Name: Timothy E. PETERMAN

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Father: Raymond W. PETERMAN

Mother: Ella Louise (1927) ROBINSON (1927-1999)

Misc. Notes

TIM IS NOT AN ANCESTOR. BUT HE IS A "COFFEY" RESEARCHER, WHO DESERVES CREDIT FOR MUCH OF WHAT IS IN MY MATERIAL. FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTES ABOUT HIM AND ABOUT HIS INTERESTS:

Fred,

I'm very pleased to hear from you. Do you recall the name Roy Robinson? He grew up near Humeston, Iowa and was good friends with his cousin, Leo Coffey, son of Newt & Gertie. Roy Robinson was born Nov. 6, 1899 & died on Jan. 8, 2000, at the age of 100. Roy Robinson was my grandfather. His daughter, Louise (1927-1999), married Raymond W. Peterman & I am the second of their four sons.

(LFC NOTE: FOLLOWING SHOWS OUR RELATIONSHIP, STARTING WITH OUR MOST RECENT COMMON ANCESTOR (MRCA) NEWTON ELI COFFEY)

Newton Eli COFFEY (2 May 1823 - 13 Jan 1890) & Martha Louise VERMILLION (4 May 1827 - 27 Mar 1904)

Benjamin Coe COFFEY* (24 Nov 1845 - 16 May 1926) & Lucy BARBRE (5 May 1846 - 30 Dec 1887)

Lena Leota COFFEY (1 May 1877 - 2 Aug 1928) & Perry Allen ROBINSON (9 Jun 1874 - 6 Jan 1945)

Roy Ronald ROBINSON (6 Nov 1899 - 8 Jan 2000) & Elvessa Lena ELLIS (2 Feb 1905 - 25 Jan 1994)

Ella Louise ROBINSON (28 May 1927 - 23 Mar 1999) & Raymond W. PETERMAN (24 Jun 1918 - )

Timothy E. PETERMAN (8 Jan 1959 - )

William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896) & Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar 1855 - 12 May 1920)

Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (12 Sep 1878 - 16 Jan 1973)

Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 - 1983)

Leo Frederick COFFEY (8 Jan 1942 - ) & Carol Lee LEHMAN (24 Jan 1943 - )

Roy was the son of Perry Robinson & Lena Coffey. Perry was the son of John Kivet Robinson & Martha Aten. Lena Coffey was the daughter of Ben Coffey & Lucy Barbre. So you see, my great grandmother, Lena (Coffey) Robinson, was a double first cousin to Newt Coffey. My great grandfather, Perry Robinson, was a double first cousin to Gertrude (Robinson) Coffey. All of the children of Newt & Gerdie were quadruple second cousins to the children of Perry & Lena.

One quarter of my ancestry is the same as one half of your ancestry. So even though, technically, you & I are quadruple third cousins, once removed, we are indeed, closely related.

I am very pleased to learn of your project. Are you familiar with the work of Darrel & Illa Coffey of Menominee, WI? Illa & I collaborated for many years & made many discoveries simultaneously.

You have my permission to include the Chesley Coffey article on the CD, with credit to me. Go ahead & put the essay on the website. You might include a link to my e-mail address, in the event that someone wants to contact me. (TEPETER100@AOL.COM)

I joined the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) back in 1982. I have been the Membership Secretary & Registrar of the Kansas Society SAR since 1995. My grandfather, Roy Robinson, joined the SAR in 1996. I can send you some brochures on the SAR, but you can download these as .pdf files from www.sar.org

I have established SAR approvals on the following of our ancestors:

(SEE LIST LATER IN THIS NOTE)

The following have been submitted to the SAR for approval, but have not been reviewed yet:

Joseph Robinson

Jesse Barbre

John Hampton

I will mail you copies of the approved applications. If you can get a good image, you can include on the CD. For membership info, I suggest that you mention my name, with an e-mail link, as a possible sponsor, since I would sponsor any Coffey, etc. cousins & also the National website. I have written a letter, a copy of which I will send as an attachment, which you can also include.

Thanks again for writing.

Timothy Peterman

Kansas City, MO

(FOLLOWING IS A LETTER TIM HAS BEEN SENDING TO HIS COUSINS:)

Dear Cousin,

I am writing to you today to invite you to become a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). I am mailing this letter to a number of my cousins and other relatives. A 5-generation pedigree chart is enclosed to show the relationship.

The SAR is a patriotic, historical, and educational organization, established in 1889 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1906. Membership is open to men, over the age of 18, who can prove descent from at least one ancestor who served on the American side during the Revolutionary War. Young men (under age 18) can become Youth Registrants in the SAR and activate their membership at age 18, or they can join the Children of the American Revolution (CAR). Women with a Revolutionary War ancestor join the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Many Americans have ancestors who were involved in the Revolutionary War, either through military service or public service. Most are unaware of this heritage. The independence of America and the freedoms we cherish were won, not only by the actions of great men like George Washington, but by the combined actions of countless thousands of patriots working together. This heritage is always on the verge of being lost. Membership in the SAR is a good way to preserve this for posterity.

As many of you know, I have been doing genealogical research for many years. I have identified approximately 50 ancestors on all sides of the family who were involved in the Revolutionary War. Of these, 25 have been registered by the SAR (a list is on the back of this letter). This means that a professional genealogist at the National Society, SAR headquarters in Louisville, KY has reviewed the lineage and the ancestor’s service, the documentation for both, and verified that both are authentic. This is important because genealogy has become one of America’s leading hobbies and countless thousands of bogus (or at least undocumented) genealogical claims have been published in both book form or on the internet.

I joined the SAR back in 1982, at the age of 23. I have served as Registrar & Membership Secretary of the Kansas Society, SAR since 1995.

If you are interested in joining the Kansas Society, I will help you. Just let me know. If you are interested in joining one of the other state societies, let me know, and I will refer you to a local chapter through the National Society SAR’s referral system.

Perhaps you are not interested in joining the SAR today, because of commitments to family or work, but would like to join some time in the future. Save this letter. It contains information that will assist you in the future. In the meantime, I encourage you to visit our national website: www.sar.org

I will be looking forward to hearing from you. You can contact me by e-mail (TEPeter100@aol.com).

Sincerely,

Timothy E. Peterman

Registrar & Membership Secretary, KSSSAR

The following is a list of my ancestors that have been registered by the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), in recognition of the service that the ancestor performed during the Revolutionary War. Since the SAR has verified, by documentation, the lineage that connects me to the ancestors, the SAR genealogists would also approve, without additional documentation, the generations shared by other descendants with me. If a cousin were to apply for membership in the SAR, he would only need to document the generations that we don’t share. He would merely cite my SAR number (121096) for the generations that we do share. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a similar, but totally independent, organization. I can NOT guarantee that the DAR would recognize the shared generations.

This list is being distributed to people who share at least one of these ancestors. All male relatives are invited and encouraged to join the SAR. All female relatives are encouraged to try to join the DAR. I will gladly provide DAR applicants with copies of the documentation I used with the SAR.

Revolutionary War Ancestor Side of the Family Ethnic

(Great-grand parent/ grandparent/parent) Origin

*Peter Kivett (North Carolina) Robinson/ Robinson/ Robinson Germany

Pvt. Henry Kivett (North Carolina) Robinson/ Robinson/ Robinson Germany

Pvt. John Aten (Pennsylvania) Robinson/ Robinson/ Robinson Netherlands

Pvt. Nathan Coffey (North Carolina) Coffey/ Robinson/ Robinson Ireland/England

*Robert Vermillion (Maryland) Coffey/ Robinson/ Robinson France/England

*Francis Burch Vermillion (Maryland) Coffey/ Robinson/ Robinson France/England

Sgt. Matthew McGlasson (Virginia) Coffey/ Robinson/ Robinson Scotland

Sgt. James Weeks (Virginia) Coffey/ Robinson/ Robinson England

Capt. John Hathaway (Virginia) Coffey/ Robinson/ Robinson England

*Note: Those without a rank are recognized patriots.

(LFC NOTE: I only included “Coffey” ancestors in extracting the above list.)

Many years of research went into the discovery and documentation of these lineages. This list is NOT the end of the story. In my genealogical research, I have identified about 30 other Revolutionary War ancestors and am slowly working to get them approved by the SAR. A few other relatives have been members of the SAR or DAR. They include: my father, Raymond W. Peterman (NSSAR 121469); my mother, Ella Louise (Robinson) Peterman (NSDAR 714158); my grandfather, Roy Ronald Robinson (NSSAR 146678); my grandmother, Elvessa (Ellis) Robinson (NSDAR 198373), my father’s cousin, Harold Lynn (NSSAR 135970); my uncle, Roy Ellis Robinson (NSSAR 157044); my aunt, Martha Lee (Robinson) Veasman (NSDAR 514492); and my great-aunt, Jessie (Ellis) Mudd (NSDAR 258565).

If you care about this heritage and want to preserve it for your immediate family, an SAR membership is a good way of doing this.

Tim Peterman