Sixth Generation

1830. Richard Kelsey Coffey was born on 5 February 1864 in Gentry Co., MO.

His age was given as 8 years in the 1870 census.

He appeared in the census on 23 April 1910 in Gentry Co., MO.⁶⁸⁵⁵ Richard died of acute broncho pneumonia on 23 December 1947 at the age of 83 in Gentry Co., MO and was buried at Highland Cemetery in Albany, Athens Twp., Gentry Co., MO on 24 December 1947.^6856,6857

Richard Kelsey Coffey and Mary "Mollie" Kier⁶⁸³⁰ were married on 28 June 1893 in Albany, Gentry Co., MO.⁶⁸⁵⁸ They^⁶⁸⁵⁸ appeared in the census on 2 June 1900 in Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., MO.⁶⁸⁵⁹ Mary "Mollie" Kier was born in 1871. Mollie died in 1906 at the age of 35 in Albany, Gentry Co., MO and was buried at Grandview West Cemetery in Albany, Gentry Co., MO.

Richard Kelsey Coffey and Mary "Mollie" Kier had the following children:

5449	i.	Morris Coffey was born in February 1895 in Missouri. He lived with his parents in Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., MO on 2 June 1900.
5450	ii.	Kathleen Coffey was born in October 1897 in Missouri. She lived with her parents in Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., MO on 2 June 1900.
5451	iii.	Marjorie D. Coffey was born about 1898 in Missouri.
5452	iv.	Lorena F. Coffey was born circa 1903 in Missouri.
+5453	v.	John W. Coffey.

Richard Kelsey Coffey and Lula Norris were married on 7 September 1911 in Gentry Co., MO.⁶⁸⁶⁰ They^⁶⁸⁶⁰ appeared in the census on 29 January 1920 in Gentry Co., MO.⁶⁸⁶¹ They^⁶⁸⁶¹ appeared in the census on 21 April 1930 in Gentry Co., MO.⁶⁸⁶² Lula Norris was born in 1884 in Nebraska. Lula died at home at 2234 S. 10th St. in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO on 12 December 1965 of right hemiplegia and was buried at Grandview West Cemetery in Albany, Gentry Co., MO on 14 December 1965 .^6863,6864

Richard Kelsey Coffey and Lula Norris had the following children:

5454

Frances L. Coffey was born about 1913 in Missouri.

This child was not enumerated in the family at the time of the 1910 census. She may have been a daughter of Lula, Richard's second wife.