Eighth Generation

7180. James Volney "Jim" Coffee was born on 15 August 1875 in Lavaca Co., TX. He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Miami, Roberts Co., TX.²³⁴²⁴ He was elected Mayor on 1 June 1943 in Miami, Roberts Co., TX.

News Item, Miami, Roberts Co., TX newspaper dated Jun. 3, 1943, Vol. 44

J. V. Coffee Elected Mayor

125 Votes Polled, Giving Coffee Majority of 33 Votes Over J. B. Saul

In the city election held Tuesday, June 1, for the purpose of electing a mayor, a total of 125 votes were polled. J. V. Coffee received a majority of 33 votes over J. B. Saul. The vote stood as follows:

Coffee 79
Saul 46 James died at Wichita Falls State Hospital in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., TX on 26 October 1957 of uremia and was buried at Miami Cemetery in Miami, Roberts Co., TX in October 1957 .^{23425,23426,23427}

James Volney "Jim" Coffee and Alice Gertrude Tidwell were married on 20 February 1898 in Shackelford Co., TX.²³⁴²⁸ They²³⁴²⁸ appeared in the census on 29 June 1900 in Roberts Co., TX.²³⁴²⁹ They²³⁴²⁹ appeared in the census on 23 April 1910 in Roberts Co., TX.²³⁴³⁰ Jim and Alice²³⁴³⁰ appeared in the census on 6 February 1920 in Miami, Roberts Co., TX.²³⁴³¹ They²³⁴³¹ appeared in the census on 4 April 1930 in Miami, Roberts Co., TX.²³⁴³² Alice Gertrude Tidwell, daughter of Will Tidwell and Josephine Kendrick, was born on 7 May 1878 in Texas. Alice died of stomach cancer on 10 May 1931 at the age of 53 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Potter Co., TX and was buried at Miami Cemetery in Miami, Roberts Co., TX on 11 May 1931.^23433,23434

James Volney "Jim" Coffee and Alice Gertrude Tidwell had the following children:

James Volney "Jim" Coffee and Lura C. Flynn were married on 7 September 1934 in Breckenridge, Stephens Co., TX.²³⁴³⁷ They²³⁴³⁷ appeared in the census on 11 April 1940 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., TX.²³⁴³⁸ Lura C. Flynn was born circa 1883 in Texas.

James Volney "Jim" Coffee and Lura C. Flynn had the following children: