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Daniel Rufus Coffey 1846–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 August 1846

Birth Location: Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 November 1921

Death Location: Alto, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Duff

Spouse(s): Sallie Black, Mildred (Lawman)

Children(s): Nancy Coffey, Early Coffey, Talmadge Coffey, Robert Coffey, Helen Coffey, Farrow Sr, Ella Coffey, Myrtle Coffey, Massie Coffey, Alice Wood, Cora Coffey, Bascom Coffey, Mary Coffey, Daisy Clark, Amon Coffey, Melissa Coffey

Daniel Rufus Coffey was born in 1846 in Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of John Jack W Coffey Sr And Elizabeth Susan Betsy Duff. In 1850, Daniel Rufus Coffey resided in Eastern, Amherst, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Daniel Rufus Coffey resided in , Amherst, Virginia, USA. Daniel Rufus Coffey married Mildred Lauman Lawman, Sallie Cole Black, and had children including Alice Loving Coffey Wood, Amon Parrish Coffey, Bascom Walker Coffey, Cora Lee Coffey, Daisy M Clark, Early Brown Coffey, Ella Rue Coffey, Farrow Lawton Coffey Sr, Helen Mcclung Coffey, Mary Melissa Coffey, Massie Coffey, Melissa Gill Coffey, Myrtle Shepherd Coffey, Nancy Louise Coffey, Robert Mahood Coffey, Talmadge Ivey Coffey. Daniel Rufus Coffey passed away in 1921 in Alto, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Daniel Rufus Coffey was born in 1846 in Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of John Jack W Coffey Sr And Elizabeth Susan Betsy Duff.
  • In 1850, Daniel Rufus Coffey resided in Eastern, Amherst, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Daniel Rufus Coffey resided in , Amherst, Virginia, USA.
  • Daniel Rufus Coffey married Mildred Lauman Lawman, Sallie Cole Black, and had children including Alice Loving Coffey Wood, Amon Parrish Coffey, Bascom Walker Coffey, Cora Lee Coffey, Daisy M Clark, Early Brown Coffey, Ella Rue Coffey, Farrow Lawton Coffey Sr, Helen Mcclung Coffey, Mary Melissa Coffey, Massie Coffey, Melissa Gill Coffey, Myrtle Shepherd Coffey, Nancy Louise Coffey, Robert Mahood Coffey, Talmadge Ivey Coffey.
  • Daniel Rufus Coffey passed away in 1921 in Alto, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1809–1888
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Duff
1807–1871
Birth Location: Madison, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sallie Black
1857–1933
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
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Mildred (Lawman)
1847–1880
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Nancy Coffey
1882–1962
Birth Location: Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Early Coffey
1889–1967
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Talmadge Coffey
1891–1964
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
TC
Robert Coffey
1893–1958
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
RC
Helen Coffey
1896–1992
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
HC
Farrow Sr
1900–1973
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
FS
Ella Coffey
1869–1936
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
EC
Myrtle Coffey
1884–1964
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia
MC
Massie Coffey
1887–1978
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
MC
Alice Wood
1870–1958
Birth Location: Virginia
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Cora Coffey
1875–1964
Birth Location: Oronoco, Amherst County, Virginia
CC
Bascom Coffey
1877–1948
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst County, Virginia
BC
Mary Coffey
1898–1983
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
MC
Daisy Clark
1898–1983
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia
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Amon Coffey
1873–1875
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia
AC
Melissa Coffey
1880–1880
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MC

Daniel Coffey's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Coffey
1846–1921
Birth Place: Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
John "Jack" W Coffey Sr.
1809–1888
Amherst County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Susan "Betsy") Duff
1807–1871
Madison, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jordan (Fitzgerald) Coffey
1780–1852
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Rippetoe
1778–1850
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Joshua (Moses) Duff
1760–1840
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Usley Harrison
1775–1865
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Elder"
1731–1828
Elizabeth Osborne
1738–1828
William Duff
1720–1797
Sarah Marius
1720–1797
Andrew Harrison
1728–1788
Elizabeth Battaile
1731–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Osborne
1700–1744
Anne Moore
1700–1782
John Elgin)
1689–1751
Margaret Gordon
1703–1774

Daniel Coffey's Descendants

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Daniel (Rufus) Coffey (17 August 1846–18 November 1921) m. Sallie (Cole) Black (11 May 1857–1933) m. Mildred (Lauman) (Lawman) (1847–Mar 1880)
  1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Coffey 1882–1962 m. Phillip (Kanear) Vest 1882–1956
    1. 1. Violet (Brown) Vest 1921–2017 m. Hubert (Edward) Bell 1913–1964 m. Woodrow (William) Botkin 1913–1995 m. Joseph (Carl) Stark 1917–2003
      1. 1. Ferber (Edward) Bell 1941–2005 m. Ina (Virginia) Hester 1943–2005
      2. 2. Philip (Allen) Bell 1946–2014
      3. 3. Fern (Lee) Bell 1939–2021 m. Harold (Wilson Moran) Sr. 1938–1998
    2. 2. Russell (Talmadge) Vest 1913–1987 m. Violet (Emma) Moore 1918–2018
      1. 1. Doris (June) Vest 1936–2016
    3. 3. Raymond (Dean) Vest 1911–1912
    4. 4. Lila (Ruby) Vest 1905–1989 m. Charles (Edward Ault) Jr 1904–1979
      1. 1. Robert (Bryan) Ault 1937–1984
      2. 2. William (Edward) Ault 1929–1996 m. Celestial (Alberta) Eutsler 1934–1985
      3. 3. Mary (Louise) Ault 1931–2019 m. William (Luttrell) Humphreys 1927–1996
      4. 4. Betty (Jean) Ault 1933–2019
    5. 5. Myrtle (Eva) Vest 1911–1995 m. James (Deward Lewis) Sr 1911–1990
      1. 1. Helen (Marie Lewis) (Stephens) 1936–2011
      2. 2. Richard (Canear "Dick") Lewis 1933–2000
      3. 3. James (Dewarr Lewis,) Jr. 1930–2004
      4. 4. Phyllis (Lolita) Lewis 1940–2011
      5. 5. Hilda (Frances) Lewis 1929–2010
      6. 6. Charles Lewis 1935–2011
    6. 6. Arlene (Rae "Jimmie") Vest 1924–2001 m. Racey (Cline) Hamilton 1914–1985
    7. 7. Evelyn (Pearl) Vest 1915–1991 m. Douglas (Edward) Dooley 1932–2009 m. Burwell (Clyde) Garrett 1910–1981 m. Cecil (Jamerson) Boitnott 1910–1982
      1. 1. Glenn (William) Garrett 1942–2011
    8. 8. Frank (Canear (Kinnear)) Vest 1908–1952 m. Gladys (Virginia) Loan 1910–1996
    9. 9. Lorena (June) Vest 1904–1981 m. Elmer (Edward) Vest 1902–1951
      1. 1. Wilbur (Parks) Vest 1928–1969
      2. 2. Raymond (Dean) Vest 1926–1988 m. Maris (Louise "Marie") Saurini 1927–2006
      3. 3. Ernest Vest 1934–1935
      4. 4. Dorothy Vest 1934–1964
      5. 5. Helen (Louise) Vest 1930–2021 m. James (Harold) Cook 1929–1996
    10. 10. Rosa (Mary) Vest 1900–
    11. 11. Philip (Lloyd) Vest 1927–1927
    12. 12. Vera (T) Vest 1903–
    13. 13. Edward Vest 1894–
    14. 14. Beatrice (Virginia) Vest 1913– m. Harry (Wadsworth) Pearson 1909–
  2. 2. Early (Brown) Coffey 1889–1967 m. Gertrude ("Gertie" Bliss Davis) Coffey 1894–1986
    1. 1. Frenchie (Mowry) Coffey 1915–1991
    2. 2. Marshall (Brown) Coffey 1916–2003
    3. 3. Roy (Meeks) Coffey 1918–1996
    4. 4. Margaret (Earle) Coffey 1919–2007
    5. 5. Hilda (T) Coffey 1922–
    6. 6. Rev. (Percy Rufus) Coffey 1926–2001 m. Maude (Janelle Coffey) Fielder 1924–2021
    7. 7. Elmo (Park) Coffey 1914–1915
    8. 8. Hilda (Temple) Coffey 1921–2006
    9. 9. Lois (Fern) Coffey 1924–1927
  3. 3. Talmadge (Ivey) Coffey 1891–1964 m. Mary (E Lawhorne) Coffey 1895–1965
    1. 1. Talmadge (Raymond) Coffey 1918–2003
    2. 2. John (Daniel) Coffey 1924–2001
    3. 3. Francis (Ivey) Coffey 1915–1965
  4. 4. Robert (Mahood) Coffey 1893–1958 m. Mena ("Minnie" Carolena Mays) Coffey 1899–1960
    1. 1. Sandra (Sue Coffey) Hughes 1940–2019
    2. 2. Robert (Mahood Coffey) Jr 1921–1927
  5. 5. Helen (McClung) Coffey 1896–1992 m. Elmer (Hill) Loving 1894–1962
    1. 1. Elmer (H) Loving 1921–2015
    2. 2. Dorothy Loving 1926–
  6. 6. Farrow (Lawton Coffey) Sr 1900–1973 m. Mary (Willie) Godsey 1901–1971
    1. 1. Farrow (Lawton) Coffey 1924–2016
    2. 2. Phillip Coffey 1934–2008
    3. 3. Phyllis (Lela) Coffey 1927–2011
  7. 7. Ella (Rue) Coffey 1869–1936 m. Dr. (Benjamin Dean) Lucas 1868–1956
    1. 1. Benjamin (Dean Lucas) Jr. 1907–1984 m. Zenith (R) Lucas 1919–
    2. 2. Thomas (Lawman Lucas M.) D. 1910–2003 m. Jane (Hill) Agnew 1914–1989
      1. 1. Dr. (Thomas Lawman Lucas) Jr. 1939–2008
    3. 3. Vera (Tempyl Lucas) Williams 1905–1992 m. James (Thomas) Williams 1915–1964
  8. 8. Myrtle (Shepherd) Coffey 1884–1964 m. William (Bell) Mowry 1878–1954
    1. 1. Ralph (L) Mowry 1919–2010
    2. 2. Charles (E) Mowry 1923–2012
    3. 3. Thelma (V) Mowry 1925–1947
  9. 9. Massie Coffey 1887–1978 m. Stephen (Lewis Loving) Jr 1884–1942
    1. 1. Daniel (Victor Loving) Sr 1922–1971
    2. 2. Marita (Faye) Loving 1925–1925
    3. 3. Stephen (Lewis Loving) III 1915–2003
    4. 4. Mildred (Ferne) Loving 1911–1924
    5. 5. Barbara (Lee) Loving 1933–1937
  10. 10. Alice (Loving Coffey) Wood 1870–1958 m. Edwin (Henry) Wood 1865–1956
    1. 1. Clarence (Robert Wood) Sr 1895–1964
    2. 2. Edwin (Carroll) Wood 1902–1972
    3. 3. Ruth (M) Wood 1905–
    4. 4. Wyilie (R) Wood 1909–2003
    5. 5. Iva (Mae) Wood 1909–1992
    6. 6. Marion (Ruth) Wood 1905–1996
  11. 11. Cora (Lee) Coffey 1875–1964 m. Patrick (Henry) Clements 1861–1950
    1. 1. Mildred (Lee) Clements 1914–1998
    2. 2. Lily (Bascom) Clements 1900–1930
    3. 3. Louise (Terrell) Clements 1903–1997
    4. 4. Nancy Clements 1934–2008
    5. 5. Bascom (L) Clements 1901–
  12. 12. Bascom (Walker) Coffey 1877–1948 m. Cora (Lee) Sprouse 1881–
    1. 1. Chambers (R) Coffey 1906–
    2. 2. Lloyd Coffey 1909–
    3. 3. Cecil Coffey 1911–
    4. 4. Mildred Coffey 1914–
    5. 5. Alfred Coffey 1917–
    6. 6. Evelin Coffey 1920–
      1. 1. Lois (Hunter) Allen 1943–2018
    7. 7. Lester (L) Coffey 1923–1989
  13. 13. Mary (Melissa) Coffey 1898–1983 m. Robert (Lee) Davis 1902–1969
    1. 1. Robert (Preston) Davis 1923–2000
    2. 2. Douglas (Grey) Davis 1928–1999
  14. 14. Daisy (M) Clark 1898–1983 m. Lorenzo (Bailey) Clark 1873–1946
    1. 1. Christine (Z.) Clark 1906–2003
    2. 2. Dennis (Rufus) Clark 1909–1993 m. Irene Clark 1914– m. Mildred (Elvira) Ossian 1910–1959
    3. 3. Muriel (Orelia) Clark 1911–1992 m. John (D) Slavin 1908–
  15. 15. Amon (Parrish) Coffey 1873–1875
  16. 16. Melissa (Gill) Coffey 1880–1880

Daniel Coffey's Timeline

12 Records

1846
17 August 1846
Birth of Daniel Rufus Coffey in Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 4
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Eastern, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Eastern, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in , Amherst, Virginia, USA
, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Peddler, Cool Well, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Peddler, Cool Well, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1903
Abt 1903
Age 57
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
1908
31 Jul 1908
Age 62
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Amherst, Virginia
Amherst, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 64
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 74
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1921
18 November 1921
Age 75
Death of Daniel Rufus Coffey in Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1924
12 Jul 1924
Age 78
Daniel Rufus Coffey resided here in Amherst, Virginia
Amherst, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 August 1846
    Event Place: Coffeytown, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-2_062; Roll #: 62; Roll Description: Amelia County (surnames L - W) to Amherst County (surnames A - J)
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241699
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: T624_1621; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375634
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 933; Page: 86A
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 933; Page: 86A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Amherst, Virginia; Roll: M653_1332; Page: 293; Family History Library Film: 805332

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Peddler, Cool Well, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Peddler, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: M593_1633; Page: 536A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: 1353; Page: 266B; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241699

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1903
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Times Dispatch; Publication Date: 24 Jun 1903; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.59340537,0.84778464,0.6725126&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-2_062; Roll #: 62; Roll Description: Amelia County (surnames L - W) to Amherst County (surnames A - J)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia; Roll: T624_1621; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375634

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-2_062; Roll #: 62; Roll Description: Amelia County (surnames L - W) to Amherst County (surnames A - J)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1921
    Event Place: Pedlar, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-2_062; Roll #: 62; Roll Description: Amelia County (surnames L - W) to Amherst County (surnames A - J)
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alto, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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