Born in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Josias Cofer
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Obediah Cofer [half], Abraham Coffer [half], George Cofer, Jesse Henry Cofer [half], George M. Cofer [half], Reuben Coffer [half], Jacob Cofer [half], Elijah Cofer [half] and Thomas Cofer [half]
Wife of
Robert Salmons
— married
about 1802 (to 1803) in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Wife of
Pleasant Dawson
— married
1815 in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Jesse J. Salmons and Robert Depriest Salmons
Died
at about age 63
in Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Apr 2015
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Biography
Jemima Cofer was born about 1786. Jemima passed away in Oct 1849.[1]
Sources
- ↑ see Mortality Schedule for 1850 U.S. Census for Simpson Co., KY per J. Salmons, a G-G-Grandson
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jemima by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Jemima:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jemima by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Jemima:
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~0.39%
Stephanie Williams
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A558711 [compare], Ancestry member sjwren73
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~0.39%
Amanda Colburn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A004749 [compare], Ancestry member alamama
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