Hi Jamie, As you have not put down where your Cofer live now leaves a lot of places to look. Anyway I put the names into Ancestry & a few Family Tree came up with Thomas Pinkey Cofer B. 1844 in Georgia M. Frances Vashti Lanford. Does the names ring a bell at all leave me a PM & let me know.
Yes. He was my great great grandfather. I am the granddaughter of GIPPIE CAROLYN COFER BROOKS. SHE DIED WHEN I WAS AROUND A MONTH OLD. THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING. SORRY IAM NEW TO THIS. BUT I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN MY HERITAGE. ANYTHING YOU CAN LET ME KNOW .
Gippie Caroline Brooks in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
Name: Gippie Caroline Brooks Birth Date: 22 Apr 1925 Death Date: 1 Aug 1976 Death Place: Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America Cemetery: Chestnut Grove Baptist Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Grayson, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States of America Has Bio?: N Father: John Jefferson Cofer Mother: Effie Carolyn Cofer Spouse: Dorsey Davis Brooks URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-... Parents: John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972) Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Husband. Dorsey Davis Brooks. Birth: Nov. 26, 1914 Georgia, USA Death: Jul. 15, 2015 Hoschton Jackson County Georgia, USA
USN WWII Educator, 32 years
Family links: Parents: James Davis Brooks (1870 - 1960) Martha Ann Moore Brooks (1874 - 1946)
Hi, Parents Again. Parents: John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972) Birth: Apr. 4, 1885 Death: Jul. 4, 1972
Opened mercantile store in Grayson, Ga in 1912, operated at same location until a year before his death. He served 50 years as a Justice of the Peace; was once Mayor of Grayson, GA; also city councilman and city clerk. He was a trustee and steward of Grayson United Methodist Church. Family links: Parents: Thomas Pinckney Cofer (1844 - 1896) Frances Vashti Lanford Cofer (1848 - 1917)
Burial: Parkhill Cemetery Columbus Muscogee County Georgia, USA. Spouse.
Janet Tribble Cofer Birth: Jan. 16, 1917 Georgia, USA Death: Apr. 20, 1978 Columbus Muscogee County Georgia, USA
7th Victim of serial killer Carlton Gary.
Family links: Spouse: Pinckney Beauregard Cofer (1917 - 1959)
Children: Infant Daughter Cofer (1950 - 1950)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Parkhill Cemetery Columbus Muscogee County Georgia, USA.
Child Two...Floyd Allen Cofer, Sr Birth: Jul. 9, 1923 Grayson Gwinnett County Georgia, USA Death: Dec. 16, 2013 Lawrenceville Gwinnett County Georgia, USA
Floyd Cofer December 16, 2013
Floyd Allen Cofer, Sr. age 90, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, died Monday, December 16, 2013. He was born on July 9, 1923, in Grayson, Georgia to the late Effie Brooks Cofer and John Jefferson Cofer. The Service Honoring the Life of Floyd Cofer will be held Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 1:00 P.M. at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ryan Jensen and Rev. Glenn Small officiating. Naval Military Honors will be rendered at the end of the service at the church. Interment will follow at the Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Those desiring may make donations to the Paul Ard Scholarship Fund, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 765, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 or Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, 857 Duluth Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30043 in memory of Floyd Cofer. Beside his parents, Mr. Cofer was preceded in death by three brothers, Horace Cofer, Pinkney Cofer, John Cofer, and a sister, Gippie Cofer Brooks.
Floyd Cofer was a graduate of Grayson High School where his family was lifelong residents. He was a United States Navy veteran during World War II serving in the states and had just been assigned to a ship when the war ended. Upon returning home from the Navy, he married Elizabeth Melton, a loving marriage of 67 years. He was a longtime member of Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder and member of the Bert Tippit Sunday School Class. Mr. Cofer attended the weekly Thursday Men's Bible Study Group at Hometown Bar-B-Q with Christian men of all faiths. He worked with the Boy Scouts, member of the Lawrenceville Lions Club, Grayson Masonic Lodge #549 F. & A. M., and member of the Gwinnett County Fair Association. When Al and Anne were young, he enjoyed working with them showing their ponies at the Fair. In his later years, Mr. Cofer enjoyed maintaining a small garden, and his specialty was growing tomatoes and beans. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the Annual Cofer Dove Shoot. Mr. Cofer traveled for King Hardware Company for 19 years before being associated with United States Gypsum (USG) Company until his retirement in 1985 after 21 years of service. He received the Number One Salesperson Award for both companies numerous times during his 40 year career. Floyd was a well known citizen of Lawrenceville and will be greatly missed by his adoring family and many friends.
