Fifth Generation

285. Mary J. "Polly" Coffey was born circa 1803 in North Carolina. She died of typhoid fever on 29 March 1855 at the age of 52 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.^144,958,959

Mary J. "Polly" Coffey and Joshua Oatts⁹⁶⁰ were married on 4 January 1821.^961,962 They^{^961,962} appeared in the census on 31 August 1850 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁶³

The Oatts Family

Roger Oatts, the first of the name in Wayne County, was there before 1800. Thereafter he was prominently identified with the life of the county.

He had the first tavern in Monticello. He served several years as Justice. He came from Southwest Virginia.

Roger Oatts is noted as a juror in Fincastle County, Virginia, in 1793. He was son of William Oatts, a Revolutionary soldier. He married Mary Jones, daughter of Joshua Jones, in 1790. His oldest son, Joshua, married Polly Coffey. Their children were: Cleveland; James, married Harriet Worsham; Cosby, married (1) Irene Frisbie, (2) Marietta Frisbie; William; John R.; Lewis; Russell, married Emily Hardin; Emily, married Eben Jones; T. J., married Nancy Ingram; Sophronia.

Roger Oatts; descendants have been noted for their high qualities of citizenship and business acumen.

From the Oatts Bible

Roger Oatts, born 1760, died 1837
Mary Jones, born 1772, died 1840
They were married in 1790

Joshua Oatts, born 1791, died 1856
Polly Coffey, born 1800, died 1855
They were married in 1821

T. J. Oatts, born 1837, died 1913
Nancy Ingram, born 1860
They were married in 1888 Joshua Oatts, son of Roger Oatts and May (Mary?) Jones, was born on 5 July 1791 in Virginia. He owned 50 acres on 28 November 1818 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁶⁴ Joshua died on 4 July 1858 at the age of 66 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.^144,965

Mary J. "Polly" Coffey and Joshua Oatts had the following children:

+1107	i.	Col. Cosby Oatts.
+1108	ii.	James Douglas Oatts.
1109	iii.	Cleveland Oatts was born on 10 January 1829 in Kentucky. He lived with William H. Oatts in Wayne Co., KY on 18 June 1860.^966,967 This may be the William H. Oatts who enlisted on Feb. 6, 1863 in Co. H, 6th KY Cav. Regiment, the same unit in which two siblings of Cleveland Oatts served. He appeared in the census on 21 September 1870 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁶⁸ Cleveland died on 6 November 1879 at the age of 50 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.^144,969
+1110	iv.	Emily Oatts.
1111	v.	John R. Oatts was born on 25 May 1833 in Kentucky. He appeared in the census on 13 June 1860 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷⁰ He appeared in the census on 28 July 1870 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷¹ John appeared in the census on 3 June 1880 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷² He owned 200 acres on 25 August 1882 in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷³ John died on 19 November 1901 at the age of 68 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.^144,974
1112	vi.	Lewis C. Oatts was born on 3 December 1837 in Kentucky. Lewis enlisted in Co. H. 6th KY Cav. Regt on 14 January 1862 at Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷⁵ He was wounded on 20 May 1863 at Greasy Creek, Pike Co., KY and again at Buffington Island in Portland, Meigs Co., OH on 13 July 1863..⁹⁷⁶ On 28 August 1882 he purchased 200 acres in Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷⁷ Lewis died on 12 February 1898 at the age of 60 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.^144,978
1113	vii.	Sophronia Oatts was born on 3 October 1839 in Wayne Co., KY. Sophronia died on 14 March 1855 at the age of 15 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.⁹⁷⁹
1114	viii.	Thomas J. Oatts was born about 1842 in Kentucky. Thomas enlisted in the Co. H. 6th KY Cav. Regt on 14 June 1862 at .⁹⁸⁰
1115	ix.	Shelby C. Oatts was born on 22 January 1843 in Kentucky. Shelby died on 1 May 1875 at the age of 32 in Wayne Co., KY and was buried at Elk Springs Valley Cemetery in Oil Valley, Wayne Co., KY.^144,981
+1116	x.	Russell W. Oatts.