Captain Thomas Jefferson Coffey

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Thomas Jefferson Coffey was the son of McCaleb and Elizabeth (Collette) Coffey. He was born in Caldwell County, N.C. near the town of Patterson. He taught school in Valle Crucis before the Civil War.

When the war started, he enlisted in Company E of the 58th North Carolina Infantry. He ended his service as a Captain.

After the war he was instrumental in building the highway between Blowing Rock and Boone, N.C. He got a charter through the state legislature and along with his brother William Columbus Coffey he got the contract to build the road. The construction began in August of 1893 and was completed in October of 1894.

Thomas Coffey and his wife Mary (Mollie) Greer were the parents of three children. Elizabeth who married Judge W. B. Councill, Margaret who married Stacy Rambo and Stewart who married Miss Sanborn and later Mrs. Roby.

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Greer about 1892 in North Carolina, , , . Mary was born on 8 Mar 1846 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 6 May 1926 in North Carolina, , , ; was buried in Boone Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Isaac Stacy Rambo about 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Isaac (son of James Tipton Rambo and Elvia Olivene "Ollie" Shoun) was born on 24 Jul 1871 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jun 1923 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Justin married Willie McQuown Sutherland about 1920 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Willie (daughter of Joseph Asbury Sutherland and Nannie Wright) was born on 17 Jun 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Oct 1971 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]