Eighth Generation

9177. Nathan Coffey was born on 4 February 1869 in Amherst Co., VA. Nathan died on 8 February 1954 at the age of 85 in Amherst Co., VA and was buried at Bridge Hill Cemetery in Alto [Coffeytown], Amherst Co., VA.^28070,28071

Obituary, The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, Fri., Feb. 12, 1954, Page 30

Nathan Coffey

Buena Vista, VA., Feb. 11--Nathan Coffey, 86, died here Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Sandidge. He is survived by three sons, McKinley Coffey, of Buena Vista; Hardy Coffey, of Forks of Buffalo, Va., and Clarence Coffey, of Covington; two daughters, Mrs. Sandidge and Mrs. Kern Mays, both of Concord, VA.; a brothers, Hugh Nelson Coffey, of Amherst, Va., and five sisters, Mrs. C. L. Ogden, Amherst; Mrs. Isaac Taylor, Lynchburg; Mrs. William Fitzgerald, Staunton; Mrs. Luther Taylor, Riverside, Va., and Mrs. Donald Grant, Roanoke; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral rites were held Wednesday at Amole Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Amherst County.

Nathan Coffey and Luella Davis were married on 13 October 1892 in Amherst Co., VA.²⁸⁰⁶⁶ They²⁸⁰⁶⁶ appeared in the census on 18 June 1900 in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA.²⁸⁰⁶⁷ They²⁸⁰⁶⁷ appeared in the census on 17 May 1910 in Amherst Co., VA.²⁸⁰⁶⁸ Nathan and Luella²⁸⁰⁶⁸ appeared in the census on 20 January 1920 in Amherst Co., VA.²⁸⁰⁶⁹ Luella Davis, daughter of Bennett Hudson Davis and Roxsinia Belle Coffey, was born on 18 September 1876 in Amherst Co., VA. Luella died on 23 May 1924 at the age of 47 in Amherst Co., VA and was buried at Bridge Hill Cemetery in Alto [Coffeytown], Amherst Co., VA.^28064,28065

Nathan Coffey and Luella Davis had the following children:

Nathan Coffey and Bessie were married circa 1929 in Virginia. They appeared in the census on 30 April 1930 in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA.²⁸⁰⁷⁷ Bessie was born circa 1907 in Virginia.