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Barbara Jean Atherton 1902–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Aug 1902

Birth Location: Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1983

Death Location: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen Atherton

Mother: Jane Featherstone

Spouse(s): Henry Kopshina

Children(s): Leroy Kopshina, Jack Kopshina, George Kopshina, Gene Kopshina, Joseph Kopshina

The story of Barbara Jean Atherton began in 1902 in Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Barbara Jean Atherton married Henry David Kopshina, and had children including Gene Kopshina, George Wilfred Kopshina, Jack Herman Kopshina, Joseph Kopshina, Leroy Henry Kopshina, Sarah Jane Kopshina. Barbara Jean Atherton passed away in 1983 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Jean Atherton began in 1902 in Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Barbara Jean Atherton married Henry David Kopshina, and had children including Gene Kopshina, George Wilfred Kopshina, Jack Herman Kopshina, Joseph Kopshina, Leroy Henry Kopshina, Sarah Jane Kopshina.
  • Barbara Jean Atherton passed away in 1983 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Atherton
1853–1926
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
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Jane Featherstone
1859–1926
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Henry Kopshina
1898–1973
Birth Location: Jeannette, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
HK

Children(s)

Leroy Kopshina
1921–1989
Birth Location: Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
LK
Jack Kopshina
1923–1999
Birth Location: Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
JK
George Kopshina
1926–2015
Birth Location: Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
GK
Gene Kopshina
1927–1996
Birth Location: Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
GK
Joseph Kopshina
1931–2013
Birth Location: Du Bois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
JK

Barbara Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Barbara Atherton
1902–1983
Birth Place: Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Stephen Atherton
1853–1926
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Jane (Ann) Featherstone
1859–1926
Stanhope, Durham, England
Grandparents
Ralph Featherstone
1829–1879
West Blackdene, Durham, England
Frances Rutherford
1829–1908
West Blackdene, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Featherstone
1791–1849
Ann Peadon
1795–1879
Joseph Rutherford
1786–1836
Sarah INCORRECT
1791–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Featherstone
1740–1794
Mary Watson
1742–1829
Michael Rutherford
1741–1809
Esther Kidd
1749–1824
John Walton
1748–1821
Mary ❌
1753–1828

Barbara Atherton's Descendants

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Barbara (Jean) Atherton (05 Aug 1902–6 Mar 1983) m. Henry (David) Kopshina (11 Jul 1898–08 Apr 1973)
  1. 1. Leroy (Henry) Kopshina 1921–1989 m. Marie (Alberta) Lyons 1921–2013
    1. 1. Roger (Leroy) Kopshina 1947–2016
  2. 2. Jack (Herman) Kopshina 1923–1999
  3. 3. George (Wilfred) Kopshina 1926–2015 m. Frances (Leona) Bocco 1926–
  4. 4. Gene Kopshina 1927–1996
  5. 5. Joseph Kopshina 1931–2013

Barbara Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1902
05 Aug 1902
Birth of Barbara Jean Atherton in Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
1983
6 Mar 1983
Age 81
Death of Barbara Jean Atherton in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Aronfelt, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
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