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William Henderson Cope 1822 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 Nov 1877

Death Location: Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Father: Andrew Cope

Mother: Nancy Spurlock

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William Henderson Cope was born in 1822 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States, the child of Andrew Jesse Cope and Nancy Spurlock. William Henderson Cope passed away in 1877 in Ozark County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henderson Cope was born in 1822 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States, the child of Andrew Jesse Cope and Nancy Spurlock.
  • William Henderson Cope passed away in 1877 in Ozark County, Missouri, USA.

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William Cope's Ancestors

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William Cope
1822 – 1877
Birth Place: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Andrew Jesse Cope
1790 – 1858
Russell, Virginia, United States
Nancy Spurlock
1797 – 1853
Lee, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Cope
1764 – 1822
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Susannah Hammonds
1767 –
Virginia, USA
William (Drury John George) Spurlock
1753 – 1835
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1770 – 1854
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Pullen
1734 – 1788
John Spurlock
1730 – 1792
Mary Harbour
1738 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Spurlock
1717 – 1808
Micholl Spurlock
1717 – 1778
Thomas Harbour
1690 – 1770

William Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of William Henderson Cope in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Harlan, Kentucky, United States
1877
22 Nov 1877
Age 55
Death of William Henderson Cope in Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Ozark County, Missouri, USA

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