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Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman 1881–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1958

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Father: Benjamin Coffman

Mother: Sarah McMerchy

Spouse(s): Harry Lay

Children(s): Benjamin Lay, Ethel Lay, William Lay

The story of Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman began in 1881 in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA. In 1900, Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided in Branch Hill, Clermont, Ohio, USA. In 1910, Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman married Harry Albert Lay, and had children including Benjamin Harry Lay, Ethel H Lay, William Howard Lay. Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman passed away in 1958 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman began in 1881 in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1900, Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided in Branch Hill, Clermont, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1910, Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman married Harry Albert Lay, and had children including Benjamin Harry Lay, Ethel H Lay, William Howard Lay.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman passed away in 1958 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Coffman
1856–1932
Birth Location: Brown County, Ohio, USA
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Sarah McMerchy
1859–1919
Birth Location: Feesburg, Brown, Ohio, USA
SM

Spouses(s)

Harry Lay
1878–1962
Birth Location: –
HL

Children(s)

Benjamin Lay
1905–1998
Birth Location: Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
BL
Ethel Lay
1911–1960
Birth Location: Ohio
EL
William Lay
1914–1987
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
WL

Margaret Coffman's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Coffman
1881–1958
Birth Place: Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Benjamin Hamilton Coffman
1856–1932
Brown County, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ellen) McMerchy
1859–1919
Feesburg, Brown, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John McMurchy
1806–1887
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Eliza (Ann) Wells
1815–1894
Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter McMurchy
1767–1856
Jean Stewart
1778–1823
Mary Clark
1781–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Clark
1770–1816
Sarah Watson
1752–1833

Margaret Coffman's Descendants

1.
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Margaret ("Maggie" Ethel) Coffman (24 Aug 1881–14 Jul 1958) m. Harry (Albert) Lay (abt 1878–1962)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Harry) Lay 1905–1998 m. Kathryn (Eleanor) Dietz 1917–2015
  2. 2. Ethel (H) Lay 1911–1960 m. Joseph (H) Pennington 1913–
  3. 3. William (Howard) Lay 1914–1987 m. Louella (Agnes) Kicehler 1917–1983
    1. 1. Mary (Lou) Lay 1947–2013 m. Ronald (G) Rape 1941–1988

Margaret Coffman's Timeline

9 Records

1881
24 Aug 1881
Birth of Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Branch Hill, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Branch Hill, Clermont, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Sycamore, Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 59
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Sycamore Twp, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore Twp, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman resided here in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1958
14 Jul 1958
Age 77
Death of Margaret "Maggie" Ethel Coffman in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03080; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 31-139
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1396; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 518
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0391; FHL microfilm: 2341554
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T624_1196; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0362; FHL microfilm: 1375209
    [7] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 4371; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 31-285

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Branch Hill, Clermont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T624_1196; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0362; FHL microfilm: 1375209

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1396; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 518

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sycamore, Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0391; FHL microfilm: 2341554

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03080; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 31-139

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sycamore Twp, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03080; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 31-139

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 4371; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 31-285

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1958
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
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