Fifth Generation

524. Sarah "Sallie" Greene was born circa 1809 in Watauga Co., NC. She lived with her son George W. in Johns River Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 1 August 1870. She lived with her son, John C. in Watauga Co., NC on 10 June 1880.

Sarah "Sallie" Greene and William Clayton Coffey were married. They appeared in the census on 30 July 1850 in Johns River Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.²⁰⁷⁰ They²⁰⁷⁰ appeared in the census on 20 July 1860 in Johns River Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.²⁰⁷¹ William Clayton Coffey, son of Jesse Coffey and Margaret Edmisten, was born circa 1808 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. He appeared in the census on 1 June 1840 in Stewart's Dist., Wilkes Co., NC.²⁰⁶⁸ William died in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC in February 1865.²⁰⁶⁹

Death of William Coffey

"Kirk's raid in 1864 emboldened the Unionists in Watauga County, and Blalock went about in Federal uniform, fully armed. Between August, 1864, and February, 1865, the people of this section were harassed beyond measure, for not only had the deserters and outlyers to be fed by submitting to their thefts and robberies, but a body of men calling themselves Vaughan's Cavalry, and claiming to be Confederates, came from Tennessee to Boone on their way to Newton for the purpose of recruiting their horses, it was alleged, but to keep out of danger also, most probably. These men were worse than Kirk's or Stoneman's men, according to old people still living, stealing horses and mules and everything else they fancied. What they did not like they destroyed, throwing out of doors many of the household goods of the defenseless women and children. Col. W. L. Bryan and J. W. Councill followed them to Newton and recovered two horses they had stolen from the latter in 1865.

"In these circumstances, there is no wonder that Blalock hunted out his enemies. Reuben Coffey was first sought, but he was not at home when Keith called. He and his aids then went to William Coffey's field, forced him to go half a mile with them to James Gragg's mill, and to sit astride a rude bench, where he was shot, Blalock turning over that act to a man named Perkins, because of the fact that William Coffey was the brother of Austin Coffey, Keith's step-father.

"In 1864 Keith also had what he called a "battle" with Jesse Moore in Carroll Moore's orchard, in which Jesse was wounded in the heel and Keith had an eye shot out. Pat, a son of Daniel Moore, had a thigh broken in same fight. This was in the Globe, in Caldwell, however."

Sarah "Sallie" Greene and William Clayton Coffey had the following children: