Hettie was the daughter of Jesse Copher and Elizabeth "Betsey" Boone, daughter of George W Boone and Nancy Ann Linville. Hettie Berry (146911836). Jesse was the first to be spelled Copher. Some were listed as Coffer. Contributor: Debra Cofer (#49103300)

Hettie Boone Copher married the Reverend Tyre Harris Berry (also spelled Tyree) on June 28, 1821 in Boone County, Missouri. He was the son of John Berry and Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris.

The couple apparently had eleven children together before Hettie passed in 1842, along with the infant she had given birth to, named Jesse after her father. They were Mary "Polly", John, William Nasby, Thomas Copher, Elizabeth Jane, Caroline, James M, David Lenox, Nancy "Nannie", Benjamin J, and Jesse.

In 1844 Tyre married Nancy Jane Rhodes who helped him raise his and Hettie's children, as well as their child together Andrew Milton Berry.

*by Lila Cole

Sketch of the Copher Family, Audrain County, Missouri

From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Thomas Copher was born in Pennsylvania, but settled in Virginia. His children were (at least): Josiah, Jacob, George, Reuben and Jesse, all of whom settled in Kentucky.

George came to Missouri in 1820.

Jesse married Elizabeth Boone, daughter of George Boone, and settled in Boone County, MO., in 1819.

They had: Thomas, Samuel B., David N., Phoebe, Endecia, Jerusha, Sally, Hattie and Millie. Samuel B. lives in Audrain County.

He was married first to Anna Thompson, and second to Anna Maupin.

Thomas was a soldier in the War of 1812. The rest of the children lived and died in Boone County.

*Compliments of US GENWEB (Thank you to Donna Londeen)