Arlene, Sorry I do not have a picture of either of the Harbard Coopers. Would like a copy of Sylvia and David Collins please. Several years ago, I corresponded with a Collins descendant living in Colorado and have some information on this family if you need it. Have copy of will of James Cooper, father of Harbard Cooper b 1804. Chatham Co., NC Will Book C, p223 Will of James Cooper dated 15 Feb 1835 names wife, Katherine Cooper, 3 sons & two daughters- Sophia Bowlin, William Cooper, Herbert Cooper, Williamson Cooper and Silva Kirksey Wit: Rhoda Cooper, Mary Ann Hobson, Lucien Turner Pro August term 1848 Sylvia Cooper married Elijah Kirksey in Chatham Co., NC. They were briefly in Tennessee, Millie Medlin, daughter of my Banister Medlin, married their son, James Cooper Kirksey in Jefferson Co. In 1870, they were in Fountain Co., Ind. Grace

Grace, you said "Several years ago, > I corresponded with a Collins descendant > living in Colorado and have some information > on this family if you need it." Arlene I have information on this family too, but Grace probably has better information. So far about all I have on either the Collins or the Harbins is the information in Gone But Not Forgotten and you have book. I keep meaning to get to the Courthouse to do some marrriage lookups. I have a million of these. I think as soon as we get caught up here, I will just move to a motel in Rock and spend a week at either the courthouse or the library. I am NOT sure what the DH's reaction to that would be. Grace, I was writing to you, but apparently you already know who Harbard's father was. I do not know who Pharaba or your Elizabeth's parents were. There were some Brewer wills at the Chatham County GenWeb archives, but nothing helpful. Usually occupational surnames are very difficult to research, but the Chatham County Coopers have really convenient names, Harbard, Sylvia, Fleece. For some reason when I was a little girl I knew that our neighbor, "Poppy"'s middle name was Fleece. I thought this was very amusing "baa baa black sheep have you any wool?" Not that Poppy was in any sense of the word a "black sheep". He was one of the finest men I have ever known. (Some of the Morristown "immigrants" were sort of black sheep. <grin>) Gail > > Have copy of will of James Cooper, father of Harbard Cooper > b 1804. > Chatham Co., NC Will Book C, p223 > Will of James Cooper dated 15 Feb 1835 > names wife, Katherine Cooper, 3 sons & two daughters- > Sophia Bowlin, William Cooper, Herbert Cooper, > Williamson Cooper and Silva Kirksey > Wit: Rhoda Cooper, Mary Ann Hobson, Lucien Turner > Pro August term 1848 > > Sylvia Cooper married Elijah Kirksey in Chatham Co., NC. > They were briefly in Tennessee, Millie Medlin, daughter of my Banister > Medlin, married their son, James Cooper Kirksey in Jefferson Co. > In 1870, they were in Fountain Co., Ind. > > Grace > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com > >