Adam A. Coffman (1839 - 1899)

Born 6 May 1839 in Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Cooke) Coffman — married 29 Nov 1866 (to 1884) in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Husband of Amanda (Miller) Coffman — married 28 Jun 1885 (to 1899) in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Died 13 Feb 1899 at age 59 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Adam Coffman lived in Virginia.

Private Adam Coffman served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company C, 7th Virginia Cavalry

Veteran of the Civil War, Confederate Army: “Served as a Private, Co C, 7th VA Cavalry, CSA.“

Adam was born in 1839 (some sources cite 1840) in Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia. He was the son of Daniel Coffman Jr and Rebecca White. He was married twice and had a total of eleven children.

First Wife: His married first to Lydia Cooke, daughter of John Yew Cook. They married in 1866 in Shenandoah, Virginia and had seven children together:

1. George William Coffman (1868-1938)
2. Verdie F. Coffman (1872-1931)
3. Lucinda Coffman (1874-1890)
4. Luther Tilden Coffman (1876-
5. Martha Alice Coffman (1877-1927)
6. Ida Catharine Coffman (1880-?)
7. Annie Rebecca Coffman (1882-1960)

Lydia passed away in 1884 (age 38 yo) in Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia

Second Wife: His second wife was Amanda Miller. They married in 1885 in Shenandoah, Virginia and had four children together:

1. Irene Victoria Coffman (1886-1888)
2. Edward Welby Coffman (1889-1955)
3. Elsie May Coffman (1892-1971)
4. Milton Coffman (1896-1982)

He passed away in 1899 in Shenandoah, Virginia. He is buried in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Obituary in the Shenandoah Herald - March 12, 1883: “Mrs. Lydia Coffman, wife of Mr. Adam Coffman departed this life at her home near Columbia Furnace, Feb. 18th, in her 38th year.

The deceased was a member of the Lutheran church for a number of years, and died in the faith of the gospel. She leaves a husband and several small children to mourn her departure. Peace to her ashes.“……excerpted

Notations on first wife, Lydia (Cooke) Coffman: “Lydia Cooke passed away in 1884, he remarried to Amanda Miller in 1885.....”Adam Coffman (a widower), b 1847, son of Daniel and Rebecca Coffman. Lived Shenandoah Co. (P.O.'s Lantz Mill and Edinburg).”….. excerpted

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-J8W : 23 December 2020), Adam Coffman in household of Daniel Coffman, Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMQ-3WM : 18 February 2021), Adam Coffman in entry for Daniel Coffman, 1860; [Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia]

• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68BJ-CBLP : 9 November 2021), Adam A Coffman, 29 Nov 1866; citing Marriage, Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.[Spouse: Lydia Cook]

• "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8GGL-JGPZ : 21 January 2022), Adam A Coffman, 29 Nov 1866; citing Marriage Registration, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond. [Spouse: Lydia Cook]

• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z53-JCXH : 28 October 2021), Adam M. Coffman in entry for Geo. W. Coffman, 1868.

• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z53-JCXH : 28 October 2021), Adam M. Coffman in entry for Geo. W. Coffman, 1868.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGZ-FKG : 29 May 2021), Adam Coffman in entry for Daniel Coffman, 1870; [Madison, Shenandoah, Virginia]

• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z2P-6YRF : 28 October 2021), Adam Coffman in entry for Lucinda Coffman, 1874.

• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZPP-7J7D : 28 October 2021), Adam Coffman in entry for Luther Tilden Coffman, 1876.

• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z56-TH5F : 28 October 2021), Adam Coffman in entry for Ida Catharine Coffman, 1879.

• "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:852Y-LX2M : 21 January 2022), Amanda Miller in entry for Adam Coffman, 29 Jun 1885; citing Marriage Registration, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5X7-GWG : 28 January 2020), Adison Coffman in entry for Victora Coffman, 1886.

• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-3WG8 : 16 August 2019), Adam Coffman in entry for Elsie May Grim, 07 Jul 1971; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.[Death record of daughter, Elsie May Coffman]

• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9Q-MJM : 29 January 2020), Adam Coffman in entry for Lucinda Coffman, 1890.

• "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY2-SJNT : 1 March 2021), Adam Coffman in entry for Milton Coffman, 27 Apr 1896; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, certificate 2701, Library of Virginia, Richmond.

• "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZRHB-KXMM : 21 January 2022), Adam in entry for Luther T Coffman, 2 Jul; citing Marriage Registration, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117650512/adam-coffman : accessed 11 May 2022), memorial page for Adam Coffman (6 Mar 1839–13 Feb 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 117650512, citing Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hamburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048)