| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Sixth Generation2215. Columbus Coffey was born circa 1851 in Indiana. Columbus died on 1 May 1895 at the age of 44 in Gentry Co., MO and was buried at Jennings Cemetery in Alanthus Grove, Gentry Co., MO.8272,8273 From the Warde report: "1860 Gentry Co., Wilson Twp., District 63 (part 2) Hugginsville post office census under "Coffee" lists Lawson, Eliza, Columbus age 9 and Noah age 7. Someone else transcribed the same census in 1956 naming children as Columbine age 9 and Noah age 7. According to the Coffey family bible, Columbus and Noah were the children of Lawson Howard Coffey and 1st wife Matilda Adeline Litten b. 25 Oct. 1827 and Columbus was born in 1845. If this is so, then the Grave in Jennings Cem. Gentry Co., MO. next to Lawson Howard is his son. Marker says Columbus Coffey, died 5/1/1895 at age 50. This would match the family bible death records." Columbus Coffey and Amanda Jane Brown were married circa 1869. They appeared in the census on 23 August 1870 in Gentry Co., MO.8274 They8274 appeared in the census on 16 June 1880 in Laramie City, Albany Co., Wyoming.8275 Amanda Jane Brown was born in 1849 in Iowa. On 13 August 1895 she was appointed administratrix of the estate of Columbus Coffey in Omaha, Douglas Co., NE.8276 Amanda died in Nebraska on 6 February 1915 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha, Douglas Co., NE in February 1915 .8277 Columbus Coffey and Amanda Jane Brown had the following children:
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