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Ernest Franklin Coffman Sr.

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Title

Ernest Franklin Coffman Sr.

Subject

Coffman, Ernest Franklin Sr. (1890-1948)

Description

Portrait photograph of Ernest Coffman, Sr.

He was the husband of Lou Hammer and father of Geneva (Coffman) Conger, Hazel (Coffman) Fadely, Virginia Coffman, Ernestine (Coffman) Mitchell, Madge (Coffman) Clark, Christine (Coffman) Barrick, Ernest Coffman, Jr., and Thomas Coffman.

Ernest worked as a U.S. postal clerk, riding the mail train as well as serving in a highway post office. He also grew fruit and raised chickens.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1940

Contributor

Identified by Nancye L. Bowman, who was a friend of the subject.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Ernest Franklin Coffman Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection image numbers 000056 and 001792.

Identifier

001792

Original Format

Glass Negatives

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Ernest Franklin Coffman Sr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25160.

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