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Descendants of Abraham Cofer

6. MARTHA WASHINGTON² COFER (ABRAHAM¹) was born 1842, and died 1899. She married THOMAS SMITH HARVEY October 26, 1865 in Roane County, Tennessee, son of JAMES H. HARVEY. He was born 1839, and died 1915.

Notes for THOMAS SMITH HARVEY:
1870 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
DISTRICT 1
83-83
HARVEY, T.S.; 30; m; w; farmer; 250; 500; TN
M.W.; 26; f; w; keeping house; TN
Wm. J.; 3; m; w; TN
A.C.; 1; m; w; TN

1880 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
28-28
Harvey, Thomas, w, m, 40, head, farmer, TN NC TN
Martha W., w, f, 37, wife, TN NC TN
William J., w, m, 13, son, TN TN TN
Abraham, w, m, 11, son TN TN TN
Frances M., w, f, 9, dau, TN TN TN
Edgar N., w, m, 7, son, TN TN TN
Mary S., w, f, 3, dau, TN TN TN

Marriage Notes for MARTHA COFER and THOMAS HARVEY:
Married by H. W. Fritts, M.G.

Children of MARTHA COFER and THOMAS HARVEY are:

	i.		WILLIAM J.³ HARVEY, b. Abt. 1867; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ABRAHAM HARVEY, b. Abt. 1869; d. Unknown.
	iii.		FRANCES M. HARVEY, b. Abt. 1871; d. Unknown.
	iv.		EDGAR N. HARVEY, b. Abt. 1873; d. Unknown.
	v.		MARY S. HARVEY, b. Abt. 1877; d. Unknown.

7. WILLIAM JACKSON² COFER (ABRAHAM¹) was born May 27, 1844 in Roane County, Tennessee, and died January 04, 1928 in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee. He married (1) LOUIE BRADSHAW. She died Unknown. He married (2) MARY JANE COOPER May 27, 1869 in Roane County, Tennessee, daughter of JOHN COOPER and CYNTHIA ADKISSON. She was born November 12, 1845, and died February 24, 1910 in Roane County, Tennessee.

Notes for WILLIAM JACKSON COFER:
1870 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS
16TH DISTRICT
131-129
COFER, Jack; 24; m; w; farmer; TN
Mary; 24; f; w; TN
Catherine; 2/12; f; w; TN (b. May)

Jack was living at the old homeplace in 1871, apparantly helping to take care of his aging father. The "family story" is that Jack was "spoiled rotten" because he was the only son to survive to maturity in the large family of girls.

1910 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS (HARRIMAN)
34-34
COFER, William J.; head; m; w; 64; widower; TN NC TN; Farmer; General Farm

William J. may be the same who is listed on the 1920 Harriman, Tennessee census; William J. Cofer, head, owns, 74, TN NC TN, Farmer on a general farm, along with his latest wife, Malona, 49 years of age.

More About WILLIAM JACKSON COFER:
Burial: Unknown, Cooper/Watson Cemetary/Harriman, TN

Notes for MARY JANE COOPER:
THE ROCKWOOD TIMES, MARCH 3, 1910
Social and Personal Mention
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Cooper spent part of last week in Harriman because of the death of Mrs. Cofer, a sister to Mr. Cooper. They remained until after the funeral and interment which occurred Friday afternoon.

More About MARY JANE COOPER:
Burial: Unknown, Cooper/Watson Cemetary/Harriman, TN

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM COFER and MARY COOPER:
Married by Samuel Hendrickson, M.G.

Children of WILLIAM COFER and MARY COOPER are:

15.	i.		CATHERINE MELVINA³ COFER, b. May 28, 1870; d. September 22, 1922.
	ii.		WILLIAM SIMEON COFER, b. April 13, 1872, Roane County, Tennessee; d. March 18, 1939, Chamberlain Memorial Hospital; m. LULA C. HESTER, March 11, 1906, Roane County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1880, Tennessee; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM SIMEON COFER:
1910 ROANE COUNTY CENSUS (HARRIMAN)
16-16
COFER, Simeon; head; m; w; 38; m1:4; TN TN TN; Farmer; General Farm
Lula C.; wife; f; w; 30; m1:4; TN TN TN

1920 Harriman Census (Roane Co., TN)
Waldens Ridge Road
13-13
Cofer, Sim; head; owns; m; w; 48; m; TN TN TN; Farmer; General Farm
Lula C.; wife; f; w; 40; m; TN TN TN; None
May, Von; nephew; m; w; 8; s; TN TN TN; None
Arvel E.; nephew; m; w; 5; s; TN TN TN; None

More About WILLIAM SIMEON COFER:
Burial: Unknown, Watson Cemetary

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM COFER and LULA HESTER:
Married by Ben A. Tedder, J.P. Bondsman: W. T. Silvey. License No 49. Marriage Book Vol. 6, page 299.

	iii.	MARY CAROLINE COFER, b. September 20, 1873; d. Unknown.
	iv.	STEPHEN J. COFER, b. Abt. 1876; d. Unknown.
16.	v.	ABRAHAM FRANKLIN COFER, b. July 19, 1878; d. July 14, 1960, Roane County, Tennessee.
	vi.	ANNIE M. COFER, b. March 1882; d. July 16, 1885, Roane County, Tennessee.

More About ANNIE M. COFER:
Burial: Unknown, Bowers-Geasland Cemetary in Roane County, TN

vii.

JOHN M. COFER, b. September 02, 1883; d. February 25, 1884, Roane County, Tennessee.

More About JOHN M. COFER:
Burial: Unknown, Bowers-Geasland Cemetery, Harriman, TN

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