Family Group Sheet
NameGeorge Harrison Copher
Birthabt 1829, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death5 Nov 1878, Bath Co., Kentucky
Marriage5 Aug 1847, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpousePhebe Spencer
Birthabt 1827, Bath Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1900, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Spencer (~1792-1869)
MotherPhoebe Turner (1798-1851)
Children
SpouseSarah Elizabeth Craig
SpouseJerry Wells
Birth10 Feb 1852, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseJeremiah James Craig
SpouseJohn Ross Hunt
4 MJackson Copher (Died as Infant)
Birth24 Feb 1854, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death20 Jul 1854, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for George Harrison Copher
Bath Co., Ky annual deaths report for 1878 lists Harrison Cofer, age 49, died 5 Nov 1878, born in and resident of Bath Co., cause of death killed by Jno Tipton, parents Thos & Fanny Cofer.
(The reported age fits better for the Harrison Copher who married Nancy Varvel, but the record must be for the Harrison Copher who married Phebe Spencer, because the one who married Nancy J. Varvel was still living in the 1880 census.)
(The reported age fits better for the Harrison Copher who married Nancy Varvel, but the record must be for the Harrison Copher who married Phebe Spencer, because the one who married Nancy J. Varvel was still living in the 1880 census.)
Census Notes for George Harrison & Phebe (Family)
1850 census of Bath Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 29 July, lists on p. 29 as family #199:
Harrison Coffer, 24, farmer; Phebe, 23; Jacob, 2; Amanda, 3/12; Harrison, 20, laborer.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 12 Jun, lists on p. 39 as family #276:
Harrison Cofer, 33, farmer; Phebe, 30; Jacob, 10; Amanda, 8; Cerrepta, 6; George, 4; Francis (f), 3; Robney, 6/12. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 12 as family #85:
Copher, Harrison, 45, farmer; Phoeba, 47; Jacob, 23, farm laborer; Amanda, 20; Sarepta, 17; George, 15; Francis, 12; Riley, 10. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 39 June, lists on p. 51 as family #449/451:
Copher, Phebe, 52, keeping house, widowed; Francis, 21, dau. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
Harrison Coffer, 24, farmer; Phebe, 23; Jacob, 2; Amanda, 3/12; Harrison, 20, laborer.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville P.O., enumerated 12 Jun, lists on p. 39 as family #276:
Harrison Cofer, 33, farmer; Phebe, 30; Jacob, 10; Amanda, 8; Cerrepta, 6; George, 4; Francis (f), 3; Robney, 6/12. All born in Kentucky.
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 12 as family #85:
Copher, Harrison, 45, farmer; Phoeba, 47; Jacob, 23, farm laborer; Amanda, 20; Sarepta, 17; George, 15; Francis, 12; Riley, 10. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 39 June, lists on p. 51 as family #449/451:
Copher, Phebe, 52, keeping house, widowed; Francis, 21, dau. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
