Descendants of Jacob Garren, Sr.

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Generation No. 1

1. JACOB SR.1 GARREN was born Abt. 1755, and died Abt. 1830 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He married ?? PFAUTZ/FOUTS.

Children of JACOB GARREN and ?? PFAUTZ/FOUTS are:
2. i. GEORGE2 GARREN, b. Abt. 1744.
ii. JOHN GARREN, b. Abt. 1774.
iii. CATHERINE GARREN, b. Abt. 1775.
iv. JACOB JR. GARREN, b. Abt. 1777.


Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE2 GARREN (JACOB SR.1) was born Abt. 1744. He married RUTH FAINE.

Children of GEORGE GARREN and RUTH FAINE are:
i. DENISON3 GARREN, b. Abt. 1802.
ii. MARY POLLY GARREN, b. January 1803.
3. iii. NOAH GARREN, b. 1804.
4. iv. DAVID GARREN, b. Abt. 1808.
v. ABSALOM GARREN, b. Abt. 1810.
vi. CATHERINE GARREN, b. Abt. 1811.
5. vii. ELIZABETH GARREN, b. Abt. 1814.
viii. BETSEY GARREN, b. Aft. 1815.
6. ix. ALEXANDER SR. GARREN, b. Abt. August 16, 1815, NC; d. Abt. April 16, 1879.
x. ANDREW GARREN, b. February 19, 1819, Washington Co., Indiana; d. November 14, 1895, Iowa; m. HANNAH MOTSINGER, January 1839, Illinois.

Notes for ANDREW GARREN:
Married Clara Kent Almer April 1884 in Iowa.
Married A. W. Kelley November 14, 1890 in Iowa.

xi. JACOB GARREN, b. 1820.
xii. PHEBE GARREN, b. September 29, 1826.

Notes for PHEBE GARREN:
Phebe was probably George's granddaugter or foster child.


Generation No. 3

3. NOAH3 GARREN (GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born 1804. He married CATHERINE COPPLE April 08, 1823 in Clark Co., Indiana, daughter of PHILLIP COPPLE and MARY COPPLE. She was born 1807 in Clark Co., Indiana, and died August 04, 1880 in Worth Co., Missouri.

Children of NOAH GARREN and CATHERINE COPPLE are:
i. MARY4 GARREN, b. 1824; d. September 25, 1879, Taylor County, Iowa; m. (1) JOSEPH DOWNING, January 15, 1843; m. (2) GEORGE W. HERRON, January 02, 1870, Andrew County, Missouri.
ii. MALINDA GARREN, b. 1825, Clark Co., Indiana; d. 1850, Taylor County, Iowa; m. MATTHEW SMITH, July 20, 1842, Andrew County, Missouri.
iii. PHILLIP GARREN, b. October 01, 1826, Clark Co., Ohio; d. September 30, 1905, Rippey, Greene Co., Iowa.
iv. ABSOLM GARREN, b. 1829, Fulton County, Illinois; m. JULIA ANN CORDELL, March 08, 1861, Taylor County, Iowa.
v. DAVID GARREN, b. December 15, 1829, Fulton County, Illinois.
vi. ABNER GARREN, b. 1833, Fulton County, Illinois; d. December 11, 1890, Canton, Fulton County Illinois; m. ALLIE ANN WAGNER, June 12, 1856, Fulton County, Illinois.
vii. ARMINTA GARREN, b. 1835, Fulton County, Illinois; m. (1) GEORGE W. GARREN; m. (2) SAMUEL S. BOWMAN, December 15, 1855, Taylor County, Iowa.
viii. JACOB GARREN, b. January 01, 1838, Fulton County, Illinois; d. November 15, 1915, Freemont, Mahaska Co., Iowa; m. REBECCA JANE TINNELL, October 06, 1887.
ix. LUCINDA GARREN, b. July 06, 1842, Fulton County, Illinois; d. August 30, 1930, Taylor County, Iowa; m. FRANCIS PARKER, July 05, 1857, Nodaway County, Missouri.
x. GEORGE GARREN, b. September 10, 1843.


4. DAVID3 GARREN (GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born Abt. 1808. He married ELIZABETH COPPLE January 25, 1827 in Washington Co., Indiana, daughter of JACOB COPPLE and ELIZABETH WRIGHT. She was born 1812 in Kentucky, and died WFT Est. 1834-1906.

Children of DAVID GARREN and ELIZABETH COPPLE are:
i. JACOB4 GARREN, b. Abt. 1829, Indiana.
ii. ANDREW GARREN, b. Abt. 1830.
iii. BETSY GARREN, b. Abt. 1833.
iv. SILAS GARREN, b. Abt. 1835.
v. NELSON GARREN, b. December 26, 1836, Indiana; d. April 25, 1915, Jefferson Co., Illinois.
vi. LUCINDA GARREN, b. Abt. 1839.
vii. MARGARET GARREN, b. Abt. 1841.
viii. GILLA GARREN, b. Abt. 1843.
ix. NANCY GARREN, b. Abt. 1847.
x. LUDICA GARREN, b. Abt. 1850.


5. ELIZABETH3 GARREN (GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born Abt. 1814. She married ABRAHAM COPPLE February 19, 1837 in Marion County, Illinois, son of JOHN COPPLE and ELIZABETH GARREN. He was born 1813, and died August 04, 1894 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.

Notes for ELIZABETH GARREN:
It has been suggested that Elizabeth Garren might be a daughter of George and Ruth Faine Garren; however, census data does not support the theory.

Children of ELIZABETH GARREN and ABRAHAM COPPLE are:
7. i. JOHN WILLIAM4 COPPLE, b. 1838, Marion County, Illinois; d. March 10, 1906, Jefferson Co., Illinois.
8. ii. MARY COPPLE, b. November 22, 1842, Illinois; d. July 26, 1915, Illinois.
iii. DAVID L. COPPLE, b. March 06, 1848, Jefferson Co., Illinois; d. October 18, 1925, Jefferson Co., Illinois.


6. ALEXANDER SR.3 GARREN (GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born Abt. August 16, 1815 in NC, and died Abt. April 16, 1879. He married ROXANNA HILTBIDAL September 16, 1850 in Marion Co. Illinois, daughter of JOHN HILTIBIDAL and MARTHA COPPLE. She was born Abt. 1828 in Indiana, and died 1898.

Notes for ROXANNA HILTBIDAL:
Also married John Sprouse and George Birge.

Children of ALEXANDER GARREN and ROXANNA HILTBIDAL are:
i. RILEY4 GARREN, b. Abt. 1852.
ii. PHEBY GARREN, b. Abt. 1854.
iii. ROBERT GARREN, b. Abt. 1856.
iv. ALEXANDER JR. GARREN, b. Abt. 1856.
9. v. LEWIS GARREN, b. Abt. 1860.
vi. PLEINY GARREN, b. Abt. 1865.


Generation No. 4

7. JOHN WILLIAM4 COPPLE (ELIZABETH3 GARREN, GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born 1838 in Marion County, Illinois, and died March 10, 1906 in Jefferson Co., Illinois. He married MARY EVELINE COPPLE February 14, 1869 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.

Children of JOHN COPPLE and MARY COPPLE are:
i. ANNA BELLE5 COPPLE, b. August 1868, Jefferson Co., Illinois; d. February 19, 1870, Jefferson Co., Illinois.
ii. MORA A. COPPLE, b. February 22, 1870, Jefferson Co., Illinois; d. November 21, 1890, Jefferson Co., Illinois.
iii. ANDREW JACKSON JACK COPPLE, b. April 27, 1871, Jefferson Co., Illinois; d. Abt. 1940, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois.
iv. JAMES ARTHUR COPPLE, b. October 20, 1872, Jefferson Co., Illinois; d. December 01, 1940, Jefferson Co., Illinois.

Notes for JAMES ARTHUR COPPLE:
Married Lola Alice Fossett 1896 in Jefferson County, Illinois.

v. SUSAN COPPLE, b. Abt. 1874.
10. vi. JOHN WILLIAM WILLIE COPPLE, b. November 11, 1876, Rome Twp., Jefferson Co., Illinois; d. January 03, 1967, Illinois.
vii. CHARLES E. COPPLE, b. September 26, 1878.
viii. FRANKLIN OMAR COPPLE, b. March 05, 1880.
ix. DELBERT E. COPPLE, b. September 11, 1882.


8. MARY4 COPPLE (ELIZABETH3 GARREN, GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born November 22, 1842 in Illinois, and died July 26, 1915 in Illinois. She married (1) ELI WATKINS 1863 in Jefferson Co., Illinois, son of SAMUEL WATKINS and MARY STONECIPHER. She married (2) SAMUEL WATKINS 1890 in Jefferson Co., Illinois, son of SAMUEL WATKINS and MARY STONECIPHER.

Child of MARY COPPLE and ELI WATKINS is:
i. REBECCA ANN5 WATKINS.


9. LEWIS4 GARREN (ALEXANDER SR.3, GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born Abt. 1860. He married MARY ETTA BUNDY November 15, 1888 in Marion County, Illinois, daughter of ROBERT BUNDY and LOUISA DUGAN. She was born July 1868 in Illinois, and died Aft. 1934 in Illinois.

Notes for MARY ETTA BUNDY:
Was also married to a Mr. Watson.

Children of LEWIS GARREN and MARY BUNDY are:
i. DESSIE M.5 GARREN, b. February 1889.
ii. ROBERT MURRELL GARREN, b. March 1891.
iii. SHERMAN GARREN, b. 1893.


Generation No. 5

10. JOHN WILLIAM WILLIE5 COPPLE (JOHN WILLIAM4, ELIZABETH3 GARREN, GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born November 11, 1876 in Rome Twp., Jefferson Co., Illinois, and died January 03, 1967 in Illinois. He married (1) NANCY JANE SANDERS July 03, 1904 in Jefferson County Illinois, daughter of THOMAS SANDERS and MARGARET WATKINS. She was born September 10, 1887 in Dix, Jefferson Co., Illinois, and died May 02, 1974 in Centralia, Marion Co., Illinois. He married (2) NANCY JANE JENNIE SANDERS July 03, 1904 in Jefferson Co., Illinois.

Children of JOHN COPPLE and NANCY SANDERS are:
i. COPPLE6.
ii. COPPLE.
iii. DONALD VERNON COPPLE, b. November 09, 1904.
11. iv. ORAL R. COPPLE, b. March 10, 1906, Jefferson Co., Illinois.
v. CLAYTON SHELBY COPPLE, b. December 28, 1907, Wagoner, Oklahoma; d. November 09, 1988, Danville, Vermillion Co., Illinios.

Notes for CLAYTON SHELBY COPPLE:
Married Ioma Gent, Ruth Jones and Fay Darling.

vi. LAWRENCE COPPLE, b. November 15, 1916, Illinois; d. July 29, 1917, Illinois.


Generation No. 6

11. ORAL R.6 COPPLE (JOHN WILLIAM WILLIE5, JOHN WILLIAM4, ELIZABETH3 GARREN, GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) was born March 10, 1906 in Jefferson Co., Illinois. He married RUTH A. CARPENTER August 10, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois.

Children of ORAL COPPLE and RUTH CARPENTER are:
12. i. MARILEE7 COPPLE.
ii. ORAL DEAN COPPLE.
iii. COPPLE.


Generation No. 7

12. MARILEE7 COPPLE (ORAL R.6, JOHN WILLIAM WILLIE5, JOHN WILLIAM4, ELIZABETH3 GARREN, GEORGE2, JACOB SR.1) She married TOMMY MARCUM.

Children of MARILEE COPPLE and TOMMY MARCUM are:
i. KIMBERLY8 MARCUM.
ii. ANGELA MARCUM.

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