Seventh Generation

4210. Ellis Coffey^13632,13633 was born on 30 April 1889 in Nelson Co., VA.¹¹²⁴

According to original marriage license information sent to me in Jan ’06, Ellis was born Apr. 20, 1889. If he married in 1916, that would make him 27 yrs old instead of the 22 yrs given in the marriage license. Given that they were so specific with his (and her) age, I calculate that he was born 30 Apr 1894. However, his WW1 draft registration info reports his birth date as Apr. 30, 1889 and his WW2 draft card reports birth on Apr. 30, 1888. The 1889 date is probably most correct. He appeared in the census on 28 April 1910 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶³⁴ He registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶³⁵ He registered for the WWII draft on 27 April 1942 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶³⁶ Ellis died of a myocardial infarction and was buried at on 20 July 1961 at the age of 72 at home in Staunton, Independent City., VA and was buried at Hammond Chapel Cemetery in Staunton, Independent City., VA on 22 July 1961.^{13637,13638,13639,13640}

The Staunton Leader, Friday July 21, 1961

Ellis Coffey

Ellis Coffey, 72, of Rt. 2 Staunton, Va., died unexpectedly at 12:30 Thursday afternoon, July 20, 1961..

He was born in Nelson county Apr. 20, 1889, a son of the late David Coffey and Alice Monroe Coffey. He was employed at Belmont Trap Rock for over 25 years. Mr. Coffey was a member of the Olivet Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Willie Bryant Coffey, one daughter, Mrs. Helen Ernest of Swoope, two sons, James E. Coffey and Wayt K. Coffey, both of Rt. 2, Staunton, Va. Also surviving are 10 grand children and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be help at 11:00 o'clock Sat. morning from the east chapel of the Hamrick Funeral Home conducted by his pastor, the Rev. L. E. Jordan. Interment will be in the Hammond Chapel Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Robert L. Coffey, E. John Hunes, Harold D. Bosserman, Basil L. Bosserman, Conrad T. Lawrence, Charles Mowry and Floyd Andrews.

Ellis Coffey and Willie Dabney Bryant were married on 23 September 1916 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶⁴¹ They¹³⁶⁴¹ appeared in the census on 16 January 1920 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶⁴² They¹³⁶⁴² appeared in the census on 18 April 1930 in Beverley Manor Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁶⁴³ Willie Dabney Bryant was born on 23 September 1896 in Nelson Co., VA. Willie died in Staunton, Independent City., VA on 3 December 1985 and was buried at Hammond Chapel Cemetery in Staunton, Independent City., VA in December 1985 .^3618,13644

Obituary, The Staunton Daily News Leader, Dec. 5, 1985

Mrs. Ellis Coffey

Mrs. Willie Bryant Coffey, 89, of Rt. 4, Staunton, Virginia, widow of Ellis Coffey died Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, 1985 at King's Daughters Hospital.

She was born Sep. 23, 1896 in Nelson County, a daughter of Samuel M. and Nancy )Ramsey) Bryant and was a member of the Olivet Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a son; Wayt K. Coffey of Rt. 4, Staunton, VA, one brother, James S. Bryant of Piney River, and one sister, Lula B. Fitzgerald of Lynchburg, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Her husband died July 20, 1961.

A service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday in Hammond Chapel Cemetery on Barterbrook Rd. by Phillip A. Roberts.

The family will receive friends at the Hamrick Funeral Home from 7:00 to 8:00 tonight.

Ellis Coffey and Willie Dabney Bryant had the following children: