Sixth Generation

1758. Jackson Lafayette Coffey was born on 28 January 1865 in Georgia. He lived with his parents in Walker Co., GA on 15 June 1870. He lived with his parents in Hamilton Co., TN on 29 July 1880. Jackson died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 24 November 1946 at the age of 81 at home in Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX and was buried at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Retreat, Navarro Co., TX on 26 November 1946.^{6649,6650,6651,6652}

Obituary, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, Wed., Nov. 27, 1946, Section I, Page 15

J. L. Coffey Last Rites Held in Corsicana

Corsicana, Texas, Nov. 26. - J. LK. Coffey, 81, died at his home here Sunday. Funeral services were held at the Memorial Baptist Church Tuesday. The Masons had charge of rites at the grave.

Surviving are his wife; six sons, C. C. Coffey, Chattanooga, Tenn.; G. C. Coffey, W. D. Coffey and J. C. Coffey, all of Corsicana; R. L. Coffey, Pasadena, and D. C. Coffey, Levelland; four daughters, Mrs. Clara Dill, Houston; Mrs. J. A. Covington, Mrs. D. C. Gathright and Mrs. C. E. Duke, all of Corsicana; twenty-eight grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. T. A. Taggert, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Jackson Lafayette Coffey and Ella Mahle "Ellie" Horton⁶⁵⁹⁹ were married circa 1886. They appeared in the census on 4 June 1900 in Marion Co., TN.⁶⁶⁵³ They⁶⁶⁵³ appeared in the census on 21 April 1910 in Navarro Co., TX.⁶⁶⁵⁴ Jackson and Ellie⁶⁶⁵⁴ appeared in the census on 29 January 1920 in Henderson Co., TX.⁶⁶⁵⁵ They⁶⁶⁵⁵ appeared in the census on 9 April 1930 in Navarro Co., TX.⁶⁶⁵⁶ Ella Mahle "Ellie" Horton, daughter of William Andrew Horton and Hannah Elizabeth Gibson, was born on 30 January 1868 in Georgia. Ella died of hypertension on 22 December 1956 at the age of 88 at home in Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX and was buried at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Retreat, Navarro Co., TX on 24 December 1956.^{6657,6658,6659}

Jackson Lafayette Coffey and Ella Mahle "Ellie" Horton had the following children: