Misc. Notes
1. Baxter is listed in the 1880 US Census living with his brother, James W. Coffey and wife, Salley. This Salley has the same birth year and place as Baxter’s wife, Sallie Childers. It may be possible this census is wrong, and Salley is Baxter’s wife, and NOT James’ wife.
[596]2. Baxter’s daughter, Rosa has John Coffey listed on her death certificate as father’s name. Was Baxter’s real name John Baxter?
Spouses
Birth11 Mar 1865, Columbia, Adair, Kentucky [94], [96], [97]
Death2 Jul 1922, Limestone Township, Peoria, Illinois [98] Age: 57
Death MemoPeoria State Hospital
Burial5 Jul 1922, Lincoln, Logan, Illinois [97], [99]
Burial MemoOld Union Cemetery (unmarked grave next to John & Mahulda)
Cause of deathTuberculosis Of The Lungs [98]
Misc. Notes
1. From the 1900 US Census, Kentucky, Casey, District 3, Casey Creek, ED 22, Sheet 6B, Enumerated 11 June 1900, Lines 95-97:
Sallie B. Childers; Servant; Born Mar 1869; Age 31; Divorced; Mother of 2 children, 2 still living; POB Kentucky; Father POB Kentucky; Mother POB Kentucky; Occupation - Housekeeper.
Rosa E. Childers; Boarder; Born Mar 1893; Age 7; POB Kentucky; Father POB Kentucky; Mother POB Kentucky.
James D. Childers; Boarder; Born Oct 1899; Age 7/12; POB Kentucky; Father POB Kentucky; Mother POB Kentucky.
[note]: Sallie and her children are listed on this census living with the family of Elijah Gilpin. Sallie is listed as Divorced [?] and Servant. The children are listed as Boarders. Although not confirmed, it is assumed that Sallie was married to Baxter Coffey first, so I am confused why her children are listed with the surname Childers on this census. Baxter Coffey is said to have died in a blizzard, so why is Sallie listed as divorced in this census? Maybe they divorced before Baxter died?
2. Death certificate mentions Sallie was seeing her doctor for her tuberculosis from 5 July 1917 through her death on 2 July 1922. Also mentioned was the fact that she was in the city of Peoria for two years prior to her death. Death certificate also shows age of 57 and birth date of 186? [not legible].
3. Info from Sallie’s obituary, sent to me by Claire Sloop and received from the Logan County Genelogy & Historical Society, June 2004:
“Today I got Sallie's obit - she was in a Tuberculosis sanitarium for 2 years. She had been an invalid for 4 years. She was born March 11, 1865 in KY, and died at age 57years, 3months, 21 days. She left behind her husband, two daughters and one son - Mrs. Rose Stapleton, Lincoln, IL - Charlotte Comstock, Spokane, WA, and Delmar Coffey, Lincoln, IL.”
Divorcebef 1900, ,, Kentucky [95]