| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Sixth Generation1700. Finley Patterson Coffey was born on 30 April 1848 in Mulberry Twp., Caldwell Co., NC. He appeared in the census on 25 April 1930 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.6367 Finley died of erysipelas on 13 April 1937 at the age of 88 at home in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Littlejohn Methodist Church Cemetery in Gamewell, Caldwell Co., NC.6368,6369,6370 Finley Patterson Coffey and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Tuttle6371 were married on 23 September 1869 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.6372,6373,6374 They6372,6373,6374 appeared in the census on 5 June 1880 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.6375 They6375 appeared in the census on 19 June 1900 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.6376 Finley and Betty6376 appeared in the census on 25 April 1910 in Gamewell, Caldwell Co., NC.6377 They6377 appeared in the census on 10 February 1920 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.6378 Finley Patterson Coffey (parts extracted from Caldwell County Heritage) Mary Elizabeth Tuttle, "Bettie", and Finley Patterson Coffey were married the 23 Sept. 1869. this union proved to be a most long and happy one broken only by the death of Bettie after 61 years, six months and 28 days of married life. Few couples in our country have lived together longer or set higher standards of Christian and family relationships than they. Bettie and Finley were married by Rev. G. W. Ivey who was serving the Lenoir Circuit of the South Carolina Conference of Littlejohn Church. Their marriage certificate is registered in the Lenoir Courthouse. Finley P. Coffey was a son of Sarah Cottrell, "Sally", (1 May 1812 - 25 Mar. 1894) and Welborn Coffey (14 May 1807 - 27 Nov. 1897). (The name Sally is found in her father's will and on her gravestone.) Sally and Welborn were married Jan. 2, 1832. Mary Elizabeth died at her home in Gamewell, surrounded by all 10 of her children. Services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Roy Houts and Rev. R. E. Hardaway, her husband's pastor. Finley P. died at the home of a daughter, Estelle Link, on Virginia St., Lenoir, N.C. Services were conducted by Rev. R. E. Hardaway, his pastor, and he was buried in the Littlejohn's Church Cemetery, where he had buried his wife in 1931. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Tuttle, daughter of Robert Gaius Tuttle and Lucinda Puett, was born on 11 September 1851 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Mary died of acute glomerular nephritis on 20 April 1931 at the age of 79 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Littlejohn Methodist Church Cemetery in Gamewell, Caldwell Co., NC on 21 April 1931.6379,6380 Finley Patterson Coffey and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Tuttle had the following children:
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