Sixth Generation

1631. Athan Smith Coffey was born on 25 October 1847 in Burke Co., NC. Between 1871 and 1876 he was on the tax rolls in 918th Georgia Militia Dist. in Brasstown., Towns Co., GA.¹⁵⁶³ Athan died cirrhosis of the liver on 24 May 1928 at the age of 80 in Blairsville, Union Co., GA and was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery in Blairsville, Union Co., GA.^{6078,6079,6080,6081,6082,6083}

Athan Smith Coffey and Martha Ann Jones were married on 16 November 1870 in Union Co., GA.⁶⁰⁸⁴ They^⁶⁰⁸⁴ appeared in the census on 23 June 1880 in Cherokee Co., NC.⁶⁰⁸⁵ They^⁶⁰⁸⁵ appeared in the census on 6 June 1900 in Union Co., GA.⁶⁰⁸⁶ Athan and Martha^⁶⁰⁸⁶ appeared in the census on 15 April 1910 in Union Co., GA.⁶⁰⁸⁷ They^⁶⁰⁸⁷ appeared in the census on 7 January 1920 in Union Co., GA.⁶⁰⁸⁸ Martha Ann Jones, daughter of Wilson Jones and Helen (Elender?) Thomas, was born on 22 October 1847 in Georgia. Martha Ann died of acute pericarditis on 9 December 1925 at the age of 78 in Union Co., GA and was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery in Blairsville, Union Co., GA on 10 December 1925.^{6089,6090,6091}

Athan Smith Coffey and Martha Ann Jones had the following children:

5049	i.	Laura Henrietta Coffey was born on 31 August 1871 in North Carolina.⁶⁰⁹² She lived with her sister Bertie Coffey Thomason in Union Co., GA on 2 April 1930. Laura died in Coweta Co., GA on 22 January 1969 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Newnan, Coweta Co., GA in January 1969 .⁶⁰⁹³
+5050	ii.	Flora Exie Coffey.
+5051	iii.	Minnie Augusta "Gusta" Coffey.
+5052	iv.	Lavinia Roberta "Bertie" Coffey.
5053	v.	Lizzie Howard Coffey was born in May 1882. Lizzie died in January 1884.
5054	vi.	James Lee Coffey was born in January 1884.⁶⁰⁹⁴ James died in August 1884.
5055	vii.	Willie Joe Coffey was born in January 1884. Willie died in January 1884.
+5056	viii.	Lula Esther Coffey.
+5057	ix.	Annie Lee Coffey.