| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Fifth Generation195. Elizabeth "Betsy" Coffey was born circa 1791 in North Carolina. Elizabeth died in Jackson Co., AL in 1837. Elizabeth "Betsy" Coffey and James Coffey were married on 4 March 1804 in Adair Co., KY.498 James Coffey, son of Joel Coffey and Martha Stepp (Stapp), was born on 13 March 1774. He appeared in the census in 1810 in Columbia, Adair Co., KY.497 James appears to have been in Colorado Co., TX with his son Logan in 1846. He appears as Logan's agent on the tax rolls for that year. --- A James Coffey is named as a son in his father's will. I doubt this is James, son of Joel and Martha Stapp Coffey. --- Note: Morris County Texas was created from Titus County in 1875, and Daingerfield was selected as the county seat. Omaha is in the northeast corner of Morris County. Omaha was established in the late 1870's when the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad built a narrow gauge railroad in the area. Some errors may have crept into this report by indicating the incorrect county for an event. Please keep in mind the county formation date while reading this report. One history of James reports his birth in year 1783 and wife born 1701. James and Elizabeth were married Mar. 4, 1804 by John White. Source Marriages of Adair Co., 1802-1848. Children were Logan McMillion, married Mary Ragland; Langston; William; Woodson; Wyatt, Cleveland; Lucy and Milton. Source is Coffee-Coffey Scrapbook, Vol. 1, by Gene Brewington. Elizabeth "Betsy" Coffey and James Coffey had the following children:
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