley,JesseMcAbeHartley’ssister.Idon’tknowifsomeofthiswillhelp,butperhapsweshareasimilarline.GoodLuck,andGodBless.”BrennanD.Hartley

MarthaalsowroteabouttheoldCalebCoffeyhouseinNorthCarolina.Shesays,“Istoppedbytheoldhousethissummerandsadtoseeitisnot

page8 December �0��goingtolastmanymoreyears.Isthereagroupwhohasmadeplansforit?ThechimneyisalmostgonebuttheOLD/LARGEveinedivyseemstoholdittogether.Thankfullytheroofappearstobeinrelativelygoodcondition;sideporchveryunstablebutcouldnodoubtbesalvageable.Honestly,itneedssomeonetoLIVEinittokeepitairedout,heated,etc.,whichisalwaysbetterforahouse.Thereareyoung“hippie”typefolkswhowouldnodoubtlovetolivethereformakingsomerepairsandkeepingtheyardcut,etc....wouldnotbeinsurableIwouldguess...Martha

*JackCoffee,jack.coffee@gmail.com,submittedthefollowingontheEdmondSr&Jr.Coffeyfamily.Heraisesagoodpointthatneedstobeaddressedonthesefamilies.Accordingtohiswill,FrancisJ.andIsabellCatlettCampbellhadfourchildren.FrancisJ.CampbellIIappearstobetheeldest,bornc�780inVA,died�855inNelsonCo.HemarriedNancyCoffey,saidtobeadaughterofEdmondS.,Sr.andNancyBarnettCoffey,onFeb.�6,�806inAmherstCo.VA.HewasfollowedbyMary“Polly”Campbell,Joel,bornc�790,andRachel.JoelalsomarriedaNancyCoffey,saidtobeasistertoEdmondS.,Jr.whoseparentswereEdmondSr.andTildyFitzgeraldCoffey.JoelandNancyhadanumberofchildren,believedtobeasfollows:RachelA.,bornc�8��,diedDec.�88�,NelsonCo.;ReubenLee,bornc�8�8;Joel,alsobornc�8�8;Matilda,bornc�830;Nancy,bornc�83�;FrancisVanvert,bornc�836;Henry,bornc�837;andWilliam,bornc�84�Thefamilyappearedinthe�850NelsonCocensusasfollows:�850NelsonCo.,Page560,dwelling/family9�5,JoelCampbell,age60,male,farmer,$700,bornVA;Nancy,age40,female,bornVA;Joel,age��,male,bornVA;Lilly,age�7,female,bornVA;Nancy,age�8,female,bornVA;Rachel,age�5,female,bornVA;Matilda,age�0,female,bornVA;Reuben,age�8,male,bornVA;Henry,age�6,male,bornVA;Francis,age�4,male,bornVATheplacementofchildreninthatrecordmakesit

appeartome,atleast,thateitherJoelorNancyhadbeenpreviouslymarried.FirstclueisthatJoelis�0+yearsolderthanNancy.Further,thedaughterRachelissaidtohavemarriedWashington“Wash”Coffeyin�84�yetsheisstillathomein�850.AmarriagerecordforWashnameshiswifeasRhoda.InterestingtonotethatthemarriagerecordforFrancisJ.CampbellnameshisbrideasNancyCampbell,notNancyCoffey.TheNancyCoffey,daughterofEdmond,Jr.andTildy,issaidtohavebeenbornc�779;herspouseJoelin�790.FrancisandhisNancyCoffeywifearesaidtohavehadanumberofchildren,someofwhichwerenamedJoel,andRachel,bornlastinthatfamily. Two of the first three children born to Joel andhisNancyCoffeywifewerenamedRachelandJoel.IamthinkingthatthetwoNancy’smightbethe same people. She may have first married a Campbell,perhapsFrancisand,whenhediedshemarriedhisbrotherJoel.Becausedatesaresoinconclusive,wecannotbesurewhenanyoftheCampbellsonsoreitheroftheirCoffeywiveswasborn.AtleastIcannotbecertain!Inanyevent,thereareenoughinconsistenciesandlackofsourcedataaboutthisCampbell-Coffeyfamilyforustobesuspiciousofanygenealogythatincludesthemwithanyimplicationthatitisaccurate.

