Fifth Generation

492. Henry Clay Coffey was born on 31 December 1841 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁷⁶ He lived with his parents in Yadkin Dist., Caldwell Co., NC on 17 September 1850. He lived with his parents in Patterson Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 19 July 1860. Henry enlisted in the Co. F, 26th NC State Troops on 15 July 1861 at Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁶⁰⁹

Henry Clay Coffey was born on December 31, 1841. Enlisted on July 15, 1861 at Caldwell County, NC at the of 18 years old into Co. F, 26th NC Infantry. On rolls through Feb. 1865. On April 12, 1862 Promoted to Sergt. On July 1, 1863 he was Wounded in the wrist and POW at Gettysburg, PA. On July 3, 1863 Hospitalized at Gettysburg, PA. On Aug 27, 1863 Transferred Federal Provost Marshall. On Jan 1, 1864 Exchanged. On March 1, 1864 Returned. On March 15, 1864 Promotion to Priv Reduced in ranks.
Henry died in Collettsville, Caldwell Co., NC on 21 March 1906 and was buried on private land in Collettsville, Caldwell Co., NC in March 1906.^1977,1978

Henry Clay Coffey was in Co. F of the 26th NC CSA Infantry of Lee's army and took part in the July 1, 1863 attack at Gettysburg where he was the 86th of 87 wounded or killed of a total of 88 men. Company F directly attacked the Minnesota Iron Brigade on McPherson's Ridge and ultimately broke the Iron Brigade on the left side of the Union line about the same time CSA's Jubal Early attacked the Union right side and crushed the Union flank. These two actions sent the Union forces running through the town of Gettysburg en route to Cemetery Hill where they would regroup with the rest of Meade's Union army for the next two day's Confederate disaster. Henry Clay Coffey was captured on July 1, 1863 and exchanged later that year. He married Sephronia on 1/28/1864 and then rejoined Lee's army by 3/1/1864 and was present at Petersburg siege in 1865.

According to later family stories Sephronia ruled the home roost with an iron hand probably because she was still miffed (my opinion) at his leaving so soon after they were married.

There is a good photo of Henry C. Coffey in Co. F in The Globe Valley Revisited 1783-1865 by Bud Altmayer a Blowing Rock resident. (http://www.fmoran.com/coffey14.html authored by Jim Deans, son of Lura Finley Deans Coffey)

Henry Clay Coffey and Sophronia Tate Coffey were married on 28 January 1864 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.^{1979,1980,1981} They^{1979,1980,1981} appeared in the census on 2 August 1870 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁸² They¹⁹⁸² appeared in the census on 2 June 1880 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁸³ Henry and Sophronia¹⁹⁸³ appeared in the census on 2 June 1880 in Johns River Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁸⁴ They¹⁹⁸⁴ appeared in the census on 11 June 1900 in Johns River Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁸⁵ Sophronia Tate Coffey, daughter of Daniel Boone Coffey and Clarissa Estes, was born on 20 October 1841 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁸⁶ She lived with her son Laurence Coffey in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 30 April 1910. She appeared in the census on 20 January 1920 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC.¹⁹⁸⁷ Sophronia applied for the CW pension of her deceased husband, Henry C. Coffey in Caldwell Co., NC on 2 July 1928¹⁹⁵³ Sophronia died of influenza on 23 November 1928 at the age of 87 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Moore-David Cemetery in Collettsville, Caldwell Co., NC.^1988,1989

Henry Clay Coffey and Sophronia Tate Coffey had the following children: