Descendants of James Coffelt (James and Children, only)
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES2 COFFELT (GEORGE1)1 was born Abt. 1804 in , , , Tennessee, and
died Mar 1838 in <prob. Clay, Indiana>2. He married NANCY HICKS3 Abt. 1823
in , , <Clay> Indiana, daughter of ROBERT HICKS and SARAH JORDAN. She was
born Abt. 1800 in North Carolina, and died Bet. 1875 - 1880 in Turkey Creek,
Bourbon, Kansas4.
More About JAMES COFFELT:
Census: 1830, , ,Clay, Indiana
More About NANCY HICKS:
Burial: Turkey Cr. Cem., Bourbon, Kansas
Census: 02 Nov 1840, Jackson, Owen, IN age 40-50 Ch. 2m 3f
Census 2: 1850, age 53, Morgan, Owen Co., IN
Census 3: 1875, <Bourbon> Kansas age 865
Fact: 1872, Charles Marquiss: submitted an affadavit for Nancy Coffelt Sr.
from Jasper Co., MO6
Children of JAMES COFFELT and NANCY HICKS are:
2. i. GEORGE W.3 COFFELT, b. 25 Sep 1824, Bowling Green, Clay, Indiana; d.
28 Oct 1884, Blue Mound, Linn , Kansas.
3. ii. LYDIA M. COFFELT, b. 15 Mar 1828, Bowling Green, Clay , Indiana; d.
16 Dec 1857, Ladoga, Taylor, Iowa.
4. iii. MAHALA E. COFFELT, b. 10 Mar 1832, Bowling Green, Clay , Indiana;
d. 16 Oct 1916, Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
iv. JOHN ROBERT COFFELT, b. 1834, , , , Indiana; d. 31 May 1864, Dallas,
Paulding, Georgia.
More About JOHN ROBERT COFFELT:
Census: 29 Oct 1850, Jackson, Owen, Indiana, age 17 HH Isaac Bolin
Fact: 31 May 1864, Civil War: Killed in Battle
5. v. NANCY COFFELT, b. 1838, , , Owen, Indiana; d. Aft. 1880, <Uniontown,
Bourbon, Kansas?><Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa?>.
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE W.3 COFFELT (JAMES2, GEORGE1) was born 25 Sep 1824 in Bowling
Green, Clay, Indiana7, and died 28 Oct 1884 in Blue Mound, Linn , Kansas7.
He married MARY FRANCES NASELROD 09 Oct 1856 in Goosecreek, Piatt, Illinois,
daughter of GEORGE NASELROAD and PHOEBE COFFMAN. She was born 22 Feb 1842 in
Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana7, and died 29 Oct 1921 in Blue Mound, Linn ,
Kansas7.
More About GEORGE W. COFFELT:
Burial: Turkey Cr. Cem., Bourbon, Kansas
Census: 17 Oct 1850, Jackson, Owen, Indiana, age 20 HH Wilson W. Wright
Census 3: 1870, 468 Marion, Bourbon, Kansas
Census 4: 1880, Marion, Bourbon, KS age 49
More About MARY FRANCES NASELROD:
Census: 23 Oct 1850, Clinton , Vermillion, Indiana age 7
Census 2: 1880, Marion, Bourbon, KS age 38
Fact: Had 8 children : Joy Taurus4153
Marriage Notes for GEORGE COFFELT and MARY NASELROD:
MARY NASELROD
Spouse: GEORGE COFFEEN
Marriage: 9 Oct 1856
Piatt, Illinois
Children of GEORGE COFFELT and MARY NASELROD are:
i. ISADORA4 COFFELT7, b. 16 Jul 1858, Goosecreek, Piatt, Illinois7; d.
25 Jan 1883, Uniontown, Bourbon, Kansas7; m. JOHN C. STARK, 04 Jul 1880,
Uniontown, Bourbon, Kansas7; b. 18578; d. 1938, UnionTown, Bourbon, Kansas8.
More About ISADORA COFFELT:
Burial: Turkey Creek Cem., Bourbon, Kansas
ii. CHARLES WOODRUFF COFFELT9, b. 22 Feb 1861, Goosecreek, Piatt,
Illinois9; d. 21 Nov 1928, Stockton, Sacramento, California9; m. ELLA LUVERNA
HALTOM9, 11 Sep 1884, , , Piatt, Illinois9; b. 11 Jan 1868, , , Piatt,
Illinois; d. 03 Mar 1932, <Stockton, Sacramento, California>.
iii. NANCY ANNA COFFELT, b. 1863, , , Piatt, Illinois9; d. 11 Jan
1893, Blue Mound, Linn , Kansas9; m. ANDREW J. CHARLES9, 11 May 1882,
Kansas9; b. 16 Sep 1855, Near Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee10; d. 12 Sep
1931, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas.
iv. WILLIAM HARRISON COFFELT11, b. 04 Feb 1866, Uniontown, Bourbon,
Kansas11; d. 23 Jun 1920, Blue Mound, Linn , Kansas11; m. MARTHA HELEN
VAUGHT11, 07 Feb 1891, Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas11; b. 15 Jun 1872, , ,
Pulaski, Kentucky12; d. 10 Jun 1919, Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas12.
v. DANIEL SIMEON COFFELT13, b. 07 Sep 1868, Fort Scott, Bourbon,
Kansas13; d. 23 Oct 1934, Blue Mound, Linn , Kansas13; m. ELIZABETH AURELA
FORRESTER13, 03 Jul 1895, Mound City, Linn, Kansas13; b. 03 Jul 1875,
Kansas14; d. 10 May 1977, Osawatomie, , Kansas15.
vi. ISAAC NEWTON COFFELT16, b. 18 Jul 1872, , , Bourbon, Kansas16; d. 21
Apr 1929, Stockton, Sacramento, California16; m. BERTHA VIOLA MARKHAM16, 17
Jan 1897, Kansas16; b. 06 May 1877, Wichita, , Kansas17; d. 23 Sep 1964,
Stockton, Sacramento, California17.
vii. PHOEBE MAY COFFELT18, b. 1874, , , Bourbon, Kansas18; d. 23 Oct
1934, Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas19; m. HIRAM N. CASE20, 11 Jan 1891, Blue
Mound, Linn, Kansas20; b. 1871, Kansas21; d. Bet. 1903 - 196221.
More About PHOEBE MAY COFFELT:
Census: 1880, Marion, Bourbon, KS age 6
3. LYDIA M.3 COFFELT (JAMES2, GEORGE1) was born 15 Mar 1828 in Bowling
Green, Clay , Indiana, and died 16 Dec 1857 in Ladoga, Taylor, Iowa. She
married JAMES ALLAN HICKS 11 Mar 1852 in , , Owen, Indiana, son of WILEY
HICKS and RHODA HOLDERNESS. He was born 06 Jun 1830 in Georgia, and died 19
Nov 1887 in Dallas, Taylor, Iowa.
More About LYDIA M. COFFELT:
Burial: Ladoga Cem., Taylor, Iowa
Fact: 16 Dec 1857, Hicks, Lydia M., wife of J.A., 21y 9m 1d
More About JAMES ALLAN HICKS:
Burial: Washington Twp. Cem., Taylor, Iowa
Fact: 19 Nov 1887, Hicks, J.A., 57y 5m 13d
Military service: Co H 16th Ia Inf: #542 Taylor County veteran's list
Children of LYDIA COFFELT and JAMES HICKS are:
i. ELIZABETH4 HICKS, b. 12 Jan 1853, , ,Owen, Indiana.
ii. N. G. HICKS, b. Abt. 1855.
iii. SEYMOUR C. HICKS, b. Abt. 1857.
4. MAHALA E.3 COFFELT (JAMES2, GEORGE1) was born 10 Mar 1832 in Bowling
Green, Clay , Indiana, and died 16 Oct 1916 in Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
She married SAMUEL SHAFER 24 Feb 1853 in , , Owen, Indiana. He was born 1829
in , , Tuscarawas, Ohio, and died 1885 in Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
More About MAHALA E. COFFELT:
Burial: 1916, Goose Cr. Cem., Piatt, Illinois
Census: 15 Oct 1850, Jackson, Owen, Indiana, age18 Living w Wm Reynolds age
71, Amy Reynolds age 68
Fact: 16 Oct 1916, 84y 7m 6d w/o Samuel Shaffer d/o James & Nancy HICKS
COFFELT
More About SAMUEL SHAFER:
Census: 1860, Sangamon Twp., Piatt, IL age 30 b: OH
Census 1: 1870, Sangamon Twp., Piatt, IL age 40 b: OH
Children of MAHALA COFFELT and SAMUEL SHAFER are:
i. MARY E.4 SHAFER, b. 1854, Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
More About MARY E. SHAFER:
Census: 1860, Sangamon Twp., Piatt, IL age 6 b: IL
ii. NANCY SHAFER, b. 1856, Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
More About NANCY SHAFER:
Census: 1860, Sangamon Twp., Piatt, IL age 4 b: IL
iii. JOHN K. SHAFER, b. 1858, Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
More About JOHN K. SHAFER:
Census: 1860, Sangamon Twp., Piatt, IL age 2 b: IL
iv. CLARINDA SHAFER, b. 1860, Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois.
More About CLARINDA SHAFER:
Census: 1870, Sangamon Twp., Piatt, IL age10 b: IL
v. SUSAN SHAFER, b. 1862, Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois.
vi. AMANDA B. SHAFFER, b. 28 Mar 1866, Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois; d. 05
Oct 1871, Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
vii. CHARLES SHAFER, b. 1869, Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois.
viii. EMMA SHAFFER, b. 29 Jul 1871, Sangamon, Piatt, Illinois; d. 14
Apr 1872, Goose Creek, Piatt, Illinois.
5. NANCY3 COFFELT (JAMES2, GEORGE1) was born 1838 in , , Owen, Indiana, and
died Aft. 1880 in <Uniontown, Bourbon, Kansas?><Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa?>.
She married SIMEON KESNER 04 Sep 1856 in Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, son of
BENJAMIN KESNER and MARGARET COFFMAN. He was born 1834 in , ,Pendleton, West
Virginia, and died 16 Jun 1888 in Jerico Springs, Cedar, Missouri.
More About NANCY COFFELT:
Census1: 02 Nov 1840, Jackson, Owen, Indiana, age und 5
Census 2: 29 Oct 1850, Morgan, Owen, Indiana age 12 HH Isaac Bolin
Census 3: 1860, Monticello, Piatt, IL age 21
Census 4: 17 Jun 1880, Marion, Bourbon, Kansas, age 42
More About SIMEON KESNER:
Burial: Brasher Cem., Jerico Springs, Cedar, Missouri
Census 1: 1840, Should be in WV still need to find him
Census 2: 23 Oct 1850, Clinton , Vermillion, Indiana age 16 HH Benj. Kesner
Census 3: 1860, KISNER SIMEON Piatt County IL 105 Monticello Township
Census 4: 1870, Monticello, Piatt, IL age 24
Census 5: 17 Jun 1880, age 46 Marion, Bourbon, Kansas ED29-28-41
Military service: Bet. 11 Aug 1862 - 21 Jun 1865, Illinois Co. C 107th
Infantry
Marriage Notes for NANCY COFFELT and SIMEON KESNER:
Illinois Marriage Record
CASNER, SIMEON COFELT, NANCY PIATT 09/04/1856 00A/0014
Children of NANCY COFFELT and SIMEON KESNER are:
i. HARRIET ELLEN4 KESNER, b. 23 Sep 1857, Monticello, Piatt, Illinois;
d. 13 Sep 1912, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa22; m. JAMES ROBERT DYER22, Abt.
1877; b. Abt. 1846 <Son of Luke DYER & Olive HICKS DYER>
ii. JOHN HENRY KESNER22, b. 08 Aug 1862, Monticello, Piatt, Illinois; d.
02 Oct 1932, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa22; m. ELIZA CLARISA ASHBY22, 23 Dec
1890, Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa22; b. 31 Jan 1868, Tama, Tama, Iowa; d. 20 Apr
1917, Sioux City, Sioux, Iowa.
iii. GEORGE PERRY KESNER, b. Mar 1866, Marion Twp, Bourbon, Kansas; d.
18 Feb 1932, Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska; m. IDA MERCINA WOODS, 07 Aug 1889,
Emerson, Dakota, Nebraska22; b. 22 Nov 1867, Wisconsin; d. 10 Dec 1945, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
More About GEORGE PERRY KESNER:
Burial: Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska
Census: 1880, age 14 b: KS
More About IDA MERCINA WOODS:
Burial: Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California23
iv. MARY BELLE KESNER, b. 1868, Marion, Bourbon, Kansas; m. THOMAS
DOUGLAS NICHOLS24, Abt. 1886; b. Abt. 1865.
More About MARY BELLE KESNER:
Census: 1880, age 12 b: KS
v. MARGARET ANNA KESNER, b. 23 Oct 1871, , , Dallas, Missouri; d. 24 Aug
1948, Sioux City, Dakota, Nebraska; m. JOHN THOMAS KNEPPER, 1888, , , Burt,
Nebraska; b. 10 Jun 1858, Indianapolis, , Indiana; d. 1932, Sioux City,
Dakota, Nebraska.