*JerryCoffee,j.coff@verizon.net,says,“LoganM.Coffeywasbornin�809inAdairCountyKentucky and was murdered in Lavaca Co., Texas in�865.LoganM.CoffeywasthesheriffofColorado Co., Texas from 1854 until 1861. Logan M.andMaryElizbeth(Ragland)CoffeywereparentsofThomasLoganCoffee.In�880,TomL.CoffeewashiredasrangebossbyranchmanagerJamesCoburnoftheTurkeyTrackRanchinHutchinson Co., Texas. Coffee hired six nephews toworkcattleandoneofthemwasWoodsonCoffee,whosucceededCaleb(Cape)Willinghamasranchmanager.TheTurkeyTrackRanchheadquarters was located at Adobe Walls, Texas. In�874duringthesecondbattleofAdobeWalls,Billy Dixon (1850-1913) made the famous shot

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page9with his Sharps buffalo rifle and killed a Cheyenne chiefsittingonhishorseatarangeof�400yards.In�880,thefamousbuffalohunterCharlesRathandanumberofbuffalohuntersoccupiedAdobeWalls, Texas. In 1885, Billy Dixon was hired byWoodsonCoffeetoopenandmanageaPostOffice at the site. In 1895, Billy Dixon and his wife moved to Plemons, Texas. The Adobe Walls Post Office was opened in 1887 and was closed in �9��.From�858until�86�,mygreatgrandfatherJoshua D. Coffee worked for Billy Dixon’s uncle, John “Irish Jack” Dixon as a teamster for the Dixon Freight Company. The civil war closed the freightcompany.IthinkthatJoshCoffeeisprobablyamemberofthe Coffee’s in the Texas panhandle. I received somee-mailsfromamemberofthatclanacoupleofyearsagoandwhatIcoulddetermineisthattheyaredescendedfromtheEdwardCoffeylinethat migrated to Kentucky, south Texas, central Texas and into the upper Texas panhandle. In June ofeachyear,descendantsofTomCoffeewholiveinandaroundAmarillo,haveareunionatWhiteDeer in Carson County Texas, which is held at theoldheadquartersbuildingoftheDiamondFRanchandNBarNranch.TheranchmanagerwasTomLoganCoffeeandhisnephewWoodsonCoffee.HollandCoffee,theRedRivertraderand Republic of Texas, Representative from north Texas, was a descendant of Edward Coffey. HollandCoffeewasthesonofAmbroseandMildred(Moore)CoffeywhodiedinKentucky.HollandCoffeywasorphanedandmovedtolivewithhisuncleJesseCoffeeinMcMinnvilleTennessee.”

*CarolynEigel,ceigel4@gmail.com,says,“DoyouknowthereisaVanderpoolwebsite?ThebrainbehinditisMyraVanderpoolGormleywho has written extensively on genealogy intheWashingtonstatearea.Heremailis:myravgormley@gmail.comincaseyouwanttotouchbasewithhergroup.Ihavebeenlookingforherforalmost3yearsnow.ShehassentmesomereallyvaluableinfoonSusanVanderpoolCoffeyancestry.WOW!Thathas really helped to fill in some blanks in the info

IgotfromtheMariesCountyHistoricalSocietyroominVienna,MO.”

ColinLeeCoffeysenthislinageasfollows:JohnCoffey-ReubenCoffey-BenjaminCoffey-LawsonHowardCoffey-GeorgeLafayetteCoffey-RichardEarlCoffey-RobertHaroldCoffey-ColinLeeCoffey.

DOCUMENTS GALORE

*MARRIAGES;JeffersonCityNewsTribune,Oct.8,�0��ColeCo.MO.ShaneLandryCoffeyandDonnaGwynneCooleybothofJeffersonCity,MO

*From:“JackCoffee”jack.coffee@gmail.comDougCoffey,bevcoffey@charter.net,saidthathis wife found the marriage certificates! She foundthemonancestry.comRichardN.CoffeymarriedMaeGanoinJacksonCountyMissourionSept.4,�893.RichardN.CoffeymarriedMaeI.RiceinJacksonCountyMissourionJuly,��,�9�8.Jack replies: “That explains the Mae differences…thankstoyourwifeforherdetectivework!”ToFred/Bonnie:ThisiscontinuingresearchintoRichardNightingaleCoffeyandhistwowives,bothnamedMaeorMay.HadmeconfuseduntilDoug and Bev came up with a marriage certificate forRichard’ssecondmarriage.ThisinfoiswhatIfound about Mae II and her first marriage. Maybe thereisaRiceDNAgroupthatwouldbehelpful?Ok…digging a bit deeper:MayRicewasMayPilcher,daughterofJamesPilcher and Anna Westerfield. Before her marriage toRichardN.Coffey,shewasmarriedtoIsaacNewtonRiceonDec.��,�903inCassCo.,MO.In�9�0MayandIsaacwerelivinginVanBuren,JacksonCo.,MO.TheirchildrenwereNadine,adaughter,age4,borninMO;Grace,adaughterage�,borninMOandVirgil,ason,age3mos.IsaacRicewasbornFeb.�9,�877atStrawburg[sic][Strasburg],CassCo.,MO,anddiedApr�4,�945atLeesSummit.Thissuggeststhathe

page�0 December �0��andMaydivorced.Mrs.NadineDavisofLeesSummit was the informant on his death certificate. HediedofchronicmyocarditisandwasburiedatLoneJackCemetery,JacksonCo.HisfatherwasEnochN.RiceofTNandJuliaASkaggofKY.BTW,thereweretwoIsaacNewtons,theseconddiedin�934inMarshall,WebsterCo.,MOanddoesnotappeartohaveanyconnectiontotheoneMayPilchermarried. Can’t find Isaac Rice or his children in the 1920 census.Ofcourse,by�9�0MaeandRichardN.CoffeyweremarriedandnoneoftheRicechildrenwerewiththeminthecensusrecord.MayPilcherRiceCoffeywasbornNov.�,�880inMOanddiedApr.��,�933atLeesSummit.

*JackCoffee”<jack.coffee@gmail.com>IstumbledacrossthiswhilesearchingfordescendantsofAbsalom.AllIhadfromothersourcesisthathiswifewasnamedJane.FromthisIgatherthatAbsalom’swifewasJaneDuncan?!Anyoneelsereaditthatway?Jack[fnp.��]StateofAlabamaJacksonCounty:Onthis�6thdayofMay�857personallyappearedbeforetheCourtofProbateinandfortheState&CountyaforesaidAbsalomCoffeearesidentcitizenofsaidCountyandtheAdministratoroftheEstateofJohnDuncanDeceasedlateoftheCountyaforesaid,andafterbeingdulyswornasthelawdirects,declaresuponhisoaththatthesaidJohnDuncanDeceasedhissaidIntestorwasanapplicantforaPensionundertheActofCongresspassed7thofJune�83�,andthatheneverobtainedthesame.HethereforemakesthisdeclarationforthepurposeofobtainingtheamountofpensionwhichaccruedtohimthesaidJohnDuncanandalsotheamountofpensionwhichaccruedtohiswidow,AnnDuncanundertheActofCongresspassed7thof July 1838 for the use and benefit of the Heirs of thesaidJohnDuncan&hiswifeAnnDuncan.HefurtherstatesthatthesaidJohnDuncandepartedthislifeinthesaidCountyofJacksonintheStateofAlabamaonthe3rdor4thdayofMay�844leavingsurvivinghimthesaidAnnDuncanhislawfulwidowandRelictandthatshealsodepartedthislifeinthesaidCountyofJacksononthe�3rddayofNovember�846--leavingsurvivingher

DavidDuncan,RobertDuncanandPeterDuncanheronlylegalheirsandrepresentativeaschildren,but,sinceherdeaththesaidDavidandRobertarebothdead,theyalsohadotherchildrennotabovenamedbutallofwhomdiedbeforethesaidJohnDuncanandhiswifethesaidAnndid,andthat their children are now all dead except the saidPeterDuncanwhobeingtheonlysurvivingchildofthesaidDeceasedSoldierandhiswidoworeitherofthem--ifHefurtherstatesthatthemarriageofthesaidJohnDuncantohiswifethesaidAnntookplaceintheStateofSouthCarolinaabouttheyear�780or8�,thathehaslearnedfromtheirownStatementstohimmadewhiletheywerelivingandfromthereonStatementstohimmadetheiroldestchildiflivingnowwouldbeabout74or75yearsofage.SworntoandsubscribedbeforetheCourtofProbateonthisdayanddateabove.S/JohnH.NorwoodS/AbsalomCoffee[fnp.34:inadocumentdatedAugust�7,�854and filed in Jackson County Alabama.JaneCoffey,wifeofAbsalomCoffey,describesherselfasagranddaughterofJohnDuncandeceasedlateofJacksonCountyAlabama.][fnp.36:indentinBookRNo.84intheSCComptroller General’s office shows payment made toaJohnDunkin,Srisisfamily.Ithinkth.,for5�6daysmilitiaservicein�78�&�78�.]Thelinktothisishttp://www.southerncampaign.org/pen/r3��5.pdf

*JamesScottsays;“IamsendingyouinfomationonFrancis&MaryWallisCoffey.IamconfusedbecausethisinfoisdifferentfromtheotherIsenttoyouonthis.Thisoneiscorrectasithasthebirthof their first two children. Only problem is, it does not give the name of the parish in Middle Sex Co. VA.(FormoreonthisfamilywriteJamesat3685ClaudeBrewerRd.,Loganville,GA3005�-3940)

THEPARISHREGISTERofCHRISTCHURCH,MIDDLESEXCO.VAFrom�653to�8��PublishedbyTheNationalSocietyoftheColonialDamesofAmericaintheStateofVirginia(printed�897)housedinAdairCo.LibraryEntriespertainingtoCoffeyfamily:

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page��Page80–MarriagesFrancisCoffey&MaryWallisye�4thofJune�706Page70–ChristeningsMaryYeDaughterofFrancisCoffyandMaryhisWifewasBapAprYe�0th�707.Page73–ChristeningsSarahYeDaughterofFrancisCoffey&MaryhisWifewasBaptizedFebruaryYe��thAnnoDoni�709/�0

*I(Bonnie)foundawebsitethatlisttheMosleyswhoheldEdwardCoffey’sindenture.Thiswasjustanoverviewsothechurchbooksmighttellusmore.Thewebsiteis:http://books.google.com/books?id=TSISAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA�6�&lpg=PA�6�#v=onepage&q&f=falseItisacopyofthebook“COLONIALCHURCHES”heldintheLibrary,UniversityofVirginia.AbingdonParish,GlouchesterCo.VAlistthenames–Graves&PowellLynhavenParish,PrincessAnnCo.VApage�7��7�3vestrymenlistCol.EdwardMosley&Capt.JohnMosleyCapt Hillary Mosley built a box or pew for his family.Page�75listFrancisMosleyPage�77–In�776,theParishRegistrywaslodgedwithEdwardMosleyclerkoftheBrickChurch(latercalledDonationChurch)sohecouldcontinueregisteringbirths.Page�87listoneEdwardHackMosley–�785.

TheHungarsChurch,NorthamptonCo.VA.�635,�4Sept.AccawmackCourtlistthevestrymen.OneisCapt.ThomasGraves

St.ThomasChurch,Bath,NC&St.PaulChurch,Edenton,NC�7�7/�8EdwardMosleygavethesilveralterserviceforSt.PaulChurchPage3��says“ifEdwardMosleyhadremainedhereafter�736”.

COFFEE/EY DNA PROJECT

Hellocousins,belowisaDRAFTofanarticleIamthinkingmightbeofinterestforourCoffeyCousinsnewsletter.HoweverImaybeinovermyhead,andinviteyourcomments,thoughtsandcorrections.

COFFEYFAMILIES:DNAANDIRISHORIGINS

ByFredCoffeyIrecentlybecameawareofawebpagewww.irishorigenes.com,ownedbyabiotechnologistDr.TyroneBowes.Hisproposalwasto“UseYourDNAtoRediscoverYourIrishHeritage”,usinghiswebsiteasonetool.Idecidedtobuyaone-yearsubscription($40),andseeifIcouldlearnanythingofinterestaboutus“CoffeyCousins”.Hisprojecthasacoupleofinterestingdatabasestodrawupon,althoughIsuspectmuchoftheinformationcouldbelearnedfromothersources.Howeveritseemswellorganized,andithasaslicksystemforpresentingIrelandmapsofIrishcounties,showingdistributionsofsurnamesandlocationsofclans.Here’swhatithastoofferaboutour“Coffey”name:(See map at bottom of article.)ThoseofyouwhohavereadthebookswrittenbyMarvinD.Coffeyinthe�980’sandearly�990’swillrecallthathisdiscussionof“AncientOrigins”alsopostulated3mainsepts:(�)wastothesouth,intheMunsterdistrict,aroundCountyCork,whichwouldalsoencompassKerryandTipperary.(�)wasaroundWestmeathinthemiddle,and(3)wastothenorth.Forthelatter,MarvinwasfocusedoncountiesGalwayandRoscommon,wheremanyIrishlosttheirlandsinthe�7thcentury.ButalsointhenorthisCountyDown,whichisnearBelfastinNorthernIreland.OnDr.Bowesmap,DownseemstobetheonlyNorthernIrelandCountywithalargeCoffeypopulation.Now,LorieOkelandIareco-administratorsofthe“CoffeySurnameDNAProject”(visitwww.coffey.ws/FamilyTree/DNA).CanwetieCoffeyDNA profiles from there to any of the above? The first obvious problem is that we don’t have just 3 or4distinctlyseparateDNAgroupstotietotheaboveclans,wehave�7–andthat’snotcounting

