Fifth Generation

450. Starling Timothy Coffee was born on 23 July 1829 in North Carolina. Starling died in Calhoun, Gordon Co., GA on 27 November 1909.

ELIJA Coffey
Born: 1788 Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Died: 1865 Georgia
Wife Polly Hull
Born: about 1790 in Wilkes Co., North Carolina
CHILDREN
l. Anderson Coffey abt 1814 Wilkes County
2. Newton Coffey 1818 Wilkes
3. Alphonso Coffey 1822 Wilkes
4. Elvira Coffey 1824
5. Milton Coffey 1826 Wilkes
6 Starling Coffee July 23, 1829 No.Carolina
Starling or Starlin I've seen both ways but it is always spelled Coffee for Starling and our line.
Died: Nov 27, 1909 Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia
he married Nancy Tyler Canon Raburn Co, Georgia
Nancy's parents were Hiram Cannon & Hannah Tyler Cannon
1. Forona Coffee B: 1851 It is a possibility that she might have married a Boyd?
(Note: This child's name is Rowena, spelled "Roena" in 1850 Rabun Co., GA census. jkc)
2. George Anderson B: May 1, 1852 Forsyth Co, Georgia
D: July 25, 1927 Calhoun, Gordon Co. GA M: Dora Lee Kirby
3. Russell Coffee B: 1854 Forsyth, D: Jan 13, 1924 where?
4. Columbus Washington B: January 20, 1856 Forsyth, he married Mary Ellen Blackburn Oct 4, 1882 Galla Rock twp, Pope County, AR. he is buried in Crowder OK. Pittsburg Co. with many Johnson's & Coffee's, I think we have two plots left.I buried my father in Boone Co. next to my husband Clifford at Milam Cemetery.
C.W. was a teacher and farmer. They moved for a short time to Texas with a bunch of the Blackburn Family, but I don't remember where.I have all the loose paper stored in one of the sheds.
5 Dewitt born 1858
6 Patrick B: 1860 D: 1916 M: 1877 Annelle Camp ( I think Patrick was a printer by trade) I remember hearing grown up talk when I was young about one of C.W. brothers being a counterfiter and serving time in Georgia. Don't know if this was patrick or not.
7 Theodore B: Feb 17, 1862 D: July 22, 1928 married 1879 to Dora, I always heard him referred to as Uncle Teddy,
8. Tipton Tyler Coffee B: Aug 15, 1864 D: Nov 18, 1936 in Lanett, AL. married Lula Elya King, Tipton owned several newspapers in Al. I have a letter somewhere that his daughter wrote me many years ago and pictures that she sent me. if I can locate some day I will scan and send to you. I also have a picture of Columbus & wife, and Teddy & wife.
Three brothers: Columbus, Theodore, & I think Russell??? this could have been Dewitt: all came to AR in a covered wagon, C.W. stayed in Pope Co. Teddy went to Texas, the other brother went to Ok. around Paul's Valley and was a Judge. At one time I was told that he did marry but never had children. I have never been able to locate any thing on him.
All of the above sons all graduated from Delonge University in GA. at the time of their graduation all was given a banjo clock for a gift. My parents had C.W's until about 1940 during one of their moves it was lost.
Theodore had one child by the name of Catherine, and she married a James Kincaid. after Teddy died they moved back to Canadian and Catherine taught school at Canadian OK. She was my fathers 7th grade teacher. Catherine use to visit my parents in OK in the 80's, both Catherine & James are now gone but I don't have dates. Catherine & James never had children but the did raise two of James nephews, but I don't know what their names were.
My Uncle Frank Johnson had the Wooden Dough Bowl and music box that C.W. brought with him from Georgia for many years. After Frank passed his house was broken into and all of the vaulables were stolden.
Jack, for some reason I can not scan this note for spelling, so sure hope I didn't make to many boo boos. I guess I could be having some pc problems also.
Brenda
Harrison Ar
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Starling Timothy Coffee and Nancy Tyler Cannon¹⁷⁰⁵ were married on 1 January 1850 in Rabun Co., GA.^1706,1707 They^{^1706,1707} appeared in the census on 30 September 1850 in Militia Dist. 597, Rabun Co., GA.¹⁷⁰⁸ They^¹⁷⁰⁸ appeared in the census on 1 June 1860 in Cumming, Forsyth Co., GA.¹⁷⁰⁹ Starling and Nancy^¹⁷⁰⁹ appeared in the census on 13 August 1870 in Calhoun, Gordon Co., GA.¹⁷¹⁰ They^¹⁷¹⁰ appeared in the census on 7 June 1880 in Oostanula, Gordon Co., GA.¹⁷¹¹

Brenda Andrews, a descendant of Starling, wrote that this family has always, and continues to spell their surname COFFEE.

Nancy Tyler Cannon, daughter of Hiram Cannon and Hannah Tyler, was born circa 1831 in Georgia.

Starling Timothy Coffee and Nancy Tyler Cannon had the following children:

1746	i.	Rowena M. Coffey was born in August 1850 in Rabun Co., GA.¹⁷¹² Rowena died in Cumming, Forsyth Co., GA on 18 March 1865 and was buried at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery in Cumming, Forsyth Co., GA in March 1865 .¹⁷¹³
+1747	ii.	George Anderson Coffee.
1748	iii.	Russell S. Coffey was born in 1854 in Forsyth Co., GA. Russell died on 13 January 1924.
+1749	iv.	Columbus Washington Coffey.
1750	v.	Dewitt M. Coffey was born in 1858 in Forsyth Co., GA.
+1751	vi.	Patrick H. Coffey.
+1752	vii.	Theodore Coffey.
+1753	viii.	Tipton Tyler Coffee.