General John Coffee Cemetery

The General John Coffee Cemetery is located in Florence, Alabama. The following photos and transcription were taken by Glenn Lee in May, 1999. Some of the markers are in very bad condition and I translated them as accurately as possible; however, some of them could be incorrect.

Historical marker leading the way to the General John Coffee Cemetery, Florence, Alabama (May, 1999).

John Coffee Cemetery, Florence, Alabama (May, 1999) The largest marker in the center is that of General John Coffee.

John Coffee War of 1812 Dedication Marker, John Coffee Cemetery, Florence, Alabama (October, 2001).

Cemetery Transcription

Notation in red is the relationship of this individual to General Coffee.

ROW 1

UNMARKED STONE

ROW 2

MARY D. COFFEE (Granddaughter)
BORN MARCH 29, 1857
DIED OCT. 18, 1884
WIFE OF CHAS. M NYE &
DAUGHTER OF WM. & VIRGINIA COFFEE

VIRGINIA MALONE COFFEE (Daughter-in-law)
1840 - 1891

WILLIAM COFFEE (Son)
1830 - 1902

INFANT DAUGHTER OF ?

JOHN COFFEE (Grandson)
BORN NOV. 20, ????
DIED DEC. 25, 1831
INFANT SON OF ANDREW & MARY HUTCHINGS

MARY HUTCHINGS (Daughter)
BORN SEPT. 24, 1812
DIED DEC. 11, 1839
DAUGHTER OF GEN. JOHN & MARY COFFEE

ANDREW JACKSON HUTCHINGS (Son-in-law)
DIED JAN. 15, 1841
AGED 28 YEARS
MARY HUTCHINGS (Daughter)
BORN SEPT. 24, 1812
DIED DEC. 11, 1839
COFFEE HUTCHINGS (Grandson)
BORN MARCH 14, 1838
DIED SEPT. 1, 1844
ANDREW J. HUTCHINGS (Grandson)
BORN JUNE 1, 1839?
DIED APRIL 29, 1862

COL. ANDREW J. HUTCHINGS (Son-in-law)
DIED JAN. 15, 1841
AGED 28 YEARS
HE WAS RARED AND EDUCATED BY HIS UNCLE ANDREW JACKSON

COFFEE HUTCHINGS (Grandson)
BORN MARCH 14, 1838
DIED SEPT. 1, 1844
SON OF ANDREW AND MARY HUTCHINGS

UNREADABLE MARKER

INFANT DAUGHTER OF A.D. & C.M. COFFEE (Granddaughter)
1877

ROW 3

EMILY HUTCHINGS COFFEE (Daughter)
JULY 23, 1828
DIED AUG. 7, ????

GEN. JOHN COFFEE (Himself)
DIED JULY 7, 1833
AGED 61 YEARS

MRS. MARY COFFEE (Wife)
BORN JUNE 13, 1793
DIED DEC. 11, 1871
WIFE OF GEN. JOHN COFFEE

JOHN D. COFFEE (Son)
MARCH 15, 1815
SON OF GENERAL & MARY

ELIZABETH COFFEE (Daughter)
BORN 1817
DIED 1911
DAUGHTER OF JOHN & MARY

ANN SLOSS (Daughter-in-law)
WIFE OF ALEXANDER COFFEE

ANN ELIZA SLOSS (Daughter-in-law)
BORN SEPT. 10, 1824
DIED MARCH 22, 1871
DAUGHTER OF REV. JAS L. & ELITHIA B. SLOSS WIFE OF ANDREW D. COFFEE

ALEXANDER DONELSON COFFEE (Son)
BORN JUNE 3, 1821
DIED MAY 9, ????

ELIZA CROOM (Granddaughter)
BORN AUG. 18, 1879
DIED SEPT. 5, 1904
DAUGHTER OF ALEXANDER D. & CAMILIA COFFEE

CAMILIA COFFEE (Daughter-in-law)
1842 - 1928

ROW 4

CALISTA DEPRIEST (Grandniece)
BORN MARCH 26, 1814
DIED JULY 21, 1854
WIFE OF S.C. POSEY

S.C. POSEY (Husband of grandniece)
BORN MAY 4, 1803
DIED DEC. 22, 1868

JAMES T. MORGAN (Husband of great grandniece?)
BORN JAN 1839
DIED MAY 4, 1894

RACHELLE POSEY MORGAN (Great grandniece?)
BORN OCT. 4, 1846
DIED AUG. 7, 1906
BORN NEAR MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE

UNMARKED STONE

MAUD H. MORGAN (2nd great g