"This book is aimed at preserving the roots of the Coffman's, who were early Western Kentucky Settlers. During the first decade of the 1800's, Catherine, Benjamin and John Coffman settled in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. As generations pass and families disperse to the four winds, one's heritage and ancestry can be 'lost to the ages'. This assemblage of photographs, stories, vignettes and a robust ancestral analysis should provide a good sense of our early Coffman history in Kentucky and assist in tracing your ancestral connections to the 'Coffman Clan'." -- excerpt taken from introduction.