Biographical Sketch of James P. Coffey, Greene County, Missouri, North Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Coffey was born in Kentucky, March 17, 1860. At the age of sixteen he began braking upon the W. & St. P., R.R., and broke upon that road nine months. He then went home and lived with his father until 1878 when he went on the L. & N. R.R., where he was brakeman two years. In 1880 he changed to the St. Louis & San Francisco R.R., where he braked until December 18, 1882, when he was promoted to conductor and is now running a train upon that road. Mr. Coffey was married January 21, 1881, to Miss Harriet Salsman. Though quite young he is regarded as one of the most reliable conductors upon that celebrated road. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================