Anna Coffman was born about 1820 in Grainger, Tennessee, to David Coffman and Susanah (Susan) Bunch. The family migrated west to Missouri farming in Polk County, Missouri, where Anna married Fleming Bard on February 24, 1842.
At the time of the 1850 census, Fleming and Anna, both 30 years old, were living with her mother Susan Coffman and four younger brothers in Polk County. The Bards had three young children: Louisa (1845), John (1848), and Elizabeth (1850), Elizabeth died in 1859 at the age of 9.
By the time of the 1860 census, the Bards had moved to Lost Creek Township, Newton County, Missouri, and Fleming's occupation was recorded as "merchant." There were four more children: James Madison (1852), Fanny (1854), Margaret (1856), and Samuel Clay (1858).
At the time of the Civil War, Fleming, in his early 40s , was an abolitionist who was murdered by a group of Confederate "bushwackers."
One story of the event reported that Anna was forced by the bushwackers to pull her husband's body from the river and dig his grave in a slave cemetery.
The 1870 census lists Anna as the head of household with three children at home: James, then 19, Margaret, 14, and Clay (Samuel Clay), 11.
Anna married John Wacaser in 1888 in Newton County; he died six years later. The 1900 census lists her as Annie Wacaser, aged 80, widowed, and living alone in Seneca Township.
She died in 1909 and is buried in Seneca beside her second husband. Her gravestone calls her "A Pioneer Woman."
From "The Making of an American Family," by Elizabeth Danielson, 2018.
Specific Individuals
Susannah BUNCH COFFMAN, b. 1796 Grainger Co., TN, d. 1859 [54] Polk Co., MO
David COFFMAN, b. 1787 Greene Co., TN, d. 1838 Polk Co., MO
Fleming BARD, b. 1820 PA, d. abt 1863, Newton Co., MO, husband to Anna COFFMAN BARD WACASER, b. 1820 GrainFger Co., TN, d. abt 1906 Newton Co., MO; (new info as of s21 jul 2019 death date 1909 Seneca Newton Co MO buried Kirk Cem)
their daughter Elizabeth BARD, b. 1850 Polk Co., d. abt 1859, burial place unknown
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Anna Coffman Wacasar
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Name: Anna Coffman Wacasar
Maiden Name: Coffman
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1909
Event Place: Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States of America
Photograph Included: Y
Birth Date: 1820
Death Date: 1909
Affiliate Record Identifier: 177538690
Cemetery: Kirk Cemetery
21 jul 2019 requested link to parents on findagrave.com per Mary Bateman
Contributor: Mary (McGovern) Bateman (47166961) • [email protected]
At the time of the 1850 census, Fleming and Anna, both 30 years old, were living with her mother Susan Coffman and four younger brothers in Polk County. The Bards had three young children: Louisa (1845), John (1848), and Elizabeth (1850), Elizabeth died in 1859 at the age of 9.
By the time of the 1860 census, the Bards had moved to Lost Creek Township, Newton County, Missouri, and Fleming's occupation was recorded as "merchant." There were four more children: James Madison (1852), Fanny (1854), Margaret (1856), and Samuel Clay (1858).
At the time of the Civil War, Fleming, in his early 40s , was an abolitionist who was murdered by a group of Confederate "bushwackers."
One story of the event reported that Anna was forced by the bushwackers to pull her husband's body from the river and dig his grave in a slave cemetery.
The 1870 census lists Anna as the head of household with three children at home: James, then 19, Margaret, 14, and Clay (Samuel Clay), 11.
Anna married John Wacaser in 1888 in Newton County; he died six years later. The 1900 census lists her as Annie Wacaser, aged 80, widowed, and living alone in Seneca Township.
She died in 1909 and is buried in Seneca beside her second husband. Her gravestone calls her "A Pioneer Woman."
From "The Making of an American Family," by Elizabeth Danielson, 2018.
Specific Individuals
Susannah BUNCH COFFMAN, b. 1796 Grainger Co., TN, d. 1859 [54] Polk Co., MO
David COFFMAN, b. 1787 Greene Co., TN, d. 1838 Polk Co., MO
Fleming BARD, b. 1820 PA, d. abt 1863, Newton Co., MO, husband to Anna COFFMAN BARD WACASER, b. 1820 GrainFger Co., TN, d. abt 1906 Newton Co., MO; (new info as of s21 jul 2019 death date 1909 Seneca Newton Co MO buried Kirk Cem)
their daughter Elizabeth BARD, b. 1850 Polk Co., d. abt 1859, burial place unknown
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Anna Coffman Wacasar
Find A Grave Index
Name: Anna Coffman Wacasar
Maiden Name: Coffman
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1909
Event Place: Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States of America
Photograph Included: Y
Birth Date: 1820
Death Date: 1909
Affiliate Record Identifier: 177538690
Cemetery: Kirk Cemetery
21 jul 2019 requested link to parents on findagrave.com per Mary Bateman
Contributor: Mary (McGovern) Bateman (47166961) • [email protected]
Anna Coffman was born about 1820 in Grainger, Tennessee, to David Coffman and Susanah (Susan) Bunch. The family migrated west to Missouri farming in Polk County, Missouri, where Anna married Fleming Bard on February 24, 1842.
At the time of the 1850 census, Fleming and Anna, both 30 years old, were living with her mother Susan Coffman and four younger brothers in Polk County. The Bards had three young children: Louisa (1845), John (1848), and Elizabeth (1850), Elizabeth died in 1859 at the age of 9.
By the time of the 1860 census, the Bards had moved to Lost Creek Township, Newton County, Missouri, and Fleming's occupation was recorded as "merchant." There were four more children: James Madison (1852), Fanny (1854), Margaret (1856), and Samuel Clay (1858).
At the time of the Civil War, Fleming, in his early 40s , was an abolitionist who was murdered by a group of Confederate "bushwackers."
One story of the event reported that Anna was forced by the bushwackers to pull her husband's body from the river and dig his grave in a slave cemetery.
The 1870 census lists Anna as the head of household with three children at home: James, then 19, Margaret, 14, and Clay (Samuel Clay), 11.
Anna married John Wacaser in 1888 in Newton County; he died six years later. The 1900 census lists her as Annie Wacaser, aged 80, widowed, and living alone in Seneca Township.
She died in 1909 and is buried in Seneca beside her second husband. Her gravestone calls her "A Pioneer Woman."
From "The Making of an American Family," by Elizabeth Danielson, 2018.
Specific Individuals
Susannah BUNCH COFFMAN, b. 1796 Grainger Co., TN, d. 1859 [54] Polk Co., MO
David COFFMAN, b. 1787 Greene Co., TN, d. 1838 Polk Co., MO
Fleming BARD, b. 1820 PA, d. abt 1863, Newton Co., MO, husband to Anna COFFMAN BARD WACASER, b. 1820 GrainFger Co., TN, d. abt 1906 Newton Co., MO; (new info as of s21 jul 2019 death date 1909 Seneca Newton Co MO buried Kirk Cem)
their daughter Elizabeth BARD, b. 1850 Polk Co., d. abt 1859, burial place unknown
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Anna Coffman Wacasar
Find A Grave Index
Name: Anna Coffman Wacasar
Maiden Name: Coffman
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1909
Event Place: Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States of America
Photograph Included: Y
Birth Date: 1820
Death Date: 1909
Affiliate Record Identifier: 177538690
Cemetery: Kirk Cemetery
21 jul 2019 requested link to parents on findagrave.com per Mary Bateman
Contributor: Mary (McGovern) Bateman (47166961) • [email protected]
At the time of the 1850 census, Fleming and Anna, both 30 years old, were living with her mother Susan Coffman and four younger brothers in Polk County. The Bards had three young children: Louisa (1845), John (1848), and Elizabeth (1850), Elizabeth died in 1859 at the age of 9.
By the time of the 1860 census, the Bards had moved to Lost Creek Township, Newton County, Missouri, and Fleming's occupation was recorded as "merchant." There were four more children: James Madison (1852), Fanny (1854), Margaret (1856), and Samuel Clay (1858).
At the time of the Civil War, Fleming, in his early 40s , was an abolitionist who was murdered by a group of Confederate "bushwackers."
One story of the event reported that Anna was forced by the bushwackers to pull her husband's body from the river and dig his grave in a slave cemetery.
The 1870 census lists Anna as the head of household with three children at home: James, then 19, Margaret, 14, and Clay (Samuel Clay), 11.
Anna married John Wacaser in 1888 in Newton County; he died six years later. The 1900 census lists her as Annie Wacaser, aged 80, widowed, and living alone in Seneca Township.
She died in 1909 and is buried in Seneca beside her second husband. Her gravestone calls her "A Pioneer Woman."
From "The Making of an American Family," by Elizabeth Danielson, 2018.
Specific Individuals
Susannah BUNCH COFFMAN, b. 1796 Grainger Co., TN, d. 1859 [54] Polk Co., MO
David COFFMAN, b. 1787 Greene Co., TN, d. 1838 Polk Co., MO
Fleming BARD, b. 1820 PA, d. abt 1863, Newton Co., MO, husband to Anna COFFMAN BARD WACASER, b. 1820 GrainFger Co., TN, d. abt 1906 Newton Co., MO; (new info as of s21 jul 2019 death date 1909 Seneca Newton Co MO buried Kirk Cem)
their daughter Elizabeth BARD, b. 1850 Polk Co., d. abt 1859, burial place unknown
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Anna Coffman Wacasar
Find A Grave Index
Name: Anna Coffman Wacasar
Maiden Name: Coffman
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1909
Event Place: Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States of America
Photograph Included: Y
Birth Date: 1820
Death Date: 1909
Affiliate Record Identifier: 177538690
Cemetery: Kirk Cemetery
21 jul 2019 requested link to parents on findagrave.com per Mary Bateman
Contributor: Mary (McGovern) Bateman (47166961) • [email protected]
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