Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana Historical and Biographical. Illustrated. Charles Blanchard, Editor Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., 1888 Tipton County, Wild Cat Township, pp. 301, 302 JOEL COPHER is a native of Gallatin County, Ky.; he was born April 26, 1824, and is the third of eight children born to Joel and Sarah (Foley) Copher, natives respectively of Kentucky and Virginia; he was reared upon a farm and received a fair education from the common schools. At the age of twenty, he began farming in Switzerland County, Ind. And made a good home of ninety-five acres, on which he lived until the fall of 1868; he then removed to this township and purchased forty acres of land, but the August previous he had purchased 160 acres (where he now lives), which at that time was in its native state. He began to clear the forest and built a log cabin, into which he moved in 1869; he has here redeemed a good home, and has seventy acres under good cultivation. In early life, he wa a Whig, having cast his first President ballot for Gen. Taylor, but he is not a stanch supporter of Republican principles. He is an industrious farmer and leading citizen, at all times ready to encourage home enterprises. He was married, January 19, 1944 to Miss Martha A. Brinson, a native of Switzerland County, Ind.; and she was born December 26, 1827, and is the daughter of Anthony and Nancy Brinson, natives of Kentucky. Mr. Copher became the father of ten children--Nancy, Sarah, Mary E. Catharine, George F., Jonathan L., Joel O., Emma, and Anthony, deceased, and Margaret J., deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Copher are members of the Christian Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Phyllis Hill