| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fifth Generation532. Amos D. Coffey2159 was born on 12 June 1811 in Indiana. He appeared in the census in 1840 in Owen Co., IN.2160 He was arrested on 21 May 1855 and charged with counterfeiting.2161 The New Albany Daily Ledger, New Albany, IN, Mon., May 21, 1855, Vol. VI, Issue 1748, Page 2 Dr. Amos D. Coffey, of Louisville, has been arrested and taken to Bloomington on a charge of counterfeiting. Amos opened the first hotel in what became the town of White Hall in Clay Twp., Owen Co. He was also one of the earliest Justices of the Peace. Amos D. Coffey and Martha Kerr "Patsy" Niell2162 were married on 11 February 1834 in Owen Co., IN.2163,2164 They2163,2164 were divorced in 1856 in Owen Co., IN.2165 Amos, son of Elijah and Mary Abby (Polly) Dyer, b 12Jun1811, m Mary 11Feb1834, in Owen Co. IN. Martha was b1814 in Iredell Co., NC. Children, all born in Owen Co were: James, b1834; Elizabeth, b1836; William, b1839; Andrew Noble, d1844, Owen Co. James Martin Coffey, b1834, m Margaret A. Huston in Monroe Co., IN, d 8Dec1861 in Syracuse, MO; Elizabeth J., b 12Sep1836, m William A. Raper in St. Joseph, MO, d 10Jan1890; Martha Ann, b1837, m Wm Osborn Harrah in Green Co., IN, d 3Jul1885 at Alton, Osborne Co., KS; Wm H., b1839, d 27Feb1864 in Little Rock, AR (military); Mary married Shepard and lived in Louisville, KY at the time of Andrew's death; Andrew Noble, b 22May1844, m Angeline Mercy Rogers, 9 Oct 1876 in Tecumesh, NB Martha Kerr "Patsy" Niell, daughter of Mr. Niell, was born circa 1816 in North Carolina. She appeared in the census on 7 November 1850 in Owen Co., IN.2166 Amos D. Coffey and Martha Kerr "Patsy" Niell had the following children:
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