Seventh Generation

3726. William Madison Coffee was born on 6 February 1847 in Kentucky. William died of acute indigestion on 7 April 1913 at the age of 66 in Brownwood, Brown Co., TX and was buried at Brownwood, Brown Co., TX.^12372,12373

William Madison Coffee and Frances Elvira Bennett were married on 21 April 1870. They appeared in the census on 2 June 1880 in Hopkins Co., TX.¹²³⁷⁴

Ancestry "Coffee" message board post by Debbi Tower (chickad@hotmail.com) dated Aug. 16, 2005 in response to my post on previous date.

My post:

Looking at the 1880 census for Hopkins Co., I found William and Elvira. From info there it appears that William may have been married prior to his union with Elvira.

The mother of the child Henry was born in KY, while the mother of the child Clarence (Florence?) was born in IL. Elvira's birthplace was IL.

William's parents, Cleveland and Elizabeth lived adjacent to Wm and Elvira in 1880. They still have a 14-yr old daughter with them, but I cannot read the name. Does anyone know who she is?

A neighbor on the other side of William is George, age 24, and wife. Did Cleveland and Elizabeth have a son with that name?

Does anyone have a complete list of Cleveland's children?

Her reply:

I show the following children for William Madison and Frances Elvira Bennett Coffey:

John Henry b. abt 1871
George Ebin b. abt. 1872
Adeline Florence b. abt. 1874
William Wilburn b. February 12, 1876
Williann b. February 12, 1876
James Madison b. abt 1884
Elizabeth b. abt. 1885

Based on your information regarding a possible first wife, it is theoretically possible that John Henry and George Ebin were children from his first marriage. The George you mention as being a neighbor may possibly be a brother. I don't have information on all of William Madison's siblings. William Madison's son named George, b. abt. 1872, died August 15, 1875. Will be happy to exchange information with you.

Ancestry "Coffee" message board post by Kenneth Coffee (krcoffee@wcsonline.net) dated Aug. 16, 2005 in response to above posts:

Recorded in the Family Bible: Ebin Cleveland Coffee and Elizabeth Farmer's children were

William Madison Feb 6, 1847
Luise E. Apr 4, 1849
Mary A. Jul 15, 1851
James H. Jan 1, 1854
George Washington Mar 2, 1856
Victora May 28, 1859
Texana Oct, 1865

William Madison and Frances Elvira Bennett's children were

John Henry Feb. 25, 1871
George Ebin Dec. 28, 1873 Died Aug 15, 1875
Adeline Florence Feb 12, 1874
William Wilbur Feb 12, 1876
Williann Feb 12 1876 Died Jan 5, 1892
James Madison Jan 6, 1884
Elizabeth Aug 1885

If William M. was previously married, it is not recorded here. He and Elvira were married Apr 21, 1870. The 1880 census does not list George Ebin, Adeline Florence or William Wilbur. The Clarraine listed must have been Williann (by age). Cleveland Coffee 14 year old would have been Texana.

The George Coffee in census would have been William M's brother born 1856.

Kenneth Coffee. Frances Elvira Bennett was born circa 1845 in Illinois.

William Madison Coffee and Frances Elvira Bennett had the following children:

8837	i.	John Henry Coffey was born on 25 February 1871 in Texas. John died in Brown Co., TX in April 1973.
8838	ii.	George Ebin Coffey was born on 28 December 1873 in Texas. George died on 15 August 1875.
8839	iii.	Adeline Florence Coffey was born on 12 February 1874 in Texas.
8840	iv.	Williann Coffey was born on 12 February 1876 in Texas. Williann died on 5 January 1892.
+8841	v.	James Madison Coffee.
8842	vi.	Elizabeth Coffey was born in August 1885 in Texas.