| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Sixth Generation853. Moses Coffey was born on 6 August 1843 in Lincoln Co., KY. Moses in Hazel Green, Wolfe Co., KY .3533 "Albert and Moses Coffey, brothers, quarreled over their sick father's estate. Albert fired several shots at Moses, but fortunately missed his mark. James Coffey, the father, is a wealthy farmer of Casey county." Moses died in McKinney, Lincoln Co., KY on 26 December 1902 of smallpox McKinney Cemetery in McKinney, Lincoln Co., KY in December 1902 .3534,3535,3536 Obituary, The Morning Herald, Lexington, KY, Wed., Feb. 25, 1903, Vol. 33, Issue 56, Page 8 Died of Smallpox Burnside, Ky., Dec. 31 - Mrs. Moses Coffey, aged about 65 [y]ears, one of the best known men in Lincoln county and postmaster of McKinney, died after a lingering illness of smallpox. Two other members of the family have contracted the disease.
This may be the Moses Coffey found in the 1890 Veterans Schedule for Lincoln Co., KY. He was enumerated as having been a corporal in Co. K, 19th Ky Inf., having enlisted on Nov. 12, 1861 and served until Aug. 14, 1864 for a period of 2 yrs., 9 mos. He reported that he was wounded in the right side and suffered a stroke and paralysis from the effects. Moses Coffey and Margaret Catherine "Kate" Goode were married on 21 September 1865 in Lincoln Co., KY.3537 They3537 appeared in the census on 12 April 1870 in Hustonville, Lincoln Co., KY.3538 They3538 appeared in the census on 11 June 1880 in Casey Co., KY.3539 Moses and Kate3539 appeared in the census on 8 June 1900 in Hustonville, Lincoln Co., KY.3540 Margaret Catherine "Kate" Goode, daughter of Joseph T. Goode and Amanda Page, was born on 29 January 1849 in Lincoln Co., KY. She appeared in the census on 16 May 1910 in Hustonville, Lincoln Co., KY.3541 Margaret Catherine learned that her brother had died in Oklahoma on 12 December 1916.3542 She appeared in the census on 22 January 1920 in Hustonville, Lincoln Co., KY.3543 She appeared in the census on 22 April 1930 in Hustonville, Lincoln Co., KY.3544 Margaret died in McKinney, Lincoln Co., KY on 10 December 1939 and was buried at McKinney Cemetery in McKinney, Lincoln Co., KY in December 1939 .3545 Moses Coffey and Margaret Catherine "Kate" Goode had the following children:
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