Seventh Generation

4031. Henry Landon "Big Hill" Coffey⁴⁶⁴⁹ was born on 18 November 1848 in Virginia. Henry died on 17 July 1926 at the age of 77 in Bedford Co., VA and was buried at Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Lowry, Bedford Co., VA.¹³⁰⁷⁵

Henry L. was called "Big Hill" Henry, leaving little doubt as to the topography of his house site. Henry was probably drafted as a Private into the 13th VA Infantry on 22 April 1862 in Gordonsville, along with others in the family, except that Henry was only 14 years old at the time. He is listed as deserted 17 June 1864, but was AWOL much earlier. Most likely he came back to Amherst County, where he and Paulin were needed by their family. It does not appear that he rejoined in another regiment. The battlefield is no place for a 14 or a 16 year old, although it was fairly common in the South.

Henry Landon "Big Hill" Coffey and Lillie Belle Burch were married on 3 December 1873 in Amherst Co., VA.¹³⁰⁷⁶ They¹³⁰⁷⁶ appeared in the census on 1 June 1880 in Amherst Co., VA.¹³⁰⁷⁷ They¹³⁰⁷⁷ appeared in the census on 16 June 1900 in Pedlar Dist., Amherst Co., VA.¹³⁰⁷⁸ Big Hill and Lillie¹³⁰⁷⁸ appeared in the census on 16 May 1910 in Amherst Co., VA.¹³⁰⁷⁹ They¹³⁰⁷⁹ appeared in the census on 5 February 1920 in Bedford Co., VA.¹³⁰⁸⁰ Lillie Belle Burch was born on 1 June 1856 in Amherst Co., VA. She lived with her daughter Hassie Coffey Jones in Lynchburg, Independent City, VA on 23 April 1940. Lillie died on 12 February 1956 at the age of 99 in Bedford Co., VA and was buried at Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Lowry, Bedford Co., VA.^{13081,13082,13083}

Death notice, The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, Tue., Feb. 14, 1956, Page 9

Mrs. Lillie Coffey

Lynchburg, Feb. 13 - Mrs. Lillie Burch Coffey, 98, widow of Henry Landon Coffey, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Watts, of Pleasant View. She is also survived by two other daughters, Mrs. C. B. Jones, of Lynchburg, and Mrs. E. B. Smith, of Amherst; three sons, B. J. Coffey, of Lynchburg; J. W. Coffey, of Richmond, and A. R. Coffey, of Lowry, and a sister, Mrs. Ada Higginbotham, of Alto.

Henry Landon "Big Hill" Coffey and Lillie Belle Burch had the following children: