Asbury Madison Coffey (1804 - 1897)

Born 25 Jan 1804 in Wilkes, NC, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bradford) Coffey — married 22 Jul 1828 in TN, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1897 at age 93 in Knob Noster, Johnson, MO, USA

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Biography

A.M. Coffey was raised and educated in Kentucky. He is a graduate of Center college, located at Danville, now Boyle county. In 1826 he went to Tennessee, where he was married to Miss Mary Bradford, daughter of Colonel Henry Bradford, of McMinn county.

Mr. Coffey's residence being at Athens, hec ontinued to reside there until 1842, when he removed to Missouri and settled in Pettis county. Before coming to Missouri, however, he purchased land in Tennessee. In 1850 he was elected to the legislature from Pettis county. In 1851, was appointed by President Fillmore as Indian agent for the eastern border, of what is now known as Kansas. At that time it was very rare to see the face of a white man. In l855-56 was a member of the council of the Kansas legislature, which was instituted by congress in 1854.

He came to the neighborhood of Knob Noster in 1859 and settled on a farm. In 1873 the State Grange met at this place, and he was elected secretary of the State Grange, and has held the office ever since. He was also member of the school board, of which he has been president for several years.

Information form: The History of Johnson County Missouri 1881.

Sources

Coffey family records

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=powell-thomas&id=I2223

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80532207

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