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Walter Gerbard Cope 1908–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1908

Birth Location: Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1952

Death Location: On the Naval hospital USS HAVEN

Father: Samuel Cope

Mother: Minnie Payne

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Walter Gerbard Cope was born in 1908 in Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of Samuel May Cope And Minnie Mae Payne. In 1920, Walter Gerbard Cope resided in Holly, Prowers, Colorado, USA. Walter Gerbard Cope passed away in 1952 in On the Naval hospital USS HAVEN.

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Biography

  • Walter Gerbard Cope was born in 1908 in Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of Samuel May Cope And Minnie Mae Payne.
  • In 1920, Walter Gerbard Cope resided in Holly, Prowers, Colorado, USA.
  • Walter Gerbard Cope passed away in 1952 in On the Naval hospital USS HAVEN.

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Walter Cope's Ancestors

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Walter Cope
1908–1952
Birth Place: Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Samuel May Cope
1884–1964
Indinola, Vermillion Co., Illinois
Minnie (Mae) Payne
1889–1942
Mattoon, Cole Co., Illinois
Grandparents
William (Jacob) Cope
1856–1894
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Julia (Ann) White
1861–1903
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Silas (Edward) Payne
1839–1905
, Cass, Indiana
Nancey (Jane) Enos
1851–1930
Butler, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cope
1830–1912
Sarah Brewster
1826–1903
William White
1818–1880
Julia Wilkinson
1821–1880
James Jr.
1805–1888
Naomi Ferguson
1809–1873
Solomon Enos
1822–1884
Matilda Tobey
1822–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cope
1800–1884
Sarah Odom
1803–1879
William Brewster
1802–1874
Mary Bowman
1808–1855
John Ferguson
1785–1854
Mary Phelps
1787–
Jacob Enos
1796–1853
Nancy Deputy
1797–1880
Eleazer Tobey
1775–1845
Phoebe Casto
1781–1824

Walter Cope's Timeline

3 Records

1908
9 Aug 1908
Birth of Walter Gerbard Cope in Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Walter Gerbard Cope resided here in Holly, Prowers, Colorado, USA
Holly, Prowers, Colorado, USA
1952
11 Aug 1952
Age 44
Death of Walter Gerbard Cope in On the Naval hospital USS HAVEN
On the Naval hospital USS HAVEN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Jamacia, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Holly, Prowers, Colorado; Roll: T625_169; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Holly, Prowers, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Holly, Prowers, Colorado; Roll: T625_169; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1952
    Event Place: On the Naval hospital USS HAVEN

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