Descendants of Hendrick Willemsz

Mary Elizabeth COFFMAN

Female 1865 - 1933  (67 years)


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  • Name Mary Elizabeth COFFMAN 
    Birth 21 Apr 1865  Willow Springs, Howell, MIssouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 1933 
    Person ID I185  HHDHA
    Last Modified 19 May 2013 

    Family Alonzo Hail HENDRICKS,   b. 6 Nov 1857, , Simpson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1927, Arbala, Hopkins, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1880  Denison, Grayson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. James Monroe HENDRICKS,   b. 7 Sep 1881, Denison, Grayson, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1969, Riverside, Riverside, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003).

    2. [S30] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Indian Terr. Chickasaw Nation, Twp 4, 0131, Im 5 of 29.
      Mary md 2) James Davidson in 1887.

    3. [S20] Internet History and Family History sites.
      From: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.grayson/314/mb.ashx
      I'm trying to find info on my brickwall of Alonzo (could be sp.Alonso), HENDRICKS/HENDRIX b. abt 1848 - d. ? He was a school teacher. While teaching in Denison, Grayson Co. TX about 1880, he boarded with the COFFMAN family, probably David H.Coffman-b.1825, wife-Harriet (maiden MOORE),sons-Robb,David Jr.,& Sterling P., and dau.-Mary E. Alonzo married (probably in late 1880 early 1881?) the dau. Mary Elizabeth COFFMAN-b. about 1865-d. ? They had one son, James Monroe HENDRICKS - b. Sept. 7, 1881 in Denison,Grayson co. TX. Alonzo left after James was born and he and Mary divorced. Family lore is that they heard he had another family somewhere else. I did find a Monroe HENDRICKS in either Grayson Co. TX or another neighboring county. Could he be a brother to Alonzo? Any help would be greatly appreciated on this family. Thank you.

      and from: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.hendricks/1508/mb.ashx
      I am looking for my ggggrandfather. He was a teacher boarding with the Coffman family. He married Mary Elizabeth on October 9, 1880. On marriage certificate it says A.H. Hendricks. Mary gave birth to James Monroe in 1881. We can’t find any information on Alonzo (Alonso, Lonzo, Lonso). Any help would be greatly appreciated. The school was in Denison, Texas. Thanks so much.

      Martin Hendrix adds:
      For 1999 narrative to be correct, Alonzo departed Round Pond, Simpson County, Kentucky, after the 1880 Census, (enumerated on the first day of June, 1880) and traveled to Dennison, Texas, to marry Mary Elizabeth Coffman on October 9, 1880. The World War I draft registration for James Monroe Hendricks shows a birth date of 7 Sep 1881. This places the month of conception near the first of January ±, 1881. This is a very condensed time line.

      This is certainly a viable scenario, but not readily explained. Unless there was something or someone that prompted Alonzo to depart Kentucky, abruptly after the 1880 Census, for Texas. And shortly thereafter get married.

      The connection to the Henry Hendricks Family was well established in Grayson County, Texas, well prior to 1880.

      In the 1880 Census, the family of John and Ruth Strader Hendricks, and several of their adult children, are found living in Grayson County, Texas. This family arrived in Grayson County, in 1847. The 1880 Census reveals that John Hendricks was born in North Carolina, his father was born in New Jersey. This family can be traced back to the Henry Hendricks family of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

      Alonzo H Hendricks’ connection to Grayson County is the marriage certificate, dated October 9, 1880, for A.H. Hendricks and Mary Elizabeth Coffman. Perhaps the marriage was arranged by one of the cousins residing in Grayson County. This could be the explanation for the very condensed timeline between the presence of Alonzo in the June enumeration for the 1880 Census in Simpson County, the October, 1880 marriage, the birth of James Monroe in September, 1881, and the subsequent divorce and departure from Grayson County by Alonzo.

      1900 US CENSUS TEXAS:
      Name: Alonzo H Hendricks [Alonso Hendricks]
      Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 3, Rains, Texas
      Age: 42
      Birth Date: Nov 1857
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relationship to head-of-house: Head
      Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
      Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
      Spouse's name: Louisa Hendricks
      Marriage Year: 1885
      Marital Status: Married
      Years Married: 15
      Occupation: View on Image
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      Household Members: Name Age
      Alonzo H Hendricks 42 Nov 1857
      Louisa Hendricks 37 Mar 1863
      son Maxey Hendricks 12 Nov 1887
      Endora Hendricks 9 Jun 1890

      Name: Alonzo H Hendrix
      Age in 1910: 52
      Estimated birth year: 1858
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
      Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin
      Spouse's name: Louiza F Hendrix
      Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
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      Household Members: Name Age
      Alonzo H Hendrix 52
      Louiza F Hendrix 47 mother of 4, 3 living
      Maxie S Hendrix 22
      Stephen H Hendrix 9

      Name: A H Hendricks
      Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 3, Hopkins, Texas
      Age: 62
      Estimated birth year: abt 1858
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head]
      Spouse's name: Louisa Hendricks
      Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
      Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Sex: Male
      Home owned: Own
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
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      Household Members: Name Age
      A H Hendricks 62 1858
      Louisa Hendricks 56 1864
      Stephen Hendricks 19 1901

      Name: Alonso H. Hendrecks
      Death Date: 6-Dec-27
      Death County: Hopkins
      Certificate: 41140