Name: William Moody COFFEY

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Birth: 14 Aug 1899 Near Humeston, Iowa

Death: 7 May 1965 Burbank, CA

Father: Newton COFFEY (1875-1969)

Mother: Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON (1878-1973)

Misc. Notes

William moved to Wyoming in 1919, where he met and married Lucille Paterson. He lived there 11 years. He then moved back to Iowa, where his kids grew up. He worked there during the depression, mostly as a day laborer. Lived 2 or 3 places in Garden Grove, also in Humeston. His son had a newspaper route. Worked for the WPA for a while. He later moved to California.

CENSUS SUMMARY:

CENSUS 1940: William Coffey / b: abt 1892 in IA / Head / Living in Humeston, Wayne, IA

CENSUS 1930: William M Coffey / b: abt 1901 in IA / Head / Living in Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa

CENSUS 1920: William Coffey / b: abt 1900 in IA / Son / Living in Clay, Wayne, Iowa

CENSUS 1910: William M Coffey / b: abt 1900 in IA / Son / Living in Clay, Wayne, Iowa

CENSUS 1900: William M Coffee / b: abt Aug 1899 in IA / Son / Living in Clay, Wayne, Iowa

1920 IOWA CENSUS:

William was actually DOUBLE COUNTED in the 1920 census. The information above shows that his parents were still claiming him in Iowa, but the is NOT where he was. (Family story is that Bill had some sort of dispute with father Newton, and moved out – but nobody has given me the details.)

1920 SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING, CENSUS:

William M Coffey is in Sheridan County, Wyoming, a hired man in the household of Allen B Willey. (Allen was born in Lucas County, Iowa, so it is quite possible that William found his job through Iowa connections?)

His future wife, Lucy Patterson, is in Washakie County, Wyoming, age 17, living in the household of her uncle James Benson. Close by is Lucy’s mother, and four of her brothers. Her mother is Essie (Benson) (Patterson) Rebideaux. (Lucy’s father, Leonadis Patterson, moved his family from Arkansas to Wyoming in about 1904. He died in 1912, and Essie married George Rebideaux.) There were three young “Rebideaux” children in the household, in addition to the four “Patterson” boys.

1930 CENSUS, GARDEN GROVE, DECATUR, IA:

William M Coffey, age 29, with wife Lucile P Coffey (27), Evelyn M (8), Emmet W (6) and Leonadis N (4). He is a farm laborer, they live on Main Street (near Robert Fridley). All the children were born in Wyoming.

Spouses

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Name: Lucy Pearl “Lucille” PATTERSON

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Birth: 11 Sep 1902 Fayetteville, AR

Death: 28 Feb 1994 Carmichael, CA

Father: Leonadis Grant PATTERSON (1865-1912)

Mother: Essie Maydorcus BENSON (1875-1962)

DESCENDANTS:

(1) William Moody COFFEY (1899 - 1965) & Lucy Pearl “Lucille” PATTERSON (1902 - 1994)

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