The COOVER family lived just outside of Titusville in Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co. Two of Andrew Coover daugthers married into families who founded two cities in Crawford Co, Titusville and Meadville.

BOOK - History of Venango County, PA - Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers 1890 (Book located in the Benson Memorial Library - Titusville PA)

Biography - ANDREW COOVER. Andrew Coover settled on a track of land (No 17), south and adjoining land of Ninian Irwin. He had a family of twelve children, Andrew, Jacob, John, Geroge, Michael, Eve, Susan, Emily, Elizabeth, Catherine, Polly, and Sally. The old man lived to be about ninety years old. He died in 1834. His wife died before he came to this country. Eve Coover married Thomas Bunnell, and lived some time in Warren county. Had their house burned, then moved to Erie county, built a log house, had that burned, built a third house, and had that burned also. His wife lived to be about ninety years old. Andrew Coover and John Coover, sons of Andrew Coover, settled near Waterford, Erie county. Susan Coover married Reuben Ellis, and lived in Chautauqua county, New York. Jacob Coover died some few years ago, after he came to this county. Catherine Coover was married to Samuel Kerr, of Titusville, in 1817, by whom she had eight children - Andrew J., James K., Marshall, Michael C., (twin brothers), Joseph L., Joanna, Elizabeth, and Amelia. Samuel Kerr died in Titusville, in 1839, aged seventy-six years. Andrew J. Kerr, teacher of mathematics, died in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1843. Elizabeth died in 1846. Joanna died in 1841. Joseph L. died in 1858. Mrs. Catherine Kerr died in Pittsburgh, January 20th, 1874, aged eighty-two years years. Colonel James K. Kerr, second son of Samuel and Catherine Kerr, an eminent lawyer, died in Pittsburg, in 1876. He served fifteen months in the War of the Rebellion, and was discharged from the service on account of his health. Micheal C. Kerr, twin brother of Marshall Kerr, died at Rock Alum Springs, Virginia, August 19th, 1876. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in Congress. His health failing him, he went to the Springs, thinking to regain his health, and died there. He, like his brother, was an eminent lawyer. -END-