Florence Emily Coffin and Alfred Binkley Price

DR. ALFRED BINKLEY PRICE, son of FANNY HALL and MELVILLE C. PRICE, was born February 6, 1871 in Brookville, Franklin, Indiana,^{250, 2373} and died March 12, 1957 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California.^{250, 1293} He is memorialized at in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 1125}

He married FLORENCE EMILY COFFIN on June 18, 1903 in Washington Street Congregational Church, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio,^{2373, 5113} daughter of MARY ELIZABETH SCOTT and EDWIN S. COFFIN. She was born November 2, 1875 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana,^{3557, 2373} and died April 24, 1961 in Modesto, Stanislaus, California.¹²⁹² She is memorialized at in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 1125}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Florence E. Coffin)
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of Florence E. Coffin)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of Florence E. Coffin)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of Florence E. Coffin)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of Florence E. Coffin)

Children of FLORENCE EMILY COFFIN and DR. ALFRED BINKLEY PRICE:

1. ELIZABETH ELLEN PRICE, b. November 8, 1905, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;^{122, 1675} m. (1) NOEL MILTON TRUSLER on December 31, 1929 in Central Methodist Episcopal Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana^{1675, 5114}, m. (2) R. G. SHIELL before 1945, m. (3) SCHUYLER REID HAFELY on July 5, 1956 in Stanislaus County, California⁶²; d. November 27, 1998, Modesto, California.¹⁶⁸



Personal Information

• Alfred Binkley Price and Florence Emily Coffin were members of the Central Methodist Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. ⁸⁷⁴

• Florence Emily Coffin was a member of the First Methodist Church, Modesto, Stanislaus, California. ¹²⁹²

Education

Work History

Marriage Announcements and News

Evening Item, June 19, 1903⁵¹¹³

Last evening at the Washington Street Congregational church, Toledo, O., occurred the wedding of Dr. Alfred Binkly Price, of this city, to Florence Emily Coffin, of Toledo. The guests from this city were Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Price, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGuire and Mr. Alton Hale, who was best man. Immediately after the ceremony Dr. and Mrs. Price left via Buffalo for a two weeks trip on the Great Lakes. Upon their return they will be at home in the Dickinson flats on South Eighth street.

Newspaper Articles

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, July 25, 1948⁵⁵⁹⁶

Dr. A. B. Price, Dentist Here Nearly Half Century, Retires

Dr. A. B. Price, 77-year-old Richmond dentist of nearly a half century of service, is closing up shop.

He has purchased a home in Modesto, Calif., where a daughter lives, and plans to start living there in October.

"I don't know whether I'll be tired or retired," he said with a grin, "but I am not going to practice any more dentistry."

Mrs. Price already is in California with their daughter, Mrs. R. G. Shiell.

Dr. Price is packing his furniture now from his office, 810 South A street. He is "junking," to use his own words, much of his equipment.

"But I am giving some to a young dentist out in Pennsylvania in whom I have been interested since he was a boy. He is Dr. Russell E. Grant," Dr. Price said.

One More Appointment

The veteran dentist said he had one more appointment, which he will take care of probably this week, and then he will be finished.

When he started practicing dentistry here in 1900, there were only 15 other dentists. Now there are nearly twice that many.

As far as Dr. Price can recall, he is one of three of the original 16 still living, and the only one who remained in Richmond. Dr. Homer Hussey is now in New Jersey and Dr. W. A. Parke is in St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Price said.

Dr. Price's first office was in the old Dr. O. P. Baer office at the southwest corner of South Eighth and A streets, now the site of a filling station. It was somewhat a doctor's corner. Dr. Joseph Iutzi had practice there. So had Dr. George H. Grant.

Contrary to popular belief, Dr. Price said he felt there were as many people who took care of their teeth in earlier days as there are now. And there were about as many who neglected them, too, he added.

Like most dentists, he believes woman make better patients than men.

"More grit," he explained.

Children Frightened

Dr. Price said he felt children often were needlessly afraid of trips to the dentist by unwise comments of parents.

Dr. Price practiced a year at South Eighth and A streets and then went to the Colonial building, where he remained until the early 1930's. Then he moved to South A street.

Taking care of the teeth of children of patients who themselves had been treated by him in their childhood has been a common occurrence for Dr. Price.

"I have had the family of one woman through five generations. I treated her grandfather, who was an old man when I started practicing. I treated her mother, the woman herself, her son, and her son's child," Dr. Price recalled.

Dr. Price is a native of Brookville but came to Richmond with his parents when he was still a boy. He graduated from local schools, attended Indiana university in 1892 and 1893 and was graduated from the Indiana Dental college a few years later.

Mrs. Price is the former Florence E. Coffin of Toledo. Their daughter is their only child. Mr. Price's father was Melville C. Price.

Interested In History

History and flowers have been two of Dr. Price's hobbies. He has contributed valuable material to this paper's history column, including data used in a series of articles a few years ago on early dentists of Richmond.

Dentists used to have some novel means of advertising, Dr. Price recalled.

One was Dr. M. C. Armstrong, of Brookville, who built a huge set of false teeth, several feet wide and about two feet high, out of wood. By use of water motor, the teeth moved up and down much after the fashion of a person chewing.

"But that was a long time ago," Dr. Price smiled.

Until he leaves for California, Dr. Price is making a temporary home with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert H. Price, 125 South Ninth street.

Obituaries

Modesto Bee and News-Herald, March 13, 1957¹²⁹³

Dr. Alfred Price

Dr. Alfred B. Price, 86, retired dentist who had lived in Modesto since 1948, died yesterday in a local hospital. He was a native of Indiana.

Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Friday in the Shannon Capital. Cremation will follow in Park View Crematory.

Price was a member of Webb Lodge No. 24, FAM, King Solomon Chapter and Richmond Commander, Knights Templar, all of Richmond, Ind. He was the husband of Florence C. Price, Modesto, the father of Mrs. S. R. Hafely, Modesto, and brother of George W. Price, Indiana.

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, March 13, 1957⁵⁵⁹⁷

Dr. A. B. Price, Ex-Local Dentist, Dies In California At 86

Dr. Alfred B. Price, 86 years old, former dentist here, died Tuesday night in Modesto, Calif., where he resided at 1501 Locke road. Death followed a series of strokes.

Word of the death of Dr. Price was received by The Palladium Item by telephone from Mrs. Price.

Dr. and Mrs. Price left Richmond for residence in California several years ago. They formerly resided on the National road west. Dr. Price, who practiced dentistry here for nearly 50 years, had offices in the Colonial building and later at 810 South A street.

When Dr. Price began his practice here at the turn of the century, in an office at the southwest corner of Eighth and A streets, now the site of a filling station, there were but 10 dentists in the city.

Dr. Price was a student of history and at times provided The Palladium-Item with material on the early days of his profession.

He was born in Brookville, Ind., Feb. 6, 1871, and came to Richmond with ihs family in April of 1874.

He was graduated from the Richmond high school in 1891 and was a student at Indiana university in 1892-93. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the Indiana Dental college in 1901.

State Organization Trustee

Dr. Price was a member of the National Dental association, had served as trustee of the Indiana State Dental association and at one time was secretary of the Eastern Indiana Dental association.

In September of 1948 he was honored on the occasionof his retirement with a dinner by the Richmond Dental society and was made an honorary member of the group.

He was a member of the Webb lodge of Masons, chapter and council, and of the Richmond Commandery, Knights Templar. He also was affiliated with Delta Sigma Delta, dental fraternity, and Sigma Nu.

Dr. Price's grandfather, Daniel D. Hall, was a dentist in Connersville and also a physician htere. His dental license issued in July of 1835 in Baltimore, Md., was a prized possession of Dr. Price.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Florence Price, and ond daughter, Mrs. R. G. Shiell, Modesto, Calif.

Masonic funeral services for Dr. Price will be held in Modesto Friday. Services will be followed by cremation and the ashes sent to Richmond for interment.

Modesto Bee and News-Herald, April 24, 1961¹²⁹²

PRICE — In Modesto, April 24, 1961, Florence C. Price; widow of Dr. A. B. Price; mother of Mrs. Schulyer R. Hafely of Modesto. A native of Indiana, aged 85 years. A member of the First Methodist Church of Modesto and Womens Society of Christian Service.

Friends are invited to attend the memorial services Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Modesto Mortuary, McHenry Avenue at Palm, with Rev. Arthur Thurman officiating. Cremation, Lakewood Memorial Park.

Richmond Palladium-Item, April 25, 1961⁸⁷⁴

Mrs. A. B. Price

Word has been received of the death Monday in Modesto, Calif., of Mrs. Florence Coffin Price, former local resident.

Mrs. Price was the widow of Dr. A. B. Price, local dentist, who for many years had his office in the Colonial building. Later he practiced at 810 South A street.

Dr. and Mrs. Price left Richmond for residence in California in the late 1940's. While here they were members of the Central Methodist church. Mrs. Price was active in the women's organizations of the church. They resided for a number of years on the National road west, also on North Eleventh street and later on South A street.

Mrs. Price is survived by one daughter, Betty Price Hafely, Modesto, Calif.

Cemetery Pictures



Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 2, 18801722	Danville, Vermilion, Illinois	Edwin S. Coffin Mary Elizabeth Scott Florence Emily Coffin Edna Anna Coffin
September 5, 1880659	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Melville C. Price Fanny Hall Robert H. Price Alfred Binkley Price George W. Price
June 1, 19001545	Toledo, Lucas, Ohio	Edwin S. Coffin Mary Elizabeth Scott Florence Emily Coffin Howard Scott Coffin Martha Jane Scott Massy Ellen Wiggins
June 14, 1900112	Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana	Melville C. Price Fanny Hall Robert H. Price Alfred Binkley Price George W. Price
April 26, 1910815	Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana	Alfred Binkley Price Florence Emily Coffin Elizabeth Ellen Price
February 2, 1920895	Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana	Melville C. Price Fanny Hall Alfred Binkley Price Florence Emily Coffin Elizabeth Ellen Price
April 19, 1930252	Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana	Alfred Binkley Price Florence Emily Coffin
April 4, 19402486	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Alfred Binkley Price Florence Emily Coffin