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In 1952, Leon and Jewell Coet purchased 1129 Jefferson from Nellie Ellsberry McCorkle <br />following the deaths of her parents, George and Mary Ellsberry. <br />Coet Family Ownership, 1952-1970 <br />For eighteen years, this home was owned by Leon Coet (1916-1992) and Jewell Guffy <br />Coet (1919-1997). Leon Coet's parents were born in France, and the family was part of <br />Louisville's French community when they moved to Louisville during the 1930s. Jewell <br />Guffy's family also came in the 1930s. Leon worked as a miner and at Rocky Flats. <br />The following photo from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum, showing <br />1129 Jefferson in the background, was taken during the Coets' ownership of the house. <br />It was taken in August 1953 from across Jefferson. The occasion was a family gathering <br />for the funeral of Jemima Hall McHugh. (Pictured L to R, are some of Jemima's children: <br />Bessie, Elizabeth, Viola, Anna, Henry, Julia, and Hazel.) <br />A notation that a County Assessor representative made on the Assessor card in 1956 <br />stated that the house was quite improved inside, with some new windows and door. <br />Ownership During the 1970s and 1980s <br />In 1970, Leon and Jewell Coet sold 1129 Jefferson to Hancock & Johnston, which was a <br />partnership of general contractors Lawrence Hancock and John Edgar Johnston. They <br />appear to have worked on house construction in Louisville's Scenic Heights <br />neighborhood, where the Coets purchased a new house at 1603 Jefferson in 1970. A <br />month later, Hancock & Johnston then sold 1129 Jefferson to Cyrus and Eileen Lemmon. <br />4 <br />