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Hi list--first of all I aploige(can't spell either :-) for a mistake. I
have the spouses name wrong for Elizabeth Coffey Marler. I am
researching TWO Solomon's from the same time. The one that Elizabeth
married is Solomon BASHAM.
Elizabeth was born either 1803 or 1809, in either Tn, or SC. I
originally had her dates as 1803 SC; then I found another list that had
her dates as 1809 TN. So I am checking both.
She married Solomon Basham in 1826.
This all the info I have on my lost Coffey. Except she and Solomon had
a son they named Coffey Jones Basham b 1827 Tn. I have found a
Bathsheba Coffey married to William Jones. Does anyone know about this
family? Could I be connected to them somehow? Thanks to everyone on
the Coffey list that has/is trying to help me solve this mystery. Glitz
There was a Bashaba (sic) Coffee, b1782 in SC, married William Jones,
1800 in Oconee Co., SC.
Children were: Nancy, b1802; Mary, b1803; Jesse, b1805; John, b1807;
Sarah, b1809; Moses, b1810; Andrew, b1812; Lewis Neal, b1814; Elizabeth,
b1816; Malinda, b1818; William, b1820; Lucinda, b1822; Bashaba, b1824;
Patsey, b1825 and possibly another son named Henry.
Contact Ronald W. Fletcher (ronfletch(a)juno.com) for additional info on
this line.
Good luck!
Jack
the davis clan wrote:
>
> Hi list--first of all I aploige(can't spell either :-) for a mistake. I
> have the spouses name wrong for Elizabeth Coffey Marler. I am
> researching TWO Solomon's from the same time. The one that Elizabeth
> married is Solomon BASHAM.
>
> Elizabeth was born either 1803 or 1809, in either Tn, or SC. I
> originally had her dates as 1803 SC; then I found another list that had
> her dates as 1809 TN. So I am checking both.
>
> She married Solomon Basham in 1826.
>
> This all the info I have on my lost Coffey. Except she and Solomon had
> a son they named Coffey Jones Basham b 1827 Tn. I have found a
> Bathsheba Coffey married to William Jones. Does anyone know about this
> family? Could I be connected to them somehow? Thanks to everyone on
> the Coffey list that has/is trying to help me solve this mystery. Glitz
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I have added a history by Bertha C. Chandler from a publication that
includes a wonderful sketch of the formation of several counties in the
Northern Neck of Virginia with some family information including
Stone/Harper/Paine/Carter and other families who may have settled 1650-1700 in
the Northern Neck of Virginia.
The site is located at:
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5273/rappa.htm
Let me know what you think.
Joe Payne
Knoxville, TN
Can you give us a location on this ancestor and date?
At 05:51 PM 8/30/98 -0700, the davis clan wrote:
>Hi--my name is Glitz and I am lurkin on your list trying to find my
>ancestor. Her name was Elizabeth Coffey Marler. She married Solomon
>Waggoner. And they had a daughter named Julia Ann.
>
>What I am looking for is a connection somehow. They say Coffey was her
>mother's maiden name. Did she marry a Marler? Then Solomon or was
>Solomon her first husband? Any help on this very elusive lady would be
>greatly appreciated. Thanks. Glitz
>
>
Tim Stowell
Coffey-L, Coffey-D list moderator
Hi--my name is Glitz and I am lurkin on your list trying to find my
ancestor. Her name was Elizabeth Coffey Marler. She married Solomon
Waggoner. And they had a daughter named Julia Ann.
What I am looking for is a connection somehow. They say Coffey was her
mother's maiden name. Did she marry a Marler? Then Solomon or was
Solomon her first husband? Any help on this very elusive lady would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks. Glitz
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Joananne,
I have searched my resources, and did not find any info on any of the
names you list. I did find the following. Based on marriage date,
appears to be the right age, and perhaps in the right area to be the
Harry L. you are looking for.
Good luck!
Jack
Harry L. Coffee married Cora J. Noell in Bedford Co., VA on Jan 6, 1909.
Joananne Benderman wrote:
>
> My ggfather was William Henry COFFEE DOB: 02/02/1871 in Waynborough, TN
> (not sure of the spelling of the town) he married Elizabeth Nazareth HICKMAN
> DOB 07/15/1856 in Wayne County TN. She passed away 07/28/1933 in Los
> Angeles, CA. William Henry Coffee passed away October 2, 1891 in
> Evansville, Indiana.
>
> William and Elizabeth had 6 children:
>
> Laura Gertrude COFFEE DOB 11/21/1872 in La Grange, TN. she passed away July
> 28, 1899 in Evansville, Indiana
>
> George Washington COFFEE DOB 08/18/1874 in Rome, Georgia. He spent some
> time in Sawtelle Vets Hospital in Los Angeles, CA and he lived either in
> Bakersfield, or Taft, CA date he passed away is unknown.
>
> Harry L. COFFEE DOB 09/21/1877 in South Pittsburg, TN. He died in Keyport,
> New Jersey (date unknown)
>
> Edward L. COFFEE DOB 08/04/1881 in Shawnee Town, IL. He died on 08/08/1927
> in Los Angeles, CA (date unknown)
>
> Charles William COFFEE DOB 04/18/1885 in Elizabeth Town, IL. He died in
> Washington DC. (date unknown)
>
> Maude Evaline COFFEE DOB 04/23/1889 in Evansville, Indiana. She passed away
> in Los Angeles, CA approx... 1972. Maude had two children, a son that I
> only remember as Bud (Henderson I think) and a daughter Betty who married
> Robert Young of "Father knows Best" and "Marcus Welby", etc.. They had
> three daughters which I know nothing about.
>
> I have no other information of any of the above mentioned people. If anyone
> out there can help me in any way, I would really appreciate it. I am really
> at a DEAD END until I can locate some information on some of them.
> Joanne Coffee/Benderman jajo(a)bhil.com
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My ggfather was William Henry COFFEE DOB: 02/02/1871 in Waynborough, TN
(not sure of the spelling of the town) he married Elizabeth Nazareth HICKMAN
DOB 07/15/1856 in Wayne County TN. She passed away 07/28/1933 in Los
Angeles, CA. William Henry Coffee passed away October 2, 1891 in
Evansville, Indiana.
William and Elizabeth had 6 children:
Laura Gertrude COFFEE DOB 11/21/1872 in La Grange, TN. she passed away July
28, 1899 in Evansville, Indiana
George Washington COFFEE DOB 08/18/1874 in Rome, Georgia. He spent some
time in Sawtelle Vets Hospital in Los Angeles, CA and he lived either in
Bakersfield, or Taft, CA date he passed away is unknown.
Harry L. COFFEE DOB 09/21/1877 in South Pittsburg, TN. He died in Keyport,
New Jersey (date unknown)
Edward L. COFFEE DOB 08/04/1881 in Shawnee Town, IL. He died on 08/08/1927
in Los Angeles, CA (date unknown)
Charles William COFFEE DOB 04/18/1885 in Elizabeth Town, IL. He died in
Washington DC. (date unknown)
Maude Evaline COFFEE DOB 04/23/1889 in Evansville, Indiana. She passed away
in Los Angeles, CA approx... 1972. Maude had two children, a son that I
only remember as Bud (Henderson I think) and a daughter Betty who married
Robert Young of "Father knows Best" and "Marcus Welby", etc.. They had
three daughters which I know nothing about.
I have no other information of any of the above mentioned people. If anyone
out there can help me in any way, I would really appreciate it. I am really
at a DEAD END until I can locate some information on some of them.
Joanne Coffee/Benderman jajo(a)bhil.com
I am searching for any descendants of CAREY COFFEY and CASSIE LOHNES
daughter of Corinna Pearman McCoy Lohnes--born in Dewitt, Arkansas Co Ar,
Cassie was born abt 1868 in Ark Co. (Or any one connected to this family)
Need help with this one---
Sue Perry
COMSU(a)Aol.Com
Had a fellow alert me yesterday to a fantastic search engine. I put in my
search for my family name as: Coffey family and got a host of links back in
about 4 seconds! I then tried other names I was researching with the same
fast results.
http://www.infind.com/infind/infind.exe
Enjoy.
Tim Stowell
Coffey-L, Coffey-D list moderator
"THE 1790 CENSUS: A BRIEF HISTORY"
by Loretto D. Szucs
In March 1790, President Washington signed the first census act.
The census was first taken to determine the apportioning for
congressional representation and it is the primary reason for
taking the modern-day census. Thomas Jefferson, who was Secretary
of State at the time, sent a copy of the law to each of the 17
U.S. marshals and instructed them to take the census. On August
2, 1790, 208 years ago Sunday, the census began.
The Constitution that was ratified in 1787 called for a census
every 10 years of all "Persons, excluding Indians not taxed: for
the purpose of appropriating seats in the House of
Representatives and assessing direct federal taxes. Indians not
taxed were not living in the settled areas. In later years,
American Indians everywhere were considered part of the total
population, but they were not included in the apportionment
figures until 1940.
The first census act asked the marshals to distinguish in their
counts between free white males 16 years of age or older and
those under 16. This would allow the government some measure of
the country's industrial and military potential should a war or
other uprising occur.
Aside from putting down the names of family heads, the marshals
then were asked only to count the number of free white
females--without any age distribution--and all other free persons
regardless of race, or gender and slaves.
>From the beginning the census law had teeth. Anyone refusing to
answer was liable to a $20 fine, to be split between the
marshals' assistants and the government. Each assistant also had
to post a copy of his census return--usually on whatever paper he
could find in two public places in his assigned area. Presumably,
everyone could see it there and call discrepancies or omissions
to the attention of those who mattered.
In the earliest years of census taking, the enumerator's job
wasn't an especially easy one. The highest pay rate, $1 for 50
persons barely covered expenses of buying paper and supplies and
traveling around to do the actual count. It was an especially
expensive proposition where settlers were scattered over the
countryside.
Likewise, cooperation was often difficult to obtain from people
suspicious of any government representative and people were
especially wary of anything that might mean being taxed.
The marshals were supposed to finish the census within 9 months
of the Census day or by May 1, 1791. Although most of the returns
were in long before the deadline, Congress had to extend it
finally until March 1, 1792. By that time some of the people who
were counted hadn't even been around in 1790, and others who were
present for the first months of the count had possibly died or
moved away.
Nevertheless, the marshals and their assistants counted 3.9
million people in the U.S. for 1790.
Since there were no telephones and no reliable mail service, the
only way to gather information with any hope of accuracy was to
canvass door to door. At each dwelling he visited, the assistant
marshal was required to write down only one name--that of the
head of the house. The law defined the head as the master,
mistress, steward, overseer, or other principal person. Then,
only numbers were recorded for others in that household.
The need to distinguish between the numbers of slaves and free
individuals was critical for compliance with another agreement
reached in the Constitutional Convention. The touchy question of
whether and how to include slaves in the census count had been
settled by an agreement called the "three-fifths compromise."
Each slave, for purposes of apportionment, was counted as
three-fifths of a whole person. The only individuals completely
exempt by law from being counted in the census were Indians who
did not live in settled areas or pay taxes.
The census is about the only kind of record available that
connects a family as an entire unit. And the information in the
census is largely unduplicated in other records created by
various levels of government. Over the years the original purpose
of this people count has been expanded to include the gathering
of data for various statistical uses, which has progressively
increased the value of the census.
The job of gathering census information was fraught with
obstacles and pitfalls. Besides having to buy their own paper and
pens, boundaries were rarely precise or well marked, making it
difficult for an assistant marshal to know for sure where his
geographic area of responsibility began or ended.
We also have to remember the time period. Most of the United
States was a landscape of small villages and isolated scattered
farms. The only means of transportation was by wretched roads and
rugged terrain, sometimes only by boat, making the task nearly
impossible in some cases.
Keep in mind that the men employed in this challenging task were
not necessarily motivated or qualified for the job--a job that
was characterized by low pay, potentially difficult working
conditions, and frequently demanding travel. Wages were terrible.
Add to that a vicious dog or household head, and the job was
pretty near impossible.
An assistant marshal who followed the customary pattern of
seeking out families in his district might arrive at an isolated
farm after a long and difficult journey only to find no one at
home to answer his six simple questions. He then had to decide
whether to come back another day or fall back on other resources,
such as asking neighbors to find out what little they knew about
their neighbors. Or sometimes he might even have been tempted to
venture a guess at the right data. Respondents sometimes lied to
the assistant marshal, or just plainly refused to cooperate.
Some new Americans had religious objections to complying with a
census. The Old Testament described in two different places how
King David, by ordering a count of the people of Israel, incurred
the wrath of the Lord, who sent pestilence upon Israel; and there
fell of Israel seventy thousand men. Fear of violating this
Biblical injunction against enumerating the population had been a
stumbling block during the colonial period and it continued for
years.
Recognizing the greater problems involved in taking a headcount,
the federal government at least provided for different
compensation scales in counting the inhabitants of the
hinterland. Assistant marshals responsible for cities of 5,000 or
more were paid $1 for every 150 people counted, and those
assigned to the most remote frontier regions received a dollar
for as few as every 50 people counted.
The 1790 census is incomplete. Schedules are missing for several
states, and counties of some states. There are some compilations
that infer that the census records for missing states and smaller
units have been reconstructed. It's a little misleading because
most of these lists have been created from tax lists. They still
have value in placing people in a place and a time, but they
shouldn't be mistaken for census records.
Despite the inaccuracies, the census is one of the most valuable
tools available to genealogists. Being aware of these
inaccuracies can keep us from being led down the wrong path by
assuming the information is correct, and allows us to use these
records as road signs that guide us to other, more accurate
documentation.
Tim Stowell tstowell(a)mccallie.org
The McCallie School 423.493.5604 (voice)
Chattanooga, TN 37404 423.493.5656 (fax)
I am seeking any information as to the parents of Benjamin Coffey and his wife
Candis W. Coffey(Candis was a Coffey prior to her marriage to Benjamin)
Benjamin and Candis Coffey were married January 28, 1836, Nelson County,
Virginia. The bondsman for this marriage was Edmond F. Coffey.
Descendants of Benjamine J. Coffey
1 Benjamine J. Coffey b: Abt. 1812 in Nelson county, Virginia d: Unknown in
Nelson County, Virginia
. +Candis W. Coffey b: Abt. 1814 in Nelson County, Virginia d: Unknown in
Nelson County, Virginia m: January 28, 1836 in Nelson County, Virginia
2 George Washinton Coffey b: June 20, 1858 d: August 26, 1937 in Virginia
... +Mary Emma Saunders b: October 30, 1868 d: August 10, 1952 in Virginia
. 3 W. Lunsford Coffey b: March 24, 1885 d: October 16, 1930 in Virginia
..... +Claudie C. b: April 09, 1888 d: March 16, 1978 in Virginia
. 3 Annie Louise Coffey b: 1888 in Virginia d: 1925 in Nelson County,
Virginia
..... +William Howell Spencer b: September 02, 1879 in Nelson County,
Virginia d: January 05, 1952 in Nelson County, Virginia m: December 27, 1906
in Pelham, N.C.
. 3 Ernest L. Coffey b: October 30, 1898 in Virginia d: December 15, 1961 in
Nelson County, Virginia
. 3 Raymond Coffey b: November 16, 1903 in Virginia d: July 27, 1961 in
Nelson County, Virginia
. 3 Mary E. Coffey b: Unknown
. 3 George C. Coffey b: Unknown
. 3 Robert E. Coffey b: Unknown
. 3 Ruby O. Coffey b: Unknown
. 3 Blanch Coffey b: Unknown
2 Caroline Elizabeth Coffey b: Unknown in Nelson County, Virginia d:
Unknown
... +John Nelson Adams b: Unknown d: Unknown m: December 20, 1881
. 3 Ella Florence Adams b: Unknown d: Unknown
..... +Clinton Herbert Wright b: Unknown d: Unknown
Thanks,
Sam Shelton