Seventh Generation

4850. Milton Leroy Coffey was born on 10 July 1900 in Watauga Co., NC. He lived with his parents in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 4 May 1910. He registered for the WWI draft on 5 September 1918 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁵³⁵¹ He lived with his parents in Watauga Co., NC on 12 January 1920. Milton died of a coronary occlusion on 25 October 1970 at the age of 70 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Middle Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., NC on 27 October 1970.^{15352,15353,15354}

Milton Leroy Coffey and Velma Viola Triplett were married on 6 October 1920 in Watauga Co., NC.¹⁵³⁵⁵ They^{¹⁵³⁵⁵} appeared in the census on 14 April 1930 in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC.¹⁵³⁵⁶ Velma Viola Triplett, daughter of Adolphus Penley, was born on 27 April 1905 in Watauga Co., NC. Velma died of a cerebral hemorrhage on 26 October 1969 at the age of 64 at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Middle Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Boone, Watauga Co., NC.^{15357,15358,15359,15360}

In the 1920 census, this child is named Velma Triplett and enumerated as the 18-yr old daughter of Adolphus Penley. Also in the household is the child Jowe [?] Triplett, enumerated as the 15-yr old son of Adolphus Penley. The birth record for a child born 9 Sep 1946 to Milton and Velma gives the mother's name as Velma Viola Triplett. Her headstone gives her name as Velma Penley.

Milton Leroy Coffey and Velma Viola Triplett had the following children:

+10443	i.	Ronard Leroy Coffey.
10444	ii.	Toss (Tosa?) Lee Coffey was born on 30 November 1922 in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC.¹⁵³⁶¹ This child was not in the family household at the time of the 1930 census and no other records have been found.
10445	iii.	Flocy Mae Coffey was born on 30 November 1922 in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC. Flocy died at the age of 7 mos. in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC on 22 July 1923 of flux and was buried at Penley, Watauga Co., NC on 23 July 1923.^15362,15363
+10446	iv.	Winnie Lucille Coffey.
10447	v.	Romy Triplett Coffey was born on 11 September 1927 in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC.¹⁵³⁶⁴ Romy died of unknown causes on 18 November 1927 at the age of 2 mos., 7 days in Blue Ridge Twp., Watauga Co., NC and was buried at Penley Cemetery in Watauga Co., NC on 19 November 1927.^{15365,15366,15367} This child was not in the family household at the time of the 1930 census.
+10448	vi.	James Adolphus Coffey.
+10449	vii.	Wade Stanley Coffey.
+10450	viii.	Junie Juanita Coffey.
+10451	ix.	Reba Julia Coffey.
+10452	x.	Samuel Odous Coffey.
+10453	xi.	Mozelle Etta Coffey.
+10454	xii.	Mary Wilma Coffey.
10455	xiii.	Milton Leroy Coffey Jr. was born on 1 April 1945 in Watauga Co., NC. Milton died in North Carolina on 4 February 1981 and was buried at Zacks Fork Baptist Church in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC in February 1981 .¹⁵³⁶⁸
+10456	xiv.	Jeanette Emma Coffey.