Eura Coffman

Notes:

The date of death is from his death certificate.
His gravemarker shows Oct 8, 1933. The birth certificate does not show a date of birth but it does show his age as
64 years/6 months/20 days which would resolve to 18 Mar 1869.
The 1870/1880 census shows him borm in abt 1867


Asked if she remembered Henry Coffman,his granddaughter Vida Hale Pope said yes she did. She remembered him as being very kind and gentle. She could remember when she was very young sitting on his lap and him rocking her. Vida said the story of him being shot while riding horseback was not true. The family could have never afforded a horse.

Henry and John Aaron Coffman worked at Bodert Mines which were closed as the depression set in. The two brothers then started working a mine in Pocket. Henry would walk from V.I.C. (a mining camp just outside of St Charles) to Pocket (guessing about 3-4 miles) everyday to work the mine. Henry died shortly after they started up the mine. Vida thought walking in the bad weather may have lead to his death, but from the cause of death on the his death certificate I wouldn't think so.

Died:
GRid=32655936

Buried:
GRid=32655936

Henry married Mary Elizabeth Newman about 1892. Mary (daughter of Andrew Jackson Newman and Martha Jane Sybert) was born on 22 Feb 1872 in Lee Co, VA; died on 12 Nov 1962 in Lee Co, VA; was buried in Lee Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note from Vida Hale Pope - Grandma Coffman always claimed that God "told her things". She said that God told her that Evan (her grandson) was going to die while visting family in Kentucky. Evan did develop diphtheria and may have died from a reaction to the medience he was given. Grandma said nothing about this until years later.

Birth:
name: Mary E Newman
gender: Female
baptism/christening date:
baptism/christening place:
birth date: 20 Feb 1871
birthplace: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
death date:
name note:
race: White
father (or slave owner): Andrew O Newman
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Martha L Newman
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C86880-6
system origin: Virginia-EASy
source film number: 32441
reference number: item 4 p 124

Died:
Death certificate shows parents as Joseph Newman and Rebecca Stewart. I simple do not know where those names came from.

Buried:
GRid=41672659

Notes:

The 1850 census show William as being born in TN. The 1860 and 1870 census shows IN. The 1880 census shows VA.

Birth:
1860, 1870, 1880 census has birth state as IN
John Aaron's death certificate has Knox Co TN
birth year may be 1836

William + Jane Coats. Jane was born about 1833; died before 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The death certificate for William Coffman's brother James, shows his mother's maiden name to be Coats.
Some source have the maiden name as Holt.

Some trees have Jane Galloway since a William Coffman married Jane in Arkansas in 1851. Does not make sense



Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 17:13:59 EDT

Hello,
I'm new to the list and looking for a ggg grandmother. Unfortunately, I
only have a name and no birth or death dates. Her name is Jane Coats, she was
from Tn. Her Husband's name was William Coffman or Kauffman also of Tn. One
of their son's names was William Isac Coffman or Kauffman born Jun. 14, 1860
in Tn. His dod : Apr. 10, 1948. He married Sarah Jane Kearley in Va. When
they moved from Va, the story says he changed his surname to Coffman. This is
all I have on these relations. Would love to hear from anyone who may have
info. Thank you! Diana

Notes:

Died:
Name: Andrew J. Newman
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 12 Mar 1894
Death Place: Pocket, Lee, Virginia
Age: 60
Birth Date: 1834
Birthplace: Lee, Va.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
Spouse's Name: Martha Newman
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06978-9
System Origin: Virginia-EASY
Source Film Number: 2048576
Reference Number: line 28
Collection: Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

Andrew married Martha Jane Sybert on 10 Mar 1857 in Lee Co, VA. Martha (daughter of Elizabeth [Sybert]) was born on 5 Apr 1838 in Wythe Co, VA; died on 10 Mar 1917; was buried in Lee Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Have seen maiden name as Scyphers or Ciphers

Buried:
GRid=76359723

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: A J Newman
Groom's Birth Date: 1834
Groom's Birthplace: Lee Co, Virginia
Groom's Age: 23
Bride's Name: Martha Sybert
Bride's Birth Date: 1839
Bride's Birthplace: Wythe Co, Virginia
Bride's Age: 18
Marriage Date: 10 Mar 1857
Marriage Place: Lee Co, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: Jas Newman
Groom's Mother's Name: K Newman
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Sybert
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86880-6
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 32441
Reference Number: p4 #26
Collection: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940

Notes:

A lot of the Coffman Family information, from George (1810) on down, was provided by Carla Womack, Denton, TX September 2003.


! OneGreatFamily shows Giles co, TN as birthplace

Birth:
possibly born in Grainger Co TN

George + Eda [Coffman]. Eda was born about 1810 in TN; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also seen as Elle or Ede

James married Catherine Walters on 4 Jul 1822 in Wythe Co, VA. Catherine was born about 1800 in VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850 census shows Catherine to be 40 years old. Marriage records shows she was married in 1822 which would mean she was 12 years old when she married. Her oldest son is 26.

The 1840 census shows James age as 40-50 and Catherine's as 30-40.
James died before the 1850 census.

1834 Lee Co VA Tax List shows James Newman