Levi Coffin and Catharine White

Levi Coffin and Catharine White

5th Cousin and Husband

Levi Coffin

Birth 28 OCT 1798 New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina,

Death 16 SEP 1877 Avondale, Hamilton County Ohio

Parents:

Levi Coffin (1763-1833)

Prudence Williams (1758-1845)

Catharine White

Birth 10 SEP 1803 New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina

Death 22 MAY 1881 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Parents:

Stanton White (1767-1837)

Sarah Stanley (1772-1847)

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Census Records

1830 United States Federal Census

Levi Coffin

Home in 1830 (City, County, State) New Garden, Wayne, Indiana
Free White Persons – Males – Under 5 2
Free White Persons – Males – 20 thru 29 2
Free White Persons – Males – 30 thru 39 1
Free White Persons – Females – Under 5 1
Free White Persons – Females – 20 thru 29 2
Free White Persons – Under 20 3
Free White Persons – 20 thru 49 5
Total Free White Persons 8
Total – All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)

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1840 United States Federal Census

Levi Coffin

Home in 1840 (City, County, State) New Garden, Wayne, Indiana
Free White Persons – Males – Under 5 1
Free White Persons – Males – 10 thru 14 1
Free White Persons – Males – 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons – Females – Under 5 1
Free White Persons – Females – 5 thru 9 1
Free White Persons – Females – 20 thru 29 1
Free White Persons – Females – 30 thru 39 1
Free White Persons – Females – 80 thru 89 1
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade 1
Free White Persons – Under 20 4
Free White Persons – 20 thru 49 3
Total Free White Persons 8
Total All Persons – Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 8

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1860 United States Federal Census

The Boarding House

Name Levi Coffin
Age 61
Birth Year abt 1799
Gender Male
Birth Place North Carolina
Home in 1860 Cincinnati Ward 9, Hamilton, Ohio
Post Office Cincinnati
Family Number 1145
Household Members
Name Age
Levi Coffin 61
Cath Coffin 56
Sarah E Coffin 15
Amanda Haines 14
Robert Smith 12
Barbara Kretz 20
Susan Ash 54
P F S Reynolds 37
Mary White 30
Olive White 27
Emma F Steer 40
Harold W Steer 4
Chas A Foster 33
Elizabeth Foster 27
Emma Foster 4
Nella Foster 2
Alfred Ellis 18
Thos Wheeler 22
T J Morgan 20
Wm G Denire 27
Chas Dauby 35
Caroline Dauby 23
Thos Griffith 11
Jno Roles 50
Nathl Brian 51
Wm Stanton 22
S Life 25
Thos Dieke 22
Jno Meader 47

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1870 United States Federal Census

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Levi Coffin 71
Catherine Coffin 66

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Family Records

Name Levi Coffin
Event Type Marriage
Marriage Place Nantucket, Massachusetts
Father Name Levi Coffin
Mother Name Prudence Coffin
Spouse Name Catherine White

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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

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U.S. General Land Office Records

Name Levi Coffin
Issue Date 20 Oct 1824
Place Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Land Office Brookville
Meridian 2nd PM
Township 14-N
Range 2-E
Section 18
Accession Number IN0450__.212
Document Number 5385
Original URL https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx

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U.S. Passport Applications

Name Levi Coffin
Passport Issue Date 7 May 1864

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U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

Name Levi Coffin
Birth Date on Image 28 Tenth 1798
Translated Birth Date 28 Oct 1798
Birth Place North Carolina
Monthly Meeting Deep River Monthly Meeting

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U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

Name Levi Coffin
Death Date on Image Ninth 1877
Translated Death Date Sep 1877
Death Place Hamilton, Ohio
Monthly Meeting Cincinnati Monthly Meeting

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U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Catharine White Coffin

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Death:  May 22, 1881
Avondale, Hamilton, Ohio

Wife of Levi Coffin. Catharine was the daughter of Stanton and Mary White. She died at the age of 78 from pneumonia. Prior to her interment at Spring Grove on Jan 31, 1898 she was interred at “Friends Lot” in West Cumminsville.

