Seventh Generation

4139. James Alexander Coffey was born on 25 March 1871 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁵⁶ James died of a coronary infarction and was buried at on 3 April 1959 at the age of 88 at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA and was buried at .^{13357,13358,13359,13360}

Obituary, Lynchburg News, Apr. 4, 1959

James Alexander Coffey, 87, of Massies Mill died in Lynchburg General Hospital, Friday, (April 3, 1959) at 9:45 a.m. He was born in Nelson County, a son of James M. and Easter Smith Coffey. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Selina Fitzgerald Coffey; two sons, James K. Coffey, Lynchburg, and Robert B. Coffey, Detroit, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Frank S. Kemp, Mrs. Frank C. Williams, both of Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Mrs. H. H. Good, Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Leo Q. Frank, Forest City Pal; two brothers, Charles F. Coffey, Roseland; William W. Coffey, Lynchburg; a sister, Mrs. Lacy Coffey of Roseland; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at Piney River Funeral Home pending Funeral arrangements.

James Alexander Coffey and Selina Beatrice "Lina" Fitzgerald were married on 12 January 1893 in Nelson Co., VA.^13361,13362 They^{^13361,13362} appeared in the census on 12 June 1900 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁶³ They^¹³³⁶³ appeared in the census on 25 April 1910 in Massies Mill Dist., Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁶⁴ James and Lina^¹³³⁶⁴ appeared in the census on 12 January 1920 in Massies Mill Dist., Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁶⁵ They^¹³³⁶⁵ appeared in the census on 2 April 1930 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁶⁶ They^¹³³⁶⁶ appeared in the census on 2 May 1940 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁶⁷ Selina Beatrice "Lina" Fitzgerald, daughter of Reuben Pendleton Fitzgerald and Amelia Hatter Campbell, was born about 1873 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA. Selina died on 24 October 1968 at the age of 95 in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA and was buried at .^13368,13369

Obituary, Lynchburg News, Lynchburg, VA, Oct. 26, 1968

Mrs. J. A. Coffey MASSIES MILL-Mrs. Selina Fitzgerald Coffey, 95, of Massies Mill died Friday morning at Liberty House Nursing Home in Lynchburg. Born in Nelson County, she was a daughter of Rueben P. Fitzgerald and Emelia Campbell Fitzgerald. She was a member of Jonesboro Baptist church and the widow of James Alexander Coffey. Surviving are two sons, J. K. Coffey of Lynchburg, and Robert B. Coffey of Detroit; four daughters, Mrs. Frank Williams and Mrs. Frances Kemp, of Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Mrs. H. H. Good of Richmond, Mrs. Leo C. Frank of Laurel, Md.; a brother, Conrad D. Fitzgerald of Staunton; six grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Preston-Parr Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Hugh Boyd. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery.

James Alexander Coffey and Selina Beatrice "Lina" Fitzgerald had the following children:

+9394	i.	James Kimbrough Coffey.
+9395	ii.	Ruby Leah Coffey.
9396	iii.	Orie Alpha Coffey was born on 30 August 1896 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹³³⁷⁰ She lived with her parents in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 12 June 1900. She lived with her parents in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 25 April 1910. Orie died of acute gastric dilation following a hysterectomy and was buried at on 4 June 1972 at the age of 75 at Roanoke Rapids Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Co., NC and was buried at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Co., NC.^{13371,13372,13373}
+9397	iv.	Quincy Margaret "Margaret" Coffey.
+9398	v.	Robert Bruce Coffey.
+9399	vi.	Mazie Coffey.
9400	vii.	William K. Coffey was born on 30 May 1908 in Nelson Co., VA. He lived with his parents in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 25 April 1910. He lived with his parents in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA on 12 January 1920. William died on 15 May 1928 at the age of 19 in Nelson Co., VA and was buried at .^13374,13375