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Family of John James VEAZIE and Cora Virginia COFFMAN

John James VEAZIE b. 1848 Oct 22⁴²⁶⁹ at Natchez, MS³⁰⁸². d. 1922 Feb 11⁴²⁶⁹ at Elkton, VA⁴²⁶⁹. bd. Elk Run Cem., Elkton, VA⁴²⁶⁹.
Cora Virginia COFFMAN b. 1877 Sep 17³¹⁰⁵ at Page Co., VA³¹⁰⁵. d. 1973 Feb 8³¹⁰⁵ at Oak Hill Nursing Home, Staunton, VA³¹⁰⁵. bd. Elk Run Cem., Elkton, VA³¹⁰⁵.

Married³⁰⁸¹ 1909 Aug 3³⁰⁸¹ at Rockingham Co., VA³⁰⁸¹.

The marriage index lists the parents of both John and Cora, but not their mothers' maiden names. That index lists John's age as 51, though other records indicate a birthyear of 1848.

John's full name is listed on his death certificate⁴²⁶⁹, as well³⁰⁴⁰ as in The Percy Family genealogy, under James H and Mary Jane (Smith) Veazie.

John J's occupation isn't clear from the records. The Washington Post, Fri, Feb 2,1906 (newspaperarchive.com), mentions a Mr John J Veazie among the (several hundred) guests of President (Teddy) Roosevelt at a reception. The 1910 census³⁰⁹⁴ lists his occupation as a manufactuer of seed planters, as was his son-in-law C E Patric. John's death certificate has "retired bookkeeper."

John's gravestone⁸⁴⁰, in addition to birth and death dates which match his death certificiate, lists the following information: Married Aug 3, 1909; (beside his name) Cora V Veazie, b Sept 17, 1877, d Feb 8 1973; Their Children: Mary F, and Virigina C.

John married³⁰⁸¹ second, Aug 3, 1909, in Rockingham Co., VA, the much younger Cora Virginia Coffman. John and Cora had two daughters, Mary Frances and Virginia C. In 1910, John J and Cora V Veazie, brother- and sister-in-law, are listed¹⁹¹⁰ in the household of (head) C E Patric and John's daughter, by his first wife, Mary J. Those census entries were enumerated in April. John and Cora are listed as married 7 months, which corresponds to their marriage in 1909.

John died⁴²⁶⁸ Feb 11, 1922, in Elkton, VA. The 1973 obituary³¹⁰⁵ for (second) wife Cora (Coffman) Veazie (incorrectly) mentions that her husband John James Veazie died in August 1922. Perhaps the August date was confused with the month of marriage for John and Cora.

Cora Virginia Coffman, the bride of John J Veazie, is listed³⁰⁸¹ in the Virginia marriage index for their 1909 marriage as born about 1880 (age 29), the daughter of Benjamin F and Elizabeth Coffman. Her headstone⁸⁴⁰ and the 1900 census³⁰⁷⁹ for Elkton, VA, establish her birthdate as Sep 17, 1877. In addition, Cora's obituary³¹⁰⁵ lists her birthdate, birthplace and parents, including her mother's maiden name.

Cora spent most of her life in the Elkton area, and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. At the time of her death she was survived by daughter Virginia (Veazie) Farmer, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dwight, Tyrone and Thurston (Jr) DeMasters, Eddie J and Joseph C (Jr) Farmer, Walter J Knight, David R Dean, and Alec Hensley.

Children of John James VEAZIE and Cora Virginia COFFMAN:

1.	Mary Frances VEAZIE3079 b. 1914 Jan 14840 at Virginia3079. d. 1947 Aug 21840 at prob Virginia840. bd. Elk Run Cem., Elkton, VA840.
	md. Thurston Vernon DEMASTERS
2.	Virginia C VEAZIE3079 b. 1917 Jun 23119 at Rockingham Co., VA3119. d. 1995 Oct 103115 at Rockingham Mem. Hosp., Harrisonburg, VA3119. bd. Elk Run Cem., Elkton, VA3115.
	md. Joseph Clayton FARMER

John James VEAZIE locations:
• 1850 Adams Co., MS³⁰³²
• 1880 Natchez, MS³⁰³⁴
• 1910 SpringfieldTwp., OH³⁰⁹⁴
• 1920 Elkton, VA³⁰⁷⁸

Cora Virginia COFFMAN locations:
• 1900 Elkton, Stonewall Dist., VA³⁰⁷⁹
• 1910 SpringfieldTwp., OH³⁰⁹⁴
• 1920 Elkton, VA³⁰⁷⁸
• 1940 Elkton, Stonewall Dist,., VA³⁰⁸⁰