Seventh Generation

2813. Robert Lee Coffey was born on 20 September 1866 in Denmark, Russell Co., KY. Robert died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 14 April 1948 at the age of 81 at home in Clarksdale, DeKalb Co., MO and was buried at Thornton Cemetery in Clarksdale, DeKalb Co., MO on 17 April 1948.^10151,10152

Former Russell Man Dies in Missouri

Robert Lee Coffey, 82 years old, formerly of Russell county, died at his home in Clarksdale, Mo., April 14, 1948. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, April 18, at the Baptist church in Clarksdale. Burial was in Thornton cemetery west of Clarksdale.

Mr. Coffey was a son of Stanton P. and Mary Coffey and was born September 20, 1865 at Denmark, Russell county, Ky. He was 82 years, 5 months and 14 days of age at the time of his passing.

He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Stone December 25, 1890. To this union five children were born, Mrs. Max Newman, Chicago, Mrs. Grant V. Williams, Stewartsville, Mo., Mrs. Robert Berning, Crosby, Mo., Mrs. Leo Weidmier, and Thomas Lee Coffey. He is also survived by one brother, Charles Coffey, of Jamestown, Ky., and one sister, Latrice Jane Harvey of Galveston, Texas, nine grand-children and a host of relatives and friends who will mourn his passing. His twin brother, Thomas Jefferson Coffey, passed away in Dec., 1946. He was a loyal and devoted member of the Clarksdale Baptist church. [via Judy Lynn @ FAG]

Robert Lee Coffey and Mary Jane "Mollie" Stone were married on 25 December 1890 in Bayfield, DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵³ They¹⁰¹⁵³ appeared in the census on 19 June 1900 in Washington Twp., DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵⁴ They¹⁰¹⁵⁴ appeared in the census on 3 April 1910 in Washington Twp., DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵⁵ Robert and Mollie¹⁰¹⁵⁵ appeared in the census on 15 January 1920 in Washington Twp., DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵⁶ They¹⁰¹⁵⁶ appeared in the census on 7 April 1930 in Washington Twp., DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵⁷ They¹⁰¹⁵⁷ appeared in the census on 6 May 1940 in Clarksdale, DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵⁸ Robert Lee Coffey was born Sept. 20, 1866, in Denmark, Russell County, Kentucky and died after 1930. He was a son of Stanton P. Coffey and Mary C. Saufley. His twin brother was Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Coffey.

Robert Lee Coffey married Mollie J. Stone on Dec. 25, 1890, in Bayfield, DeKalb County, Missouri. Mollie J. Stone was born in June, 1872 in Missouri and died after 1930. Her parents were William H. Stone, born in Dec. 1847 and Martha A. _______, born in March 1845.

Robert Lee Coffey and Mollie J. Stone had the following children:

1. Mary Ethel Coffey b. Sept. 1891 in DeKalb County, Missouri
2. Thomas Lee Coffey b. Dec. 1892 in DeKalb County, Missouri
3. Lula M. Coffey b. Sept. 1894 in DeKalb County, Missouri
4. Beula M. Coffey b. Nov. 1895 in DeKalb County, Missouri
5. Bessie S. Coffey b. June 1897 in DeKalb County, Missouri

General Notes:

-The 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Washington Township, DeKalb County, Missouri shows Robert L. with his wife Mollie J. and children Mary E, Thomas Lee, Lula M, Beula M, and Bessie S.

-The 1910 U.S. Federal Census for Washington Township, DeKalb County, Missouri shows Robert “C” Coffee with wife Mollie J. and children Ethel, Thomas, Lula M, Bulah M, and Bessie S.

-The 1920 U.S. Federal Census for Washington Township, DeKalb County, Missouri shows R. L. Coffey with wife Mollie and daughter Bulah.

-The 1930 U.S. Federal Census for Washington Township, DeKalb County, Missouri shows Robert L. with his wife “Marry” J.

-Marriage date is according to Missouri marriage license and certificate.

Kevin Coffey
Franklin, TN
Sep., 2008 Mary Jane "Mollie" Stone, daughter of William H. Stone and Martha A. , was born in July 1872 in Missouri. Mary died in 1965 at the age of 93 in Clarksdale, DeKalb Co., MO and was buried at Thornton Cemetery in Clarksdale, DeKalb Co., MO.¹⁰¹⁵⁹

Robert Lee Coffey and Mary Jane "Mollie" Stone had the following children: