Sixth Generation

1190. Henry F. Coffey^4649,4697 was born circa 1822 in Virginia.⁴⁶⁹⁸ Henry died in Amherst Co., VA on 10 June 1871 colic⁴⁶⁹⁹

Although Henry Coffey shows for the first time in the 1850 Census as the head of a household, he may have been one of 2 boys his age living with Jordan and Elizabeth in 1840. According to Census reports, Henry was born around 1817. He married, at the age of 31, Elizabeth (McDaniel) (Ogden) Coffey, who was slightly older than Henry, and she had several children of her own from a previous marriage to Zachariah Ogden. Henry seems to have acted as guardian to her older children and they took his surname, at least for the census reports, but, except for Paulin, they are believed to have used their own surnames later. Henry F. Coffey died 10 June 1871 of Colic, in Amherst County, according to the Amherst County death records. The information on the death record, including naming his parents as Charles and Jane Coffey of Nelson County, was given by Henry's son, Henry L. Coffey. His place of burial is unknown, but is probably up on the hill behind Embree Crawford's house, in an unmarked grave, perhaps with Elizabeth.

It is believed that he was the son of Jane Coffey Meeks Fitzgerald, daughter of William and Polly Rippetoe Coffey. His father is probably a Charles Taliaferro. The Coffey DNA project has shown that Henry is not a Coffey but likely a Taliaferro.

Henry F. Coffey and Elizabeth "Betsey" McDaniel were married on 10 March 1848 in Amherst Co., VA.^{4700,4701,4702} They^{4700,4701,4702} appeared in the census on 19 September 1850 in Amherst Co., VA.⁴⁷⁰³ They⁴⁷⁰³ appeared in the census on 31 July 1860 in Amherst Co., VA.⁴⁷⁰⁴ Henry and Betsey⁴⁷⁰⁴ appeared in the census on 23 August 1870 in Amherst Co., VA.⁴⁷⁰⁵ Elizabeth "Betsey" McDaniel⁴⁶⁴⁹, daughter of William McDaniel, was born circa 1813 in Virginia. Elizabeth died in Amherst Co., VA in August 1871 cholera

Henry F. Coffey and Elizabeth "Betsey" McDaniel had the following children: