Mary was the daughter of Pleasant Wiley Coffee, Sr. and Sarah Jane Bradley. They had both been married previously to others.
Mary's father was a very successful pioneer in the St. Louis area and made his mark by selling cord wood for steamboats. He owned 1,000 acres of land in St. Louis County and was known as the "Wood King."
Mary married Nathan Avant Scott about 1890. He was a farmer in St. Louis County, Missouri, and they were the parents of 7 children. The couple also took in a number of foster children over the years.
At the time of her death due to pneumonia, Mary was 69 years, 2 months and 22 days old.
She was survived by her husband, Nathan; 3 daughters, Gertrude Wipke, Mae Belle Rohr and Natalie Campbell; 2 sons, Pelham Scott and Hereward Scott; her grandchildren; 1 foster-son, Nathan Guy; 2 foster-daughters, Dora Harris and Jennie Hollenberg; and many extended family members.
In addition to her mother and father, Mary was preceded in death by 2 sons, Elmer Scott and Nathan C. Scott; and 1 foster-daughter, Effie Bonar.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of 25 Nov 1940 at Baumann Brothers Funeral Home on Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri.
The Scotts' son, Pehlam, was an Overland, Missouri police officer. He was killed in the line of duty in 1949.
Mary's husband, Nathan, passed away in 1951 and was buried next to her.
Children: 3 daughters, 4 sons.
Mother of:
Gertrude J. Scott Wipke
Elmer Scott
Mae Belle Scott Rohr
Nathan C. Scott
Pelham Charles Scott
Hereward Pleasant Scott
Natalie Scott Campbell Cobb
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Obituary of Pleasant Wiley Coffee, Sr., who was Mary's father:
PIONEER MISSOURIAN DEAD.
P. W. Coffee Lived in St. Louis
County for Forty Years.
Pleasant W. Coffee, who was known throughout Missouri as the Wood King, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home, near Bonner, Bonhomme Township, St. Louis County. After dinner he was seated on the porch in front of his house, and, without any warning, fell over in a faint. Five minutes later he expired.
Physicians, who were summoned, say that heat prostration was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Coffee will be buried from Mount Zion Church, on the Olive treet [sic] road, to-day. He leave [sic] a widow and eight children.
Mr. Coffee was born in the Kentucky mountains, but moved with his family to Missouri when a young man. He settled in St. Louis County, of which he had been a resident for more than forty years at the time of his death. In the early days Mr. Coffee dealt extensively in cord wood when that commodity was in great demand by Mississippi River steamboats. He succeeded at one time in practically cornering the cord-wood market on the Missouri side of the river, between the Missouri River and Arkansas line.
At one time Mr. Coffee owned a tract of 1,000 acres in St. Louis County. He had been prominent in county politics for the last quarter of a century. He leaves a snug fortune, consisting of a splendid farm in St. Louis County, property in Illinois and life insurance.
(The St. Louis Republic; 02 Jul 1901; p. 7)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Mary's father was a very successful pioneer in the St. Louis area and made his mark by selling cord wood for steamboats. He owned 1,000 acres of land in St. Louis County and was known as the "Wood King."
Mary married Nathan Avant Scott about 1890. He was a farmer in St. Louis County, Missouri, and they were the parents of 7 children. The couple also took in a number of foster children over the years.
At the time of her death due to pneumonia, Mary was 69 years, 2 months and 22 days old.
She was survived by her husband, Nathan; 3 daughters, Gertrude Wipke, Mae Belle Rohr and Natalie Campbell; 2 sons, Pelham Scott and Hereward Scott; her grandchildren; 1 foster-son, Nathan Guy; 2 foster-daughters, Dora Harris and Jennie Hollenberg; and many extended family members.
In addition to her mother and father, Mary was preceded in death by 2 sons, Elmer Scott and Nathan C. Scott; and 1 foster-daughter, Effie Bonar.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of 25 Nov 1940 at Baumann Brothers Funeral Home on Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri.
The Scotts' son, Pehlam, was an Overland, Missouri police officer. He was killed in the line of duty in 1949.
Mary's husband, Nathan, passed away in 1951 and was buried next to her.
Children: 3 daughters, 4 sons.
Mother of:
Gertrude J. Scott Wipke
Elmer Scott
Mae Belle Scott Rohr
Nathan C. Scott
Pelham Charles Scott
Hereward Pleasant Scott
Natalie Scott Campbell Cobb
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Obituary of Pleasant Wiley Coffee, Sr., who was Mary's father:
PIONEER MISSOURIAN DEAD.
P. W. Coffee Lived in St. Louis
County for Forty Years.
Pleasant W. Coffee, who was known throughout Missouri as the Wood King, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home, near Bonner, Bonhomme Township, St. Louis County. After dinner he was seated on the porch in front of his house, and, without any warning, fell over in a faint. Five minutes later he expired.
Physicians, who were summoned, say that heat prostration was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Coffee will be buried from Mount Zion Church, on the Olive treet [sic] road, to-day. He leave [sic] a widow and eight children.
Mr. Coffee was born in the Kentucky mountains, but moved with his family to Missouri when a young man. He settled in St. Louis County, of which he had been a resident for more than forty years at the time of his death. In the early days Mr. Coffee dealt extensively in cord wood when that commodity was in great demand by Mississippi River steamboats. He succeeded at one time in practically cornering the cord-wood market on the Missouri side of the river, between the Missouri River and Arkansas line.
At one time Mr. Coffee owned a tract of 1,000 acres in St. Louis County. He had been prominent in county politics for the last quarter of a century. He leaves a snug fortune, consisting of a splendid farm in St. Louis County, property in Illinois and life insurance.
(The St. Louis Republic; 02 Jul 1901; p. 7)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Mary was the daughter of Pleasant Wiley Coffee, Sr. and Sarah Jane Bradley. They had both been married previously to others.
Mary's father was a very successful pioneer in the St. Louis area and made his mark by selling cord wood for steamboats. He owned 1,000 acres of land in St. Louis County and was known as the "Wood King."
Mary married Nathan Avant Scott about 1890. He was a farmer in St. Louis County, Missouri, and they were the parents of 7 children. The couple also took in a number of foster children over the years.
At the time of her death due to pneumonia, Mary was 69 years, 2 months and 22 days old.
She was survived by her husband, Nathan; 3 daughters, Gertrude Wipke, Mae Belle Rohr and Natalie Campbell; 2 sons, Pelham Scott and Hereward Scott; her grandchildren; 1 foster-son, Nathan Guy; 2 foster-daughters, Dora Harris and Jennie Hollenberg; and many extended family members.
In addition to her mother and father, Mary was preceded in death by 2 sons, Elmer Scott and Nathan C. Scott; and 1 foster-daughter, Effie Bonar.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of 25 Nov 1940 at Baumann Brothers Funeral Home on Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri.
The Scotts' son, Pehlam, was an Overland, Missouri police officer. He was killed in the line of duty in 1949.
Mary's husband, Nathan, passed away in 1951 and was buried next to her.
Children: 3 daughters, 4 sons.
Mother of:
Gertrude J. Scott Wipke
Elmer Scott
Mae Belle Scott Rohr
Nathan C. Scott
Pelham Charles Scott
Hereward Pleasant Scott
Natalie Scott Campbell Cobb
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Obituary of Pleasant Wiley Coffee, Sr., who was Mary's father:
PIONEER MISSOURIAN DEAD.
P. W. Coffee Lived in St. Louis
County for Forty Years.
Pleasant W. Coffee, who was known throughout Missouri as the Wood King, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home, near Bonner, Bonhomme Township, St. Louis County. After dinner he was seated on the porch in front of his house, and, without any warning, fell over in a faint. Five minutes later he expired.
Physicians, who were summoned, say that heat prostration was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Coffee will be buried from Mount Zion Church, on the Olive treet [sic] road, to-day. He leave [sic] a widow and eight children.
Mr. Coffee was born in the Kentucky mountains, but moved with his family to Missouri when a young man. He settled in St. Louis County, of which he had been a resident for more than forty years at the time of his death. In the early days Mr. Coffee dealt extensively in cord wood when that commodity was in great demand by Mississippi River steamboats. He succeeded at one time in practically cornering the cord-wood market on the Missouri side of the river, between the Missouri River and Arkansas line.
At one time Mr. Coffee owned a tract of 1,000 acres in St. Louis County. He had been prominent in county politics for the last quarter of a century. He leaves a snug fortune, consisting of a splendid farm in St. Louis County, property in Illinois and life insurance.
(The St. Louis Republic; 02 Jul 1901; p. 7)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Mary's father was a very successful pioneer in the St. Louis area and made his mark by selling cord wood for steamboats. He owned 1,000 acres of land in St. Louis County and was known as the "Wood King."
Mary married Nathan Avant Scott about 1890. He was a farmer in St. Louis County, Missouri, and they were the parents of 7 children. The couple also took in a number of foster children over the years.
At the time of her death due to pneumonia, Mary was 69 years, 2 months and 22 days old.
She was survived by her husband, Nathan; 3 daughters, Gertrude Wipke, Mae Belle Rohr and Natalie Campbell; 2 sons, Pelham Scott and Hereward Scott; her grandchildren; 1 foster-son, Nathan Guy; 2 foster-daughters, Dora Harris and Jennie Hollenberg; and many extended family members.
In addition to her mother and father, Mary was preceded in death by 2 sons, Elmer Scott and Nathan C. Scott; and 1 foster-daughter, Effie Bonar.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on the afternoon of 25 Nov 1940 at Baumann Brothers Funeral Home on Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri.
The Scotts' son, Pehlam, was an Overland, Missouri police officer. He was killed in the line of duty in 1949.
Mary's husband, Nathan, passed away in 1951 and was buried next to her.
Children: 3 daughters, 4 sons.
Mother of:
Gertrude J. Scott Wipke
Elmer Scott
Mae Belle Scott Rohr
Nathan C. Scott
Pelham Charles Scott
Hereward Pleasant Scott
Natalie Scott Campbell Cobb
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Obituary of Pleasant Wiley Coffee, Sr., who was Mary's father:
PIONEER MISSOURIAN DEAD.
P. W. Coffee Lived in St. Louis
County for Forty Years.
Pleasant W. Coffee, who was known throughout Missouri as the Wood King, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home, near Bonner, Bonhomme Township, St. Louis County. After dinner he was seated on the porch in front of his house, and, without any warning, fell over in a faint. Five minutes later he expired.
Physicians, who were summoned, say that heat prostration was the immediate cause of death. Mr. Coffee will be buried from Mount Zion Church, on the Olive treet [sic] road, to-day. He leave [sic] a widow and eight children.
Mr. Coffee was born in the Kentucky mountains, but moved with his family to Missouri when a young man. He settled in St. Louis County, of which he had been a resident for more than forty years at the time of his death. In the early days Mr. Coffee dealt extensively in cord wood when that commodity was in great demand by Mississippi River steamboats. He succeeded at one time in practically cornering the cord-wood market on the Missouri side of the river, between the Missouri River and Arkansas line.
At one time Mr. Coffee owned a tract of 1,000 acres in St. Louis County. He had been prominent in county politics for the last quarter of a century. He leaves a snug fortune, consisting of a splendid farm in St. Louis County, property in Illinois and life insurance.
(The St. Louis Republic; 02 Jul 1901; p. 7)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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