Fifth Generation

599. Joel Coffey was born on 4 December 1826 in Grainger Co., TN. Joel died in Bartholomew Co., IN on 18 May 1896 and was buried at Haw Creek Cemetery in Hope, Bartholomew Co., IN in May 1896 .²⁵⁴⁸

There is a Joel Coffey and wife Sarah, age 53 and 45 respectively, in the 1880 Bartholomew Co., IN census (ED8, Page 24). Both were born in TN. With them is a daughter, Alta, age 8, born in IN.

Joel Coffey and Sarah Mullins were married on 5 November 1855 in Grainger Co., TN.^2549,2550 They^2549,2550 appeared in the census on 23 August 1860 in Grainger Co., TN.²⁵⁵¹ They²⁵⁵¹ appeared in the census on 12 June 1880 in Bartholomew Co., IN.²⁵⁵² Sarah Mullins was born on 11 August 1837 in Grainger Co., TN.

There is a Sarah Mullins, age 13, in the 1850 Hardeman Co. census. She is in the family of Jobe and Sarah Mullins. She appeared in the census on 11 June 1900 in Haw Creek Twp., Bartholomew Co., IN.²⁵⁵³ Sarah died in Haw Creek Twp., Bartholomew Co., IN on 13 August 1907 and was buried at Haw Creek Cemetery in Hope, Bartholomew Co., IN in August 1907 .^2554,2555

Joel Coffey and Sarah Mullins had the following children: