Sixth Generation

1923. James Larkin Coffey was born on 11 November 1875 in North Carolina.⁵¹²⁶ He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.⁷²⁷⁰ James died of lobar pneumonia on 5 September 1941 at the age of 65 at State Hospital in Morganton, Burke Co., NC and was buried at Bellview Cemetery in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 7 September 1941.^7271,7272

Obituary, The Greensboro Daily News, Greensboro, NC, Sun., Sep 7, 1941, Page 42

James L. Coffey

Lenoir, Sept. 6.--Funeral service for James L. Coffey, 65, who died in a hospital at 11:55 p.m. yesterday after a week's illness will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Central Advent Christian church, with Rev. R. L. Isbell, retired Central Adventist pastor, officiating and assisted by Rev. W. J. Preslar, pastor of Central church, and Dr. O. R. Mangum, pastor of First Baptist church.

Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Rachell Elizabeth Robbins Coffey, of Lenoir; three sons, Clarence P. Coffey, prominent Lenoir architect, Collett Coffey, of Mooresville, and Fred Coffey, of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. W. P. Frye, of Lisle, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Carrie Welborn, of Patterson, and one brother, Dr. L. M. Coffey, of Lincolnton.

James Larkin Coffey and Rachel Elizabeth Robbins were married on 22 April 1896 in North Carolina.^7273,7274 They^7273,7274 appeared in the census on 15 June 1900 in Patterson Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.⁷²⁷⁵ They⁷²⁷⁵ appeared in the census on 30 April 1910 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.⁷²⁷⁶ James and Rachel⁷²⁷⁶ appeared in the census on 12 January 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.⁷²⁷⁷ They⁷²⁷⁷ appeared in the census on 18 April 1930 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL.⁷²⁷⁸ They⁷²⁷⁸ lived with their daughter Frances Coffey Frye in Lisle, DuPage Co., IL on 5 April 1940. Rachel Elizabeth Robbins, daughter of John Pickens Robbins and Sarah Louise Pipes, was born on 19 March 1878 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.⁷²⁷³ Rachel died on 27 November 1959 at the age of 81 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL and was buried at Bellview Cemetery in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.^{7273,7279,7280}

Obituary, Lenoir News-Topic, date unknown

Coffey Rites Set Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Elizabeth Robbins Coffey, 80, of Chicago, Ill., and Lenoir, who died Tuesday in Chicago following an extended illness, will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Central Advent Christian Church. Officiating will be the pastor, the Rev. W. F. Preslar, and interment will be in Belleview Cemetery. The body will not lay in state.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Bernard Olson, Robert Olson, Grayson Annas, Hal Sherill, Wallace Clontz and Deitz Rudisill.

Born March 19, 1878 in Caldwell County, Mrs. Coffey was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Pickens Robbins. Her husband, James L. Coffey, died in 1941. She was a charter member of Central Advent Christian Church and a member of the local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving are a daughter, three sons, nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, four brothers and two sisters.

James Larkin Coffey and Rachel Elizabeth Robbins had the following children: