Seventh Generation

3451. John Eli Coffey¹¹⁵⁵⁶ was born on 25 January 1878 in Illinois.⁵¹²⁶ He lived with his brother-in-law Thomas McKay in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 1 June 1900. He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL.¹¹⁵⁵⁷ John died on 22 March 1952 at the age of 74 in Hamilton Co., IL and was buried at Rector Cemetery in Walpole, Hamilton Co., IL.¹¹⁵⁵⁸

John Eli Coffey and Sarah E. Shaptaw were married on 21 October 1900 in Hamilton Co., IL. They appeared in the census on 2 May 1910 in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL.¹¹⁵⁵⁹ They^{¹¹⁵⁵⁹} appeared in the census on 14 January 1920 in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL.¹¹⁵⁶⁰ John and Sarah^{¹¹⁵⁶⁰} appeared in the census on 10 April 1930 in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL.¹¹⁵⁶¹ Sarah E. Shaptaw, daughter of Valentine Shaptaw and Lucinda Whitsett, was born in June 1883 in Illinois. She lived with her parents in Flannigan, Hamilton Co., IL on 6 June 1900. Sarah died and was buried at on 18 March 1953 at the age of 69 in St. Louis, MO and was buried at Rector Cemetery in Walpole, Hamilton Co., IL.¹¹⁵⁶²

John Eli Coffey and Sarah E. Shaptaw had the following children:

8327	i.	Lucinda E. Coffey was born circa 1902 in Illinois. She lived with her parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 2 May 1910. She lived with her parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 14 January 1920.
8328	ii.	John Elvis Coffey was born circa 1904 in Illinois. He lived with his parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 2 May 1910. He lived with his parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 14 January 1920.
8329	iii.	Janie Evelyn Coffey was born circa 1906 in Illinois. She lived with her parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 2 May 1910. She lived with her parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 14 January 1920.
+8330	iv.	Mamie Elanor Coffey.
+8331	v.	Alvin Floyd "Floyd" Coffey.
8332	vi.	Resia Ethel Coffey was born circa 1912 in Illinois. She lived with her parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 14 January 1920. She lived with her parents in Hamilton Co., IL on 10 April 1930.
+8333	vii.	Newman Arthur Coffey.
8334	viii.	Othel Leman Coffey was born on 19 September 1916 in Illinois. He lived with his parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 14 January 1920. He lived with his parents in Hamilton Co., IL on 10 April 1930. Othel died in Illinois in November 1957.¹¹⁵⁶³
8335	ix.	Roy Leo Coffey was born circa October 1919 in Illinois. He lived with his parents in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL on 14 January 1920. He lived with his parents in Hamilton Co., IL on 10 April 1930.
8336	x.	Harry Eugene Coffey was born on 7 May 1921 in Hamilton Co., IL. Harry died on 3 January 1922 in Dale, Twigg Twp., Hamilton Co., IL and was buried at Rector Cemetery in Walpole, Hamilton Co., IL.^11564,11565