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Coffell/Coffel Family

Coffell/Coffel Family

Posted: 20 Jul 2003 9:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 18 Dec 2004 1:43AM GMT
Surnames: Coffell, Coffel
I started doing research on my husbands family and I'm stuck between the 5th and 6th generation. My biggest problem is sometime between those two generations someone changed the name from Coffel to Coffell. My husbands great great grandfather was named William T. Coffel. He was born sometime in 1849 in Ohio. He married Mary E. (unsure of her last name because I have two). They had two sons and a daughter that I'm sure of, but I also have another son and two daughters that I can't find information on. One son was Jess Coffel. He was born in Ohio in 1896. He married a Merlinda Wilson and they had two sons and four daughters. From this point on all of Jess' children seem to be using Coffell while all of Williams' children used Coffel. All the named individuals passed away and are buried in Cadillac, Michigan. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Coffell/Coffel Family

jason coffell (View posts)
Posted: 12 Dec 2003 2:19AM GMT
Classification: Query
there are many coffells in michigan that i am related to if i can be any help don't hesitate to email me thanks happy hunting

Re: Coffell/Coffel Family

Posted: 12 Dec 2003 2:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 18 Dec 2004 1:43AM GMT
Jason,

Any names you could give would be greatly appreciated. I'm working on a bunch of leads from Gladwin that I've run into dead ends on. I'm hoping to make a trip back there in the next couple weeks, so if I had some more names to work with it would be great.

Thanks,
Jenn

Re: Coffell/Coffel Family

Maryann Hughes (View posts)
Posted: 26 Jan 2005 5:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Coffel
Sorry to be so late in replying but I don't check this site very often. This sounds like my family -- my grandfather's name was Jess Coffel. Part of the Coffel family moved from Ohio to Southern Illinois. The person who has the most information on this particular Coffel ancestry is Betty Reed. She in fact published a book with a wealth of information. Her e-mail is reedtb@sisp.net. Good luck.

Re: Coffell/Coffel Family

Posted: 2 Mar 2005 10:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Coffel
Hi Jason, I too am related to many Coffell's in Michigan. How are you related?

Re: Coffell/Coffel Family

Posted: 2 Mar 2005 10:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: COFFEL(L)
Hi Jennifer. I am also a Coffell (by birth) . I have alot of info on the Coffell's from the Gladwin, Michigan area. Maybe we can share info?

Re: Coffell/Coffel Family

Posted: 31 Mar 2012 9:15PM GMT
Classification: Query
Yes, Jess married merlinda. they are my great-grandparents. jess is burried in Gladwin and merlinda is buried in haring Township in Cadillac, Michigan. My wife has done extensive research along with relatrives out in California to come up with a book on the family history taking us back to the departure in Cork Ireland back in the late 1700's.
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