Eighth Generation

11833. Henry Edward Coffey³³⁹⁸¹ was born on 17 December 1884 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Henry died on 11 March 1967 at the age of 82 in Linville, Linville Twp., Avery Co., NC and was buried at Tanglewood Cemetery in Linville, Avery Co., NC.^33982,33983

Eliza Alice "Alice" Townsend, daughter of Henry Franklin Townsend and Harriet Emaline Townsend, was born on 24 February 1886 in North Carolina. She appeared in the census on 16 April 1930 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁸⁶⁶⁵ Eliza died of a myocardial infarction on 16 July 1969 at the age of 83 at Blowing Rock Hospital in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Boone Fork Community Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{18666,18667,18668}

This is probably the Eliza Townsend, born 1886, in the household with her parents, Henry and Emaline in the 1900 Watauga Co. census.

Alice was never married to Henry Edward Coffey, but she did have several children by him after Willard died.

Henry Edward Coffey and Eliza Alice "Alice" Townsend had the following children:

Henry Edward Coffey and Alverda Gragg were married in 1910 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. They appeared in the census on 12 January 1920 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.³³⁹⁸⁶ Alverda Gragg, daughter of Tilman Monroe Gragg and Mary Josephine Wright, was born on 20 March 1892 in North Carolina. Alverda died at 256 14th Ave. (home) in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC on 7 March 1957 of arteriosclerotic heart disease and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC on 9 March 1957 .^33987,33988

Alverdia could be Mary Lilly Fortner's child before her marriage to Tilmon Gragg. She could still be a Gragg if Tilmon was her father.

Henry Edward Coffey and Alverda Gragg had the following children:

18253	i.	Nettie Edna Coffey was born circa 1909 in North Carolina. She lived with her parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 12 January 1920.
+18254	ii.	Harlan Eugene Coffey.
18255	iii.	Doris Carmalee Coffey was born in 1915 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.33989,33990 There is a birth record in Caldwell Co. dated Mar. 4, 1914 for a Doris Cormabe Coffey whose father was Edward Henderson Coffey. A mother was not given. She lived with her parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 12 January 1920.
18256	iv.	Lois Mabel Coffey was born on 23 August 1915 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.33991,33992 She lived with her parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 12 January 1920.
18257	v.	Flora Lee Coffey was born circa 1918 in North Carolina. She lived with her parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 12 January 1920.
18258	vi.	Mack Coffey was born circa December 1919 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. He lived with his parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 12 January 1920.

Henry Edward Coffey and Essie Leona Townsend were married on 6 August 1930 in Carter Co., TN.³³⁹⁹³ They³³⁹⁹³ appeared in the census on 4 April 1940 in Linville, Linville Twp., Avery Co., NC.³³⁹⁹⁴ Essie Leona Townsend, daughter of Simon Peter Townsend and Jennie Victoria Wells, was born on 30 July 1890 in Watauga Co., NC. Essie died by gunshot wound on 6 September 1960 at the age of 70 in Linville, Linville Twp., Avery Co., NC and was buried at Adams Cemetery in Vilas, Watauga Co., NC on 8 September 1960.^33995,33996

Henry Edward Coffey and Essie Leona Townsend had the following children: