Seventh Generation

5928. Willard Thomas "Iron Foot" Coffey was born on 8 July 1880 in Mitchell Co., NC. Willard died of "growing glands" on 24 October 1920 at the age of 40 in Wilson Creek Twp., Avery Co., NC and was buried at Coffey Hill Cemetery in Newland, Avery Co., NC on 26 October 1920.^19471,19472

Willard Thomas "Iron Foot" Coffey and Eliza Alice "Alice" Townsend were married on 2 June 1907 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.^19473,19474 They^{^19473,19474} appeared in the census on 11 May 1910 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁴⁷⁵ They^{¹⁹⁴⁷⁵} appeared in the census on 16 January 1920 in Wilson Creek Twp., Avery Co., NC.¹⁹⁴⁷⁶ 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.

Willard Thomas "Iron Foot" Coffey and Eliza Alice "Alice" Townsend had the following children:

+12338	i.	Margaret Emmaline "Maggie Mae" Coffey.
+12339	ii.	Bessie Naomi Coffey.
+12340	iii.	Florence Maude Coffey.
+12341	iv.	Balsom Joseph "Joe" Coffey.
12342	v.	Mary Blanche Coffey was born on 21 July 1914 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.^19477,19478
12343	vi.	Caledonia Doris Coffey was born on 13 May 1915 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.^19479,19480 This child was not in the household with her widowed mother in the 1930 census. Caledonia died in Big Stone Gap, Wise Co., VA on 18 March 1981. Glencoe Cemetery in Big Stone Gap, Wise Co., VA in March 1981 .¹⁹⁴⁸¹
+12344	vii.	Harrison Thomas Coffey.
12345	viii.	James Clay "Jimmy" Coffey was born on 19 March 1919 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.^19482,19483 Jimmy died pneumonia on 13 February 1920 at the age of 0 in Gragg, Wilson Creek Twp., Avery Co., NC and was buried at Home cemetery in Gragg, Wilson Creek Twp., Avery Co., NC on 14 February 1920.^19484,19485
12346	ix.	Willard Blaine "Billie" Coffey was born on 25 January 1921 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.^19486,19487 He lived with his mother in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 16 April 1930. He died by accidental gunshot on 13 August 1931 at the age of 10 in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC and was buried at Townsend Family Farm Cemetery in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC on 15 August 1931.^19488,19489