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James Jefferson Coffee 1856–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Rabun County, GA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1883

Death Location: Fulton County, GA - Died of measles in Fulton Co. Jail - Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta, GA

Father: Jesse Coffee

Mother: Nancy Singleton

Spouse(s): Mary Burrell

Children(s): Sarah Coffee

James Jefferson Coffee was born in 1856 in Rabun County, GA, the child of Jesse Leonard Coffee And Nancy O Singleton. James Jefferson Coffee married Mary Drucilla Polly Burrell, and had children including Sarah Nancy Coffee. James Jefferson Coffee passed away in 1883 in Fulton County, GA - Died of measles in Fulton Co. Jail - Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta, GA.

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Biography

  • James Jefferson Coffee was born in 1856 in Rabun County, GA, the child of Jesse Leonard Coffee And Nancy O Singleton.
  • James Jefferson Coffee married Mary Drucilla Polly Burrell, and had children including Sarah Nancy Coffee.
  • James Jefferson Coffee passed away in 1883 in Fulton County, GA - Died of measles in Fulton Co. Jail - Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta, GA.

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James Coffee's Ancestors

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James Coffee
1856–1883
Birth Place: Rabun County, GA
Parents
Jesse Leonard Coffee
1828–1900
Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA
Nancy (O) Singleton
1828–1863
Georgia
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James Coffee's Descendants

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James (Jefferson) Coffee (1856–14 Apr 1883) m. Mary (Drucilla Polly) Burrell (18 August 1856–18 Jul 1942)
  1. 1. Sarah (Nancy) Coffee 1877–1955 m. Joseph (Lee) Ashe 1867–1957
    1. 1. John (Lester) Ash 1907–1958
    2. 2. Roy (Elbert) Ashe 1902–1966
    3. 3. Daisy (Melvina) Ashe 1899–1990 m. William (Arlie) Swanger 1893–1964
      1. 1. Edna (L) Swanger 1915–
      2. 2. Christine (M) Swanger 1919–
      3. 3. Evelyn (C) Swanger 1921–
      4. 4. Velma (Juanita) Swanger 1926–1991 m. Leroy Mears 1917–1996
        1. 1. Sgt (Michael Ross) Mears 1950–2024

James Coffee's Timeline

2 Records

1856
1856
Birth of James Jefferson Coffee in Rabun County, GA
Rabun County, GA
1883
14 Apr 1883
Age 27
Death of James Jefferson Coffee in Fulton County, GA - Died of measles in Fulton Co. Jail - Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta, GA
Fulton County, GA - Died of measles in Fulton Co. Jail - Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta, GA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Rabun County, GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1883
    Event Place: Fulton County, GA - Died of measles in Fulton Co. Jail - Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta, GA

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