Biographical Sketch of Mrs. (Rebecca) Lou Abney, Lafayette County, MO

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Mrs. Lou Abney, P. O. Higginsville, Mo.  Daughter of George Ennis, who
moved from Kentucky to this state at an early day, and settled in this
county near the present site of Higginsville.  In 1834 he was married
to Miss Rebecca Cole, a native of Tennessee.  In 1855 Miss Ennis was
united in marriage to B. F. Coffey, and moved to Saline county where
Mr. Coffey had a large landed interest.  They remained in Saline some
years and returned to this county.  In the war Mr. Coffey was engaged 
in trading in stock and did not join either army.  In December, 1878,
while residing in Marshall Mr. Coffey was bitten by a rat, from which
he died after a short illness.  In 1881 his widow, Mrs. Coffey, was
married to Mr. L. W. Abney, and in April they moved to Higginsville in
this county, where they now live.  Mrs. Abney has land interests in 
both Saline and Lafayette counties.

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