Seventh Generation

5923. Roby Columbus "Uncle Potter" Coffey was born on 16 June 1881 in North Carolina. He lived with his parents in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 13 June 1900. He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴⁰⁷ Roby died of a coronary thrombosis on 26 September 1964 at the age of 83 at Watauga County Hospital in Boone, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Hudson, Caldwell Co., NC on 28 September 1964.^19408,19409

Roby Columbus "Uncle Potter" Coffey and Lester Pearl Elrod were married on 1 January 1905 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴¹⁰ They^{¹⁹⁴¹⁰} appeared in the census on 26 April 1910 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴¹¹ They^¹⁹⁴¹¹ appeared in the census on 14 January 1920 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴¹² Lester Pearl Elrod, daughter of William Thomas Elrod and Lora Velora Green, was born on 23 May 1888 in North Carolina. Lester Pearl died of diabetes melitus on 17 August 1939 at the age of 51 at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC and was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Hudson, Caldwell Co., NC.^19413,19414

Roby Columbus "Uncle Potter" Coffey and Lester Pearl Elrod had the following children:

+12311	i.	Helen Coffey.
12312	ii.	Dallas Eugene Coffey¹⁹⁴¹⁵ was born on 3 July 1907 in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴¹⁶ Dallas resided with his parents in Blowing Rock Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 14 January 1920. Dallas registered for the WW2 draft on 16 October 1940 in State College, Centre, PA.¹⁹⁴¹⁷ Dallas died in Orange Co., NY on 10 February 1995. and his remains were cremated and ashes given to family or friend.¹⁹⁴¹⁸ A New York marriage index, 1881-1967 found at Ancestry.Com reports his marriage on 8 Mar 1944 at Newburgh, NY but bride is not named. However, a 1956, 1957, and 1958 city directory for Newburgh, reports a Dallas E. Coffey, with wife named Mary M. were residents there.
+12313	iii.	Deward Belmont Coffey.
+12314	iv.	Omer Roby Coffey.
+12315	v.	Ruby Almeda Coffey.
12316	vi.	Dennis Owen Coffey¹⁹⁴¹⁹ was born on 20 February 1918 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴²⁰ Dennis registered for the WW2 draft on 16 October 1940 in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴²¹ Dennis enlisted in the in the US Army on 27 January 1945 at Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland Co., SC.¹⁹⁴²² Dennis died in Hermitage, Davidson Co., TN on 27 February 1999. His burial place is not yet known¹⁹⁴²³
12317	vii.	Edward Coffey¹⁹⁴²⁴ was born on 16 January 1921 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴²⁵ Edward died on 18 January 1921 at the age of 2 days in North Carolina and was buried at Mount Bethel United Church of Christ Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.¹⁹⁴²⁶
12318	viii.	Unnamed Coffey¹⁹⁴²⁷ was born and died on 24 July 1922 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at¹⁹⁴²⁸ Mount Bethel United Church of Christ Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC in July 1922 .
12319	ix.	This child was born and died on 18 November 1923 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at¹⁹⁴³⁰ Unnamed^{¹⁹⁴³⁰} died in Watauga Co., NC on 18 November 1923. Mount Bethel United Church of Christ Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.

Roby Columbus "Uncle Potter" Coffey and Myrtle Hicks were married on 27 December 1952 in Avery Co., NC.¹⁹⁴³¹ Myrtle Hicks was born in 1911 in North Carolina.