Stephen is the first son of Benjamin Franklin and Amanda Jane (Covey) Cohee. He married Annie Jane (Meekins) at Trinity Church, Elkton, Maryland in 1883. Stephen and Annie had eight children: William Rutter (1884-1945), Myrtle May (1886-1933), Alverta (1888-1950), James Franklin (1892-1953), Charles Homer (1896-1931), Mary Monica (1897-1918), Alice Lillian (1901-1975) and Agnes Gladys (1904-1983).

His wife Annie died in 1904. Stephen remarried in 1905 to the widow Agnes (Evans) Carnes. Agnes did not have any children with Stephen. She helped raise the young girls.

Capt. Stephen A Cohee was the lighthouse keeper at Pooles Island. He received a provisional appt: 24 NOV 1893 and permanent appt: 16 Mar 1894. He resigned from this post in the Fall of 1915.

At age 58 he volunteered for the Naval Reserve Force during World War I.

Biography: Stephen A Conner

Stephen is the first son of Benjamin Franklin and Amanda Jane (Covey) Cohee. He married Annie Jane (Meekins) at Trinity Church, Elkton, Maryland in 1883. Stephen and Annie had eight children: William Rutter (1884-1945), Myrtle May (1886-1933), Alverta (1888-1950), James Franklin (1892-1953), Charles Homer (1896-1931), Mary Monica (1897-1918), Alice Lillian (1901-1975) and Agnes Gladys (1904-1983).

His wife Annie died in 1904. Stephen remarried in 1905 to the widow Agnes (Evans) Carnes. Agnes did not have any children with Stephen. She helped raise the young girls.

Capt. Stephen A Cohee was the lighthouse keeper at Pooles Island. He received a provisional appt: 24 NOV 1893 and permanent appt: 16 Mar 1894. He resigned from this post in the Fall of 1915.

At age 58 he volunteered for the Naval Reserve Force during World War I.

Biography: Stephen A Conner