Feb 24 2009
Tombstone Tuesday: Edward Coffee and Elizabeth Neville Coffee
Elizabeth Neville consort of Edward Coffee, born Anderson Co., S.C. June 24, 1790. Died Sept. 15, 1879.
I love visiting the Bleckley Cemetery, located along Hwy. 76E in Rabun County, Georgia. It’s a tranquil spot, and quiet, considering that it sits next to a major thoroughfare in the county, separated from the road by a small wooded area. The graveyard is well-kempt, the stones in generally excellent condition.
Two notable graves are that of Edward Coffee and wife, Elizabeth Neville Coffee, whose tombstone is pictured above. The Coffees were early residents of Rabun County, having moved from what was then known as Pendleton District, South Carolina (present day Oconee, Pickens, and Anderson Counties). I mention their point of origin because of the inscription given on Elizabeth’s stone, which states her place of birth as Anderson Co., SC. Edward’s stone, however, paints a different picture entirely.
