Thomas Jefferson Cooper

1804 - 1890  (85 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 88 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Thomas Jefferson Cooper
  Birth	14 Oct 1804	SC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F8CB888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000E7FA
  Death	15 Aug 1890	Cherokee Co, NC
  Burial	Harshaw Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I3382	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	William Cooper,   b. 13 Dec 1781, Halifax Co, NC d. 1840/1850, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Mary B,   b. 1784/1785, Orangeburg Dist, SC d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 76 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1804	SC
  _UID	6F01644C32CCDD46B52887D5085294177FEF
  Family ID	F1128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frances Deaver,   b. 13 Apr 1807, Buncombe Co, NC d. 10 Aug 1875, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1827	Haywood Co, NC
  _UID	9657B586CE93DE49BFE1B395E8FE81BCBBF5
  Children	1. Nathaniel Franklin Cooper,   b. 7 Jul 1828, Haywood Co, NC d. 18 Jun 1915, Graham Co, NC (Age 86 years)   2. William Wayne Cooper,   b. 27 Oct 1830, Haywood Co, NC d. 31 Mar 1903, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 72 years)   3. James Warner Cooper,   b. 28 Dec 1832, Haywood Co, NC d. 25 Nov 1899, Murphy, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 66 years)   4. Mary Elizabeth Cooper,   b. 31 May 1835, Haywood Co, NC d. 22 Aug 1902, Graham Co, NC (Age 67 years)   5. Martha Lucinda Cooper,   b. 21 Sep 1838, Haywood Co, NC d. 12 Aug 1901, Graham Co, NC (Age 62 years)   6. Sarah Elmina Amanda Cooper,   b. 31 Jan 1841, Haywood Co, NC d. 21 Oct 1930, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 89 years)   7. Harriett Susan Cooper,   b. 26 Jan 1845, Cherokee Co, NC d. 1 May 1913, GA (Age 68 years)   8. Abram Lafayette Cooper,   b. 28 Sep 1847, Cherokee Co, NC d. 4 Jul 1921, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 73 years)   9. Harvey Abernathy Cooper,   b. 7 Jun 1850, Cherokee Co, NC d. 7 Apr 1940, Swain Co, NC (Age 89 years)   10. Nancy Eliza Cooper,   b. 19 Aug 1853, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 18 years)
  Family ID	F1510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Barty L,   b. 1854/1855, NC d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 26 years)
  Marriage	1875/1880	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	A113B95A8900BB40A9AFCA4E755D3A4E15D7
  Family ID	F2298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent. * Son William married into my Hensley family. * Grand-Daughter Mahala Billie Cooper married into my Davis family; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/hensley/ !CENSUS:1810; !CENSUS:1820 Haywood Co, NC pg 215 w/William COOPER age 10-15 (1804/10); !CENSUS:1830 Haywood Co, NC pg 378 Thomas J. COOPER age 20-29 (1800/10); !CENSUS:1840 Cherokee Co, NC pg 231 Thomas J. COOPER age 30-39 (1800/10); !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 867/867 Thomas J. Cooper 46 Merchant M-M $600 SC Francis 44 NC Nathan F. 22 Farmer William W. 20 Farmer James W. 18 Farmer Elizabeth 15 Martha L. 12 Susanna E. 11 Harriet 6 Abram L. 3 Harvey A. 1/12; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah # 713/713 Thomas J. Cooper 55 Farmer $1200/3000 Orange Co, NC Frances 54 Haywood William 27 Elizabeth R. 23 Martha 21 Elmina 19 Harriet 15 Cherokee Abram L. 13 Harvey A. 10 Nancy E. 6; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 73/73 Thomas Cooper 65 No Occupation $500/500 SC Frances 62 NC Abram 21 Harvy 19 Nancy 16; !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 14/14 Thos J. Cooper 75 Farming SC-NC-SC Barty L. 25 wife NC-NC-NC William Rogers 15 boarder Unk-Unk-Unk; !TOMBSTONE:Cherokee Co, NC Harshaw Methodist Church Cemetery, Murphy, NC (OBCGS Vol XVI # 2 page 43) "Thomas J. COOPER 10-14-1804 - 8-15-1890";