Eighth Generation

7368. Robert Henry "Bob" Coffey was born on 8 October 1868 in Lucas, Collin Co., TX. On 29 June 1892 he was a postmaster in Collin Co., TX. He lived in Wylie, Collin Co., TX on 3 June 1948.²³⁸²⁸

The Wylie News, Wylie, Collin Co., TX, Thur., Jun 3, 1948, Vol. 1, No. 12, Page 1

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Coffey Move to Wylie After Living in Lucas Community 60 Years

New residents of the city of Wylie are Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Coffey who have just completed a very fine new home on Highway 78 and are living in it now. New to the citizens of Wylie, but very well known to the Collin County residents of the community of Lucas because this fine couple made their home in that part of the county for over 50 years - in fact for almost all of their lives.

Mr. R. H. Coffey was born in Lucas in a log house in the year 1868. He was the second child of a family of nine of whom there are now six living children. His father was a farmer in the community and was at one time the Sheriff of Collin County. Mr. Coffey now owns and ha lived on the farm which his grandfather headrighted from the Government of Texas with it was a Republic. This particular farm has never been out of the hand of the Coffey family from the time it was headrighted. His mother died when he was 40 years old, and his father and two uncles died soon thereafter. It was a coincidence that his father and two uncles died within 72 hours of each others death.

Mrs. Coffey was born in Riceville, Tennessee in the year 1875 one of twelve children born to her mother and father. At the age of five the family left Tennessee and moved to Kansas where they stayed for another five years and then moved to Collin County. The father of the family died when she was nine years of age and the mother died in the year 1923.

The couple was married in the community of Lucas at the ages of 18 and 24 and made Lucas their hime until they recently moved to Wylie. Mr. Lucas and [sic] was the post master of that community.

To this union there was born four children, two boys and two girls, all of whom are still living. Pete Coffey of Wylie, Tressie Osburn of Brownfield (who is planning on moving to Wylie in the near future) Hallie Biggs of Lucas and Ed Coffey of McKinney. There are six grandchildren in this family.

Their son Pete went to the same school in Lucas as did his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Coffey are Baptists and have belonged to the Lucas Baptist church since their were converted when they were both very young.

They report that they are enjoying their new home and that it is might find to be living in Wylie where all the conveniences are available to them and they are close to their son, Pete. This is the first new home they have ever lived in and it is mighty find looking little home, one that anyone would be ampply [sic] proud to call their home. To this fine couple, the News wishes them the very most in happiness and many years of good life to come. Wylie welcomes them to our midst.
Robert died of heart disease on 13 April 1950 at the age of 81 at home in McKinney, Collin Co., TX and was buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery in Forest Grove, Collin Co., TX.^{23829,23830,23831}

Robert Henry "Bob" Coffey and Minnie Mabel Biddy were married on 18 December 1892 in McKinney, Collin Co., TX.²³⁸³² They²³⁸³² appeared in the census on 29 June 1900 in Collin Co., TX.²³⁸³³ They²³⁸³³ appeared in the census on 29 April 1910 in McKinney, Collin Co., TX.²³⁸³⁴ Bob and Minnie²³⁸³⁴ appeared in the census on 17 January 1920 in McKinney, Collin Co., TX.²³⁸³⁵ Minnie Mabel Biddy, daughter of George Biddy and Edna McDonald, was born on 2 July 1873 in Riceville, McMinn Co., TN. Minnie died of congestive heart failure on 20 February 1968 at the age of 94 at Wysong Hospital in McKinney, Collin Co., TX and was buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery in Forest Grove, Collin Co., TX.^{23836,23837,23838}

Robert Henry "Bob" Coffey and Minnie Mabel Biddy had the following children: