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Asa Coffey

Birth	:	1 Mar 1889 Rushtown, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	4 Nov 1929 Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	East Cemetery, Cairo, Allen County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8344570, -84.0719570
Plot	:	Section 14
Description	:	World War I veteran with Company G, 146th Infantry, 37 Division Asa Coffey enlisted on June 13, 1917 in Lima, Allen Co., OH He took his basic training at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, AL where he spent considerable time in the base hospital. He shipped out of Hoboken, NJ on April 1, 1918 on Leviathan Ship arriving in the port city of Brest, Belgium on June 22, 1918. He fought in the battles at Argonne, Verdun, Ypres-Lys, and Louvain. He was wounded but it is unknown which battle but believed to be Meuse-Argonne or Ypres-Lys. He was then hospitalized in... Read More	World War I veteran with Company G, 146th Infantry, 37 Division Asa Coffey enlisted on June 13, 1917 in Lima, Allen Co., OH He took his basic training at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, AL where he spent considerable time in the base hospital. He shipped out of Hoboken, NJ on April 1, 1918 on Leviathan Ship arriving in the port city of Brest, Belgium on June 22, 1918. He fought in the battles at Argonne, Verdun, Ypres-Lys, and Louvain. He was wounded but it is unknown which battle but believed to be Meuse-Argonne or Ypres-Lys. He was then hospitalized in a hospital in France. In a letter to his brother, Pat Coffey, he mentioned his arm and that he had been gassed He shipped out of the port city of Brest, Belgium on March 3, 1919 arriving in Hoboken, NJ on March 12, 1919. He was discharged April 5, 1919 at Camp Sherman in Ohio. Asa first married Wilda Altha Sterling on February 1, 1918 in Lima, Allen Co., OH. They divorced on March 15, 1924 in Lima, OH. He then married Mabel Florence (Mann) Lindsey on April 3, 1924 in Monroe Co., MI Adrian (Michigan) Daily Telegram, November 4, 1929, Page 1 Wabash Section Man Killed East of City - Asa Coffey Stepped in Front of Passenger Train Asa Coffey of Holloway, aged 40 years and a Wabash section foreman, was killed instantly at 11:10 o'clock today when struck by westbound Wabash passenger train No. 1, due in Adrian at 11:23. Coffey, who with the section crew was working on the tracks three miles east of Adrian, had stepped off the right of way while a freight train passed on the eastbound track. Just after the freight train passed he stepped onto the westbound track directly in front of the passenger train. His body was brought to Adrian on the train and Dr. C. H. Heffron and Coroner Win C. Lewis were called. They decided no inquest was necessary and the body was taken to the Mott & Son funeral home. Mr. Coffey is survived by his widow and a daughter, Wanda, aged four years. The funeral arrangements have not been made. Adrian Daily Telegram, November 6, 1929 Funeral of Asa Coffey The funeral services for Asa Coffey, the Wabash section foreman from Holloway, who was instantly killed last Monday morning three miles east of Adrian on the Wabash right of way, were held this morning at 9 o'clock in the Mott Funeral Home on East Church Street. The Rev. P. Ray Norton of the First Methodist Episcopal church officiated and the bearers were relatives. The body was taken to Cairo, Ohio for burial. Among those attending the services were J. E. Coffey, Patrick and Rose Coffey of Lima, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coffey and children of Tecumseh. Notes: J. E. Coffey was Asa's father, Joshua Elmo Coffey. Patrick and Elmer Coffey were Asa's brothers. Have no idea who "Rose" was. Rose could be an error for Asa's sister, Hazel, who was also living in Lima at the time but her surname was Spurlock by that time. Asa's sister, Edythe? Asa Coffey was my great-uncle. His sister, Edythe, was my maternal grandmother. Shirley Houk

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Asa Coffey's memorial is located at: East Cemetery, Cairo, Allen County, USA.
When did Asa Coffey death?
Asa Coffey death on 4 Nov 1929 in Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
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Latitude: 40.8344570
Longitude: -84.0719570

Family Members:

Parent

Joshua Elmo “Jerry” Coffey

(1857 - 1934)

Emma Breitenbach Coffey

(1859 - 1927)

Spouse

Siblings

Edythe B. Coffey Harlow

(1885 - 1960)

Patrick Coffey

(1890 - 1958)

Grover Coffey

(1892 - 1959)

Hazel Coffey Spurlock

(1897 - 1975)

Children

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