Seventh Generation

6395. Oscar Martin Coffey⁸⁴³³ was born on 1 December 1871 in Neoga, Cumberland Co., IL. Oscar died on 31 May 1928 at the age of 56 in Mattoon, Coles Co., IL and was buried at Kingman-Cline Long Point Cemetery in Neoga, Cumberland Co., IL on 3 June 1928.^21095,21096

Oscar M. Coffey, for twenty-two years a barber in this city died at his home, 2716 Shelby Avenue, at 9:30 o'clock today.  Mr. Coffey was stricken with paralysis in his barber shop, 1814 Broadway, shortly before seven o'clock this morning.  Norbert Bence, an employee barber, finding him lying prostrate in the washroom, unconscious.  He was taken at once to his home.

Mr. Coffey suffered his first stroke of paralysis August 1, 1927, and three weeks later a second stroke followed.  Since then he had been in failing health.

The funeral, which will be Masonic, will take place from the Union Congregational Church at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.  Burial will be in Long Point Cemetery, southeast of Neoga.

Mr. Coffey was born on a farm southeast of Neoga on December 1, 1871, a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Coffey.  He was reared in Cumberland County.  He was married three times.  His first wife was Delia Burton of Neoga.  Children born to the union are Verless R. Coffey of this city and Mrs. Elmer Sparks of Decatur.  Upon the death of his first wife, several years later, Mr. Coffey married Miss Georgia McGlashon of Lerna.  Children of this union are Harold Coffey of Decatur and Mrs. John Barber of near Coles.  Following the death of his second wife, Mr. Coffey on August 31, 1904, married Mrs. Lilly Ralston Coffey, widow of his brother.  Children of this union are Albert and Pauline Coffey, both at home.  Three step-children are R. W. Coffey, L. J. Coffey and Mrs. C. C. Wright, all of this city.

Mrs. Arthur Viles is a sister and Lewis Coffey is a brother, both of near St. Joseph, Ill.  Mrs. R. W. Coffey, his step-mother, lives near Neoga.  Both of his parents are dead.

With the exception of about two years when he lived on a farm near Cooks Mills, Mr. Coffey had lived in Mattoon for twenty-two years.  He was a member of the Union Congregational Church.  He also belonged to Lerna Lodge No. 788, A. F. and A. M.

Oscar Martin Coffey and Cordillia "Delia" Burton were married on 6 November 1892 in Cumberland Co., IL. Cordillia "Delia" Burton⁸⁴³³ was born in 1876. Cordillia died in Neoga, Cumberland Co., IL in 1897. Kingman-Cline Long Point Cemetery in Neoga, Cumberland Co., IL in 1897 .²¹⁰⁹⁷

Oscar Martin Coffey and Cordillia "Delia" Burton had the following children:

Oscar Martin Coffey and Georgia L. McGlashon were married on 29 August 1899 in Charleston, Coles Co., IL.²¹⁰⁹⁹ They²¹⁰⁹⁹ appeared in the census on 5 June 1900 in Pleasant Grove Twp., Coles Co., IL.²¹¹⁰⁰ Georgia L. McGlashon, daughter of William George McGlashon and Etta Sutton, was born in October 1880 in Illinois. Georgia died in Lerna, Coles Co., IL on 17 November 1903. Paradise Cemetery in Lerna, Coles Co., IL in November 1903 .²¹¹⁰¹

Lerna, Nov. 17 --  Mrs. Oscar Coffey died at the home of her mother, Mrs. William Hamilton, at this place on Monday evening about 5 o'clock after a brief illness.

Mrs. Coffey, with her husband, was a resident of Gays until about two months ago, when she came here to live with her mother temporarily, Mr. Coffey going to Mattoon, where he is at present employed at his trade in one of the barber shops of that city.  The deceased was in good health up to about a week ago, when she gave birth to a child.  From that date the mother began to fail, and sank steadily until her death relieved her of her sufferings.

The deceased was 23 years of age, and besides her mother and husband and the little child, for whom she gave up her life to bring it into the world, leaves other relatives and many friends to regret her untimely end.  The aged mother and the bereaved and heartbroken husband have the sympathy of the entire community.

The funeral services were held at 1 o'clock this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Murray, after which the remains were conveyed to the Paradise Cemetery, where burial was made.

Oscar Martin Coffey and Georgia L. McGlashon had the following children:

Oscar Martin Coffey and Lillie America Ralston were married on 31 August 1904 in Coles Co., IL.²¹¹⁰² They²¹¹⁰² appeared in the census on 23 April 1910 in North Okaw Twp., Coles Co., IL.²¹¹⁰³ They²¹¹⁰³ appeared in the census on 12 January 1920 in Mattoon, Coles Co., IL.²¹¹⁰⁴ Lillie America Ralston, daughter of George Ralston and Mary McPherson, was born on 4 May 1871 in Cumberland Co., IL. Lillie died in Mattoon, Coles Co., IL on 18 July 1939. Drummond Cemetery in Neoga, Cumberland Co., IL on 20 July 1939 .²¹⁰⁸²

Oscar Martin Coffey and Lillie America Ralston had the following children: