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William Pleasant Cope 1865–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1865

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 April 1957

Death Location: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Cope

Mother: Eliza Johnson

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The story of William Pleasant Cope began in 1865 in Tennessee, USA. In 1880, William Pleasant Cope resided in , Hancock, Tennessee, USA. William Pleasant Cope passed away in 1957 in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Pleasant Cope began in 1865 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, William Pleasant Cope resided in , Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Pleasant Cope passed away in 1957 in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Cope's Ancestors

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William Cope
1865–1957
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
James W. Cope
1829–1921
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Eliza (Ann) Johnson
1840–1890
Hancock, USA
Grandparents
William (M.) Cope
1809–1864
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Lydia Wilder
1809–1860
Hawkins Co., Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Cope
1784–1857
Mary Hammons
1777–1857
James Wilder
1780–1850
Nancy Hays
1777–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oliver Cope
1760–1801
Rebecca Cope
1760–

William Cope's Timeline

3 Records

1865
23 February 1865
Birth of William Pleasant Cope in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
William Pleasant Cope resided here in , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1957
3 April 1957
Age 92
Death of William Pleasant Cope in Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1865
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 April 1957
    Event Place: Treadway, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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