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Jane Wilamena Cope 1827–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1827

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1916

Death Location: Evarts, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jacob Cope

Mother: Sarah Odom

Spouse(s): William Sr

Children(s): Elizabeth Kelley, William Kelly, Martha Kelly, Joseph Kelly, Nancy Morgan

Jane Wilamena Cope was born in 1827 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob David Jack Cope And Sarah Ann Odom. Jane Wilamena Cope married William Brownless Kelly Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Kelley, Joseph S Kelly, Martha Jane Kelly, Nancy A Kelly Morgan, William Brownless Kelly. Jane Wilamena Cope passed away in 1916 in Evarts, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Jane Wilamena Cope was born in 1827 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob David Jack Cope And Sarah Ann Odom.
  • Jane Wilamena Cope married William Brownless Kelly Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Kelley, Joseph S Kelly, Martha Jane Kelly, Nancy A Kelly Morgan, William Brownless Kelly.
  • Jane Wilamena Cope passed away in 1916 in Evarts, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Cope
1800–1884
Birth Location: Richmond, Rowen, North Carolina, United States,
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Sarah Odom
1803–1879
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William Sr
1819–1915
Birth Location: Lee Jesse farm near Dryden, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Kelley
1851–1916
Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
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William Kelly
1856–1941
Birth Location: –
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Martha Kelly
1859–1946
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Kelly
1856–1931
Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Nancy Morgan
1841–1919
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Jane Cope's Ancestors

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Jane Cope
1827–1916
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob David (Jack) Cope
1800–1884
Richmond, Rowen, North Carolina, United States,
Sarah (Ann) Odom
1803–1879
Grandparents
Francis (Cope) Coupee
1775–1814
Basse-Normandie, France
Margarett (Ann) Crider
1778–1821
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
George (Odom) (Oldham)
1761–1819
Leeds Manor, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Jane Russell
1767–1860
Great-Grandparents
David Russell
1740–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Lee
1721–1750

Jane Cope's Descendants

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Jane (Wilamena) Cope (7 Sep 1827–11 May 1916) m. William (Brownless Kelly) Sr (10 Dec 1819–11 Dec 1915)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Kelley 1851–1916 m. Leonard (B (Branson)) Smith 1848–1926
    1. 1. Louisa (Chestnut) Smith-Jones 1871– m. Kitts (Millard) Jones 1878–1927
      1. 1. Moss (Henry) Jones 1897–
  2. 2. William (Brownless) Kelly 1856–1941 m. Margaret ("Maggie" Elmer) Metcalf 1867–
    1. 1. Annie (Mae) Kelly 1885–1951 m. Baxter (Smith) Whitehurst 1881–1946
      1. 1. William (Kelley) Whitehurst 1906–1971 m. Evelyne (Louise) Tanner 1911–1983
        1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Whitehurst 1934–2011
    2. 2. Frank Kelley 1882–1948 m. Susanah"Susan" Creech 1883–1973
      1. 1. Glenn (Walker) Kelly 1913–1977 m. Francis (Lucille) Towery 1918–2006
        1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Kelly 1939–1979
  3. 3. Martha (Jane) Kelly 1859–1946 m. George (Washington) Ball 1861–1943
    1. 1. Moses (Lemuel) Ball 1883–1964 m. Narcissus Smith 1889–1980
      1. 1. Walter (Franklin) Ball 1917–2009
  4. 4. Joseph (S.) Kelly 1856–1931
  5. 5. Nancy (A. Kelly -) Morgan 1841–1919 m. James (Anderson) Stacy 1835–1921
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Stacy 1878–1971

Jane Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1827
7 Sep 1827
Birth of Jane Wilamena Cope in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1916
11 May 1916
Age 89
Death of Jane Wilamena Cope in Evarts, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Evarts, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1827
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1916
    Event Place: Evarts, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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