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John Calvin Cope 1918–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1918

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 15 Mar 1994

Death Location: Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Cope

Mother: Lula Cope

Spouse(s): Arzella Baker

Children(s): Danny Sr

John Calvin Cope was born in 1918 in Kentucky, the child of Benjamin Harrison Cope And Lula Mae Perciful Cope. In 1920, John Calvin Cope resided in Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA. John Calvin Cope married Arzella Caudill Baker, Margaret Cope, and had children including Ascot L Cope, Danny Dale Cope Sr. John Calvin Cope passed away in 1994 in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Calvin Cope was born in 1918 in Kentucky, the child of Benjamin Harrison Cope And Lula Mae Perciful Cope.
  • In 1920, John Calvin Cope resided in Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Calvin Cope married Arzella Caudill Baker, Margaret Cope, and had children including Ascot L Cope, Danny Dale Cope Sr.
  • John Calvin Cope passed away in 1994 in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Cope
1888–1963
Birth Location: Welchburg, Jackson County, Kentucky, United States of America
BC
Lula Cope
1886–1969
Birth Location: Kentucky
LC

Spouses(s)

Arzella Baker
1929–2018
Birth Location: Kentucky
AB

Children(s)

Danny Sr
1947–1994
Birth Location: Indiana
DS

John Cope's Ancestors

Self
John Cope
1918–1994
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Benjamin Harrison Cope
1888–1963
Welchburg, Jackson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lula (Mae (Perciful)) Cope
1886–1969
Kentucky
Grandparents
George (W) Cope
1836–1915
Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Amie (Barrett)
1846–1936
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Cope
1814–1887
Mary Cope
1818–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Howell Brewer
1790–1886
Short
1794–1834

John Cope's Descendants

1.
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John (Calvin) Cope (12 May 1918–15 Mar 1994) m. Arzella ((Caudill)) Baker (abt 1929–11 December 2018)
  1. 1. Danny (Dale Cope) Sr 1947–1994

John Cope's Timeline

9 Records

1918
12 May 1918
Birth of John Calvin Cope in Kentucky
Kentucky
1919
5 May 1919
Age 1
Birth of John Calvin Cope in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 2
John Calvin Cope resided here in Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
John Calvin Cope resided here in District 2, District 2, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
District 2, District 2, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
John Calvin Cope resided here in Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky
Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 22
John Calvin Cope resided here in Magisterial Dist 2 Pine Hill Precinct, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist 2 Pine Hill Precinct, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
John Calvin Cope resided here in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
1994
15 March 1994
Age 76
Death of John Calvin Cope in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
1994
15 Mar 1994
Age 76
Death of John Calvin Cope in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1919
    Event Place: Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1918
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 141
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01353; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102-5
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: T625_595; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 237
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1994; Roll: 04
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 5618; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 89-24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: T625_595; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 237

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, District 2, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01353; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist 2 Pine Hill Precinct, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01353; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 5618; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 89-24

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pine Hill, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 141

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1994; Roll: 04

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1994
    Event Place: Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1994
    Event Place: Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1994; Roll: 04
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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