Lafayette Uriah Coffman (1836 - 1930)

Born 10 May 1836 in Burlington, Boone, Kentucky, United States

Died 31 Dec 1930 at age 94 in Penrose, Fremont, Colorado, United States

Biography

Lafayette Uriah Coffman was born on May 10, 1836 in Burlington, Kentucky to Elias Strickler and Jennetta (Shaver) Coffman. He served in Company B of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry during the Civil War. He married Mary Ellen Callen on January 19, 1873. They were the parents of Edwin Luther (1873–1934), Clara Etta (1877-1963), Sarah Jennetta (1879-1976), Effie Mae (1882-1957), Walter Henry (1885-1960), Elmer Vance (1887-1935) and Lester William (1889-1965). He died on December 31, 1930, in Beaver Creek, Colorado at the age of 94, and was buried in Beaver Park Cemetery in Penrose, Colorado.

• Fact: Census (1850) Boone, Kentucky, United States
• Fact: Census (1860) Grasshopper Falls Township, Jefferson, Kansas Territory, United States
• Fact: Military Service (31 Aug 1865) Penrose, Fremont, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Census (1900) Glendale, Fremont, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Census (1910) Glendale, Fremont, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Penrose, Fremont, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Census (1930) Precinct 32, Fremont, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Burial (1930) Penrose, Fremont, Colorado, United States

Sources

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65T-1VL : 12 April 2016), Lafayette Coffman in household of Elias Coffman, Boone county, part of, Boone, Kentucky, United States; citing family 971, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66Q-W94 : 12 April 2016), La Fayette Coffman in entry for Elias Coffman, 1860. Grasshopper Falls Township, Jefferson, Kansas Territory, United States

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM4-11N : accessed 19 September 2017), Lafayette M Coffman, Glendale, Upper Beaver, Russell, Wilbur, Sageville, Eldred, Fruitmere, Bare Hills Precincts, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 5B, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,123.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK47-77T : accessed 19 September 2017), Layfaett Coffman, Glendale, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 9A, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 119; FHL microfilm 1,374,132.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2R-B7C : accessed 29 November 2019), L U Coffman in household of Lester W Coffman, Penrose, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing ED 61, sheet 1A, line 38, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 164; FHL microfilm 1,820,164.

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X743-R6Z : accessed 19 September 2017), Lafeyette W Coffman, Precinct 32, Fremont, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 48, sheet 3B, line 63, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 241; FHL microfilm 2,339,976.

• Burial:"United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZ4-VVR : 17 May 2016), Lafayette Coffman.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKS-G97M : 13 December 2015), Lafayette Uriah Coffman, 1930; Burial, Penrose, Fremont, Colorado, United States of America, Beaver Park Cemetery; citing record ID 32949934, Find A Grave: Memorial #32949934.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 November 2019, 15:56), entry for Lafayette Uriah Coffman(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2LY-SGG); contributed by various users.

• Military Pension: "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4J8-KN1 : 24 March 2016), Lafayette U. Coffman, 1931.

• Military Service:Coffman , Lafayette 3rd Regiment, Colorado Infantry National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Accessed 19 September 2017.

• Military Service:3rd Regiment, Colorado Infantry National Park Service: Battle Unit Details. Accessed 19 September 2017.

• Military Service:Coffman , Lafayette W. 2nd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry National Park Service: Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Accessed 19 September 2017.

• Military Service:2nd Regiment, Colorado Cavalry National Park Service: Battle Unit Details. Accessed 19 September 2017.