| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Sixth Generation2065. James Martin Coffey was born in 1834 in Owen Co., IN.2167 James died in Syracuse, Morgan Co., MO 1 8 Dec 1861.1652,2167 James Martin may not be the son of Amos, but could be the son of Alfred Martin Coffey. See Coffey Cousins' newsletter, March, 1995 and Dec., 1997. Reported to CC by Karen Baumann, PO Box 415, Hammond, IN 46325-0415. Karen wrote that James died Dec. 16, 1861 in Syracuse, MO and is buried in the Stout-Houston Cemetery. He married Margaret on Jan. 31, 1855 in Monroe Co., IN. James' parents were Ison and Martha "Patsy" Smock Coffey. Karen descends from James and Margaret through their son Samuel W. and Mary Pugh Coffey. The correction contained in the Dec., 1997 issue of CC concluded that James Martin was the son of Alfred, and not of Amos. Children of James and Margaret were William, Lydia, Samuel W., Ellsworth "Eli"; and John A. "Johnny." Irrespective of this info, James does appear in the household with his mother in the 1850 Owen Co., IN census. James Martin Coffey and Margaret A. Huston were married on 27 January 1855 in Monroe Co., IN.2167 They2167 appeared in the census on 6 August 1860 in Jefferson Twp., Owen Co., IN.7848 Margaret A. Huston was born circa 1834 in Indiana. She appeared in the census on 8 July 1870 in Ellettsville, Richland Twp., Monroe Co., IN.7849 James Martin Coffey and Margaret A. Huston had the following children:
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