Fifth Generation

422. John Morgan Coffey was born circa 1802 in North Carolina. In 1869 he was on the tax rolls in Towns Co., GA.¹⁵²² Between 1871 and 1876 he was on the tax rolls in Brasstown, Towns Co., GA.¹⁵²³ John died in Cherokee Co., NC after June 1880 and was buried at Red Marble Cemetery in Andrews, Cherokee Co., NC after June 1880 .¹⁵²⁴

John Morgan Coffey and Elizabeth Day¹⁵²⁵ were married. They appeared in the census on 24 October 1850 in Union Co., GA.¹⁵²⁶ They^¹⁵²⁶ appeared in the census on 21 August 1860 in Cherokee Co., NC.¹⁵²⁷ John and Elizabeth^¹⁵²⁷ appeared in the census on 24 June 1870 in Union Co., GA.¹⁵²⁸ They^¹⁵²⁸ appeared in the census on 21 June 1880 in Cherokee Co., NC.¹⁵²⁹

Laurence Coffey lists the children as: Hannah, Joseph M., Millie, Mary, Elizabeth, Sallie, Harriet, Athen, Leland, Louisa, and Boone. Elizabeth Day was born circa 1817 in Burke Co., NC.

John Morgan Coffey and Elizabeth Day had the following children:

+1626	i.	Hannah Coffey.
1627	ii.	Millie Coffey was born in 1835 in Burke Co., NC. Millie died of broncho pneumonia on 1 June 1917 at the age of 82 in Marble, Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC and was buried at Moss Cemetery in Marble, Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC on 2 June 1917.^1530,1531
1628	iii.	Mary A. Coffey was born circa 1837 in Burke Co., NC. Mary died of myocorditis on 8 July 1920 at the age of 83 in Marble, Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC and was buried at Moss Cemetery in Marble, Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC.^1532,1533
+1629	iv.	Sarah Jane "Sallie" Coffey.
+1630	v.	Elizabeth Coffey.
+1631	vi.	Athan Smith Coffey.
+1632	vii.	Harriet Elmoda "Hattie" Coffey.
+1633	viii.	Leland Lee "Lee" Coffey.
+1634	ix.	Louisa "Lue" Coffey.
1635	x.	Josiah M. "Joe" Coffey was born in October 1855 in Cherokee Co., NC. He appeared in the census on 2 June 1900 in Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC.¹⁵³⁴ He appeared in the census on 3 January 1920 in Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC.¹⁵³⁵ Josiah died of unknown causes on 8 February 1930 at the age of 74 in Valleytown, Cherokee Co., NC and was buried at Moss Cemetery in Marble, Valley Town Twp., Cherokee Co., NC on 9 February 1930 .^1536,1537
1636	xi.	Frances C. Coffey was born circa 1857 in Cherokee Co., NC.
+1637	xii.	Susan "Sis" Coffey.