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Sarah Melinda Cope 1826–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1826

Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Aug 1903

Death Location: Trinity, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Mary Bowman

Spouse(s): John Cope

Children(s): Mary Lewis, Martha Cope, Albert Cope

In 1826, Sarah Melinda Cope entered the world in Wythe, Virginia, USA, born to William Brewster And Mary Melinda Milly Bowman. Sarah Melinda Cope married John Wesley Cope, and had children including Albert Brewster Cope, Martha Jane Cope, Mary Ann Lewis. Sarah Melinda Cope passed away in 1903 in Trinity, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Sarah Melinda Cope entered the world in Wythe, Virginia, USA, born to William Brewster And Mary Melinda Milly Bowman.
  • Sarah Melinda Cope married John Wesley Cope, and had children including Albert Brewster Cope, Martha Jane Cope, Mary Ann Lewis.
  • Sarah Melinda Cope passed away in 1903 in Trinity, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brewster
1802–1874
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Bowman
1808–1850
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

John Cope
1830–1912
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Lewis
1852–1904
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
ML
Martha Cope
1854–1927
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
MC
Albert Cope
1861–1937
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
AC

Sarah Cope's Ancestors

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Sarah Cope
1826–1903
Birth Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Brewster
1802–1874
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Melinda Milly) Bowman
1808–1850
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1773–1848
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Peery
1763–1849
Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Cope's Descendants

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Sarah (Melinda) Cope (26 January 1826–13 Aug 1903) m. John (Wesley) Cope (16 December 1830–6 July 1912)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Lewis 1852–1904
  2. 2. Martha (Jane) Cope 1854–1927 m. Israel (Manning) Lewis 1852–1926
    1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Lewis 1890–1973
    2. 2. John (H) Lewis 1880–
    3. 3. Charles Lewis 1882–
    4. 4. Julia Lewis 1887–
    5. 5. Bertha (Alice) Lewis 1893–
    6. 6. Abner Lewis 1873–
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Lewis 1878–
  3. 3. Albert (Brewster) Cope 1861–1937

Sarah Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1826
26 January 1826
Birth of Sarah Melinda Cope in Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Virginia, USA
1903
13 Aug 1903
Age 77
Death of Sarah Melinda Cope in Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1826
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Trinity, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trinity, Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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