Sixth Generation

797. Thomas Jessup Coffey was born on 11 July 1840 in Green Co., KY. Thomas died of chronic Brights disease on 4 November 1915 at the age of 75 at home in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX on 6 November 1915.^{3334,3335,3336,3337}

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, Sun., Nov. 7, 1915, Part 1, Page 4

Deaths in Dallas

Coffey--Funeral service for Thomas J. Coffey, 75 years old, who died Thursday evening, was held at the family home, 4415 San Jacinto street, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Revs. Dave Smith, John G. Slayter and M. M. Davis officiating. The burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Thomas Jessup Coffey and Matilda were married circa 1869 in Texas. They appeared in the census on 5 September 1870 at Mount Pleasant PO in Daingerfield, then in Titus Co., TX.³³³⁸ Matilda was born circa 1846 in Texas.

Thomas Jessup Coffey and Matilda had the following children:

Thomas Jessup Coffey and Cleora Ann Waits were married on 23 September 1874 in Hopkins Co., TX.³³³⁹
Clearly, the first two children are from a previous marriage of Thomas. Cleora's first child was Susie.
They³³³⁹ appeared in the census on 7 June 1880 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., TX.³³⁴⁰ Cleora Ann Waits, daughter of James Cope Waits and Martha Ann Christian, was born on 13 March 1855 near Jefferson, Marion Co., TX. Cleora died in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX on 11 January 1933 and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX on 12 January 1933 .^3341,3342

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, Thu., Jan. 12, 1933, Sec. I, Page 5

Mrs. Cleora Coffey Dies, Rites Today

Mrs. Cleora Ann Coffey, widow of Thomas Jessup Coffey, died Wednesday at her home, 2330 Hondo, following an illness of several years.

She was born in Marion County near Jefferson March 12, 1855, daughter of James C. and Martha Ann Christian Waits. She was married to Mr. Coffey in Suplhur Springs in 1874 and moved to Dallas in 1882.

Mrs. Coffey is survived by two sons, H. S. Coffey and H. B. Coffey of Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. R. B. Price, Mrs. Eula C. Wadsworth, Mrs. N. B. Quarles of Dallas, Mrs. A. L. Clayton of Sherman and a stepdaughter, Mrs. C. C. Graves of Shreveport; four grandsons, one granddaughter and one great-grandson; four brothers, Allen C. Waits of Fort Worth; Walter S. Waits, of Dallas, James M. Waits of Austin, Samuel M. Waits of Thorp Spring, and two sisters, Mrs. W. G. Schuler and Mrs. H. D. Norris of Dallas.

Funeral services will be held at East Dallas Christian Church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Dr. L. N. D. Wells, pastor, officiating, assisted by Dr. William M. Anderson of First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Judge Noland G. Williams; R. J. Thorne, W. H. Jack, Jr., and Burt Waits, Rufus Waits and Lester Waits of Sulphur Springs.

Thomas Jessup Coffey and Cleora Ann Waits had the following children: