West Virginia Pioneers

James Lewis Coffey

Male 1878 - 1961  (82 years)


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  • Name James Lewis Coffey 
    Born 14 Oct 1878  Kanawha Baptist Cemetery, Wood County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1961  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Keefer Cemetery, Clendenin, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: James Lewis/Coffey
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 9/4/1961
      Death Place: Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 82y
      Cemetery: Keffer Cem, Clendenin
      Birth Date: 10/14/1878
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Marital Status: M
      Mother: unknown
      Father: (unknown) Coffey
      Informant: Mrs Julia Coffey
    Person ID I80694  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Arthur Coffey,   b. CA 1845, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1896, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Mother Isabelle Coutts,   b. 5 Oct 1850, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1933, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married CA 1873 
    Notes 

    • 1880 Loudon, Kanawha, WV #247-252
      Coffey, Arthur 35 stonecutter Ireland Ireland Ireland
      Isabella 29 Scotland Scotland Scotland
      Andrew 6 son VA
      Charles 4 son VA
      James 1 son VA

      1900 Charleston Ward 6, Kanawha, WV # 113-114
      Coffey, Isabel 10/1850 wd 28 crossed out 8-7 children Scotland SC SC imm 1870 30yrs
      Andrew son 6/1878 s VA Ire Scot plumbing
      James son 12/1878 VA Ire Scot plumbing
      William son 3/1881 WV Ire Scot
      Christiana da 12/1883 WV
      Annie da 3/1887
      Jennie da 10/1889

      1910 Charleston Wd 8, Kanawha, WV # 151-159
      Coffey, Isabel Mrs. 39 wd 8-7 children Scot Scot Scot imm 1871
      Christine da 26 s WV Ire Scot bookkeeper
      Annie da 23 s sales lady - dry goods

      1920 Charleston Wd 12, Kanawha, WV #34-50
      Coffey, Isabelle 64 wd imm 1870 nat 1872 Scot Scot Scot
      Christina I da 35 s WV Ireland Scotland retain merchant - books
      Annie da 31 s WV clerk music store

      1930 Charleston Dist 46, Kanawha, WV # 137-179
      Coffey, Isabelle 5000 80 wd md age 23[crossed out] Scotland Scot Scot
      Christine da 40 s WV Ireland Scotland mgr book store
      Annie da 38 s WV Ireland Scotland asst mgr book store
    Family ID F21058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia M Cobb,   b. Nov 1881, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Dec 1902  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/16/1902
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      James L Coffey, 22, Kanawha, Kanawha
      Julia M Cobb, 22, Kanawha, Kanawha
      Remarks: Mrs Wm Cobb Clendenin

      1920 Salt Lick, Braxton, WV
      Coffey, James 43 VAVAVA
      Julia 38 WVWVWV
      Clarence son 15 WV
      Lillian da 11
      James son 8
      Sylvia da 4 6/12
      Dennis son 1 7/12

      1930 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 236
      Coffey, James L 52 md age 23 VAVAVA
      Julia M 48 md age 21 WV
      Sylva M da 14 WV
      Dennis M son 11 WV
      Elizabeth dil 23 md age 18 WVWVWV
      Edward H gs 4 6/12 WVWVWV
      Earnest R gs 1 10/12 WV
    Children 
     1. Clarence Coffey,   b. 1904, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lillian Coffey,   b. 1908, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Coffey
     4. Sylvia M Coffey
     5. Dennis M Coffey
    Family ID F21057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Keefer Cemetery, Clendenin, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.