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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: N2015- 5
Creator: Coffman family.
Title, Dates: Coffman family papers, ca. 1917-1985.
Amount: .25 cubic ft.
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Biographical/Historical:     Raymon Olny Coffman (1912-2001) was born near Columbia, Missouri to Willard Sebry (b. 1878) and Letha Myrtle Cowden Coffman (ca. 1889-1917). Ruby Kinsey (1913-2003) was born in Echols County, Georgia, to Walter and Carrie Kinsey. Raymon Olny and Ruby married in 1936 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Raymon Olny was a meterman for Florida Power and Light Company for 45 years. The Coffmans were members of the First Baptist Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At some point, they moved to Benton County, Oregon, where they both died and are buried.

    While the Coffmans lived in Fort Lauderdale, they had one son: Raymon Curtis Coffman (1939-2010). He attended Montana State University in Missoula, Montana and later worked as a forester for the United States Forest Service for more than 25 years. Raymon was first married to Mary Ann (last name unknown) and they had one child, Sarah, born, ca. 1979. After that, Raymon moved to Benton County, Oregon, where he married Martha Rebecca Wilson in 1983. Martha died in 1995 and Raymon later married Laverne Kay Lynch in 1997. Raymon Curtis was a member of the Grant Avenue Baptist Church in Corvallis, Oregon.
Summary:     This collection consists of correspondence, notes, and lineage documentation relating to Coffman Family history and genealogy.
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Subject Access Fields: Coffman, Martha Rebecca Wilson, 1947-1995.
Coffman, Raymon Curtis, 1939-2010.
Coffman, Raymon Olny, 1912-2001.
Coffman, Ruby Kinsey, 1913-2003.
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