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Hi there list members,
We're the Coffee's cups from Ohio, just begining our Out There On The Limb Somewhere Search,
some of our cousins are Coffey's. Haven't been able to find out why this is, some say it was missed
spelled on the birth cert. and just didn't change it. Stop by to say Hello to Joe Coffee Sr
Dear Coffey Cousins,
Here's a list of currently free databases available at
www.ancestry.com
You might want to check this site once a week as
they put up new ones all the time.
Enjoy,
Cal
Arkansas Marriages, 1863-1900
·
Tennessee Civil War Regimental Histories
·
Chesterfield County, Virginia Births, 1860-72
·
Malay Mail (Malaysia), Obituaries, 1999
·
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Directories, 1889-1892
These tips need repeating every now and then as new
people join the fun of genealogy.
1. DATES
Dates can be very confusing depending on what part of the
world you live. We use the format of month/day/year. In
other parts of the globe you will find a day/month/year
format.
In Genealogy it is essential to write out the month or
use an abbreviation for the month instead of a number.
6/12/1903 can be read as 6 June or Dec 6. The only way to
be certain is to write out the month or use an abbreviation
instead of a number.
2. MAIDEN NAME
In genealogical research woman are reffered by their
maiden name only. If the maiden name is not known
then the surname is left blank.
Elizabeth C Boyd and Elzabeth A. Coffey are the same person;
my mother. I will never find a birth record for this Elizabeth C Boyd.
Use maiden names only in all your records and queries and you will
have less confusion and more success.
Yours,
Cal
Cal Boyd, Genealogist, House of Boyd Society
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Yours Aye,
Cal
Looking for any info Coffey's that were in Jefferson County Kansas between
1858 and 1900. Specifically looking for descendants of John A Coffey (bd Feb
22 1820 Ireland, dd Oct 7 1906 Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas) married
(Sep 10 1850 Wayne County, PA) to Elizabeth Welsh (bd Apr 8 1831 Ireland, dd
Oct 15 1902 Rock Creek, Jefferson County, Kansas).
Would love to share any and all info on this family.
Rod Fields
6/2/39 1:33 PM, HARRY, GRACE at geejayh(a)psci.net wrote:
> Hi list--I am descended from Ananias Coffey and Jane
> Hindman by his son John married to Martha Gray in Warrick
> County Indiana. At least I think that this is right.
> John and Martha had several children including a son
> Ananias who married Mary Skelton and one of their
> children was James Thomas who is my grandfather(now
> deceased). The story in my family that I hear is that
> John after living in Indiana and had several children
> left and was never heard of again--but apparently
> turned up in Kentucky and remarried several years later.
> I sure would like to hear if anyone has any information
> about this John. My local library has a booklet about
> Hindman's. I will be happy to exchange any information
> about the Coffey's that I have. My family also are
> supposed to descend from Chesley Coffey and Jane
> Cleveland.
Grace,
I have a son John David b. 1821 s/o Ananias and Jane HINDMAN COFFEY
m. (1) Julia KEMP (2) Sereptia CHAMBERS. Is this the same John?
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______________________________
Dear List Members,
Are you thinking criminals here? There's more to police
records than criminal activity.
They applications of those who want to join the force.
Missing person files should prove interesting as well.
You probably have to go to the police deptartment
yourself or have someone go for you. BUT
I did a search of "police records" and had over 7,000
hits. I used www.google.com.
At www.ussc.alltheweb.com there were over 11,000
responses.
That should keep one busy for awhile :)
Just another rock to look under in our research.
Cal
Hello Listers,
On April 9th I entered the querie to see if all the Coffey's are only in the
US. I never see many from Ireland. I received 12 replys and sadly enough
not too many can give me much information for "the other side".
My ancestor was Dr. Richard Coffey b in Dublin abt 1816 married Mary HUNT in
Cappawhite in 1840 went to Montreal about 1848 and died of cholera in
Montreal in 1851.
I want to thank all those who responded.
Margaret REED Cape Cod USA
Hello : Lorenzo Coffey born Ireland [ R. C. ] ,died 1754 Barnston PQ Canada and wife Ann R. Caroll born Ireland and buried at StJames Church [ church of England ] in East Hatley PQ. Canada . A son Patrick Coffey, [ married Julia Ann Hagar of Mass. ], born Ireland 1824 , son John Coffey [ Married Mary Adelaid Minor 1861 in Hatley PQ Canada] ,born 1832 and son Thomas Coffey [ married Hannah Hagar of Waltham Mass.], born 1839 in Barnston PQ. Canada , and possibly a daughter Mary Coffey who married John Fleming. [ family must have originally came from Ireland 1824--1832 ]
My wife and I had the good fortune to visit Ireland in 1998 and visit a little town called ROSS CARBERRY ,near Cork . WILL THERE WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT AND TAKE PICTURES OF ONE OF THE SEVEN COFFEY CASTLE REMAINS ON THE OCEAN AT GALLEY HEAD . What a spot! on the Galley Head Stone fortress walls the remains of a Stone tower , steps caved into the cliff one the ocean .
The name Coffey , from the Irish Cobhthaigh or Cobhthach , meaning victorious . Coffey may have descended from Cobhthaidh Fionn " The Fair Haired victor "who was living in County Cork Ireland in 600 A.D.He was a descendent from The the son of Breogham the King of Spain the story goes . Will worth anyone's visit .
Best wishes Fay and Esther COFFEY Young
Joanne:
Just out of curiosity, what was the religion of your Thomas Coffey?
MIC
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Family Tree Book Company
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-----Original Message-----
From: JOANNE NORTON (by way of Tim Stowell <tstowell(a)chattanooga.net>)
<JNORTON720(a)msn.com>
To: COFFEY-L(a)rootsweb.com <COFFEY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Monday, April 10, 2000 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [COFFEY] Coffey's from Ireland
>My Coffeys came from County Westmeath,Ireland. Thomas Coffey came over
>around 1860 and settled in NY. He was a laborer first, then a fireman for
>New York City. He eventually helped bring his brother Matthew who had 11
>children and his brother Christopher. He also assisted numerous nephews and
>nieces.
>
>I am just getting acquainted with some of the descendants of the Westmeath
>Coffeys.
>
>JoAnne
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <MReed94439(a)aol.com>
>To: <COFFEY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 9:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [COFFEY] Coffey's from Ireland
>
>
>> Are all the COFFEY'S from the US? Are there no others that come from
>Ireland?
>>
>> Margaret
>>
>
>______________________________
Given the Kentucky theme that is going on, I thought that I would check and see if anyone has any info on the following Coffeys in Russell Co., KY.
My great grandmother was Ida Coffey, born on Nov. 28, 1878 and married William Mark Brown.
According to the birth records, her parents were Sidney Coffey, born about 1846, and Frances George (in the marriage books she is listed as Frances Brown in one entry and Frances George in the certificate). Frances was born in Iowa (according to the birth records) and she was living in Craycroft, Adair Co., Ky in the 1920s (based on a letter requesting a widows pension that was in Sidney's Civil war pension application file). That letter also indicated that Sidney died around 1911. One slight discrepancy in this is that on her marriage info, her father was listed as Shelby Coffey, a brother of Sidney's, but an older relative told me that they remembered hearing her speak of an Uncle Shelby and that Sidney was her
father's name. Shelby moved to Indiana and then to Oklahoma and listed only one child, Mary Susan Coffey, in his pension application. She had a sister named Hettie (possibly a half sister) and a sister named Mary C. Coffey.
Based on census records, I believe Sidney's parents to be Jackson Coffey, born abt. 1819 and married to a Sarah C. (surname not known). Also in the household in 1850 were: Shelby, b. abt. 1844; Willis A. b. abt. 1841 in Alabama; Mary H. b. abt 1841; and Jane, b. abt. 1844. On the 1850 census, several other Coffey households are listed with theirs - following Jackson's household was that of Hester Coffey, age 74 and b. in NC, then that of Franklin Coffey. On the previous page were Martin (I believe), Allen, and Willis A. Coffey's households. Since on of the children in Jackson's household was named Willis A. I think that there must be some connections between these households but don't know what. Any information on this
line would be deeply appreciated....
Gary
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Gary L. Flanagan
P.O. Box 263
Morehead, KY 40351
http://flanaganfamily.tripod.com
gflanagan(a)kih.net
Please unsuscribe me. Thank you.
Kaye
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>The Genealogy "How-To" Guide is a great companion for your
>family research. It contains addresses and information about
>hundreds of archives and libraries that both beginner and
>experienced researchers will find useful. It also has step-by-step
>instructions for locating different types of family information
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I have seen a great deal of Coffey in Kentucky info lately. I am related to these people as well. My great-grandmother was Margaret C. Coffey (Stephens). She was born March 26, 1867 and died in 1948 in Russell County. Her father was John A. Coffey (9/22/1835-9/17/1919). She also had a brother named John C. Coffey (8/22/1860-6/20/1943). The "C" middle initial stood for Cleveland. I have a book by Marvin Coffey about the Coffey family which has a section on the Cleaveland/Cleveland family (can't find the book right now). Anyway, I am wondering how these people fit together. It seems to me that there must be a connection because of the middle name. Is anyone familiar with this book and maybe know a connection?
Linda
Dear Coffey Cousins,
The Coffey surname originated in Ireland as O'Coffey.
Coffee is a spelling variant.
I don't have a copy of the book that I found the information
nor can I recall the name. However, I will have access to
it at the Scottish Games in Woodland CA on 28-29 of
April. I will copy the entry to post ot the list.
I can tell you that the name in Gaelic is almost twice
as long and that I can't spell it without looking :)
The progenitors are from County Cork and surrounds.
Quick lesson in Heraldry. NO family has a coat of arms.
NEVER. A coat of arms belongs to one person and one
person only. The identity has been lost of the owner of the
coat of arms that is being bandied about as that of
the Coffey "Family." A coat of arms is personal property.
Today we have personalized license plates. Would you take
the plates off of someones car and put them on your car
just because you like them? Of course not. It's illegal
and will get you in trouble and in some areas of the world
you could end up in trouble displaying someone elses
coat of arms as yours.
That said we know that the original owner of the "Coffey
Coat of Arms" has some connection with nobility as it
has ermine. Ermine is used by nobles on their arms.
The heraldrc description goes something like this:
On a Vert a fesse ermine, three Irish cups, or.
Translation: On a Green field a strip of ermine across
the center with three gold Irish cups.
It is difficult to draw fur so in heraldry fur is given a
"pattern" and when you see that pattern you know it
refers to a specific fur.
OK while I'm at it here, Likewise silver and gold are
hard to draw so they are given "colors" White for
silver and yellow for gold. So, when you see a drawing
of a coat of arms in color white means silver and yellow
means gold.
To be sure just read the discription. You will see the
words argent or or. Argent means silver and or means
gold.
To sum things up the surname (O)Coffey is Irish no matter
where you are born.
Cal
Cal Boyd, Genealogist, House of Boyd Society
www.geocities.com/hob311http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~housboyd/welcome.html
4/10/00 2:04 AM, PATTIBATES(a)aol.com at PATTIBATES(a)aol.com wrote:
Thanks Patti,
I had forgotten about the Coffee web site since my computer crashed.
Your cousin,
Norma
> Hi, Cheryl and Norma,
>
> My husband is descended from Chesley and Jane Cleveland Coffey's son, Chesley
> Coffey, Jr.
> He was born 19 Nov 1755 and died 18 Sept 1818 in Maury County, TN. He married
> Mary Baldwin and had a daughter, Felicia, who married James Turnbo. Their
> son, Andrew J. Turnbo, married Sarah Ann Spain and eventually moved to Texas.
> Their daughter, Margaret Turnbo, was my husband's maternal grandmother.
>
> Have you seen the following website, which presents an interesting suggested
> link to Edward Coffey and details the path of the Coffeys from VA to NC and
> KY? <A HREF="http://web2.airmail.net/ldystang/gen/coffee.html">Coffee Family</
> A>
>
> Patti Bates
<< I have a Francis Coffey who married James King Powell in Russell Co, Ky on
13 Jan 1881. >>
There are many Frances/Francis Coffeys listed in the Coffey Cousins
Newsletter index, but nothing on a James King Powell - many other Powells,
but not this one. Sorry
<<Does your research show
anything on Jane HINDMAN and/or her parents, Alexander HINDMAN and Mary
BOYD?>>
More luck on Hindman:
HINDMAN, ALEXANDER, f/o JANE
HINDMAN, JANE (COFFEY), dau/o ALEXANDER w/o ANANIAS mthr/o JOHN DAVID b.1781
VA m.1809 KY,
A few Boyds, but no Mary.
Cheryl
charris575(a)aol.com
I have a Francis Coffey who married James King Powell in Russell Co, Ky on 13 Jan 1881. she was my gggrandmother. I don't know anything about her other than this. I think she died around 1890/ 92 because James remarried iin Sept of 1892. Does anyone know anything about Francis? She has been one of my brick walls.
Thanks,
Debbie Nation
gnation(a)caprok.net
My Coffeys came from County Westmeath,Ireland. Thomas Coffey came over
around 1860 and settled in NY. He was a laborer first, then a fireman for
New York City. He eventually helped bring his brother Matthew who had 11
children and his brother Christopher. He also assisted numerous nephews and
nieces.
I am just getting acquainted with some of the descendants of the Westmeath
Coffeys.
JoAnne
----- Original Message -----
From: <MReed94439(a)aol.com>
To: <COFFEY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [COFFEY] Coffey's from Ireland
> Are all the COFFEY'S from the US? Are there no others that come from
Ireland?
>
> Margaret
>