Sixth Generation

2414. Austin Coffey was born circa 1840 in Tennessee. Austin probably died before 1880 in Grainger Co., TN.

Austin Coffey and Elvira Wolfe were married on 7 January 1856 in Grainger Co., TN.^9152,9153 They^{^9152,9153} were divorced on 24 June 1858. Elvira Wolfe, daughter of William Wolfe and Maleta Hipshire, was born circa 1839.⁹⁰⁹⁵

Austin Coffey and Elvira Wolfe had the following children:

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Martha Emeline Coffey was born circa 1856 in Grainger Co., TN.

Bennie Coffey Loftin research reports that divorce records found in Grainger Co. shows that Austin deserted Elvira and child two years before they divorced. However, birth dates for other children do not confirm that.

Austin Coffey and Elizabeth Dalton were married on 20 May 1860 in Grainger Co., TN.⁹¹⁵⁴ They^⁹¹⁵⁴ appeared in the census on 13 August 1860 in Grainger Co., TN.⁹¹⁵⁵ Elizabeth Dalton, daughter of Colby John Dalton and Elizabeth McGinnis, was born in 1841 in Grainger Co., TN.²⁴⁸⁷ She appeared in the census on 24 August 1870 in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., TN.⁹¹⁵⁶

Austin Coffey and Elizabeth Dalton had the following children:

6881	i.	Hulda Coffey was born circa 1861 in Tennessee.
6882	ii.	Ida Coffey was born circa 1864 in Tennessee.
+6883	iii.	Lula May Coffey.

Austin Coffey and Laura Ambrose were married on 19 October 1875 in Grainger Co., TN.⁹¹⁵⁷

In 1880, Austin's widow Laura, and their two children were neighbors of the Berry Coffey and Nelson Coffey families. Austin, Berry and Nelson were second and/or third cousins. Laura Ambrose was born circa 1851 in Virginia. She appeared in the census on 5 June 1880 in Grainger Co., TN.⁹¹⁵⁸ She appeared in 1890 in the Veterans Census in Grainger Co., TN ⁹¹⁵⁹

Austin Coffey and Laura Ambrose had the following children:

6884	i.	Mary A. Coffey was born circa 1875 in Grainger Co., TN.
6885	ii.	Adie Coffey was born circa 1878 in Grainger Co., TN.
+6886	iii.	Claude Clovis Coffey.