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Nancy Mae West 1923–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1923

Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 25 May 2004

Death Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Father: Otis West

Mother: Ruth Thorpe

Spouse(s): Seward Coppess

Children(s): Kenneth Coppess

In 1923, Nancy Mae West entered the world in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA, born to Otis Leroy West And Ruth May Thorpe. In 1930, Nancy Mae West resided in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Nancy Mae West resided in Rural, Jones, Iowa. Nancy Mae West married Seward Wallace Coppess, and had children including Carolyn M Coppess, David Allan Coppess, Frederick R Coppess, Jerry Laverne Coppess, Karen Coppess, Kenneth Wallace Coppess, Kevin Dean Coppess, Phillip M Coppess, Rosy Coppess Mccormick, Shirley Jean Coppess. Nancy Mae West passed away in 2004 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Nancy Mae West entered the world in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA, born to Otis Leroy West And Ruth May Thorpe.
  • In 1930, Nancy Mae West resided in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Nancy Mae West resided in Rural, Jones, Iowa.
  • Nancy Mae West married Seward Wallace Coppess, and had children including Carolyn M Coppess, David Allan Coppess, Frederick R Coppess, Jerry Laverne Coppess, Karen Coppess, Kenneth Wallace Coppess, Kevin Dean Coppess, Phillip M Coppess, Rosy Coppess Mccormick, Shirley Jean Coppess.
  • Nancy Mae West passed away in 2004 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy West's Ancestors

Self
Nancy West
1923–2004
Birth Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Parents
Otis Leroy West
1886–1970
Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
Ruth (May) Thorpe
1898–1975
Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Henry) West
1855–1937
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Nancy (Maria) Keith
1860–1923
Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli Jr
1818–1896
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867

Nancy West's Descendants

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Nancy (Mae) West (14 Jan 1923–25 May 2004) m. Seward (Wallace) Coppess (31 August 1916–9 Jan 1987)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Wallace) Coppess 1942–2008

Nancy West's Timeline

7 Records

1923
14 Jan 1923
Birth of Nancy Mae West in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
Nancy Mae West resided here in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Nancy Mae West resided here in Rural, Jones, Iowa
Rural, Jones, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 17
Nancy Mae West resided here in Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Nancy Mae West resided here in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Nancy Mae West resided here in Iowa
Iowa
2004
25 May 2004
Age 81
Death of Nancy Mae West in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cedar Rapids Gazette; Publication Date: 28 May 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 27 May 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.16350736,0.2057826,0.5529779&xid=3355
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 5079; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 100-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, 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: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 5079; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 100-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
    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: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 5079; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 100-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 27 May 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.16350736,0.2057826,0.5529779&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 2004
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Cedar Rapids Gazette; Publication Date: 28 May 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 27 May 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.16350736,0.2057826,0.5529779&xid=3355
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 27 May 2004; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.16350736,0.2057826,0.5529779&xid=3355

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