Sixth Generation

2314. Ausburn Coffey was born on 2 August 1846 in Grainger Co., TN. Ausburn enlisted in the in Co. C, 12th TN Cavalry, CSA on 1 March 1864 at .⁸⁷⁸¹

On March 1, 1864, Ausbon rode over to Rogersville and joined the Confederate Army' s Company "C", 12th Tennessee Cavalry. He joined when he was seventeen years old (said he was eighteen), while angry at Union troops, who had come through and destroyed their spring beet crop. He was paroled at Cumberland Gap, Kentucky on May 6, 1865. His parole records states that his hair and complexion were light and he was six feet tall. The color of his eyes was not readable on the copies we have.

Ausbon's brother, Calton Coffey, was living in Stephens County, OK in 1915, when he signed an affidavit to support Ausbon's claim for a pension for service in the Confederate Army . His step-son, Andrew Barnett, whom Ausbon was living with near Jenks, Tulsa County, OK at the time, also signed an affidavit to help him get his pension. Ausbon, Calton and Andrew all signed their mark. Ausbon had also signed his mark on his parole record in 1865.

Ausbon pled poor health on his pension application. He had seizures, but no very often . He had a seizure and was placed on his bed where he lay for nineteen days until he died . He was living with his son, Tom, near Hanna, McIntosh County, Oklahoma at the time of his death. Tom did most of the caring for him, slept near him and waited on him day and night.

Ausbon was a blacksmith when he lived in Kentucky. After Nancy died, he moved to Oklahom a and didn't work at anything. He lived with Uncle Andrew's family most of the time until Aunt Joanie died in 1915. Aunt Lizzie said that old men would just sit back and let women do everything. She didn't remember Grandpa Ausbon ever even carrying a bucket of water to the house. Also, her father-in-law would see the chickens at the well wanting water and pass right by and come in the house and say, "Lizzie your chickens are out there starving to death for water.

Uncle Walter has often made remarks about Grandpa Ausbon's good posture. His favorite chair was the straight ladder back cane bottom type. He also always wore a full beard and his hair was kind of curly.

Ausbon's pension application for CSA service states that he was born at Rutledge. Rutledge was the county seat for Grainger County. They didn't live there, but lived near Idol (now Thorn Hill). He lived with his son William Ransom Coffey in Kiowa, Pittsburg Co., OK on 26 January 1920. Ausburn died on 20 February 1923 at the age of 76 in Hanna, McIntosh Co., OK and was buried at Hillabee Cemetery in Hannah, McIntosh Co., OK.⁸⁷⁸²

Ausburn Coffey and Nancy Ann Phillips were married on 20 February 1869 in Rockcastle Co., KY. They appeared in the census on 27 June 1870 in Rockcastle Co., KY.⁸⁷⁸³ They⁸⁷⁸³ appeared in the census on 5 June 1880 in Rockcastle Co., KY.⁸⁷⁸⁴ Ausburn and Nancy⁸⁷⁸⁴ appeared in the census on 21 June 1900 in Crooked Creek, Rockcastle Co., KY.⁸⁷⁸⁵ Nancy Ann Phillips, daughter of Caleb Phillips and Barthena Lovins, was born on 28 April 1837 in Laurel Co., KY. Nancy died on 4 November 1903 at the age of 66 in Rockcastle Co., KY and was buried at Ausbon Coffey Family Cemetery, in Wildie, Rockcastle Co., KY.^8786,8787

Nancy was the first wife of Andrew Anderson Barnett. She was the daughter of Caleb and Barthena Lovins Phillips.

Ausburn Coffey and Nancy Ann Phillips had the following children: