Fifth Generation

445. Adoniram (Adnoviam?) Judson Coffey was born on 6 January 1830 in North Carolina. Adoniram registered for the draft on 10 July 1863 in Owen Co., IN. He was 33 years old, married and a farmer.¹⁶⁷⁸ Adoniram died on 7 April 1882 at the age of 52 in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN and was buried at Coffey Cemetery in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN.^1689,1690

Adoniram Judson Coffey was named for the American Baptist missionary of the same name. He was born in Massachusetts in 1788 and died at sea in the Bay of Bengal on Apr. 12, 1850. He worked to form the first Baptist association in America, translated the Bible into Burmese and established a number of Baptist churches in Burma.

The name Adoniram means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the name of an overseer of tribute under the kings David, Solomon and Rehoboam. He was stoned to death when the Israelites revolted against Rehoboam's taxation.

Adoniram (Adnoviam?) Judson Coffey and Emily Caroline Rhone were married on 28 October 1852 in Owen Co., IN.¹⁶⁹¹ They^¹⁶⁹¹ appeared in the census on 18 June 1860 in Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN.¹⁶⁹² They^¹⁶⁹² appeared in the census on 17 August 1870 in Ellettsville, Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN.¹⁶⁹³ Adoniram and Emily^¹⁶⁹³ appeared in the census on 29 June 1880 in Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN.¹⁶⁹⁴ Emily Caroline Rhone¹⁶⁹⁵, daughter of John Rone and Eda Curtis, was born on 28 August 1832 in North Carolina. She lived with her parents in Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN on 13 November 1850. She appeared in the census on 13 June 1900 in Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO.¹⁶⁹⁶ Emily died on 11 November 1906 at the age of 74 in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN and was also buried at Coffey Cemetery in Ellettsville, Monroe Co., IN.^1697,1698

Adoniram (Adnoviam?) Judson Coffey and Emily Caroline Rhone had the following children:

+1736	i.	Edgar Coffey.
1737	ii.	Carson Coffey was born circa 1855 in Indiana. He lived with his parents in Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN on 18 July 1860. He lived with his parents in Ellettsville, Clay Twp., Owen Co., IN on 17 April 1870. Carson was reported missing on 5 February 1879. A letter to the editor of from indicates he may have been "foully dealt with."¹⁶⁹⁹ The Indianapolis Sentinel, Indianapolis, IN, Wed., Feb. 5, 1879, Vol: XXVIII, Issue: 36, Page 4 A Missing Man To the Editor of the Sentinel: Sir - Through the columns of your valuable paper I wish to make inquiry of the whereabouts of Carson Coffey, who is a native of Indiana but once a resident of this (Basque) county. Any of his relatives or friends will confer a favor by answering this, as I have every reason to believe he has been foully dealt with. Richard L. Nicholson. Meridian, Basqe [sic] county, Texas, Jan. 31, 1879
+1738	iii.	Ellen Coffey.
+1739	iv.	Elzy Coffey.
+1740	v.	John Jay Coffey.
+1741	vi.	Ruben Coffey.
+1742	vii.	Lillian Coffey.
+1743	viii.	Larkin Coffey.
+1744	ix.	Faye H. Coffey.