Eighth Generation

8652. Tassie May Coffey was born on 10 March 1891 in Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX. She lived with her parents in Midlothian, Ellis Co., TX on 23 June 1900. Tassie died of an accidental gun shot on 3 February 1948 at the age of 56 at Anderson Hospital in Pilot Point, Denton Co., TX and was buried at Tioga Cemetery in Tioga, Grayson Co., TX.^26883,26884

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, Feb.. 6, 1948, Section I, Page 11

Mrs. Tassey [sic] M. Riddels Buried at Tioga

Tioga, Texas , Feb. 5- Services were held Thursday at the Tioga Church of Christ for Mrs. Tassey May Riddels, 56, Mrs. Riddels died Tuesday at a Pilot Point hospital from a small rifle wound accidentally inflicted by her son, Guy Riddels, 15 at their home at Tioga, last Friday. Burial was in Tioga Cemetery.

She is survived by three sons, Chester R. Riddels, Paul D. Riddels, and Guy Riddels, all of Tioga; five daughters, Mrs. Treat Usrey, Fort Worth; Mrs. Raymond Dodson, Collinsville; Mrs. Howard Janes, Tioga; Mrs. Elizie Hall, Mansfield, and Mrs. Copy Hammel, Dallas; Three brothers, Willie Coffey, W.D. Coffey and A.C. Coffey, all of Fort Worth; two sisters, Mrs. Glen Sloan of Maypearl and Mrs. Bob Barnes of Tioga; twenty-seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Tassie May Coffey and Harrison Clyde "Clyde" Riddels were married on 9 December 1905 in Ellis Co., TX.²⁶⁸⁸⁵ They²⁶⁸⁸⁵ appeared in the census on 25 April 1910 in Ellis Co., TX.²⁶⁸⁸⁶ They²⁶⁸⁸⁶ appeared in the census on 31 January 1920 in Willard, Torrance Co., NM.²⁶⁸⁸⁷ Tassie and Clyde²⁶⁸⁸⁷ appeared in the census on 15 April 1940 in Cooke Co., TX.²⁶⁸⁸⁸ Harrison Clyde "Clyde" Riddels, son of John Samuel Riddels and Sarah Josephine Phillips, was born on 20 January 1885 in Waxahachie, Ellis Co., TX.²⁶⁸⁸⁹ He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Itasca, Hill Co., TX.²⁶⁸⁹⁰ Clyde died of prostate cancer on 31 December 1964 at the age of 79 at Chaffin Nursing Home in Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX and was buried at Tioga Cemetery in Tioga, Grayson Co., TX on 2 January 1965.^{26891,26892,26893}

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 3, 1965

Pilot Point- Funeral services were held in the Smith Funeral Chapel Saturday afternoon for Clyde Riddels, 79, of Collinsville. Burial was in Tioga Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, Carl Riddels of Dallas

Tassie May Coffey and Harrison Clyde "Clyde" Riddels had the following children: