Seventh Generation

4095. Mary Ann Elizabeth Coffey was born on 13 February 1860 in Nelson Co., VA. She lived in the household with Henry Bowman in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA on 15 April 1930. She lived with her daughter Pearl in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA on 10 April 1940. Mary died on 18 March 1946 at the age of 86 in Love, Augusta Co., VA and was buried at Hewitt-Coffey Cemetery in Love, Augusta Co., VA.^{13174,13175,13176}

Obituary, News Virginian, Mar. 19, 1946

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hewitt, 85, of Route 1, Stuarts Draft, widow of the late Joseph C. Hewitt, died at 3:15 p.m. yesterday, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mary Cox, 343 Arch Avenue, this city. She had been here with her daughter for just the past week and had been ill only a short time.

Born in Augusta County, February 13, 1861 [sic], the daughter of the late Morris P. and Millie Coffey, she is survived by the following sons: Bert S. Hewitt, of Waynesboro, Route 2, who was crossing the English Channel on his way back to the States from a cattle trip abroad for UNRRA when he received word of his mother's death; Leonard Hewitt, of Waynesboro; Jake and Mac Hewitt, both of Lyndhurst; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cox at whose home she died; Mrs. Lillie Quick, of Hopewell; and Mrs. Pearl Arnold, of Stuarts Draft, Route 1; one brother, Nick Coffey, of Mt. Sidney; and one sister, Mrs. Alice Coffey of Stuarts Draft; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral services are to be held at the Love Christian Church, Love, at a time and date to be announced pending word from Bert S. Hewitt, now abroad.

Mary Ann Elizabeth Coffey and Joseph Clay Hewitt were married on 8 March 1877 in Nelson Co., VA.¹³¹⁷⁷ They¹³¹⁷⁷ appeared in the census on 4 June 1880 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.¹³¹⁷⁸ They¹³¹⁷⁸ appeared in the census on 24 June 1900 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³¹⁷⁹ Mary and Joseph¹³¹⁷⁹ appeared in the census on 4 May 1910 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³¹⁸⁰ They¹³¹⁸⁰ appeared in the census on 12 February 1920 in South River Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³¹⁸¹ Joseph Clay Hewitt, son of Joseph Hewitt and Mary Jane , was born on 10 March 1847 in Augusta Co., VA. His marriage record to Mary Ann Elizabeth Coffey reports his birth place as Botetourt Co., VA. Joseph died on 14 May 1920 at the age of 73 in Love, Augusta Co., VA and was buried at Hewitt-Coffey Cemetery in Love, Augusta Co., VA.⁵³⁰⁴

Mary Ann Elizabeth Coffey and Joseph Clay Hewitt had the following children: