She married Lewis Tolton Cofer in 1856 in Texas.
Their children were Pernina Jane, Samuel Sales, Joseph William, and Sarah Gordia.
She married Lewis Tolton Cofer in 1856 in Texas.
Their children were Pernina Jane, Samuel Sales, Joseph William, and Sarah Gordia.
Inscription
The following was transcribed from the original marker, and donated by the Alameda Cemetery Association:
Martha Coffee
Given in honor of Mrs. Coffee, killed and scalped by Indians in 1860 on the Duffer Ranch.
The first grave in the Alameda Cemetery.
Donated by Alameda Cemetery Assn.
Gravesite Details
The original marker was replaced by the Alameda Cemetery Association. There are several unlegible stone markers around her gravesite (behind and between the cedar trees in the picture). This location is the original cemetery site.
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