| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Sixth Generation1063. John Benjamin Coffey4232 was born on 10 February 1855 in Alabama. Birth date taken from Old Bible Records, Vol. 2, Donelson Chapter DAR, Nashville, TN. This source gives middle initial as E. John died on 23 January 1884 at the age of 28 in Jackson Co., AL and was buried at Cross Cemetery in Scottsboro, Jackson Co., AL.4233 "(3) John Benjamin Coffey, born ___, married Miss American Norwood, and had three children. (Gen. 9) (1) Rice Coffey, born ___, who carried on the name of his ancestor Rice Coffey, who was the original owner of the site of the town of Wartrace in Bedford County, Tennessee (probably kin to John Rice, the original owner of the site of Memphis). (2) Mary Cross Coffey, who kept the name Cross linked with that of Coffey, and (3) John Coffey. The fourth child was Maclin Coffey, named in memory of Maclin ancestors, who died at "River Hill," aged 45 years, unmarried. Although to Bolling, nor Sterling, no Indian-named child appears among the descendants of Maclin Cross Sr., his great granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Eliza (Coffey) Tally states positively that she was told in childhood that she was descended from the Princess Pocahontas, by her mother, Mrs. Mary Ann (Cross) Coffey, who doubtless learned of the relationship from her father, Maclin Cross Sr., who lived until the year 1860." John Benjamin Coffey and America Norwood were married on 9 November 1876 in Jackson Co., AL.4234 They4234 appeared in the census on 1 June 1880 in Jackson Co., AL.4235 America Norwood, daughter of Samuel Caperton Norwood and Sarah A. Mills, was born on 5 June 1858 in Jackson Co., AL. She lived with her parents in Jackson Co., AL on 1 August 1860. America died in Alabama on 11 August 1888 and was buried at Caperton Cemetery in Pinder Hill, Jackson Co., AL in August 1888 .4236 John Benjamin Coffey and America Norwood had the following children:
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