Eighth Generation

9167. Martha Jane Davis was born on 6 October 1865 in Virginia. She appeared in the census on 22 April 1940 in Buena Vista, Independent City, VA.¹⁴⁴⁷⁷ Martha died on 10 October 1946 at the age of 81 in Virginia and was also buried at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Lexington, VA.^14478,14479

Martha Jane Davis and William Henry Coffey were married on 17 January 1884 in Amherst Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁷³ They¹⁴⁴⁷³ appeared in the census on 6 June 1900 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁷⁴ They¹⁴⁴⁷⁴ appeared in the census on 7 May 1910 in Rockbridge Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁷⁵ Martha and William¹⁴⁴⁷⁵ appeared in the census on 6 January 1920 in Rockbridge Co., VA.¹⁴⁴⁷⁶ William Henry Coffey, son of William Montebello Coffey and Cynthia T. Wood, was born on 24 March 1863 in Virginia. William died on 20 June 1931 at the age of 68 in Virginia and was buried at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Lexington, VA.^{14470,14471,14472}

Obituary, The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, Tue., Jun. 23, 1931, Page 9

William Henry Coffey

Lexington, Va. June 22 - Funeral services for William Henry Coffey, 68, were conducted Sunday afternoon from the Presbyterian Church, Lexington, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. I. D. Terrell of Buena Vista, assisted by Dr. J. J. Murray and H. L. Cathhey [sic] of Lexington, with burial in the Lexington Cemetery.

Mr. Coffey died at the home of his son, W. W. Coffey, Saturday noon, from paralysis following an illness of several weeks. He had made his home with his son in Lexington for the past two years.

Mr. Coffey was born and reared in Nelson County. His wife was formerly Miss Martha Jane Davis of Amherst County. They made their home for eighteen years in Buena Vista.

He is survived by his widow, seven children, three brothers and a sister. The children are Mr. J. A. Caffelt, Allentown, Pa.; Mrs. Guy Palmer, Buena Vista; W. W. Coffey, Lexington; Talmadge and W. Andrew Coffey, Roanoke; Mrs. M. R. Bruin, Jr., Boydton, and Miss Sarah Coffey, Buena Vista. The brothers are Matthew, Lafayette and W. L. Coffey, Buena Vista, and the sister is Mrs. Matthew Ramsey, West Virginia.

This may be the son of George Washington Coffey of Nelson Co.

Martha Jane Davis and William Henry Coffey had the following children: