Eighth Generation

11920. Thomas Leroy "Tom" Coffey was born on 13 October 1898 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁴³⁷⁵ He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁴³⁷⁶ Tom died of diabetic gangrene on 11 February 1974 at the age of 75 at Blowing Rock Hospital in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 13 February 1974.^{34377,34378,34379}

Thomas Leroy "Tom" Coffey and Alice Sanders were married on 19 July 1919 in Boone Fork, Watauga Co., NC.^{15302,34380,34381} They^{^{15302,34380,34381}} appeared in the census on 14 January 1920 in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.³⁴³⁸² They^³⁴³⁸² appeared in the census on 8 April 1930 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁴³⁸³ Tom and Alice^³⁴³⁸³ appeared in the census on 25 April 1940 in Watauga Twp., Watauga Co., NC.³⁴³⁸⁴ Alice Sanders, daughter of Eve Sanders and Emma Summerlin, was born on 19 September 1895 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Alice died of congestive heart failure on 24 February 1962 at the age of 66 at Blowing Rock Hospital in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 26 February 1962.^{34385,34386,34387}

Thomas Leroy "Tom" Coffey and Alice Sanders had the following children:

+18405	i.	Nancy Julie Anne Coffey.
+18406	ii.	James Clinton Coffey.
+18407	iii.	Ethel Veda Coffey.
+18408	iv.	Mary Lois Coffey.
+18409	v.	Floyd Carl Coffey.
+18410	vi.	Edna Mae Coffey.
+18411	vii.	James Clarence "Pete" Coffey.
18412	viii.	Opal Devada Coffey was born in 1936 in North Carolina. Opal died at home in Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 10 October 1944 of colitis and was buried at White Springs Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.^{34388,34389,34390,34391}
+18413	ix.	Palmer Leroy Coffey.

Thomas Leroy "Tom" Coffey and Polly McKinney were married on 5 October 1963 in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC.

Previously married twice before, and at least once to a Mr. Edwards. Witnesses to marriage were Mrs. Murray (Ruby) Coffey, Mr. Lee Tucker, Mrs. Lee Tucker, all of Blowing Rock. They were married in the home of Rev. Murray Coffey of Blowing Rock. Polly McKinney, daughter of Max McKinney and Dovie Hollifield, was born on 30 March 1901 in Mitchell Co., NC.