Addison Coffin (1821 - 1897)

Born 21 Jan 1821 in Guilford County, NC

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Hadley) Coffin — married 18 May 1854 in Hendricks County, Indiana

Died 15 Apr 1897 at age 76 in Amo, Hendricks County, IN

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Biography

Addison was a Friend (Quaker)

Addison Coffin was a part of the Abolitionist Movement.

[of Addison Coffin] NCPedia

"Addison Coffin, born 1821 in North Carolina, settled in Hendricks County in 1848 and lived in Clay Township, Hendricks County, 3 miles north of the town of Amo. He is a Republican and a Friend." In a publication of 1874, his occupation was listed as "Underground Railroad"^[1]

Marriage to Emily Hadley

"Addison Coffin (of Parke County, Indiana, son of Vestal Coffin, deceased and Aletha, his wife, of Guilford County, North Carolina) married Emily Hadley (daughter of Alfred Hadley and Rhoda Vestal) in Parke County, Indiana on June 25, 1845. Witnesses include Semira Coffin and Wm. Coffin" ^[2]

Addison and Emily Coffin of Hendricks County, Indiana, had three children:

1. Vestal Coffin, born 8-22-1848 in Hendricks County, Indiana. He died on May 13, 1841, having lived for 2 years and 13 days. ^[3] 2. Trenmore Coffin, born Aug. 22, 1848 at Hadley, Hendricks, Indiana; died in 1904 at Renov, Washoe, Nevada. 3. Milton Coffin, born Dec. 26,1850 in Hendricks County, Indiana; died June 26, 1853 in Hendricks County, Indiana, aged 2 years and 6 months. ^[4]

Marriage to Ruth Hadley

Addison Coffin married Ruth Ann Hadley on May 18, 1854 in Hendricks County, Indiana. Ruth was the daughter of Joshua and Rebecca (Hinshaw) Hadley.

Addison and Ruth had three children:

1. Job Coffin, born June 13, 1856 in Hendricks County; died June 27, 1858 in Hendricks County. ^[5] 2. Ida Coffin, born July 13, 1860 in Hendricks County, died Jan. 1, 1914 in Clay, Henricks County. 3. Mordecai E. Coffin, born Feb. 9, 1862," ^[6] died Oct. 31, 1865. Henricks County, aged 2 years, 1 month, and 9 days. ^[7]

Addison Coffin is buried in the Hadley Friends Cemetery, Hadley, Hendricks County, Indiana.

Addison Coffin, "Underground Railroad" lives 3 miles north of Amo. Born in North Carolina in 1821; settled in Hendricks County, Indiana in 1848. Republican and Friend ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The People's Guide: A Business, Political and Religious Directory of Hendricks County, Cline & McHaffie, 1874.
2. ↑ A Record of Marriage Certificates, Bloomingdale (Bloomfield) Monthly Meeting, Parke County, Indiana.
3. ↑ Records of Deaths, Bloomingdale (Bloomfield) Monthly Meeting of Friends, Parke County, Indiana.
4. ↑ Find A Grave ID 14683026, memorial for Milton Coffin at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14683026/milton-coffin, accessed Sep. 23, 2023.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial ID 14677007 for Job Coffin at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14677007/job-coffin, accessed Sep. 23, 2023.
6. ↑ Record of Births and Deaths in Mill Creek Monthly Meeting, Hendricks County, Indiana.
7. ↑ Record of Births and Deaths in Mill Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends, Hendricks County, Indiana.
8. ↑ The People's Guide: Business political religious directory of Hendricks County, Indiana.