Levi Coffin

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio

Death:  Sep. 16, 1877
Avondale, Hamilton, Ohio

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Photo Courtesy of Marissa K ~ 23 Aug 2004

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Photo Courtesy of Eddie Donlin ~ 2 Mar 2016

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Photo Courtesy of Eddie Donlin ~ 2 Mar 2016

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Photo Courtesy of Terry Baer ~ 21 Feb 1999

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Family Tree

Catharine White (1803 – 1881)
5th cousin 6x removed
Sarah Stanley (1770 – 1840)
mother of Catharine White
Pleasant Stanley (1733 – 1785)
father of Sarah Stanley
Elizabeth Crew (1698 – 1755)
mother of Pleasant Stanley
Sarah Gatley (1670 – 1760)
mother of Elizabeth Crew
Sarah Osborne (1647 – 1690)
mother of Sarah Gatley
John Osborne (1631 – 1687) and Marion Hand (1633-1704)
parents of Sarah Osborne and Ephriam Osbourne
Ephraim Osborne (1666 – 1744)
child of John Osborne and Marion Hand
Elizabeth Osborne (1682 – 1772)
daughter of Ephraim Osborne
Elizabeth MacWithey (1712 – 1780)
daughter of Elizabeth Osborne
Lydia Mulkin (1753 – 1786)
daughter of Elizabeth MacWithey
Zachariah Frink (1775 – 1804)
son of Lydia Mulkin
Elias Frink (1796 – 1855)
son of Zachariah Frink
Clarissa Amelia Frink (1830 – 1892)
daughter of Elias Frink
Ellsa LaDuke (1862 – 1898)
daughter of Clarissa Amelia Frink
Anna Strassburg (1892 – 1913)
daughter of Ellsa LaDuke
Elva Marie Bryant (1908 – 1983)
daughter of Anna Strassburg
Dorothy Marie Allen (1934 – 2006)
daughter of Elva Marie Bryant
Ann Marie Reeder Bryant
daughter of Dorothy Marie Allen
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Family Tree

Catherine WHITE (1803 – 1881)
6th cousin 9x removed
Stanton White (1767 – 1837)
father of Catherine WHITE
Isaac White (1729 – 1811)
father of Stanton White
Henry White (1690 – 1739)
father of Isaac White
Henry White (1635 – 1712)
father of Henry White
Rebecca Arnold (1610 – 1662)
mother of Henry White
Ann Putnam (1578 – 1676)
mother of Rebecca Arnold
Nicholas Putnam (1546 – 1598) and Margaret Goodspeed (1529-1568)
parents of Ann Putnam
Richard Putnam (1586 – 1607)
son of  Nicholas Putnam and Margaret Goodspeed
Edward Putnam (1603 – 1675)
son of Richard Putnam
Ann Putnam (1629 – 1680)
daughter of Edward Putnam
Thomas Kinne (1655 – 1687)
son of Ann Putnam
Thomas Kinne (1678 – 1756)
son of Thomas Kinne
Moses Kinne (1710 – 1788)
son of Thomas Kinne
Abigail Kinne (1733 – 1805)
daughter of Moses Kinne
Daniel Frink (1754 – 1811)
son of Abigail Kinne
Zachariah Frink (1775 – 1804)
son of Daniel Frink
Elias Frink (1796 – 1855)
son of Zachariah Frink
Clarissa Amelia Frink (1830 – 1892)
daughter of Elias Frink
Ellsa LaDuke (1862 – 1898)
daughter of Clarissa Amelia Frink
Anna Strassburg (1892 – 1913)
daughter of Ellsa LaDuke
Elva Marie Bryant (1908 – 1983)
daughter of Anna Strassburg
Dorothy Marie Allen (1934 – 2006)
daughter of Elva Marie Bryant
Ann Marie Reeder Bryant
daughter of Dorothy Marie Allen
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