I did find Luke and Bridget on the 1875 in Leavenworth--it gives their previous residence as New York, if that helps. On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 10:49 PM, sittinginthebasement . <mkat72@gmail.com> wrote: > I found a death notice for Bridget--not much to it, doesn't even mention > her first name. However, I believe it is she, because there is a Bridget > Coffey 1804-Dec. 30, 1878 buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Leavenworth. > It is on Findagrave. The John Coffey who died in 1906 is her son. And > there is a "Cook Coffey" died April 9,1887 who is suspect is Luke--the > dates of death are the same. Someone probably could not read the old > handwriting or misunderstood his name. > > "COFFEY--Died, at her residence, Main street, between Pawnee and Dacotah > streets, Monday afternoon > at 5 o'clock. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 9:30 > o'clock from > her late residence. Friends of the family are invited to attend." > (The Leavenworth Times, Dec. 31, 1878) > > > I don't know if Nicholas is their son or grandson--I just know he is > listed on the 1860 and1865 census with Luke and Bridget, ages 18 and 24, > respectively. Both censuses gave his birthplace as Ireland. The 1865 > gave his > profession as "regular soldier" but I can't find him in any Kansas > military records. > > I do think that John and Martin were their sons. I believe Martin moved > to Jackson Co., Kansas--he was married to a "Julia." > > It would help to find this family on the 1875 and 1885 censuses--they > told the previous residence (state or country) of the person before > he/she came to Kansas. > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 9:10 PM, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com < > gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: familytr >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.leavenworth/1174.1.1/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Thank you for this. Wish it would have listed the family more than a >> grandaughter name, or cemetery. On line it seems information I found was >> Luke Coffey & Bridget Delaney. Our relative listed parents as Luke Coffey & >> Mary Delaney (error on person reporting ?/or entire different family) I >> know they were all born in Ireland and our birthdate fit right in the time >> frame too. Don't suppose there is any more on Nicholas ? I saw there was a >> John in 1860 census with them too who married and named children family >> given names in 1880 census, >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> <br> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KSLEAVEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >