| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Seventh Generation5744. Thomas Calton Coffey18450 was born on 1 January 1853 in Haywood Co., NC. Thomas died of diabetes mellitus on 17 December 1915 at the age of 62 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Coffey Family Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 18 December 1915.18451,18452 Thomas Calton Coffey and Martha Ellen Cook were married on 14 November 1875 in Watauga Co., NC.18453,18454 They18453,18454 appeared in the census on 3 June 1880 in Watauga Co., NC.18455 They18455 appeared in the census on 15 June 1900 in Watauga Co., NC.18456 Thomas and Martha18456 appeared in the census on 23 April 1910 in Watauga Co., NC.18457 From Heritage of Watauga County 1849-1984, p.145: Tom and Ellen had thirteen children. They farmed and hauled produce by horse and wagon to Lenoir and surrounding Counties, many times being away from home for several days during these trips. From Heritage of Watauga County 1849-1984, p.147 "source: family bible and personal knowledge of Texie H. Cook": "When Tom (Thomas) and Ellen was married, he entered a three hundred acre track of land, which was in the wilderness. This land was located in Watauga County. At that time there was a lot of wild life on this property. There were bears, cougars, wildcats, and deer. Tom was very industrious, he cleared over half of his property and built a little log cabin for his family to live in. In recent years this cabin was torn down and re-erected on the Horn in the West of Boone Property. I never knew much about my grandfather Tom Coffey, I was a young girl when he died, but one thing I remember is that he and Grandma Ellen came to see my mother and father and they were riding in a buggy drawn with horses. This was in 1913. I knew my grandmother Ellen real well. My parents moved into her home and cared for her for thirteen years. Ellen was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. She knew the Bible well and she was always ready to help ones who were in need of instruction. My fondest memories of her was her sitting on the side of her bed reading the Scriptures. In her early life, she was very courageous. On one occasion, the neighbors dogs chased a wildcat down the hill and hemmed it in the corner of the fence where she was doing her family washing. She took her battling stick and killed the wildcat. Grandmother Ellen was greatly missed when she passed away, but our loss was her eternal gain." Martha Ellen Cook, daughter of Thomas D. Cook and Mary Elrod, was born on 3 July 1858 in Watauga Co., NC. She appeared in the census on 24 January 1920 in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC.18458 She lived with the George H. Hayes family in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 7 April 1930. Martha died on 25 March 1939 at the age of 80 in Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Coffey Family Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.18459 Thomas Calton Coffey and Martha Ellen Cook had the following children:
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