page�� December �0��some7individuals/groupswithCoffeyDNA,butsurnamesthatareNOTCoffey!HowcanwesaywhichindividualorgrouphasclaimtotheDNAofthe“Estimated3-4foundingancestors”?Muchofthis“DNAdiversity”developedinAmerica, and we have stories explaining how thatcameabout.AndtherearecertainlysimilarstorieswithinIreland,butwedon’thavedetails.Inanyevent,suchdiversityiscommonacrossDNAprojects.Idofeelverygoodaboutonegroup.Wehavesix individuals in a group we have already been calling“CountyMeathGroup”.Andtheymostlyarrivedseparatelyasimmigrants,indicatingoriginsintheadjacentcountiesMeath,Westmeath,andDublin.Thissuggeststheywereallcomingfromawell-established“Clan”ofCoffeyfamiliesinthatarea? There’s also another reason to firmly believe that our“CountyMeathGroup”hasstrongrootsintheMeath/Westmeatharea.TheyhavegeneticDNAmatchesto36differentEgan/Keegannames,andDr. Bowes identifies the neighboring counties ofRoscommonandOffalyasbeingthegenetichomelandoftheEganClan.AlsointerestingisthatwhileCoffey/Egan/Keeganareclearlyrelated,thereisalotofgeneticdiversitywithinbothgroups.Tome,thissuggeststhattheyhaveallbeeninthisregionforaVERYlongtime,andthey-DNAhashadtimetograduallyevolveinvarieddirections.(Interestingly,Dr.Bowesoffersviewerssamplesof five “Case Studies” he has done, and one of thoseis“Egan–ACaseStudy”thathedidforagoodfriendDr.ColinGerardEgan.AndIcanseeColin has an exact 12-marker match to one of our “CountyMeath”Coffeymen.HoweverColin’srelationshiphastobefairlydistant,sinceitdropsoutat�5-and37-markerlevels.ThereareotherEgan/Keeganmenwhomatch“Coffey”atupto63out of 67 markers, and that suggests an extremely solidrelationship.BowespostulatesthattherearetworelatedEganClans,andIthink“Coffey”maybeclosertotheonemostdistantlyrelatedtoColin.)Movingon,there’salsoaseconddistinctCoffeygroupwe’vebeencalling“NorthernUSA”(becauseofwheremostofthemsettled).Theyare

alsorepresentedbyimmigrantsarrivingseparately,withsomeclaimingrootsinCountyCork.Again,thissuggeststheycomefromacommon“Clan”,andtheadjacentcountiesofKerry/Cork/Tipperaryareasseemaquiteplausiblehomeland. THESE two “Coffey Clans” may fit, but this is NOTverysatisfyingtomostofournewslettersubscribers.That’sbecausemostofus(includingme!)descendfromourproject’slargestDNAgroup,whichwecallthe“EdwardGroup”(andI’mincludingherethe“PeterGroup”,whichDNAtellsusiscloselyrelated).WhatareOURIrishorigins?First,let’sobservethatwe’reonlytalkingabouttwooriginalimmigrants.ThereasontherearesomanythousandsofusdescendantsintheUSAtodayisthatthosetwoimmigrantsgothereveryearly, and had very prolific families. Edward arrivedinthelate�600’s,andPeterintheearly�700’s.AndtheDNAsaysEdwardandPeterwererelated.Therelationshipcouldbeclose(maybeEdward’sfatherwasPeter’sgrandfather?)orcouldbewithinthe3or4priorgenerations.Further,wehavenever(yet)seenanEdward-DNA-matchingdescendantfromANYlaterimmigrant.IfEdwardandPeter’s“clan”memberswerecommoninIreland,surelywewouldhaveseenothersbynow?SoIsuspectourancientancestorswererelativelyfew,andmaybenotamajor“clan”?Nowlet’sbegintoreallystretchforconnections:IthasbeenspeculatedthatEdwardmayhaveleftIrelandbecauseofsomeconnectiontothelandconfiscations in Northern Ireland. And Dr. Bowes mentionsoneCoffeygenetichomelandcountyas“possiblyDown”,whichisintoday’sNorthernIreland.OtherwiseNorthernIrelandhasfew“Coffey”residents.There’sanother“Down”strawtograsp:TheEdwardGrouphasagoodgeneticmatchtoa“Wilson”.AndDr.Bowes’mapsshowtherearethousandsof“Wilson”concentratedintheNorthernIrelandcountiesofDownandadjacentAntrim.HedescribestheWilsonnameas“AnEnglishandScottishSurnameassociatedwith�6thand�7thCenturysettlementinNorthernIreland.”(No,Idon’tthinkEdwardCoffey’slineacquiredWilsonDNA,althoughIcan’truleitout.Ithink

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page�3itmorelikelythatthetestedWilsonlineacquiredCoffeyDNA.IfEdwardhadacquiredWilsonDNA,then I would expect to see large numbers of Wilson matches. But out of 545 members in the Wilson DNAproject,weonlymatchoneindividual.ButNorthernIrelandcouldbewhereaWilsonfemalemetaCoffeymale?MyWilsoncontact’slineisfromScotland,buthebelieveshehad“gypsy”ancestorstravellingbackandforthbetweenScotlandandIreland.)Anotherclue??PeterCoffeecametoAmericaonaprisonshipfromEngland.WhatbetterplacetogetintroublewiththeEnglishthanCountyDowninNorthernIreland?Eventoday,theIrishandtheBritishcan’tgetalonginBelfast!ButthereisanothergeneticstrawthatpullsusEdwardDescendantsintheoppositedirection,tothesouth.TheEdwardgroupalsohasgoodmatchestoaKehoe,toaKeogh,andtoaKaho.Dr.Bowesshows the genetic homeland of Kehoe as Wexford, and one of the Kehoe contacts I made indicated ancestry from there. That’s not too far from Tipperary, which Bowes identifies as a Coffey homeland. OnespeculationisthatCoffey/Keogh/Kehoe/KahowereoncepronouncedsimilarlyinGaelic,andwhatweseeisjustaseparatingnameevolution?Forboth“Wilson”and“Kehoe”,wehaveprettywellruledoutanyconnectionbetweenourfamiliesinAmerica. Of course, what I would really like to see is a significant number of DNA tests on actual Irish “Coffey” presentlylivinginthevariousIrishcounties.HowevertodatewehaveonlytwoDNAtestsonmenlivinginIreland–theymatcheachother,buttheydon’tmatchANYofourAmerican“Coffey/Coffee”men!(OnelivedinDublinandoneinGalway–buttheDublinmanthoughthisfamilycamefromWestmeath.)SoIcan’treallyproveanything.Ohwell,speculationisfun.

page�4 December �0��MAIL BOX

JeffCoffeyjeffcoffey�@att.net,wrote,“Wemissseeingyouguysandthegatheringoftheclan.Wearedoingverywell.Glennahassloweddownanddoesnotgofarwithoutherwalker.Icanstillwalk-butnotfar.Ihaveamotorizedwheelchairforleaving the Apt. I was able to get off oxygen 24/7 at the time we moved to our retirement complex. Weareenjoyingit--nocooking,nocleaning,awidevarietyofactivitiestochoosefrom.Neitherofusdrivesanymore,butwehavelimoservicetotakeustomedicalappointmentsandtheyprovideprivatebusserviceonascheduledbasistogotothemall.Youhavetobe65tolivehere-wehaveseveralwhoare95(allwomen)--butmybeing90doesnotmeanmuch-Fivemenatthetableafewdaysagowerealready90orwillbethisyear!!Mustbesomethinggoodaboutthisplace!TellJimIhaveadrinkwithhimonKentuckyDerbyDayeveryyeartocarryongoodmemories.Jeff

ClaraStephens,cstephe38@gmail.com,says,“SorryIdidn’tmakeittothereunion.EverySpringandSummerIseemtohavesomethingwrongwithme.ThisyearIhadaterriblesinusinfectionforthreeweeks,nowanoldmuscledisorder has flared up and I messed up my blood sugargettingoffmydiet.Hopetobebackontracksoon.

RubyLeighton,j_r_leighton@yahoo.comThanksforthesadinformationaboutJohnTaylor.IsentwordtothoseIcouldthinkof.Also,mysisterlivesinRichmond,VAandsheandherhusbandaregoingtofamilynighttonight.Wedidn’tknowintimeabouttheservicestochangesomecommitmentswebothhadmade.TheCoffeyclanwillsurelymissJohn.

BennieLoftinsaysthatCARROLHOEL<cdeano@flash.net> broke his arm. I wrote him andhisresponsewas;Yesandithurtslikeheck.FelloutofthebackofmyPickupwhiledoingsomeoddjobs.Wehopeheisfeelingbetter.

OBITUARIES - Continued

EDITHCOFFEYKENTEdithCoffeyKentmadehertransitiononOctober�9,�009afterabriedillness.ShewasbornApril�9,�9�5inOmaha,TXandgrewupasthemiddlechildof7siblings.SheservedintheArmyNurseCoreduringWWIIfrom�94�to�945.AftertheServiceshemarriedherbusbandStanleyH.KentandtheyresidedmuchoftheirmarriedlifeintheDallasarea.Sheissurvivedbyher3sisters;FrancisEtherigeof Ft. Worth, TX, Dollie Scaff of Daingerfield, TXandEddieFordofRiverside,CA.ShewasprecededindeathbyherhusbandStanleyKenwhodiedin�979andonesisterandtwobrothers.SheresidedinSanAntonioduringthe70sandmovedtoDeSoto,TXinthe90swhereshelivedtherestofherlife.Her final resting place will be in the Dallas/Ft. WorthNationalCemeterywithherbelovedhusbandStan.(Info:CherylHarris)

