Born in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Garland Anderson
and Sarah (Robinson) Anderson
Sister of
William Garland Anderson, Edward Robinson Anderson, James Anderson, Thomas Shirley Anderson, Mary (Anderson) Loveall, Katherine (Anderson) Kuykendall, Horatio George Anderson, Horatio George Anderson and Sarah Robinson (Anderson) Terry
Wife of
William Franklin Cooper
— married
about 1842 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 37
in Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jun 2019
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Biography
Martha was born 20 May 1822 in Jackson County, Tennessee. [1] Her parents were Garland Anderson and Sarah Robinson. [2]
About the year 1842, Martha married William F Cooper, probably in Jackson County, Tennessee, as that is where her parents lived at the time. They were the parents of at least seven children. These children were Louisa, James, George, Mary, John, Garland, and Sarah. [3]
William and Martha can be found in the 1850 census records of Hardeman County, Tennessee with four children in the household. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Smith, Jonathon Kennon Thompson, An Inventory of Antebellum Tombstone Inscriptions Carroll County, Tennessee, Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2002, p 43, Shiloh Cemetery (Cumberland Presbyterian) Martha wife of W. F. Cooper, Born May 20, 1822
- ↑ Heirs of Garland Anderson to Elijah W Terry, also heir, Putnam County Deeds, 1854-1903; index to deeds, 1854-1911, Putnam County Deeds, Volume B (1856-1865), p 53-54, 17 January 1852, recorded 18 October 1856, FHL film 979732, heirs include W F Cooper and Martha A Cooper, image available https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-W9B3-H?i=32&cat=231490
- ↑ Jackson County Tennessee Court records , W. J. Farmer, Admr of Sarah & W. G. Anderson, County 1878, reel 71 TSL&A, FHL film 098523, "Heirs of Martha Cooper, deceased: Louisa Cooper, Mary Cooper, John Cooper, Garland Cooper, Sara Cooper all residents of Carrol County, Tennessee and may be non residents of Tennessee". . ."To his grand children, children of his deceased daughter Martha Cooper to wit George Cooper, Louisa Cooper, Mary Cooper, John Cooper, Garland Cooper and Sarah Cooper one ninth to be equally divided between them"
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 124A; Family 794; Image: 542, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDN-SR7 : 12 April 2016), Martha Casser in household of William F Casser, Hardeman county, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States; citing family 794, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~3.12%
Mildred (Mahaney) Allen
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T125348 [compare], FTDNA kit #747798
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~3.12%
Kenneth Mahaney :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T791812 [compare], FTDNA kit #747799
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~1.56%
Gary Alberty :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QG4918883 [compare], Ancestry member GaryD
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~1.56%
Karen (Mahaney) Raichle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T040396 [compare], FTDNA kit #532466
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~1.56%
William Mahaney :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T060822 [compare], FTDNA kit #675024
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~1.56%
Sara (Mahaney) Poland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T233816 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK11411
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~1.56%
Susan (Mahaney) Cowart :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T117946 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK11412
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Tom Carney :
23andMe, GEDmatch M059909 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ryland Scott :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AA028596C1 [compare], Ancestry member rylandscott
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AA028596C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
George Bull :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PC2214059 [compare], Ancestry member bullg1
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~0.78%
Linda Bennett :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jarrett Snider :
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