Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Herbert F. COFFIN

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Page 871

Herbert F. Coffin, of the firm of McMurtry & Coffin, notion dealers at
Lamar, was born on the 4th of July, 1867, and is the only surviving 
member of a family of three children born to the marriage of Reuben S. 
and Sarah (Pierson) Coffin, the former of whom was a carpenter by trade.
He served in the Union army during the late war, and in his political 
views was a Democrat.  His death occurred at the age of fifty-eight 
years, but his wife still survives him.  She is a member of the 
Congregational Church, as was her husband.  Herbert F. Coffin was 
educated in the schools of Lamar, and, when about fifteen years of age,
he entered a store as clerk, so continuing until January, 1889, when be
became a member of the firm of McMurtry & Coffin.  He is a young man 
of energy and intelligence, and, as he possesses excellent business 
qualifications, bids fair to become one of the wealthy citizens of the
county.  He is a Democrat, and a worthy member of the Congregational 
Church.

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