He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Elizabeth Melton Cofer; son & daughter-in-law, F. Allen (Al) Cofer, Jr. and his wife Debbie of Loganville, GA; daughter & son-in-law, Anne Cofer Connell and her husband Charles of Lawrenceville, GA; four grandsons, Shane Cofer (Kelley), Jody Cofer (Marcia), Tyler Brendle and Casey Connell; five great grandchildren, Allen, Anna, Brittany, Attison, and "Little" Jody; his dear aunt, Mrs. Nell Foster; numerous nieces and nephews. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, "A Family Company," Lawrenceville Chapel 770-963-2411 has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Family links: Parents: John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972) Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Hi Jamie, As you have not put down where your Cofer live now leaves a lot of places to look. Anyway I put the names into Ancestry & a few Family Tree came up with Thomas Pinkey Cofer B. 1844 in Georgia M. Frances Vashti Lanford.
Does the names ring a bell at all leave me a PM & let me know.
Harry.
Yes. He was my great great grandfather. I am the granddaughter of GIPPIE CAROLYN COFER BROOKS. SHE DIED WHEN I WAS AROUND A MONTH OLD. THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING. SORRY IAM NEW TO THIS. BUT I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN MY HERITAGE. ANYTHING YOU CAN LET ME KNOW .
Gippie Caroline Brooks
in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
Name: Gippie Caroline Brooks
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1925
Death Date: 1 Aug 1976
Death Place: Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America
Cemetery: Chestnut Grove Baptist Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Grayson, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: John Jefferson Cofer
Mother: Effie Carolyn Cofer
Spouse: Dorsey Davis Brooks
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...
Parents:
John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972)
Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Husband.
Dorsey Davis Brooks.
Birth: Nov. 26, 1914
Georgia, USA
Death: Jul. 15, 2015
Hoschton
Jackson County
Georgia, USA
USN WWII
Educator, 32 years
Family links:
Parents:
James Davis Brooks (1870 - 1960)
Martha Ann Moore Brooks (1874 - 1946)
Spouse:
Gippie Caroline Cofer Brooks (1925 - 1976)
Burial:
Chestnut Grove Baptist Cemetery
Grayson
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA
Hi, Parents Again.
Parents:
John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972)
Birth: Apr. 4, 1885
Death: Jul. 4, 1972
Opened mercantile store in Grayson, Ga in 1912, operated at same location until a year before his death. He served 50 years as a Justice of the Peace; was once Mayor of Grayson, GA; also city councilman and city clerk. He was a trustee and steward of Grayson United Methodist Church.
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Pinckney Cofer (1844 - 1896)
Frances Vashti Lanford Cofer (1848 - 1917)
Spouse:
Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Children:
Pinckney Beauregard Cofer (1917 - 1959)*
Floyd Allen Cofer (1923 - 2013)*
Gippie Caroline Cofer Brooks (1925 - 1976)*
Siblings:
Pernecia "Necie" Ann Cofer Buchanan (1868 - 1958)*
William T. Cofer (1870 - 1899)*
Naomi W. Cofer (1873 - 1896)*
Dilmos J. Cofer (1875 - 1877)*
Jesse Monroe Cofer (1878 - 1947)*
Permelia Clementine Cofer Snell (1880 - 1964)*
Mary Luzannie Cofer Conner (1883 - 1943)*
John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972)
George Wesley Cofer (1887 - 1964)*
Warner Seay Cofer (1889 - 1962)*
Robert Walton Cofer (1891 - 1924)
Burial:
Chestnut Grove Baptist Cemetery
Grayson
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA
Wife.
Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Birth: Sep. 25, 1887
Death: Jun. 7, 1981
Family links:
Spouse:
John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972)*
Children:
Pinckney Beauregard Cofer (1917 - 1959)*
Floyd Allen Cofer (1923 - 2013)*
Gippie Caroline Cofer Brooks (1925 - 1976)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Chestnut Grove Baptist Cemetery
Grayson
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA.
