Background
Coffman, Anna Louise M. was born on August 11, 1924 in Turlock, California, United States. Daughter of Christopher Ezekial and Annie Laurie (Curtice) Mann.
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Abner's Journey to America is an historically accurate adventure story which tells of ten year old Abner, his family, his friends and members of his religious group who are forced to leave home in central Europe in the 1730s. They not only encounter many dangers including pirates, storms, thieves, illness, death, little food and bad water, many find that to pay for their passage to America they must become indentured servants. Abner is among them. How he faces these dangers, his relationships with other refugees and how he grows to accept whatever lies ahead makes a compelling story. Liberally sprinkled with Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, customs and folklore, readers are in for a rare treat in this engaging story which takes them back to a time when refugees by the thousands were caught up in religious persecution that was based on the laws of central Europe. Although the subject is heavy, the story is not. Abner and the other children find ways to enjoy themselves no matter what the circumstances
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Coffman, Anna Louise M. was born on August 11, 1924 in Turlock, California, United States. Daughter of Christopher Ezekial and Annie Laurie (Curtice) Mann.
Associate of Arts, Modesto Junior College, 1944; Bachelor of Science, Millersville State University, 1961; Master of Education, Western Maryland. College, 1966.
Elementary teacher, Laird School Stanislaus County, Modesto, California, 1944-1945;
teacher 4th grade, Center School District, York, Pennsylvania, 1957-1966;
teacher 3d grade, Spring Grove (Pennsylvania) School District, 1966-1984;
retired, Spring Grove (Pennsylvania) School District, 1984. Part-time teacher Grace Academy Christian Discipleship, York, since 1985. Free-lance writer, since 1979.
Columnist "Notes From the Country, " York SundayNews, 1977-1988.
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Volunteer Bell Shelter, York, since 1985, Access-Shelter for Abused Women, York, since 1985, Women's Rescue Mission Shelter, since 1999, York Rescue Mission, 1995-2006. Teacher representative American Red Cross, York, 1966-1984. Vice president women's fellowship St. Paul's-Wolf's United Church of Christ, York, 1990-1992, president, 1997-1998, editor newsletter, 1985-1998, member consistory.
Delegate Pennsylvania Central Conference, 1995, 97-99. Member United Church of Christ Mission and Outreach Committee, since 1986, chair Bible Ministry 1992-2006, member St. Paul's Wolf's United Church of Christ, York, 1980. Member American Association of University Women (secretary Invest-Hers group 1994-1995, Write Stuff group since 1997, president 1998-1999), Women in Communications, Inc., Delta Kappa Gamma (Eta chapter, parliamentarian 1987-1989, Second vice president 1990-1992).
Married Dean Wilton Coffman, February 10, 1945. Children: Dane Wilbur, Nancy J. Coffman Hildreth, Janet L. Coffman Dempsey.