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Earl D Copley 1934–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1934

Birth Location: Webb Wayne, West Virginia

Death Date: 17 Oct 1979

Death Location: Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Copley

Mother: Nellie Copley

Spouse(s): Donna Rich

Children(s):

Earl D Copley was born in 1934 in Webb Wayne, West Virginia, the child of William Riley Copley And Nellie Mae Copley. In 1935, Earl D Copley resided in Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia. Earl D Copley married Donna Faye Rich, and had children including Donna Jean Sowell. Earl D Copley passed away in 1979 in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Earl D Copley was born in 1934 in Webb Wayne, West Virginia, the child of William Riley Copley And Nellie Mae Copley.
  • In 1935, Earl D Copley resided in Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia.
  • Earl D Copley married Donna Faye Rich, and had children including Donna Jean Sowell.
  • Earl D Copley passed away in 1979 in Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Copley
1910–1942
Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia, USA
WC
Nellie Copley
1914–2003
Birth Location: Wayne, West Virginia, United States
NC

Spouses(s)

Donna Rich
1943–2008
Birth Location: Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
DR

Children(s)

Earl Copley's Ancestors

Self
Earl Copley
1934–1979
Birth Place: Webb Wayne, West Virginia
Parents
William Riley Copley
1910–1942
Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Nellie (Mae) Copley
1914–2003
Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
HENRY (PATRICK) COPLEY
1881–1959
Wayne, West Virginia, USA
LETTA (MARIE) VANATTA
1881–1958
Martin County, Kentucky
JOHANNEY ("JOSHUA") COPLEY
1886–1959
Wayne, WV
ELIZABETH ("LIZZIE") THOMPSON
1888–1945
Pike County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Copley's Timeline

7 Records

1934
21 September 1934
Birth of Earl D Copley in Webb Wayne, West Virginia
Webb Wayne, West Virginia
1934
14 Sep 1934
Birth of Earl D Copley in Webb Wayne, West Virginia
Webb Wayne, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 1
Earl D Copley resided here in Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia
Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 6
Earl D Copley resided here in Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
1952
1952
Age 18
Earl D Copley resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1979
10 October 1979
Age 45
Death of Earl D Copley in Cabell County, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Cabell County, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1979
17 Oct 1979
Age 45
Death of Earl D Copley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1934
    Event Place: Webb Wayne, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04450; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 50-14
    [3] West Virginia, Births Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1934
    Event Place: Webb Wayne, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04450; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 50-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04450; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 50-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1979
    Event Place: Cabell County, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1979
    Record Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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