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Smith W Coffey (abt. 1776 - abt. 1841)

Smith W [uncertain] Coffey
Born about in Albemarle, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1802 in Burke, North Carolina, USAmap
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Died about at about age 65 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Smith Coffey was born about 1776. He is the son of Thomas Coffey and Elizabeth Smith.[1]

Smith was born in about 1776 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA. He was the son of Thomas B. Coffey Sr and Elizabeth Margaret (Smith) Coffey.[2][3]

When Smith was about 26 he married in about 1802 in Burke, North Carolina, USA.[4]

In the 1810 census Smith (age about 34) was living in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA.[5]

In the 1820 census Smith (age about 44) was living in Burke, North Carolina, USA.[6]

In the 1830 census Smith (age about 54) was living in Burke, North Carolina, USA.[7]

Anna Boone married William Coffey. Tradition was she was married in a log cabin which formerly stood on the site of the present residence of Joseph Hardin, a mile or more east of Boone, NC. Anna Boone was the sister of Hannah Boone, both daughters of Jesse Boone Sr, son of Israel Boone who was a brother of Daniel Boone. Both Daniel and Israel were sons of Squire Boone 1 and Sarah Jarman Morgan. Hannah Boone married Smith W. Coffey, grandfather of Smith Coffey of Kelsey Post Office.

Lawrence H. Coffey born 23 Dec 1875 on Mulberry Creek, two miles east of Collettsville, in Caldwell County, NC. He received a common school education in various county schools near home and in Lenoir. He kept a country store and post office at Collettsville between 1892 and 1897. With his father he farmed the home place for several years there-after. He attended the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond 1902-1906. Practiced medicine in Caldwell County 1906-1922. Served as County Health Officer and Quarantine Officer 1915-1922. On Caldwell Conty Exemption Board as examiner during period of WW I. He lived in Lenoir 1911-1922 and Lakeland, Fl 1922-1929 and returned to Lenoir in 1929. Both Hannah and Anna and their husbands are buried in the Moore-Coffey Cemetery (aka Rufus Cemetery) located on Wiley Moore Farm in a cow pasture in the Mulberry Section of Caldwell County, about 1/2 mile from Rufus, NC.

Smith W. Coffey was the last child of Thomas Coffey Sr and his 1st wife Elizabeth Smith (married in 1762) before she died in 1776. William Smith was his half brother (1 of 12 children) of his father's 2nd wife Sarah (Sally) Fields (1750-1828) married in 1776.

  • Fact: Residence (1820) Burke, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1830) Burke, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: Burial Rufus Cemetery, Rufus,(Mulberry), Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
  • Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch

Sources

  1. ↑ Crump, The Boone Family, page 491
  2. ↑ Birth: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
    Page: Source number: 1200.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAB.
    Ancestry Record 7836 #253037 (accessed before 5 May 2013).
  3. ↑ Birth: Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Ancestry Record 5769 #960419 (accessed before 5 May 2013).
  4. ↑ Marriage: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc,
    Page: Source number: 42.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TOM.
    Ancestry Record 7836 #253038 (accessed before 5 May 2013).
  5. ↑ 1810 Census: Title: 1810 United States Federal Census Author:
    Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 351; Image: 0337912; Family History Library Film: 00245.
    Ancestry Record 7613 #355309 (accessed before 5 May 2013).
  6. ↑ 1820 Census: Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Author:
    Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Page: 11; NARA Roll: M33_83; Image: 18.
    Ancestry Record 7734 #1468205 (accessed before 5 May 2013).
  7. ↑ 1830 Census: Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Author:
    Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Page: 134; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 118; Family History Film: 0018084.
    Ancestry Record 8058 #173334 (accessed before 5 May 2013).

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stephanie Sanchez for creating Coffey-1065 on 7 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Stephanie and others.

  • Profile Coffey-766 was created through the import of Jackson Stamper Family Tree.ged on May 5, 2013 by Kelly Stamper.
  • Travis Wagner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Travis and others.






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Shoults-17 Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Smith Coffey was the child of Thomas Coffey, who died in Wilkes county, North Carolina https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1298833&MyLineageCount=1

Caldwell County, carved from the counties of Burke and Wilkes, was formed in January 1841

posted on Coffey-766 (merged) by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Coffey-766 and Coffey-500 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death details. Same daughter Sarah. Thanks!
posted by Gillian Thomas
Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Coffey-724 and Coffey-500 do not represent the same person because: Different birth details. Unlikely to be confused.
posted by Gillian Thomas
Leslie (Vander Wegen) Thompson
Coffey-1065 and Coffey-766 appear to represent the same person because: same person
posted on Coffey-766 (merged) by Leslie (Vander Wegen) Thompson

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