Garnett Ashby Coffindaffer (1888 - 1976)

Born 13 Jul 1888 in Benson, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Beryl (Walker) Coffindaffer — married about 1912 in West Virginia, United States

Died Feb 1976 at age 87 in Lewis, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Garnett Coffindaffer was an Appalachian.

Garnett Ashby Coffindaffer was born in Benson, West Virginia on July 13, 1888 to James Coffindaffer and Ada Benson. He was the eldest of five children born to the couple.

Garnett was initially raised on a farm in the Union District of Harrison County, West Virginia. Either in 1897 or 1898, the family moved to a farm in Freemans Creek, West Virginia. Garnett's father died in 1899 and his mother died in 1900.

After the death of his parents, Garnett and his siblings moved in with their widowed grandmother on her farm in the Union District of Harrison County, West Virginia. Garnett and his brothers worked the farm alongside their grandmother.

Garnett married Beryl Walker circa 1912. The couple settled in Miletus, West Virginia where he worked for the Hope Natural Gas Company. By 1920, the family had returned to Kincheloe, West Virginia. They were living on a farm there. Garnett and Beryl had five children.

By 1930, Garnett had returned to work for the Hope Natural Gas Company as a lineworker. In 1940 through 1950, his title was a well tender.

Garnett died in Lewis County, West Virginia in February 1976. He was 78 years old. He is buried alongside his wife in Good Hope Masonic Cemetery in Good Hope, West Virginia.

Sources

• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X558-B3P : 30 January 2020), Garnett Ashby Coffindaffer, 1888.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C5-42S : Fri Oct 06 05:00:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Smith Coffindaffer and Ada Coffindaffer, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPND-XKV : Thu Oct 05 11:59:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Emma M Coffindaffer and Garnett A Coffindaffer, 1910.
• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVKS-HJPZ : 30 January 2020), Garnett A Coffendaffer in entry for Robt Wilson Coffendaffer, 1914.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K83B-FJ6 : 24 December 2021), Garnet A Coffindaffer, 1917-1918.
• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVKF-2HT2 : 30 January 2020), Garnett Ashby Coffindaffer in entry for Garnett Worthy Coffindaffer, 1918.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKF-V8P : Fri Dec 08 00:56:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnet A Coffindaffer and Beryl Coffindaffer, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKF-V8P : Fri Dec 08 00:56:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnet A Coffindaffer and Beryl Coffindaffer, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM4P-M1V : Thu Oct 05 07:53:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnet A Coffindaffer and Beryl Coffindaffer, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CD-XHX : Tue Nov 28 14:20:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnet A Coffindaffer and Beryl Coffindaffer, 1940.
• "West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CT-FVK8 : Tue Nov 28 19:58:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnett Worthy Coffindaffer and G A Coffindaffer, 16 Oct 1940.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5N1-36V : Tue Oct 10 09:31:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnett Ashby Coffindaffer, 1942.
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F3G-P821 : Thu Oct 05 11:26:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Marion E Bailey and Pearl Bailey, 7 April 1950.
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6K-8TC : 11 February 2018), Garnett Coffindaffer in entry for Billy Lee Coffindaffer and Norma Vae Lipps, 07 Mar 1953; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 72 p 261, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,309.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1N-P3LZ : 17 August 2023), Garnett Coffindaffer, ; Burial, Goodhope, Harrison, West Virginia, United States of America, Good Hope Masonic Cemetery; citing record ID 140422465, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY7V-WYZ : 8 January 2021), Garnett Coffindaffer, Feb 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KS6-72L7 : 10 February 2023), Garnet A Coffindaffer in entry for Robert Wilson Coffindaffer, .
• "Ohio, Washington County Newspaper Obituaries, 1884-2013", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8D-R723 : Wed Dec 13 15:56:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Garnet W Or Sam Coffindafer and Garnet A Coffindafer, 1998.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KS6-9TYS : 10 February 2023), Garnett A Coffindaffer in entry for Garnett Worthy Coffindaffer, .