Background
Coffey, Robert Calvin was born on October 20, 1869 in Caldwell Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Patterson Vance and Nancy Martitia (Estes) Coffey.
Coffey, Robert Calvin was born on October 20, 1869 in Caldwell Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Patterson Vance and Nancy Martitia (Estes) Coffey.
Preparatory, education, Globe (North Carolina) Academy. Doctor of Medicine Kentucky School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 1892.
Began practice at Moscow, Idaho, 1892. Moved to Portland, Oregon, 1900. Owner and chief surgeon Doctor Robert C. Coffey Clinic and Hospital.
Fellow American College Surgeons.
Married Clarissa Ellen Coffey, August 9, 1893. Children: Jay Russell, Wilson Bryan, Robert Mayo.