More About MARGARET ANNA KESNER:
Census: 1880, age 7 b: KS
Marriage Notes for MARGARET KESNER and JOHN KNEPPER:
Leanne Weise:
Marriage Notes for MARGARET KESNER and JOHN KNEPPER:
BURT COUNTY, NE MARRIAGES, Book Two
Feb 1882 - December 26, 1889
Kesner, Anna Knepper, J. T.
vi. JAMES NEWTON KESNER, b. 27 Nov 1872, Jerico, Cedar, Missouri; d. 22
Mar 1946, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa24; m. JOANNA MARIE ELLERBROEK24, Nov
1900; b. Abt. 1877.
More About JAMES NEWTON KESNER:
Census: 1880, age 8 b: KS
vii. CHARLES WILLIAM KESNER, b. 04 Jul 1875, Marion, Bourbon, Kansas;
d. 05 Mar 1946, Severy, Bourbon, Kansas; m. FANNIE DELLA LACEY, 31 Aug 1899;
b. 1881, Marion, Bourbon, Kansas.
More About CHARLES WILLIAM KESNER:
Census: 1880, age 5 b: KS
viii. ROBERT FULTON KESNER, b. 05 Oct 1878, UnionTown, Bourbon,
Kansas; d. 14 Jul 1939, Severy, Greenwood, Kansas; m. (1) EFFIE ELVIRA BACK,
14 Jan 1902, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa; b. 14 Jun 1876, Mitchell, Mitchell, Iowa;
d. 08 Jun 1976, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California; m. (2) HARRIET M.
JOHNSON, 16 Jan 1926, Eureka, Greenwood, Kansas; b. Abt. 1900.
More About ROBERT FULTON KESNER:
Burial: Kesner Cemetery, Leroy, Coffey Co., Kansas(?)
Census: 1880, age 2 b: KS
More About EFFIE ELVIRA BACK:
Burial: 10 Jun 1976, Skylawn Cem., San Mateo, CA
Census: 08 Jun 1880, Mitchell Twp., Mitchell, Iowa age 4 b: IA parent b: NY
Endnotes
1. Piatt County Historical & Genealogical Society, Goose Creek Township
Cemeteries, Piatt Co., IL, (Published Oct. 1985 Copyright of Piatt Co.,
Hist. & Gen. Soc.), 54.
2. Pension Record of John R. Coffelt.
3. W. S. Hicks son of William Hicks, gson of Jacob Hicks, ggson of Robert
Hicks, Letter from W. S. Hicks to D. V. Langdon 6 Jan 1900, (Hustad, Iowas 6
Jan 1900), 54, Marquiss/PiattCemetery, Row 10 Samuel SHAFFER b: 1829 d: 1885
(Civil War)Mahala E. SHAFFER b: 1832 (Bowling Green, IN) d: 16 Oct 191684 y 7
m 6d (w/o Samuel, d/o James & Nancy HICKS COFFELT). .
4. Piatt County Historical & Genealogical Society, Goose Creek Township
Cemeteries, Piatt Co., IL, (Published Oct. 1985 Copyright of Piatt Co.,
Hist. & Gen. Soc.), Marquiss/Piatt Cemetery, Row 10 Samuel SHAFFER b: 1829 d:
1885 (Civil War)Mahala E. SHAFFER b: 1832 (Bowling Green, IN) d: 16 Oct
191684 y 7 m 6d (w/o Samuel, d/o James & Nancy HICKS COFFELT). .
5. Coffelt/Kesner Researcher: Carrol Coffelt Miser, Don & Carrol Miser.
6. Coffelt/Kesner Researcher: Chris Wolff, Charles Marquiss: submitted an
affadavit for Nancy Coffelt Sr. from Jasper Co., MO in 1872.
7. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
8. Wanda Polyniak.
9. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
10. Wanda Polyniak.
11. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
12. Wanda Polyniak.
13. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
14. Wanda Polyniak.
15. Shirley Langdon Wilcox.
16. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
17. Shirley Langdon Wilcox.
18. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
19. Shirley Langdon Wilcox.
20. Nasalroad, Nesselrodt Researcher, Joy Gunn: Taurus4153.
21. Shirley Langdon Wilcox.
22. Merlin Duane Campbell.
23. Leanne Weiss.
24. Merlin Duane Campbell.