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Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey 1876–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1876

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 15 Feb 1967

Death Location: Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee

Father: William Coffey

Mother: Sally Coffey

Spouse(s): Bealey Fergeson

Children(s): Geneva (Cody)(Bednar), Pearlie Coffey, Birdie Caffee, Freeda Coffee, Dolly Coffey, Lee Coffee, Carson Coffee, Hassie Coffey, Willis Coffey

Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey was born in 1876 in Tennessee, the child of William H Coffey And Sally C Coffey. In 1880, Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided in District 6, Maury, Tennessee, USA. Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey married Bealey Fergeson, and had children including Birdie Caffee, Carson Coffee, Dolly Coffey, Freeda Coffee, Geneva Coffey Cody Bednar, Hassie Coffey, Lee Coffee, Lois Stagnolia, Pearlie Coffey, Serwa Coffey, Willis Coffey. Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey passed away in 1967 in Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey was born in 1876 in Tennessee, the child of William H Coffey And Sally C Coffey.
  • In 1880, Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided in District 6, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey married Bealey Fergeson, and had children including Birdie Caffee, Carson Coffee, Dolly Coffey, Freeda Coffee, Geneva Coffey Cody Bednar, Hassie Coffey, Lee Coffee, Lois Stagnolia, Pearlie Coffey, Serwa Coffey, Willis Coffey.
  • Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey passed away in 1967 in Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Coffey's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Coffey
1876–1967
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William H. Coffey
1858–
Tennessee
Sally (C.) Coffey
1853–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Catherine Kilpatrick
1830–1915
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Levi (Rice Coffee \) Coffey
1830–1863
Burke, North Carolina, United States
John McMurry
1815–1864
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Martha Kittrell
1816–1897
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Coffey's Descendants

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Matthew ((Jim Butch)) Coffey (abt 1876–15 Feb 1967) m. Bealey Fergeson (4 June 1890–21 July 1989)
  1. 1. Geneva (Coffey) (Cody)(Bednar) 1934–2018 m. James (Hollis) Cody 1932–2007 m. Frank (Anthony Bednar) JR 1934–2006
  2. 2. Pearlie Coffey 1928–1945
  3. 3. Birdie Caffee 1917–2006 m. Mack (T) Seals 1920–
  4. 4. Freeda Coffee 1925–1997
  5. 5. Dolly Coffey 1931–2019
  6. 6. Lee Coffee 1912–
  7. 7. Carson Coffee 1914–1976
  8. 8. Hassie Coffey 1920–
  9. 9. Willis Coffey 1922–

Matthew Coffey's Timeline

10 Records

1876
abt 1876
Birth of Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 4
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in District 6, Maury, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1881
15 Mar 1881
Age 5
Birth of Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey in Hancock, Tennessee
Hancock, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 44
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in Civil District 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in District 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in Hancock, Tennessee
Hancock, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 64
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in Civil District No 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 74
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
1965
1965
Age 89
Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1967
15 Feb 1967
Age 91
Death of Matthew (Jim Butch) Coffey in Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee
Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Hancock, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1876
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 6, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hancock, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 1, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1967
    Event Place: Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

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