Henry Marion 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]

1. Maud E. Coffman was born on 12 Sep 1893 in Lee Co, VA; died on 30 Oct 1957 in Marion Co, IN; was buried in Lee Co, VA.
2. Myrtle Mable Coffman was born on 22 Jul 1895 in Lee Co, VA; died on 9 Mar 1968 in Lee Co, VA; was buried in Lee Co, VA.
3. Claude Cameron Coffman was born on 14 Jun 1898 in Lee Co, VA; died on 22 Jun 1984 in Montgomery Co, OH; was buried in Warren Co, OH.
4. Eura Coffman was born in Aug 1899 in Lee Co, VA; died before 1910 in Lee Co, VA.
5. Pansy Marie Coffman was born on 5 Jul 1904 in Lee Co, VA; died on 22 Feb 1991 in Manatee Co, FL; was buried in Manatee Co, FL.
6. John Henry Coffman was born on 14 May 1906 in Lee Co, VA; died on 3 Mar 1978 in Montgomery Co, OH; was buried in Montgomery Co, OH.
7. Susie Coffman was born on 4 Oct 1908 in Lee Co, VA; died on 12 Jul 1984 in Hendricks Co, IN; was buried in Marion Co, IN.
8. Beulah Martha Coffman was born on 28 Sep 1911 in Lee Co, VA; died on 6 Feb 1993 in Lenoir Co, NC; was buried in Lenoir Co, NC.
9. Coney Ethel Coffman was born on 4 Jan 1914 in Lee Co, VA; died on 4 Aug 1995 in Hendricks Co, IN; was buried in Marion Co, IN.

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:

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