Emma E. ROBERTS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1884 - 1978  (93 years)

• Name	Emma E. ROBERTS
  Born	11 Sep 1884	, probably Murray, Georgia   [5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Sep 1884, GA -> stated on 1900 census 1885, GA -> age 25 on 1910 census 11 Sep 1884 -> Find a Grave 11 Sep 1884 -> SSDI probably Murray, GA -> her parents appeared there in 1880 (and until the end of their lives)
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Bull Pen District, Murray, Georgia   [5]
  	Emma V. (15) appeared in the household of Martin Roberts as his daughter. She was born September 1884. She was single. She and her mother were born in Georgia and her father was born in Tennessee. She had no stated occupation. She was literate. Other household members included Rosey E. V. (47), William L. (27), Mary E. (18), Sarah E (daughter, 13), Burtis A (daughter, 10), and Colquit Wade (laborer, 22). Emma's brother, Elijah Monteville Roberts, appeared next door.
  Census	1910	Eton, Murray, Georgia   [2]
  	Emma (25) appeared in the household of Will W. Coffey (27) as his wife. They had been married 4 years. She was born in Georgia, her father in Tennessee, and her mother in Georgia. She had no occupation. She was literate. Their home was rented and was a house. The household included Haymond (3) and Thelma (11/12).
  Census	1920	Fairmount Town, Gordon, Georgia
  	Address: Tennessee Street
  Census	1930	Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States
  	Address: River Road
  Residence	1965	Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States   [1]
  	"[sister], Mrs. Emma Coffey of Fitzgerald, Ga. . ."
  Residence	1965	, , Georgia   [9]
  	residence at the time she applied for a SS #
  Residence	1978	Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States   [4, 9]
  	residence at time of death
  	Ben Hill County, GA -> GA Deaths Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, GA -> SSDI
  Died	22 Mar 1978	, Ben Hill, Georgia   [4, 8, 9]
  Buried	Aft 22 Mar 1978	Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia, United States   [8]
  	Address: Evergreen Cemetery
  Notes	Name: Emma V. Roberts -> 1900 census Emma Coffey -> 1910 census Emma A. Coffey -> 1930 census Emma E. Coffey -> GA Deaths Emma Roberts -> The Heritage of Bradley County Connection to parents: She is named as a child of Martin Lafayette Roberts and Rosa E. Ellis -> The Heritage of Bradley County
  Person ID	I1874	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Martin Lafayette ROBERTS,   b. 2 May 1853, , Bradley, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Apr 1925, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Rosa Evelyn ELLIS,   b. 28 Mar 1853, Murray County, Georgia ,   d. 26 Mar 1936, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 82 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1872	Murray County, Georgia
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Webster COFFEY,   b. 5 Apr 1885, , , Georgia ,   d. 20 Jan 1947, , Ben Hill, Georgia  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Abt 1906  [3, 7]
  	*They had been married 4 years according to the 1910 census. *According to the 1930 census, Will was 23 and Emma was 22 when they were married, also consistent with a 1906 wedding date.
  Children	1. Namon COFFEY,   b. 6 May 1907   2. Haymond Webster COFFEY,   b. 16 May 1907, , probably Murray, Georgia ,   d. 21 May 1984, , Ben Hill, Georgia  (Age 77 years)   3. Thelma Annie Lou COFFEY,   b. 1 May 1909, , probably Murray, Georgia ,   d. 28 Jan 1929  (Age 19 years)   4. Ruth E. COFFEY,   b. 29 Mar 1917, , , Georgia ,   d. 12 May 2003  (Age 86 years)   5. Living
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Emma (Roberts) Coffey

  
  

• Sources

  [S303] Hemphill Family Scrapbook, Obituary for Alice Hemphill, digital image; undated clipping from undated newspaper, ca. 1965; In 2009, Ms. Davis provided her scrapbook to the author and allowed her to scan the contents (Reliability: 3). [S310] 1910 Census. Georgia. Murray County, McDonald Militia District; 110; sheet 1-B; dwelling 13, family 13; Will W. Coffey household; accessed; 30 December 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S418] 1930 Census. Georgia. Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald District; 9-8; sheet 13-A (penned); dwelling 258, family 259; William W. Coffey household; accessed; 20 December 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S305] Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, accessed; 20 December 2011; entry for Emma E. Coffey, death certificate no. 010987 (Reliability: 3). [S277] 1900 Census. Georgia. Murray County, pop. sch., Bull Pen District; 68; sheet 16-A; dwelling 279, family 279; Martin Roberts household; accessed; 21 December 2007 (Reliability: 3). [S411] Heritage of Bradley County, TN - Martin LaFayette Roberts (1030), p. 383-384; citing Roberts and Allied Families by Tolva Roberts Whitehead (Reliability: 2). [S310] 1910 Census. Georgia. Murray County, McDonald Militia District; 110; sheet 1-B; dwelling 13, family 13; Will W. Coffey household; accessed; 30 December 2008 (Reliability: 2). [S96] Find A Grave. Databases*, entry for Emma R. Coffey (1884-1978), Memorial No. 32868157, Records of Evergreen Cemetery, Ben Hill County, Georgia; record copyright Dorothy (DJ) Thompson (Reliability: 2). [S297] Social Security Death Index, accessed; 20 December 2011; Emma Coffey; SS no. [privately held]; 1965 (Reliability: 3). [S674] 1880 Census. Georgia. Murray County, roll 159, Eighth District, enumeration district (ED) 153, p. 25 (penned), dwelling 219, family 224, Martin L. Roberts. (Reliability: 3). http://tinyurl.com/ngu8s4