JAMESTHOMASCOFFEYJamesThomasCoffey,85,diedpeacefullyinhissleeponFebruary�0,�0�0.HewasbornJan.7,�9�5.Hewasprecededindeathbyhiswife,Lilaandissurvivedbythreedaughters,LauraHand,LouAnthonyandLisaOliver.JimwasveryactiveintheFirstUnitedMethodistChurchchoirinDallasuntilhealthpreventedhimfromattending.JimgrewupinSanAntonioandwentontoservehiscountryintheNavy.AWorldWarIIveteran,JimworkedatTransportInsuranceCompanyover30years.(Info:CherylHarris)

PATRICIADAVISCOFFEEPatriciaDavisCoffeepassedawayonMarch3,�0�0atCarrollton,TX.ShewasborntoRalphandEstherParkerDavison.�3,�9�3inWashington,DCwheresheattendedWesternHighSchool.SheattendedGeorgeWashingtonUniversityandwasamemberofPiBetaPhisocialsorority.Patmarriedherhighschoolsweetheart,HaroldB.CoffeewhenhereturnedfromWWIIafterservingas a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. Harold

COFFEYCOUSINS'CLEARINGHOUSE page�5became a career Air Force pilot and officer, and they spent the next thirty years living in eleven states, sixteen US cites and Ottawa, Canada.Patriciawasprecededindeathbyherparentsandherhusband.Sheissurvivedbyherthreechildren;Son,RobertR.CoffeeandwifeAnnofLagunaBeach,CA:daughterDebbiePevehouseandhusbandDougofCarrollton,TX;anddaughterKim Fox of Carrollton, TX. She is also survived byhersister,MarciaFormanofLongIsland,NY;sister-in-lawandnamesake,JoannePatriciaCoffeeofMcLean,VAandBeverlyAfgenbrightofMcLean,VAPatriciawillbelaidtorestwithherhusbandCol.HaroldB.Coffee,atArlingtonNationalCemeteryinArlington,VA.(Info;CherylHarris)

MARJORIELEECOFFEYMarjorieLeeCoffey,age84,ofRedOak,TXpassedawaySunday,April4,�0�0atherresidence.IntermentwillfollowatBellsChapelCemetery.(Info;CherylHarris)

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HUGH COFFEY LINE

ThisstoryisbeingprintedontheHughCoffeylinehopingthatourHughresearcherswillpickittopieces.ItwouldbegoodtohaveasaccurateanaccountofHughCoffeyaswecanget.Bonnie

RichardCoffey,<richard_coffey@hotmail.com>writesthefollowingtoFredCoffey,“WhilegeneratingaRegisterReportfromFamilyTreeMakerforournewcontact,WRCoffey, I find that Ancestry.com shows new informationaboutourancestor,HughCoffee~�700(Ireland).TheSpellmanfamilytreehasthedayandmonthofhisbirth,andhiswifeMary’s surname, while the Johnson and EC Fox familytreeslisthisparents’names.”

Fred’sresponse;ReyourqueryaboutHugh,IdidsearchabitforinfoonHughonancestry.com.ButrememberI’mnotadescendant,sohaven’tfocusedmuchonHugh:

I didn’t find ANY family tree that claimed to knowHugh’sparents.IfoundNOfamilytreethatclaimedtoknowthemonthanddayofhisbirth.Onefoundwasthe“Spellman/Keeler/Davies”tree,whichmightbetheoneyoureferredtoas“Spellman”?Anyway,italsomakesNOclaimtotheactualdate. I did find a couple that claimed his spouse was“MaryRamsey”,marriedin�730inAugustaCounty,VA.Here’sa“story”thatincludesthatbitofinformation.Youcanjudgeforyourselfwhatit’sworth:

HUGHCOFFEYandFAMILY

“HughmayhavebeenasonofoneofthesedisplacedCoffeysinIrelandanddecidedtoleaveforAmerica.TherestoftheinformationinthisarticlemostlytakenfromAnnieVelmaUrquhartKlayder’sUrquhart,Coffey.Parker,etat,GenealogyandFamilyHistory(Columbus,GA:ColumbusProductions,Inc.,�99�)unlessotherwiseindicated.HughissaidtohavecometoHarper’sFerry,VA,around�7�5,andbefore�746hadmoveddownthePhiladelphiaWagonRoadintoAugustaCounty,probablyontheeasternedgeofpresentdayAlleghanyCounty,VA,onCowpastureRiveratthecornerofJohnConoly’slandonCarter’sMillinamountainousand difficult, though scenic, terrain. This is about twenty miles west of Lexington, VA, near today’s townofIronGate.LivinginthemostheavilyUlsterScottishareainAmericaatthetime,Hughseemstohavebeenapartofthatcommunity,hadprobablyadoptedtheProtestantismoftheScots(one of his sons was definitely a Presbyterian) andwasanappraiserinlanddeals.Heseemstohavemarriedaround�730,thoughhiswife’sidentity is in question.(She is identified as “the widow Coffey” below in the Waxhaws) Some believeshemayhavebeenoneMary,thedaughterofJohnRamseyofAugustaCounty.AtHugh’sdeathin�767,hiseldestsonandheir,JohnCoffey(�730-�800?),soldtoJohnRamsey��0acresonCowpastureRiverwhichhadbeenpatentedin�750tohisfather.Hugh’stwootherknownsonswereWilliamandBenjaminCoffey,though

page�6 December �0��nothingelseisknownofthemortheirlives.HisonlyknowndaughterRebeccabornabout�740wouldlatermarryWilliamGaultabout�76�intheWaxhaws Settlement in SC.

“HughCoffeyandfamily,includingJohn,hisoldestson,andRebecca,wouldmovetotheWaxhaws, Lancaster CO,SC around 1754. John marriedSusannahWatson(oneofthemostprevalentsurnamesoftheScottishLowlandsatthistime)ofAugustaCountyaround�748.theyearthatsawthebirthofhiseldestson,HenryCoffey.SusannahandJohnwereplanterswhodiedaround1800 and are probably buried at the Old Six Mile Cemetery near Six Mile Présbyterian Church northofLancaster,SC.Itseemtheyhadabouteightchildren,delineatedasHenry,Hugh,JohnJr,Nathaniel,Jonathan,Elizabeth,MaryandpossiblyRebecca.Thereisrecordofallofthesesonsexcept Jonathan fighting for South Carolina in theRevolutionaryWar,thoughHenrycouldhavealsolivedslightlyfarthernorth,atleastforatime,inNorthCarolina’sMecklenburgcountry(mostlikely the Waxhaws) where his daughter Ellender musthavebeenbornin�769iftheCensusof�850is correct, the Waxhaw settlement encompassing thatareaandtheLancasterarea.(HenryhadmarriedMaryin�768)Theboundarybetweenthetwostatesinthisregionwasonlysurveyedin�764,withtheresultsthenbeingdisputedformanyyearstocome.ManypersonshadobtainedgrantsoflandaroundLancasterfromtheNorthCarolinacountiesofMecklenburgandAnson,andusedrecordingfacilitiesinthenorthforwhatwouldlaterbeconsideredSouthCarolinalandsandwills.ThesalientpointaboutthisHenryCoffeyisthatheissaidtohavemovedtoTennesseein�793.(RebeccaCoffeyGaultwouldalsomovetotheareaaroundNashville,TNtobenearherrelativesafterthedeathofherhusbandWilliamin�803.)

“TheelderHughCoffeymostprobablydiedabout1767 in the Waxhaw region of SC. A deed in the SCarchievesshowshimgettinglandtherearound�755.Laterlandtransactionsin�767and�77�,showthislandasbeingownedby“thewidow

Coffey”(Hugh’swife).Shediedsometimeafter�77�.

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NORTHERN COFFEYSAnneJacks<annejacks@me.com>issearchingforhergreat-grandmotherMargeretCoffee.Hereiswhatsheknows.“Hopeyoucanstillhelpme.Mygt-grandfatherDanielHaydenBearymarriedaMargeretCoffeyinRye,NYabout1890.Theyhadachild,ThomasJamesBearyin1893,mygrandfather.  After that I can find little to noinfoonher.ShecouldhavepossiblyremainedinRyeasaservantbutfamilylorehashermovingtoCanada.Aproverbialbrickwall.Thanksforyourtime.”

*TomMyers,tmyers1@wi.rr.com,says:"IamresearchingmyCoffeeancestorsinIrelandthatlivednearRosenallisinCountyLaois,westofDublin.My3rdgreatgrandmotherMargaretCoffeemarriedLawrenceFahy/Fayin1844.TheirsonRichardandhiswife,ElinoreJordancametoNYintheearly1870s.IwouldappreciateanysuggestionsyoumayhavetolearnmoreabouttheCoffeehistory.

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ROOMRATESSingle&doubleroomsare$59onThursday&$71.96onFriday&Saturday-all+tax.

Theyalsohavecottages&campsitesifyouareinterestedintheseask!

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