Debbie Coffman

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COFFMAN, Chester Lynn Age 85 of Potsdam, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018. He had retired from General Motors with over 30 years of service. Chester was a member of the V.F.W. Post 9582 in Vandalia. In his younger years, Chester was an avid baseball and basketball player. He later enjoyed watching sports and game shows and enjoyed gardening and playing euchre. He is survived by his wife of 62 years: Carolyn (Wireman) Coffman, children: Debbie (Coffman) Hayes of Potsdam, Vanessa Gail (Jamie) McIntosh of KY, Dean Hayes of Tipp City, grandchildren: Brittany (Daniel) Bojorquez of Dayton, Koty Hollon of KY, sisters: Merle Gunter of TN, Dot Engelauf of GA, Brenda Ashburn of IL, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents: John Henry and Jessie (Hite) Coffman and brothers: Marion Benjamin Coffman #42351043 and Roscoe Hite Coffman #28931336. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the V.F.W. Post 9582 (4170 Old Springfield Road, Vandalia) with Pastor Pam Hitchcock officiating. Interment will be held privately at the convenience of the family. The Kindred Funeral Home, Englewood is handling arrangements. www.KindredFuneralHome.com.
Published in Dayton Daily News on Apr. 8, 2018

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Chester + Carolyn Wireman. Carolyn and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Jessie Mae Hyatt on 23 Dec 1923 in Claiborne Co, TN. Jessie was born about 1904 in Lee Co, VA; died on 21 May 1985 in Morgan Co, TN; was buried in Montgomery Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Name: Jessie Hite
Also Known As Name:
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Dec 1923
Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: John Coffman
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Page: 350

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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.

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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]

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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
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baptism/christening place:
birth date: 20 Feb 1871
birthplace: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia
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race: White
father (or slave owner): Andrew O Newman
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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

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

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