Child One...Pinckney Beauregard Cofer
Birth: Feb. 21, 1917
Death: Dec. 29, 1959
Family links:
Parents:
John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972)
Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Spouses:
Janet Tribble Cofer (1917 - 1978)*
Janet Tribble Cofer (____ - 1978)*
Siblings:
Pinckney Beauregard Cofer (1917 - 1959)
Floyd Allen Cofer (1923 - 2013)*
Gippie Caroline Cofer Brooks (1925 - 1976)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Parkhill Cemetery
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA.
Spouse.
Janet Tribble Cofer
Birth: Jan. 16, 1917
Georgia, USA
Death: Apr. 20, 1978
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA
7th Victim of serial killer Carlton Gary.
Family links:
Spouse:
Pinckney Beauregard Cofer (1917 - 1959)
Children:
Infant Daughter Cofer (1950 - 1950)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Parkhill Cemetery
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA.
Child Two...Floyd Allen Cofer, Sr
Birth: Jul. 9, 1923
Grayson
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA
Death: Dec. 16, 2013
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA
Floyd Cofer
December 16, 2013
Floyd Allen Cofer, Sr. age 90, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, died Monday, December 16, 2013. He was born on July 9, 1923, in Grayson, Georgia to the late Effie Brooks Cofer and John Jefferson Cofer. The Service Honoring the Life of Floyd Cofer will be held Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 1:00 P.M. at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ryan Jensen and Rev. Glenn Small officiating. Naval Military Honors will be rendered at the end of the service at the church. Interment will follow at the Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Those desiring may make donations to the Paul Ard Scholarship Fund, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 765, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 or Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, 857 Duluth Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30043 in memory of Floyd Cofer. Beside his parents, Mr. Cofer was preceded in death by three brothers, Horace Cofer, Pinkney Cofer, John Cofer, and a sister, Gippie Cofer Brooks.
Floyd Cofer was a graduate of Grayson High School where his family was lifelong residents. He was a United States Navy veteran during World War II serving in the states and had just been assigned to a ship when the war ended. Upon returning home from the Navy, he married Elizabeth Melton, a loving marriage of 67 years. He was a longtime member of Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder and member of the Bert Tippit Sunday School Class. Mr. Cofer attended the weekly Thursday Men's Bible Study Group at Hometown Bar-B-Q with Christian men of all faiths. He worked with the Boy Scouts, member of the Lawrenceville Lions Club, Grayson Masonic Lodge
#549 F. & A. M., and member of the Gwinnett County Fair Association. When Al and Anne were young, he enjoyed working with them showing their ponies at the Fair. In his later years, Mr. Cofer enjoyed maintaining a small garden, and his specialty was growing tomatoes and beans. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the Annual Cofer Dove Shoot. Mr. Cofer traveled for King Hardware Company for 19 years before being associated with United States Gypsum (USG) Company until his retirement in 1985 after 21 years of service. He received the Number One Salesperson Award for both companies numerous times during his 40 year career. Floyd was a well known citizen of Lawrenceville and will be greatly missed by his adoring family and many friends.
He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Elizabeth Melton Cofer; son & daughter-in-law, F. Allen (Al) Cofer, Jr. and his wife Debbie of Loganville, GA; daughter & son-in-law, Anne Cofer Connell and her husband Charles of Lawrenceville, GA; four grandsons, Shane Cofer (Kelley), Jody Cofer (Marcia), Tyler Brendle and Casey Connell; five great grandchildren, Allen, Anna, Brittany, Attison, and "Little" Jody; his dear aunt, Mrs. Nell Foster; numerous nieces and nephews. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, "A Family Company," Lawrenceville Chapel 770-963-2411 has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Family links:
Parents:
John Jefferson Cofer (1885 - 1972)
Effie Carolyn Brooks Cofer (1887 - 1981)
Siblings:
Pinckney Beauregard Cofer (1917 - 1959)*
Floyd Allen Cofer (1923 - 2013)
Gippie Caroline Cofer Brooks (1925 - 1976)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA.
Just check all the details for you never take as seen. Tho most of this is off Find-A-Grave, should be ok.. Good Luck, let me know how you get on.
Harry In Scotland
Thank you very much.