Eighth Generation

10397. Lester Burchell Coffey was born on 15 June 1894 in Laurel Co., KY. He lived with his maternal grandparents in Fariston, Laurel Co., KY on 27 June 1900. Lester died on 17 May 1954 at the age of 59 in Laurel Co., KY and was buried at Whittaker Cemetery in Lesbas, Laurel Co.,KY.³⁰⁵¹⁶
Lester was enumerated in the 1900 census as Linville's grandson. He is not a proven son of Edna, but after Samuel, she is the only child of Linville who was old enough in 1894 to have given birth to Lester. There is an outside chance that his mother could have been Nettie.

Lester Burchell Coffey and Arretta "Retta" Jones were married. They appeared in the census on 14 January 1920 in McHargue, Laurel Co., KY.³⁰⁵¹⁷ They³⁰⁵¹⁷ appeared in the census on 10 April 1930 in Laurel Co., KY.³⁰⁵¹⁸ Lester and Retta³⁰⁵¹⁸ appeared in the census on 30 April 1940 in Laurel Co., KY.³⁰⁵¹⁹ Arretta "Retta" Jones, daughter of James M. Jones and Nancy A. , was born on 17 May 1896 in Kentucky. She lived with her parents in McHargue, Laurel Co., KY on 17 June 1900. She lived with her brother in McHargue, Laurel Co., KY on 16 April 1910.³⁰⁵²⁰ Arretta died on 19 August 1987 at the age of 91 in Laurel Co., KY and was buried at Whittaker Cemetery in Lesbas, Laurel Co.,KY.³⁰⁵²¹

Lester Burchell Coffey and Arretta "Retta" Jones had the following children: