Her mother was Elizabeth Pennington, and her father was Andrew Cope.

In the 1810 Census Report, her mother, Elizabeth Pennington, was 15 years old and living with her father, Abel Penningeon, in Knox County, Kentucky. Andrew Cope and his first wife, Sarah Wallace, and their three children, lived a few doors away.

Andrew Cope and 15-year-old Elizabeth Pennington had an affair, in early 1810, and their little daughter Elizabeth was born, in late 1810 (after the 1810 Census Report was taken).

Shortly after the child was born, Andrew and his family moved to White County, Tennessee, because of all the embarrassment.

Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth Pennington, got married to Lewis Back, in 1812, and he adopted her little daughter Elizabeth and raised her as his own child. So her name became Elizabeth Back.

Young Elizabeth was seen living with her mother and Lewis Back in the 1830 Census Report. Click here to see Lewis Back's memorial: Lewis Back

Elizabeth (Cope) Back married Odom Cox, in Harlan County, on 4-15-1838. Her name on the marriage record was Elizabeth Back. His name was shown as Adam Cox. He was born in 1820, so he was ten years younger than Elizabeth. She later told people that she was born in 1820, although she knew that she was born in 1810.

In 1842, Elizabeth and Odom Cox had a daughter named Rebecca. However, Elizabeth died, either in childbirth, or shortly thereafter. Odom and his little daughter Rebecca soon moved to Carter County, Kentucky. He got remarried to Sidney Roe in, 1843, and they had several children.

By 1850, her mother Elizabeth Pennington Back, her husband Lewis Back, and their two daughters, were living in Breathitt County, Kentucky. That fall, they moved to Missouri, along with her two half-sisters, their husbands, and some of their husbands' family members.

Her daughter Rebecca Cox later married Hugh Boggs on 9-9-1858. He fought in the Civil War. He was captured and held in a POW camp. He lost sight in hie left eye due to smallpox. He mustered out in September of 1862. He died, soon after that. Rebecca got remarried to William Wilson on 7-19-1866. He had also served in the Civil War. He died on 12-21-1906.