Faye, here is some of the info I have in my family tree maker. Descendants of Samuel Patton Coffman Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL PATTON1 COFFMAN was born October 25, 1858 in Tenn, and died Abt. September 5, 1958 in Springtown, Parker/ Wise Co., Tx1. He married MARY MELISSA THOMAS Abt. March 7, 1886 in Parker Co., TX, daughter of ABRAHAM THOMAS and WINNIE TUTOR. Children of SAMUEL COFFMAN and MARY THOMAS are: i. DEWITT CARRADINE2 COFFMAN, d. April 1, 1981; m. GRACIE JEWEL LNU. ii. MATTIE PEARL COFFMAN2, d. Aft. 1965; m. WALTER ASHBY ATHEY, August 6, 1907, Parker Co., TX3. iii. EMMETT J. COFFMAN, b. February 6, 1887; d. October 1962. iv. ARTHOR COFFMAN, b. December 3, 1888; d. November 15, 1910. v. CADDIE COFFMAN, b. May 26, 1898, Garvin, ?co. TX Wise co #(14613)4; d. Aft. 1965; m. JAMES ELBERT SMITH. vi. VERA BEATRICE COFFMAN5,6, b. August 7, 1902, Alvarado, Johnson Co., TX; d. June 9, 1965, Wichita Falls, Wichita, TX; m. ALVIN DORSEY SOUTHER, SR.7, October 18, 1919, Bridgeport, Wise, Tx8. vii. RUTH COFFMAN, b. July 9, 1905; d. November 13, 1926. ~nancy rogers ................................................. Fidldeetoo@aol.com wrote: >Thanks Dave, I plan on going by the Wise Co. courthouse on Friday on my way >to Athens, TX. We are visiting my husband's brother in Archer Co. TX at Lake >Kickapoo. We don't get back here often to visit. Hardly ever to Wise Co. >Thanks again. Faye Coffman Fayetteville, AR > > > >