Thomas E. Coffee, the father of Mrs. Burns, was born January 14. 1823. and died September 5. 1898. Hannah (Wright) Coffee was born December 10, 1825. He was one of the prominent men of Rural township, Rock Island county, Illinois, and one of its most extensive farmers. He was a strong advocate of temperance, even in an early day becoming a member of the Sons of Temperance and keeping his pledge until his death. A broad, liberal and strong man, he was respected by all. His widow still lives on the farm, and is a worker in the temperance cause and equal suffrage. They were the parents of four children, of whom two sons died in infancy. The twin sister of Mrs. Burns, Ella, born in Hancock county, Illinois, January 17, 1853. still survives. She had the same educational advantages as Mrs. Burns, and was married December 31, 1879, to H. D. Nutting. They now reside in Emporia, Kansas.
The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois
S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1901
The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois
S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1901
Thomas E. Coffee, the father of Mrs. Burns, was born January 14. 1823. and died September 5. 1898. Hannah (Wright) Coffee was born December 10, 1825. He was one of the prominent men of Rural township, Rock Island county, Illinois, and one of its most extensive farmers. He was a strong advocate of temperance, even in an early day becoming a member of the Sons of Temperance and keeping his pledge until his death. A broad, liberal and strong man, he was respected by all. His widow still lives on the farm, and is a worker in the temperance cause and equal suffrage. They were the parents of four children, of whom two sons died in infancy. The twin sister of Mrs. Burns, Ella, born in Hancock county, Illinois, January 17, 1853. still survives. She had the same educational advantages as Mrs. Burns, and was married December 31, 1879, to H. D. Nutting. They now reside in Emporia, Kansas.
The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois
S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1901
The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois
S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1901
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