Is any one researching this line? Please contact me < [email protected] > Thanks, __Sherrie Descendants of John Morris II.................................. 1 John Morris II 1737 - 1796 b: Abt. 1737 d: 1796 . +Maria(h) Hannah Downing (Unproven DAR) ...... 2 ? Daughter Morris Unknown - b: Unknown ...... 2 Richard Morris II 1758 - b: Abt. 1758 ...... 2 James Morris I 1762 - 1853 b: Abt. 1762 in Maryland d: 17 Feb 1853 .......... +Nancy 'Polly' Ann Hardesty 1778 - 1843 b: 1778 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now WVA) d: 06 Oct 1843 ...... 2 Elizabeth Morris I 1777 - b: Abt. 1777 in VA (now Monongalia Co., WV) .......... +Moses Frazee 1805 - b: 19 Nov 1805 ...... 2 Dorcas Morris 1765 - b: Abt. 1765 .......... +David Cushman 1764 - 1849 b: 03 Oct 1764 d: 13 Dec 1849 ...... 2 John Morris IV 1768 - b: Abt. 1768 ...... 2 Joseph Morris 1771 - 1863 b: 08 Dec 1771 in Maryland d: 20 Dec 1863 .......... +Lavina Drake 1778 - 1857 b: 18 Nov 1778 d: 1857 ...... 2 [1] Morris Morris II 1780 - 1864 b: 18 Dec 1780 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1864 .......... +[2] Rachael Morris 1786 - 1863 b: 20 Jan 1786 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1863 *2nd Wife of John Morris II: . +Eleanor __?__ ...... 2 [1] Morris Morris II 1780 - 1864 b: 18 Dec 1780 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1864 .......... +[2] Rachael Morris 1786 - 1863 b: 20 Jan 1786 in Monongalia county, Virginia d: 1863 ...... 2 Eleanor Morris .......... +John Carter Descendants of James Morris I...................................... 1 James Morris I 1762 - 1853 b: Abt. 1762 in Maryland d: 17 Feb 1853 . +Nancy 'Polly' Ann Hardesty 1778 - 1843 b: 1778 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now WVA) d: 06 Oct 1843 ...... 2 Henry Morris I 1801 - 1851 b: 01 Sep 1801 in Virginia d: 22 Aug 1851 .......... +Christina Crawford 1801 - 1879 b: 28 Dec 1801 d: 12 Oct 1879 ...... 2 Isaac Morris 1802 - 1890 b: 07 Feb 1802 in Virginia d: 09 Apr 1890 .......... +Elizabeth Campbell Or Cambett ...... *2nd Wife of Isaac Morris: .......... +Margaret Sullivan - Unknown b: in KY d: Unknown ...... 2 Joshua Morris 1805 - 1863 b: 25 Oct 1805 in Adams County, Ohio (later Brown County) d: 22 May 1863 .......... +Sarah Sutton IV 1805 - 1863 b: Bet. 25 Oct 1805 - 1807 in Brown county, Ohio d: Bet. 22 May 1863 - 1878 ...... 2 Elijah Morris 1807 - b: 13 Sep 1807 in Adams or Brown County, Ohio .......... +Elizabeth M. Sutton Marriage record: 1836 ...... *2nd Wife of Elijah Morris: .......... +Mary Reed ...... 2 James Morris II 1810 - b: 14 Apr 1810 in Brown or Adams County, Ohio .......... +Elizabeth Walker 1810 - 1885 b: 14 Apr 1810 d: 06 Sep 1885 ...... 2 Mary Morris 1816 - 1856 b: 27 Jun 1816 in Ohio d: 1856 .......... +Christian Millard Shinkle ...... 2 John Morris VIII 1819 - 1896 b: 01 Jan 1819 in Ohio d: 11 Aug 1896 .......... +Julia Ann Shinkle 1819 - 1863 b: 1819 in Ohio d: 02 Jan 1863 ...... 2 William Andrew Morris 1821 - 1896 b: 07 Jun 1821 in Brown County, Ohio d: 03 Sep 1896 .......... +Clarinda Bell Fox 1821 - 1895 b: 13 Jan 1821 d: 24 Apr 1895 ...... 2 Elizabeth Morris 1823 - 1895 b: 15 Apr 1823 in Brown County, Ohio d: 14 Mar 1895 .......... +George C Leavitt 1821 - b: Abt. 1821 in Massachusetts ...... *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Morris: .......... +Hezekiah Bull-DYER 1826 - 1887 b: 27 Nov 1826 in Perry Twp, Brown County, Ohio d: 30 Jul 1887 ...... 2 Martha Margaret Morris 1803 - 1878 b: 24 Mar 1803 d: Dec 1878 .......... +William Draper 1804 - b: Abt. 1804 "What we are is what we were" _John Quincy Adams ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 3:22 AM Subject: [WVA] Re: COOPER/KEIFFER Research in penna and west va > In a message dated 9/14/99 4:03:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > The first thing to keep in mind is that these "COOPERs" were in reality > > German KEIFFERs from Pennsylvania. At some point the surname was > > Americanized to COOPER. > > > > Yes, I have two cooper lines, one definitely came here as Kieffer, the other > lived in Penna and them WV, they had a 'bound boy' named Keefer, probably > some relation, here is one of my lines > Sandy in Fla > Descendants of Frederick Kieffer > > 1 Frederick Kieffer b: 1673 in Germany > . +Anna Maria Scheuffelin Father: Mother: > .... 2 Leonard Kieffer b: in Germany > .... 2 Jacob Cooper b: 09 January 1699/00 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, > Baden, Germany d: 1758 in Frederick, VA > ........ +Anna Maria Dellinger b: 1701 in Germany m: 02 February > 1720/21 in Oberacker, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany Father: Mother: > .......... 3 Hans Jacob Cooper b: 06 December 1721 in Unterowisheim, > Germany > .......... 3 Hans Melchoir Cooper b: 14 April 1724 in Oberacker, > Germany d: 21 November 1728 in Oberacker, Germany > .......... 3 Maria Magdalena Cooper b: 14 April 1727 in Oberacker, > Germany d: in Frederick, VA > .............. +John Nysewanger Father: Mother: > .......... 3 Maria Elizabetha Cooper b: 06 October 1730 in Oberacker, > Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany d: 1764 in Hampshire, VA > .............. +Johann Jacob Brake b: Abt. 1720 in Germany m: 1745-1750 > d: Abt. 1808 in Moorfield, Hardy, VA Father: Johann Jacob BRECHTEL > Mother: Mary Margaret BRECHTEL > ................ 4 Jacob Brake b: 1747 in Hardy, VA d: 1831 in > Buckhannon, VA > .................... +Mary Slaughter b: Abt. 1755 m: 1785 d: 1830 > Father: Mother: > ................ 4 Magdalene Brake b: 1751 > ................ 4 John Brake b: 15 June 1754 in Frederick Co., VA > d: 04 November 1838 in Lewis Co., VA > .................... +Elizabeth Wetherholt m: 11 January 1778 > d: Bef. 1785 in Hampshire, WV Father: Mother: > ................ *2nd Wife of John Brake: > .................... +Katherine Shook b: 1764 in Hampshire Co., VA > m: Abt. 1784 in Hampshire Co., VA d: 07 February 1838 in Lewis Co., VA > Father: Hermanus SHOOK Mother: Anne SCHAUB > ................ 4 Elizabeth Brake b: 22 February 1757 in Frederick, VA > d: 22 March 1812 in Zanesville, Muskingum, OH > .................... +George Jackson d: in Muskingum, OH > Father: Mother: > ................ 4 Isaac Brake b: 1760 d: Aft. 1818 in Union, OH > > ................ 4 Abraham Brake b: August 1763 d: 1830 > > > ==== WVA Mailing List ==== > Adrianne Hopkins Listowner [email protected] > To Search the Archives for this List: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >