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.
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 in 2003 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 Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Ernest Franklin Coffman Sr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed February 3, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/25160.
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