Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Emily Elizabeth Cooper
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Name Emily Elizabeth Cooper Birth 5 Aug 1837 Henderson Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC)
Gender Female _UID EA21898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400003032 Death 14 Feb 1921 Cherokee Co, NC
Burial Harshaw Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
Person ID I14592 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Rev James C Cooper, b. 26 Jan 1814, Laurens Dist, SC
d. 11 Jul 1904, Graham Co, NC
(Age 90 years)Mother Violet Mackey, b. 7 Jun 1813, Buncombe Co, NC (now Transylvania Co, NC)
d. 24 Mar 1871, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 57 years)Marriage Bef 1835 Haywood Co, NC
_UID FF862DC53A2EDD4590E19DD70DF71F111AF2 Family ID F1127 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
William Lee Harris, b. 1818/1819, Iredell Co, NC
d. 1863/1866, Civil War, ?
(Age 47 years)Marriage 1850/1858 Cherokee Co, NC
_UID 74C8A5D64B42C247A379299DEE25380E885C Children 1. Arminta A Harris, b. 1857/1858, Cherokee Co, NC 
2. James Harris, b. 1858/1859, Cherokee Co, NC 
3. Mary Etta Harris, b. 1860, Cherokee Co, NC
d. 1936, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 76 years)4. Dixie Harris, b. 1862/1863, Cherokee Co, NC 
Family ID F7685 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
Family 2 
Captain Ansel Rogers, b. 7 May 1827, TN
d. 18 Feb 1914, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age 86 years)Marriage 20 Dec 1866 Cherokee Co, NC
_UID D8EE9C5A4890984F9E77ABB234FECF7B6963 Children 1. John A Rogers, b. 1867/1868, Cherokee Co, NC
d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age > 53 years)2. Thomas P Rogers, b. 1869/1870, Cherokee Co, NC
d. Aft 1920, Cherokee Co, NC
(Age > 51 years)Family ID F7686 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !CENSUS:1840 Cherokee Co, NC pg 231 w/James C. COOPER age 0-4 (1835/40);
!CENSUS:1850 Henderson Co., NC # 303/303
James Cowper 36 ~ $- NC
Vilet 36
Elizabeth 11
Maryan 9
Nancy 7
W. F. 4 m
Joel A. 4/12
L. P. 2 m;
!CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co, NC Notla # 541
W.L. HARRIS, 40 Iredell Co, NC
Elizabeth E. 22 Henderson Co, NC
McCany W. 20, male, Iredell
Leroy T., 12 Iredell
Arminta A. 2 Cherokee
James, 1, ";
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co, NC Murphy Twp pg 297 # 26
Ansel Rogers, 38 MW Farmer $ 3000/500 TN
Emily, 34 FW, NC
John, 2
Arkintha Harris, 14,
Marietta, 9
James, 12
Dixie, 7;
!CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co, NC Murphy pg 253D
Ansel ROGERS Self M Male W 52 TN Farmer TN TN
Emily ROGERS Wife M Female W 42 NC Keeping House NC NC
Dixie ROGERS SDau S Female W 16 NC NC NC
John A. ROGERS Son S Male W 13 NC At Home TN NC
Thomas P. ROGERS Son S Male W 10 NC TN NC
!CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co, NC Murphy # 337/338
Ansel Rogers, May 1827, 73, M 32 TN-TN-TN
Emily E. wife Jan 1838, 62, M 32 5-3 NC-NC-NC;
!CENSUS:1910 Cherokee Co, NC Murphy # 116/116
Ancil Rogers, head, 83 m2 41 TN-TN-TN
Emily E. wife, 73 m2 41 6-6 NC-NC-NC;
!CENSUS:1920 Cherokee Co, NC Murphy # 409/418
Thomas P. ROGERS, Head, 49 M NC-NC-NC
Ida, wife, 52 GA-GA-GA
Elizabeth E. mother, 82, wd NC-NC-GA
Ruby G. gr-dau, 16 NC-NC-NC
Henry, gr-son, 14;
DEATH:14 Feb 1921 Cherokee Co, NC Emily ROGERS, daughter of James COOPER
and Violet MACKEY;
- !CENSUS:1840 Cherokee Co, NC pg 231 w/James C. COOPER age 0-4 (1835/40);
