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William Henry Cope 1846–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 July 1846

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Oct 1895

Death Location: Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jacob Cope

Mother: Sarah Odom

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Children(s): Asminta Cope

William Henry Cope was born in 1846 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jacob David Jack Cope And Sarah Ann Odom. William Henry Cope had children including Asminta Jane Cope. William Henry Cope passed away in 1895 in Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Cope was born in 1846 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jacob David Jack Cope And Sarah Ann Odom.
  • William Henry Cope had children including Asminta Jane Cope.
  • William Henry Cope passed away in 1895 in Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, USA.

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William Cope's Ancestors

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William Cope
1846–1895
Birth Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jacob David (Jack) Cope
1800–1884
Richmond, Rowen, North Carolina, United States,
Sarah (Ann) Odom
1803–1879
Grandparents
Francis (Cope) Coupee
1775–1814
Basse-Normandie, France
Margarett (Ann) Crider
1778–1821
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
George (Odom) (Oldham)
1761–1819
Leeds Manor, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Jane Russell
1767–1860
Great-Grandparents
David Russell
1740–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Lee
1721–1750

William Cope's Descendants

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William (Henry) Cope (15 July 1846–3 Oct 1895)
  1. 1. Asminta (Jane) Cope 1870–1928 m. Richard (McHenry) SAMES 1865–1929
    1. 1. Sophronia ("Frona") Sams 1896–1972 m. Lucian Powell 1895–1977
      1. 1. Hazel Powell 1923–2011 m. Otis Metcalf 1910–1972

William Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1846
15 July 1846
Birth of William Henry Cope in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
1895
3 Oct 1895
Age 49
Death of William Henry Cope in Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 July 1846
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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