J. H. Coffman, b: -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


		^{Alonzo B. Coffman}^b.1838 d.

	^{W. Scott Coffman}^{b. d.}	^{Emily Jane Harbert}^{b. d.}

^{J. H. Coffman}^{b. d.}

	^Mary V.^{b. d.}





^{Bessie Smith}^{b. d.}