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Surnames: COFFEE
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Norman Guiling photographed this gravestone in the Dido Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records.
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Surnames: COFFEE
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Norman Guiling photographed this gravestone in the Dido Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records.
This is one of the 157,228 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com
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Oh, the joys of a new message board format!
In my earlier post I added attachments that were not uploaded. Either they have been kicked out or the size limitations on pictures have been decreased. (I do not find a HELP section on attachments) Or did they disappear when I clicked on "Preview?"
I will try again. If my three attachments do not show up on this post, then c'est la vie.
Sandy
An older dog learning new tricks
P.S. Has anyone noticed that the "flat view" and "Thread" view options disappear and reappear randomly. I've been on Rootsweb for a few hours tonight and see these options come and go and these new buggy boards.
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Surnames: Coffee, James, Edmon, Page, Thompson, Sullens
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This obit was published in the "Kingston Messenger" newspaper in Kingston, Marshall County, Oklahoma some time after 1913. Sadly, I do not know the publication date nor his death date. It is my hope that a fellow descendant who does know will read this post. My poor copy of this obit is attached, and a transcription (with surnames in caps) reads:
A PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
Death of J.H. Coffee After an Illness of a Short Time.
Last Monday night, after an illness of about two weeks, Mr. J. H. COFFEE, one of our oldest citizens, laid down his life's burdens and went to his last rest. He was well thought of by all our people, a man of honor, integrity and uprightness. He was loyal to the church of his faith, the Christian church. He was born in Mt. Sterling, Ky.,
March 9, 1850, going from there to Missouri in his early manhood, where he was married to Miss Nancy C. JAMES, Sept. 1, 1872. Two children were born to them, John COFFEE, now residing in New Mexico, and Mrs. Lizzie PAGE, now living in Missouri. His wife died at their Missouri home August 9, 1895, soon after which he came to this section and located near here. About eleven years ago he purchased property in town and opened up the business which he conducted to the time of his death. April 12, 1912 he was married to Mrs. Iona HIGHT of Denison, who
survives him. He was buried Tuesday afternoon in the cemetery here. The funeral services were held in the new church of which he was so proud, Rev. J. H. LAWSON of Denison, conducting the services. Mr. John COFFEE,
of New Mexico, and little daughter, and Mrs. Martha ______ (? unreadable as the obit's fold was here), his sister, and her daughter, Mrs. Ida THOMPSON, of Texarkana, Ark., Mr. Tom COFFEE and family of Madill, and Joe COFFEE, of Calera, nephews of deceased, were here to attend the funeral.
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NOTE: John's birth year given in the obit may be incorrect, as he doesn't show up on the 1850 Fed. Census with his parents and siblings. He instead shows up on the 1860 Fed. Census as eight years old living in the Osage TWP, Morgan Co., Missouri with:
Rolla 57, KY
Alia 47, KY
Jesse 26, KY
Elizabeth 20, KY
Nancy 17, KY
Anne 15, KY
Aletha 13, KY
Nich (Nicholas), 12, KY
Nelson 10, KY
John 8, KY, and
Martha ?, KY
OTHER CENSUSES: In the 1870 Fed. Census he is age 19, living in Moreau Twp, Morgan Co., MO. He married Nancy JAMES and moved to Cooke Co., Texas where his young family appears on the 1880 Fed. Census and he is 28. The 1900 Fed. Census has him living in Versailles, Morgan Co., MO with his older sister Anna and her husband, John SULLENS, and he is 48 yrs. I last find him in 1910, age 56, living in the Willis Twp. in Marshall Co., Oklahoma, as a "confectionary merchant." Candy store owner?
MARTHA WHO? I believe EDMON is the surname of his sister, Martha, who married John EDMON. Martha was born 3 January 1853 in KY and died 11 March 1932 in Texarkana, Miller Co., AR. Her g-granddaughter, Christine Crate, is my source.
SON & GRANDSON: John's father was Rolla COFFEE, who also appears as RAWLEY and ROLLY and RALEIGH (just to confuse his descendants). His tombstone spells it: ROLLY. This Rolly, I believe, is the son of Ambrose COFFEE, who settled near Slate Creek after fighting at Fort Boonesborough, in what is now Montgomery Co., Kentucky.
But that is for a separate post.
Sandy
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Marvin Coffey wrote in his 1984 work "James Bluford Coffey, His Ancestors and Descendants in America, that he had viewed the original document cited by Greer in his 1960 work "Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666." The name could be Coffin of Scoffin, but he stressed that "whatever the name, it is not Coffee or Coffey."
Prior to his death, and at my request, Marvin revisited the John Coffey/Mary Jolliffee question and sent me this:
"Peter Rigllesworth had a will in which he mentions a daughter Mary. It has been said that this Mary married John Jolliffe but I have seen no record to substantiate it. John Jolliffe appears in the deed records of Nansemond and Isle of Wight cos., VA in 1653 and in Lower Norfolk co. in 1661, the latter being just a renewal of the patent of 1653. I have not yet seen a list of John's children or that he had a dau. named Mary, but I think it likely he did.
The record of a John Coffee(y) arriving in Elizabeth City co. VA in 1637 with a patentee being Nicholas Hill was misread as the original record clearly says "Coffin". I have found no Coffee(y), John or otherwise in early or middle 1600s in Elizabeth City co., Norfolk co. or any closely surrounding ones, except for a John Coffe(?) on an inquisition or jury in Surry co. in 1669. There was also in the same county an Anthony Koffey(?) on a jury in 1654 and a John Coffer in 1665. The ? after the first two names is not mine, it is of the person recording it from some original. It indicates that this person couldn't read it and was guessing at the spelling. There is also a John Coffin in Isle of Wight co. in 1697 and several Coffers, including a John about this time.
Going further north in Virginia the records of Northumberland and Lancaster cos. have several Coffins, Coffers and Coffee(y)s in the mid to late 1600s and early 1700s. None of these seems to be a John except a John Coffin or Coffins in 1669-70. In the early 1700s we find Edward Coffee(y) in Essex co. and later his sons John & Edward, Jr. in Spotsylvania and other counties.
In sum I have seen nothing to demonstrate that there was a John Coffee(y) in the area where this Jolliffe family lived or a Mary who married a John Coffee(y). If anyone should have any further records on this matter I would appreciate them corresponding with me as I would like to solve this problem. Finally, it should be noted that even if there were a Mary Jolliffe-John Coffey marriage there seems to be no connection with Edward in Essex co. who was most likely an immigrant and indentured servant, and not a son of some Coffey already in Virginia."
Jack
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