Brief Life History of Ausburn
When Ausburn Coffey was born on 11 January 1805, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Coffey, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Rucker, was 18. He married Matilda Dalton in 1822, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in District 11, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died on 30 December 1876, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Rucker Cemetery, Thorn Hill, Grainger, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Ausborn Coffey, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ausborne Coffey in entry for Ealy Coffey, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
- Ausburn Coffee, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1805–1876 Male
1799–1899 Female
Children (14)
1822–1897 Male
1823– Female
1826–1859 Female
1828– Female
1830–1893 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1776–1845 Male
1787–1855 Female
Siblings (13)
1804– Male
1805–1876 Male
1806–1888 Male
1808–1867 Male
1810–1896 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1812
Age 7
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
Irish:
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cathbhadha ‘descendant of Cathbhadh’, a byname meaning ‘battle tent’, Ó Cathbhuadhaigh ‘descendant of Cathbhuadhach’ (‘battle victorious’), or Ó Cathmhogha ‘descendant of Cathmhugh’ (‘battle slave’).
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cobhthaigh ‘descendant of Cobhthach’, a byname meaning ‘victorious’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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