Seventh Generation

5635. Carrie Lucille Coffey was born on 18 October 1897 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁸¹⁵⁶ Carrie died in Boone, Watauga Co., NC on 20 June 1978 and was buried at Boone City Cemetery in Boone, Watauga Co., NC in June 1978 .¹⁸¹⁵⁷

Carrie Lucille Coffey and Benjamin Franklin Williams were married on 10 June 1931 in Boone, Watauga Co., NC.¹⁸¹⁵⁸

Wedding announcement, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Sat., Jun. 13, 1931, Page 15, Col. 3

Miss Coffey And Mr. Williams Wed

Marriage of Popular Boone Girl and Asheville Man Solemnized at Home

Special to the Charlotte Observer

Boone, June 12 - The wedding of Miss Carrie Coffey of Boone to B. Frank Williams of Asheville, an event of much interest here and throughout the state, was solemnized in a ceremony of impressive simplicity and beauty Tuesday morning at the home of the bride's mother. Rev. P. A. Hicks, pastor of the bride, officiated, using the beautiful ring ceremony.

Mrs. Williams, who is the attractive and popular daughter of the late Edgar S. Coffey and Mrs. Coffey, comes of distinguished ancestry on both sides, members of her family having been prominently identified with the social, political and religious life of both Virginia and North Carolina. She received her education at Appalachian college, Boone, and North Carolina College for Women, Greensboro, and has since filled a responsible position with the Watauga County bank. The groom, formerly of Lumberton, was educated at the University of North Carolina, and is at present a successful business man of Asheville. He is well and favorably known in Boone, where he has been connected with various business enterprises.
Benjamin Franklin Williams, son of Benjamin P. Williams and Cleo Floyd, was born on 16 November 1892 in Robeson Co., NC. He registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 in Robeson Co., NC.¹⁸¹⁵⁹ Benjamin died in Oteen, Buncombe Co., NC on 23 March 1964 and was buried at Boone City Cemetery in Boone, Watauga Co., NC in March 1964 .^{18160,18161,18162}