Seventh Generation

4167. John Emmett Coffey was born on 9 May 1877 in Brookwood, Albemarle Co., VA. He lived with his parents in Rivershead Dist., Augusta Co., VA on 2 June 1900. He appeared in the census on 15 January 1920 in Rivershead Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁵⁰⁸ John died on 5 November 1942 at the age of 65 in Staunton, Independent City., VA and was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁵⁰⁹

Obituary, a Staunton newspaper, Nov., 1942

John Emmett Coffey, sixty-five, died at eleven o’clock Thursday morning following a three hours illness. Mr. Coffey had gone to his work at the State highway camp near Greenville and suffered a stroke shortly after arriving. He was taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Yowell, where he died. Mr. Coffey was born in Augusta county May 9, 1877 and was the son of Peter V. and Betty Kennedy Coffey. He spent his entire life in the county, and for thirteen years was connected with the County Highway department, after which he went with the State Highway department. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Melissa Coffey; two daughter, Miss Inez Elizabeth Coffey, of Stuarts Draft; Mrs. W. C. Yowell, of Greenville; one son, Rudolph W. Coffey at home; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. M. E. Elliott, of Staunton, Mrs. R. H. Black, of Stuarts Draft; two brothers, Russell E. Coffey, of Bluefield, W. Va., and the Rev. Dr. Harry S. Coffey, of Danville, Va.

Funeral Saturday.

The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at three o’clock from the Mint Spring [Augusta county] Methodist church of which he was a member, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Z. V. Johnson. Burial will be in Calvary church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be W. P. Jennings, L. A. Campbell, Roy Glenn, P. G. Nuchols, Wallace Rosen, Charles Tyree, William Chandler, Walter Carrier, Ernest Coiner, and W. H. Agnor. Honorary pallbearers will be Russell Swisher, Roy Kesterson, Lewis Arehart, Mr. Proffitt, William Ramsey, W. L. Helmick, Wallace Hayes, Herman Coyner, W. H. Roadcap, Bedford Curry, A. Miller, Stuart Benson, Frank Glenn, Dr. W. C. Roller, E. J. Eavers and Mr. Cummings.

John Emmett Coffey and Willina L. "Willie" Harris were married circa 1904 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA. Willina L. "Willie" Harris, daughter of Joseph L. Harris and Margaret , was born on 8 January 1882 in Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co., VA. She lived with her parents in Rivershead Dist., Augusta Co., VA on 2 June 1900. Willina died on 18 July 1915 at the age of 33 in Virginia and was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁵¹⁰

John Emmett Coffey and Willina L. "Willie" Harris had the following children:

John Emmett Coffey and Nancy Melissa Berry were married circa 1922 in Virginia. They appeared in the census on 17 April 1930 in Rivershead Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁵¹⁴ They¹³⁵¹⁴ appeared in the census on 9 April 1940 in Rivershead Dist., Augusta Co., VA.¹³⁵¹⁵ Nancy Melissa Berry, daughter of William H. Berry and Amanda Annis Woods, was born on 3 October 1882 in Virginia. Nancy died in Virginia on 10 September 1946 of myocardial insuffiency due to congestive heart failure and was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery in Stuarts Draft, Augusta Co., VA on 11 September 1946 .^{13516,13517,13518,13519}