Fifth Generation

468. Rev. Jasper Hill Coffey¹⁸⁰⁴ was born on 6 August 1838 in Monroe Co., IN.¹⁸⁰⁵

"J. H. Coffey, son of Lewis and Harriet Coffey, was born in Monroe county, Indiana, on Aug. 6, 1838. He was reared on the farm where he was born and early in life learned to take care of stock and do farm work; and through his entire life took great pride in having a neat garden and in cultivation of small fruits, and was a blessing to every community. In Worth county in 1860, he was appointed school commissioner of that county, which position he held until after the south had surrendered to the victorious forces of the Union army and peace was restored through-out the land.

"On Dec. 13, 1862, he was united in marriage with Miss China Frances Culp, daughter of G. K. and Rachel Culp, at the home one and one-half miles east of Albany. Ten children were the result of this union, seven of whom are now living, four boys and three girls, two having died in infancy, and one Dolly Whitman three years ago.

"For over fifty years he was before the people as a regular minister, but when old men were no longer in demand, his modesty forbade him applying or even making an effort for a position among the people he had faithfully served and had loved so fondly. (More information available in source document)

"Death of Rev. J. H. Coffey

"After a brief sickness, from heart trouble and other complications, Rev. Jasper Hill Coffey, one of the oldest and most widely known ministers of the Christian Church in north Missouri, died at the home of his son, R. K. Coffey, on South Hundley Street, last Sunday morning at 2:20 o'clock, aged 84 years. Of the four surviving sons and three daughters, all were at their father's bedside in his last days except Omer, who is somewhere in the west and could not be reached by message telling of his fathers condition. The other living sons and daughters are: R. K. of Albany; James of Miami, Okla.; Holt of St. Joseph; Mrs. Hattie Hawk of Oklahoma City, Okla; Mrs. Edna Lieriey of Salt Lake City, Utah and Mrs. Ethel Martin of Albany."

(More information available in source document) Rev. Coffey died on 28 August 1921 at the age of 83 in Albany, Gentry Co., MO and was buried at Grandview West Cemetery in Albany, Gentry Co., MO.¹⁸⁰⁶

Rev. Jasper Hill Coffey and China Frances Culp¹⁷⁹⁴ were married on 11 December 1862 in Gentry Co., MO. They appeared in the census on 9 July 1870 at Miller Twp. in Gentryville, Gentry Co., MO.¹⁸⁰⁷ They¹⁸⁰⁷ appeared in the census on 19 June 1880 at Grand River Twp. in Daviess Co., MO.¹⁸⁰⁸ Jasper and China¹⁸⁰⁸ appeared in the census on 21 June 1900 in Salem, Daviess Co., MO.¹⁸⁰⁹

All children and their spouses named by Laurence Coffey. China Frances Culp was born on 20 January 1846 in Gentry Co., MO. China died on 12 March 1903 at the age of 57 in Gentry Co., MO and was buried at Grandview West Cemetery in Albany, Gentry Co., MO.¹⁸¹⁰

Rev. Jasper Hill Coffey and China Frances Culp had the following children: