Louisa Beeker Brown ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: LZJS-ZT8.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ⁶ The 1850 census recorded William Brown, farmer, 37, living with wife May, 33; Loiusa, 9; Minerva, 8; Jasper, 5, Matilda, 3, and Samuel, 1. Everyone was born in Indiana except William in Pennsylvania. William's real estate was valued at $3000.

2. Census in 1860 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ⁷ The 1860 census recorded William Brown, farmer, 45, living with wife Mary, 40; Manerva, 18; Jasper, 16; Matilda, 14; Samuel, 11; Benjamin, 9; Beeker, 7; and Mary, 1. Everyone was born in Indiana except William in Pennsylvania and his wife Mary in Virginia. William's real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $2500. The post office was Robroay & Portland.
Next door is William and Mary's daughter, Louisa, 19, living with her husband Smith Coffing, farmer, 23, and their son Jasper M., 4 months old. They were born in Indiana. Smith's real estate is $1800 and personal estate $250.
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3. Census in 1870 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ⁸ The 1870 census recorded Smith Coffin [sic], 33, living with wife Louisa, 29; Josper M. 10; William B., 7; Mary O., 4; and Leona, 2. Everyone was born in Indiana. Smith's real estate was valued at $5000 and personal estate $2000. The post office was Attica.

4. Census in 1880 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ⁹ The 1880 census recorded Smith Coffing, farmer, 43, living with wife Louisa, 40; Jasper M., laborer, 20; William D., laborer, 17; Mary O., 14; Leona, 11, Thomas M., 8; Allen S., 5; and Carrie L, 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana, except Smith's parents and Louisa's father were born in Pennsylvania. On the same census page is Louisa's parents, Wm. Brown and wife Mary.
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5. Newspaper: The Richmond Item: Mrs. Coffing and children struck by lightening, 15 May 1894, Richmond, Wayne, IN. ¹⁰ Four People Struck by Lightning.
Covington, Ind., May 15. -- A storm visited this place yesterday accompanied by more than the usual amount or lightning. Four members or Smith Coffing's family of this city were struck by the same bolt. Just outside their door they stood together and all fell in a heap. The elder Mrs. Coffing, her daughters, Mrs. Graham and Miss Carrie Coffing, aged 15, and also Leona Graham, aged 6 years. Mrs. Coffing and the child were only stunned. The others, after a long time, regained consciousness, but it is doubtful whether they will recover.

6. Newspaper: Jackson County Banner: Lightning struck the outhouse on the premises of Smith Coffing of Covington, and severely injured Mrs. Coffing and three young ladies as they stepped out. All the parties are in a dangerous condition, and one miss can not recover., 24 May 1894, Brownstown, Jackson, IN. ¹¹

7. Census in 1900 in Covington, Fountain, IN. ¹² The 1900 census recorded Louisa Coffing, widowed, no occupation, 60, born Oct 1840, living with son Allen S., occupation telephone, 23, Mar 1877; and daughter Carrie L., 21, Jan 1879. Louisa was born in Indiana and her father in Pennsylvania and mother in South Carolina. Allen and Carrie and their parents were born in Indiana. The census columns record Louiisa had birthed 8 children, 7 alive in 1900.
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8. Census in 1910 in Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, USA. ¹³ The 1910 census recorded Louisa Coffing, widowed, 69, living with daughter Carry, single, 30, and borther Beeker Brown, single, 50. No one had an occupation. Louisa had birthed 7 children and 5 were alive in 1910. Everyone was born in Indiana.

9. Census in 1920 in Covington, Fountain, IN. ¹⁴ The 1920 census recorded owning a home on Sixth Street: Louisa Copping [sic, as indexed due to census taker's poor handwriting of Coffing], widowed, 79, living with daughter Carrie, single, seamstress, 40. Louisia, Carrie and Carrie's parents were born in Indiana. Louisa's father was born in Pennsylvania and mother in South Carolina.

10. Census in 1930 in Covington, Fountain, IN. ¹⁵ The 1930 census recorded owning a $1500 home: Louise Coffing, widowed, 89, living with daughter Carrie, single, bookkeeper for city of Covington, 50. Louise was born in Indiana and her parents in Pennsylvania. Carrie and her parents were born in Indiana.

11. Newspaper: Indianapolis Star: photo - Mrs. L. B. Coffing 90th Birthday, 2 Nov 1930, Indianapolis, Marion, IN. ⁵ MRS. L. B. COFFING. (photo)
Special to The Indianapolis Star.
COVINGTON, Ind., Nov. 1. -- Mrs. Louisa Brown Coffing of this city recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday at her home, with all of her living children present. They are William B. Coffing and Miss Mattie Coffing, Covington; Mrs. Leona Hall, Veedersburg, and S. A. Coffing, Cincinnati, O. She was born in Shawnee township, Fountain county, and is the widow of the late Smith Coffing. She is sprightly for her, age and attends church, and recently made a trip to Cincinnati unattended. In the early days she usually identified herself with the nearest church in reach, her present church home being with the Methodists.

12. Cause of Death: lobar pneumonia, 6 May 1934, Covington, Fountain, IN. ³

13. Obituary: Journal and Courier: Aged Covington Woman Expires on 7 May 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁴ AGED COVINGTON WOMAN EXPIRES
COVINGTON, May 6. (Special) Mrs. Louise Meeker [sic, should be Beeker] Coffing, 94, one of the oldest residents of Fountain county, died at her home here at 2 o'clock this morning. She had been in failing health for over a year but death was directly caused by pneumonia. She was a lifelong resident of this vicinity. Surviving are two sons: William, of Covington; and Allen, of Cincinnati; and two daughters: Miss Carrie Coffing. at home; and Mrs. Leone Hall, of Veedersburg. Funeral services, in charge of the Rev. A. L. Brandenberg, will be conducted from the Covington M. E. church Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, with burial in Mt. Hope cemetery.

14. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Louisa Coffing on 8 May 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ² COVINGTON -- Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church here Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery, for Mrs. Louisa Coffing, 93, who died Sunday at her home here. She was a daughter of William and Mary (Baeker) Brown, and was born in Shawnee township, Oct 16, 1840. Her husband, Smith Coffing, died 24 years ago. Four of seven children survive.

Louisa married Smith F. Coffing, son of Andrew Coffing and Abigail Crane, on 8 May 1859 in , Fountain, IN. The marriage ended in divorce. (Smith F. Coffing was born on 9 Feb 1837 in , Fountain, IN,^{16 17} died on 26 Aug 1909 in Troy Township, Fountain, IN ^{16 17} and was buried on 28 Aug 1909 in Covington: Mount Hope Cemetery, Fountain, IN ^{16 17}.)