!marriage record of Jennings County, IN.

!marriage record of Henry County, IN.

!SOURCE: Automated Archives Disk

MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Orange, Indiana.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Orleans, Orange, Indiana shows: Reuben and Elizabeth Chatham and child ren: William, John R., Benjamin P. also Elizabeth's mother Susannah Busick.

!Marriage record of Rush County, IN.

!Marriage record of Rush County, IN.

!Marriage record of Rush County, IN.

!marriage record of Henry County, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

! cemetery record of Crawford, IN.

!marriage record of Williamson County, TN for Fanny Cloyd and Enoch Brown.

!marriage record of Crawford County, IN for Fanny Brown and Noah Brown.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

! cemetery record of Crawford, IN.

!marriage record of Williamson County, TN for Fanny Cloyd and Enoch Brown.

!marriage record of Crawford County, IN for Fanny Brown and Noah Brown.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

CENSUS: 1880 census of Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois shows: William Coe, Rachael, John W., Fr ancis M.

!MARRIAGE: Marriage record of Sangamon, Illinois.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

!1860 census of Patoka, Crawford, IN.

Marriage record of Union, Indiana.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Clay, Hendricks, Indiana shows: Addison 28/NC and Emily COFFIN 27/NC a nd son, Tremion 2/IN (Tremion's name not clear nor is his sex. my guess is that it is probabl y Tristram, a traditional Coffin name) Also with them Emaline (surname not Coffin but not re adable either) 19/IN

1880 census of Marion, Illinois shows this COFFIN family: Albert 27/m/farmer/IN/NC/NC Florence V. 24/wife/IN/IN/IN William D. 2/son/IL/IN/IN Francis A. m/6mohths/IL/IN/IN

1860 census of Green, Wapello, Iowa shows: Alford and Lucinda COFFIN and children: Elizabeth , Sarah, Lucinda, and Melinda. Note: This may be the same Alford COFFIN from the Wapello, I A 1850 census but the age and birth place are off too much. It may be a nephew or son instea d.

Marriage record of Rush, Indiana.

Marriage record of Piatt, Illinois

Marriage record of Vermillion, Indiana shows: Berkley COFFIN to Narcissa DAVIDSON: 12 Nov 184 0.

Berkley arrived in Bement about 1857 and died after three years, but he was still alive for t he 1860 census.

1850 census of Bement, Piatt, Illinois shows: #897 COFFIN Family: B. 40/m/NC Elizabeth 24/f/IN Wm. 18/m/IN Berkley 8/m/IN Willie 3/m/IN Perry 1/m/IL Samuels Z. 26/m/KY

1860 census of Bement, Piatt, Illinois shows: this COFFIN family: B. COFFIN 40/m/NC, Elizabet h 24/f/IN, Wm. 18/m/IN, Berkley 8/m/IN, Willie 3/m/IN, Perry 1/m/IL, Samuel Z. 26/m/KY. Sam uel must be a brother or a cousin to B., it is currently assumed that Berkley (age 8) is th e son of B. COFFIN and his first wife.

Mrs. Elizabeth COFFIN married Elesbury QUICK 22 Nov 1865 in Piatt, Illinois

1870 census of Bement, Piatt, Illinois, #245 QUICK Family: Asbury 25/m/w/IN/farmer Elisabeth 30/f/w/IN/Keeping house Willy 13/m/w/IL/at school Curtis 4/m/w/IL Hattie 2/f/w/IL Perry COFFIN 11/m/w/IL

1870 census of Bement, Piatt, Illinois: #254 COFFIN Family William 29/m/w/IN/farmer Mary 27/f/w/IN/Keeping house Annie 1/f/w/IL Berkley COFFIN 18/m/w/IL

1880 census of #304 Bement, Piatt, Illinois shows: COFFIN Family: William 38/m/w/farmer/IN/IN/OH Mary 37/f/w/wife/keeping house/IN/VA/OH Eva A. 13/f/w/daughter/s/IL/IN/IN Horace 10/m/w/son/s/IL/IN/IN Homer 10/m/w/son/s/IL/IN/IN Emma 4/f/w/daughter/s/IL/IN/IN also with family: William DICK 19/m/w/boarder/s/farm laborer/PU/PU/PU Adam DENNY 15/m/w/boarder/s/farm laborer/OH/OH/OH

1880 census of Piatt, Illinois shows: Pery COFFIN 21/m/w/s/IL/KY/KY

1900 census of 10/11 Bement, Piatt, Illinois shows: COFFIN Family (William D.) head/w/m/JA/1842/58/m/33/IL/IN/IN (Mary) wife/w/f/SE/1843/56/8children/6living/IN (Bessie) dau/w/f/SE/1881/18/s/IL/IL/IN (Fred) son/w/m/AG/1885/14/s/IL/IL/IN

1910 census of Rement Township, Piatt, Illinois shows: COFFIN Family William D. head/m/w/68/m/IL/IL/IL/retired farmer Mary wife/f/w/66/m/IN/IN/IN Bessie dau/f/w/28/s/IL/IL/IL Zelma Gdau/f/w/13/s/IL/IL/IL (Zelma Z. COFFIN)

1850 census of Clay, Hendricks, Indiana shows: Charles and Rachel Coffin and children: Susann ah, Julia Ann and Elijah. They lived next door to Joseph and Elizabeth COFFIN. Possibly bro ther to Joseph.

Marriage record of Grant, Indiana.

!Reminiscences by Levi Coffin 1876.

From THE COFFIN FAMILY by Louis Coffin 1962, pg 245 Elihu Coffin s of Moses...Hancock Co., Ind. md Nancy Jessup Ezekial T. b 12.31.1838 md Nancy Edna Hocket 10.30.1862 Irena b 5.19 1841 d 8.8.1865 md Robert Brown 9.15 1858 Ammiel b 6.12.1843 md Mary Jane New 7.30 1868 Narcissa b 9.10.1845 md Thos. O. Macy 3.30.1871 Phebe Ann b 4.28.1847 md John B. Macy 12.5.1871 Thomas Jessup b 3.28.1849 d 6.28 1849 Henry Hamilton b10.26.1850 md Lilly Beeson 2.1.1877 Francis Moses b 3.31.1855 Leander b 1.22.1857 d 2.29.1872 Luzena b 11.11.1860

1850 census of Rush, Indiana shows: Elihu and Nancy COFFIN and children: Ezekiel 11/IN, Iren e 10/IN (name hard to read but is a daughter), Isaac 8/IN (name nearly impossible to read bu t is a son), Narissa 5/IN, Phebe 3/IN.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Henry, Indiana shows: Emery D. and Elmina COFFIN and children: Juliu s and Las 1/female. All born in NC.

BIOGRAPHY: From THE COFFIN FAMILY by Louis Coffin 1962, pg 256 Ezekial b12.31.1838...Carthage, Ind Charles Lindley b 2.12.1866 Addie Leonora b 10.20.1867 Mahlon Preston b 10.6.1869 Chester Elihu b 2.22.1871 Cyrus Wilson b 2.1.1875 Laura Pearl b 7.18.1877

Marriage records for Francis COFFIN and Susannah STANTON found in Union, IN and Wayne, IN Qua ker MM Records.

1850 census of Delaware, Indiana shows: Francis and Susanah COFFEEN and children: James E., M ariatta, Austin, Leander G., Eliza A., james J., Hannah E., Sarah E. and Susan R.

1850 census of Shelby, Indiana shows: George H. and Lydia COFFIN and children: Sarah A., Aelp hina, Rebecca, Leir (male), Aaron, Mary.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Clay, Hendricks, Indiana shows: Joseph and Elizabeth COFFIN and childr en: Hannah, James, Jonathan, Susanna E., Abigail, Anna and Sarah. Next door was Charles and R achel COFFIN. Perhaps Charles was brother to Joseph.

Reminiscences by Levi Coffin 1876.

!Reminiscences by Levi Coffin 1876.

This Levi COFFIN was the President of the Underground Railroad and wrote Reminiscences. He w as an active member of the Friends Church (Quaker). I recommend his Autobiography as highl y inspiring and informative of the 1800's and those who sacrificed tremendously to bring abou t freedom to all men.

History of Preble County, Ohio states: Levi COFFIN, president of the underground railroad, had one branch of his road through I srael township. Ebenezer Elliott, Nathan Brown, and others along the line are said to have b een directors of the road. Whenever the colored refugees touch College Hill, near Cincinnati , they were sure to go to Canada via the Israel township route. Sometimes the parties would miss the "through train," and would be compelled to advanc e without a conductor. About thirty years ago, a party of this kind was travelling up the pi ke from Oxford, when a man on horseback overtook them, and tried in every manner to hinder th em, and thus assist their masters, who were in close pursuit. The frightened negroes took re fuge in the house of a colored man who lived in Claysburgh, and the avaricious watcher, think ing that they were trapped, quietly awaited the arrival of their masters. But the shrewd dar kies had escaped from a back window, through the cornfield into the adjoining woods, and wer e rapidly conducted into Indiana. Their sable conductor was none other than Gabriel SMITH, k nown all over the ocuntry as "Old Gabe." Nearly forty years ago, an emigrant from the South came into Israel township bringing hi s two slaves with him, but as it was unlawful to hold slaves in Ohio, he settled just acros s the Indiana line. One of the slaves was old Gabe, who afterwards settled at Claysburgh. H e was a fine singer, and the fiddler of the county, and was quite a character. In 1858, a gentleman by the name of SLOAN, who lived on a plantation in Newbury District , South Carolina, feeling that the end of his life was approaching, and desirous of freeing h is slaves before his death, decided to make a trip to Ohio. He had probably heard of the Isr ael township settlement from South Carolina, and it was thought best to make this township th e terminus of the journey after several weeks of weary journeying. Mr. Sloan purchased a fe w acres of land adjoining Morning Sun, and after seeing his people comfortably settled, retur ned to the South, and died almost as soon as he got there. Alfred Sloan is the only survivo r of the party of freedmen.

From THE COFFIN FAMILY by Louis Coffin 1962, pg 245 Milton b 5.14.1813 s of Moses + Phebe md Lydia Swain d of Thos. + Sarah 3. 14.1839 Maria md Erasmus Macy s of Tristram + Dorcus 2nd wife M. Treece

1850 census of Rush, Indiana shows: Phebe COFFIN and children: Sylvester, Laurinda, Oliver, M ilton and Jonathan.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Wayne, Indiana shows: Milton and Sarah COFFIN and children: Wm. R., Jo nathan. Also with them: Jonathan BURGYS 50/VA.

Marriage record in Guilford, NC.

1850 census of Rush, Indiana shows: Phebe COFIN and children: Sylvester, Flarida, Oliver, Mil ton, and Jonathan.

From THE COFFIN FAMILY by Louis Coffin 1962, pg 225: Moses Coffin b 10.15.1788 d 9.10.1838, s of Aaron + Mary (in Indiana) md Phebe Leonar d d of Jos. + Phebe Milton b 5.14 1813 md Lydia Swain d of Thos. + Sarah 3.14.1839 Barlillai b 1.22.1815 d 8.16.1849 died single Elihu b 2.22.1817 md Nancy Jessup 2.23.1838 Cyrus b 8.3.1819 d 3.10.1865 md Hannah Cook 9.29.1847--went to Iowa Jonathan b 7.17.1825 d 1877 Louisa b 5.27 1821 md Pryor Swain s of Thos. + Sarah 2.20.1845 Mary b 5.8.1823 md Thos. Clarkson Macy s of Thos. + Rebecca 5.31.1823 Emily b 6.22.1827 d 4.24 1847 Sylvester b 12.13.1830 drowned in California Oliver C. b 10.23.1835 Placerville, Calif. Laurinda b 7.28.1833 md Matthew Jessup 3.11.1858

Marriage record in Guilford, NC.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Blue River, Hancock, Indiana shows: Nathan D.31/NC and Mary COFFIN 31/ NC and children: John F.11/IN, Oliver S.9/IN, Elaina 4/IN, Emily 1/IN. Also with them: Emil y COFFIN 14/NC and Phebe 67/NC.

Marriage record of Guilford, North Carolina.

CENSUS: 1850 census of Rush, Indiana shows: Nathan L. and Eliza A. COFFIN and children: Hanna h L., Samuel.

1850 census shows: Myron and Comelia KNAPP and son, Benjamin. Myron's mother, Lucy was livin g with them. Myron's sister, Sarah, was living with her brother-in-law and children: Owen CO FFIN and children: C. H. (son) and Ellen.

!Reminiscences by Levi Coffin 1876.

1850 census of Wapello, Iowa shows: Thomas C. and Sarah COFFIN and children: Franklin, Laur a and Louisa.

1860 census of Wapello, Iowa shows: Thomas C. and Sarah COFFIN and children: Mary, Edwin, Man ford and John.