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William Soloman Coffey 1821 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1821

Birth Location: Adair, Ky

Death Date: 14 Aug 1865

Death Location: Collins, Jasper, Texas, United States

Father: Eliazar Coffey

Mother: Mary Coffey

Spouse(s): Martha Johnson

Children(s): James Coffey, William Coffey

The story of William Soloman Coffey began in 1821 in Adair, Ky. William Soloman Coffey married Martha Ellen Johnson, and had children including James M Coffey, William Franklin Coffey. William Soloman Coffey passed away in 1865 in Collins, Jasper, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Soloman Coffey began in 1821 in Adair, Ky.
  • William Soloman Coffey married Martha Ellen Johnson, and had children including James M Coffey, William Franklin Coffey.
  • William Soloman Coffey passed away in 1865 in Collins, Jasper, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eliazar Coffey
1775 – 1833
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Coffey
1785 – 1872
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Martha Johnson
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Russell County, Kentucky, USA
MJ

Children(s)

James Coffey
1845 – 1915
Birth Location: Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America
JC
William Coffey
1849 – 1911
Birth Location: , Russell, Kentucky, USA
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William Coffey's Ancestors

Self
William Coffey
1821 – 1865
Birth Place: Adair, Ky
Parents
Eliazar Coffey
1775 – 1833
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Coffey
1785 – 1872
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Cleveland (Salathiel) Coffey
1751 – 1784
Elizabeth GORE
1754 – 1801
(Wilkes), NC
Nathaniel ("Nathan") Coffey
1760 – 1823
Anson, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Saunders
1770 – 1838
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Chesley Coffey
1727 – 1789
Chesley Coffey
1727 – 1789
William Sanders
1740 – 1790
Agnes Clapp
1739 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sanders
1713 – 1764
john Clapp
1715 – 1786
Catherine Silvester
1720 –

William Coffey's Descendants

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William (Soloman) Coffey (10 Jul 1821 – 14 Aug 1865) m. Martha (Ellen) Johnson (March 1823 – 1900)
  1. 1. James (M) Coffey (17 February 1845 – 20 November 1915)
  2. 2. William (Franklin) Coffey (25 Oct 1849 – 21 Dec 1911) m. Mary (Elizabeth) McQueary (8 December 1853 – 2 April 1909)
    1. 1. Abraham (Redwine) Coffey (25 Jul 1873 – 13 Jan 1923)
    2. 2. John (W) Coffey (abt 1874 – )
    3. 3. James (Daniel) Coffey (20 Feb 1875 – 12 Dec 1956)
    4. 4. Martha (Ann) Coffey (6 Oct 1878 – 15 JUL 1956) m. James (Harvey) Minks (31 DEC 1875 – 24 FEB 1963)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Florence) Minks (19 Sep 1899 – 1975)
      2. 2. William (Harvey) Minks (7 Dec 1900 – 9 Oct 1974)
      3. 3. Bessie (Victoria) Minks (11 Nov 1902 – 23 May 2003)
      4. 4. Josephine (Lee "Josie") Minks (26 JUL 1904 – 24 Feb 1986)
      5. 5. Ollie Minks (08 OCT 1906 – 17 Oct 1982)
      6. 6. Jesse (Homer) Minks (14 Dec 1908 – 4 Aug 1972) m. Mettie (Marie) Trent (7 Dec 1908 – 28 Sep 1992)
        1. 1. James (Clinton) Minks (3 Jul 1927 – 14 November 2008) m. Grace (Marie) Butler (26 December 1926 – 5 August 1984)
        2. 2. Ollie (Mae) Minks (1 Jun 1929 – 31 Jul 2012)
        3. 3. Homer (Gene) Minks (17 Jul 1930 – 14 September 2011)
        4. 4. Homer Minks (abt 1932 – )
        5. 5. Jerry Minks (17 May 1932 – 27 May 1932)
        6. 6. Jack (Lamar) Minks (5 May 1933 – 20 May 2002)
        7. 7. Jo (Anne) Minks (4 Oct 1934 – 28 Jan 2022)
        8. 8. Joann Minks (abt 1936 – )
        9. 9. Melba (Jean) Minks (abt 1936 – 1936)
        10. 10. Nancy (Elizabeth) Minks (10 Mar 1936 – 25 August 1990)
        11. 11. Mary (Evelyn) Minks (03 Sept 1938 – 04 July 1986)
      7. 7. Herman Minks (1909 – )
      8. 8. Harvey (Eugene) Minks (01 APR 1911 – 19 Aug 1990)
      9. 9. Abraham ("Abe") Minks (20 Jan 1913 – 4 Aug 1946)
      10. 10. James (Roy) Minks (6 Jan 1915 – 9 Jan 1996)
      11. 11. Mark (N) Minks (3 Jan 1918 – 14 Oct 2000)
      12. 12. Edwin (Morrow) Minks (12 OCT 1919 – 28 December 1992)
      13. 13. Marrow Minks (abt 1920 – 28 December 1992)
      14. 14. Norma (Jean Talmadge) Minks (10 Dec 1922 – 18 Feb 1923)
    5. 5. Malsha (M) Coffey (1879 – )
    6. 6. Ella (Susan) Coffey (20 Mar 1881 – 6 Oct 1931)
    7. 7. Victoria Coffey (Mar 1883 – )
    8. 8. Owen (C) Coffey (4 May 1886 – 17 Dec 1946)
    9. 9. Charles (Harrison) Coffey (16 May 1889 – 24 Feb 1919)
    10. 10. Edgar (Willis) Coffey (30 Jun 1891 – 15 Feb 1959)
    11. 11. Oscar Coffey (30 Sep 1894 – 16 Apr 1964)

William Coffey's Timeline

2 Records

1821
10 Jul 1821
Birth of William Soloman Coffey in Adair, Ky
Adair, Ky
1865
14 Aug 1865
Age 44
Death of William Soloman Coffey in Collins, Jasper, Texas, United States
Collins, Jasper, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1821
    Event Place: Adair, Ky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1865
    Event Place: Collins, Jasper, Texas, United States
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