Family Group Sheet
NameLyn Boyd Coffee
Birth2 Oct 1880 to 1882, Kentucky
Death29 Nov 1933, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherIsaac Ferguson Coffee (1842-1931)
MotherNancy C. Kennard (~1858-~1885)
Marriage26 Feb 1908, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRissie Lewis
BirthApr 1889 to 1891, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Tillman Lewis (1864-)
MotherSarah L. Gilliam (1865-)
Notes for Lyn Boyd Coffee
The 1900 census listed him as age 17, born Oct 1882.
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Linn Boyd Coffee, age 37, residence Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, born 2 Oct 1880, occupation coal handler, employer Portsmouth Steel & Coke Co., nearest relative wife Rissie Coffee, exemption claimed due to one eye out.
His death certificate records Lyn Boyd Coffee, age 53 years 1 month 27 days, born 2 Oct 1880 in Kentucky, died 29 Nov 1933 in Lacy Creek, Morgan Co., Kentucky, widowed, late wife Rissie Coffee, laborer, father Isaac Coffee, mother’s maiden name Nancy Kennard, both born in Kentucky, cause of death carcinoma of hand and stomach, informant O. B. Coffee, West Liberty, Ky, burial in Kennard Graveyard.
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Linn Boyd Coffee, age 37, residence Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, born 2 Oct 1880, occupation coal handler, employer Portsmouth Steel & Coke Co., nearest relative wife Rissie Coffee, exemption claimed due to one eye out.
His death certificate records Lyn Boyd Coffee, age 53 years 1 month 27 days, born 2 Oct 1880 in Kentucky, died 29 Nov 1933 in Lacy Creek, Morgan Co., Kentucky, widowed, late wife Rissie Coffee, laborer, father Isaac Coffee, mother’s maiden name Nancy Kennard, both born in Kentucky, cause of death carcinoma of hand and stomach, informant O. B. Coffee, West Liberty, Ky, burial in Kennard Graveyard.
Notes for Rissie Lewis
The 1900 census listed her birth date as Apr 1889, but later records are more consistent with 1891.
Be careful not to confuse her with Rissie Ellen Lewis, b. 18 Nov 1898, daughter of Thomas Hayden Lewis & Matilda Jane Perry, who married Robert Stamper Conn.
I can find no death record under the surname Coffee, but since she was only 44 when Lyn Boyd died, she probably remarried . She may be the Rissie McLean listed in the SSDI as born 28 Apr 1890, died May 1971, last residence Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, and in the Ohio death index as age 81, died 17 May 1971 at long-term care facilities in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, divorced.
Be careful not to confuse her with Rissie Ellen Lewis, b. 18 Nov 1898, daughter of Thomas Hayden Lewis & Matilda Jane Perry, who married Robert Stamper Conn.
I can find no death record under the surname Coffee, but since she was only 44 when Lyn Boyd died, she probably remarried . She may be the Rissie McLean listed in the SSDI as born 28 Apr 1890, died May 1971, last residence Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, and in the Ohio death index as age 81, died 17 May 1971 at long-term care facilities in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, divorced.
Notes for Lyn Boyd & Rissie (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 26 Feb 1908 of L. B. Coffee and Rissie Lewis. (From an index only; no other details.)
Census
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Coffee Creek precinct, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 8A as family #125:
Coffee, Lyn B., (age too faint to read); Rissie, wife, 19. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
Lyn’s father is recorded 2 households above. Ancestry.com has indexed Lyn’s age as 23, but it is more likely to say 28 or 29.
1920 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Wayne township, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 12B as family #249/263, at 1019 1/2 Washington St:
Coffie, Lynn, 39, steel worker at steel mill; Rissie, wife, 29, married 4 years. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
Coffee, Lyn B., (age too faint to read); Rissie, wife, 19. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
Lyn’s father is recorded 2 households above. Ancestry.com has indexed Lyn’s age as 23, but it is more likely to say 28 or 29.
1920 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Wayne township, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 12B as family #249/263, at 1019 1/2 Washington St:
Coffie, Lynn, 39, steel worker at steel mill; Rissie, wife, 29, married 4 years. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
