Seventh Generation

4461. Elvira Catherine Coffey was born on 17 April 1884 in Amherst Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁵¹ Elvira lived in Temperance Dist., Amherst Co., VA on 5 June 1900 and was a servant in the J. E. Campbell household. Elvira died on 13 April 1977 at the age of 92 in Amherst Co., VA and was buried at Saint Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery in Amherst, Amherst Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁵²

Elvira Catherine Coffey and Melvin C. "Mel" Ponton were married on 22 April 1903 in Nelson Co., VA.^14453,14454

High Wedding.

The editor of the Nelson County Times seems to be either a parson or a squire. We find the following as the leader in last week's issue of that paper:

On top of the mountain at the head of Freshwater Cove, at the home of Mr. Nelson Johnson, on Wednesday, the writer joined in marriage Mr. Melville [sic] Ponton and Miss Elvira Coffey. Miss Mary Eliza Johnson with W. T. Campbell, Miss Nora Mawyer with Robert Stevens, Miss Minnie Johnson with Henry Coffey, Miss Lelia Coffey with Frank Mawley. Quite a number of friends witnessed the ceremony and afterwards a sumptious table was spread for the guests. As we rode away about sunset the voice of the violin was heard in the land and visions of merriment were flitting before the eyes of the young people assembled. They^14453,14454 appeared in the census on 3 May 1910 in Lovingston, Nelson Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁵⁵ They¹⁴⁴⁵⁵ appeared in the census on 7 April 1930 in Massies Mill, Nelson Co, VA.¹⁴⁴⁵⁶ Elvira and Mel¹⁴⁴⁵⁶ appeared in the census on 30 April 1940 in Lovingston, Nelson Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁵⁷ Melvin C. "Mel" Ponton was born on 4 October 1875 in Nelson Co., VA. Melvin died in Nelson Co., VA on 22 September 1956 and was buried at Saint Stephens Cemetery in Arrington, Nelson Co., VA in September 1956 .¹⁴⁴⁵⁸

Elvira Catherine Coffey and Melvin C. "Mel" Ponton had the following children: