Fifth Generation

553. John Davidson "Davidson" Coffey²³²⁶ was born on 8 July 1821 in Ashe Co., NC. He lived with his son William R. Coffey in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN on 6 June 1900. John died in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN on 5 January 1909 and was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN in January 1909 .^2327,2328

"John D. Coffey, retired farmer, is a son of James and Hannah (Alloway) Coffey, natives of North Carolina, and respectively of Irish and English extraction. John D. was also born in North Carolina July 8, 1821, whence when he was eleven years old, his parents removed to this county and purchased a timbered tract near Ellettsville, in the clearing of which our subject took a full part and remained with his parents until he was twenty-three years old, when he married his first wife, Mary A. Whisnand, and who died in 1846, leaving one son - James W. His second marriage took place December, 1848, the bride being Miss Mary A. Mayfield, who died May 2, 1878, leaving two sons - William R. and Anderson T. His third marriage was with Miss Mary J. Ridge, who died May 18, 1883. After his first marriage he leased twelve acres, and after his second marriage he purchased a small farm, where he resided until 1855, and two years later located near Ellettsville, improved land and lived until 1869, as which time he purchased part of his father's farm. In addition to a good farm, he has some village property, and has a comfortable living. Mr. Coffey is a member of the Masonic order and of the Baptist Church."

A living couple was married in 1844 in Monroe Co., IN.²³²⁹ Living (private).

John Davidson "Davidson" Coffey and Living had the following children:

John Davidson "Davidson" Coffey and Mary Ann Mayfield were married on 23 December 1847 in Monroe Co., IN.²³³⁰ They²³³⁰ appeared in the census on 19 September 1850 in Monroe Co., IN.²³³¹ They²³³¹ appeared in the census on 24 August 1860 in Monroe Co., IN.²³³² Mary Ann Mayfield was born on 14 September 1822. Mary died in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN on 3 May 1873 and was buried at Ellettsville Methodist Church Cemetery in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN in May 1873 .²³³³ Mary died in Indiana on 2 May 1878.
This surname is sometimes found as Whisenand.

John Davidson "Davidson" Coffey and Mary Ann Mayfield had the following children: