Wm. COPPLE - History

COPPLE, MARLOWE, BRADSHAW, HARRINGTON, BROHERD, KENNEDY, WEIDER, GOTT, PANCOAST

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 2/3/2006 at 18:58:01

Vol. 2, Fulton's History, Pg. 460

William M. and Evohlena (MARLOWE) COPPLE, born Illinois and Tennessee respectively. The father, who comes of German ancestry, is a blacksmith by trade. He removed to Kansas from Illinois and was married in the Sunflower state. Coming to Iowa, he located in Mahaska County and there opened a blacksmith shop. Subsequently he spend nine years in Ottumwa, Wapello County, and in 1889 came to Batavia, where he worked at his trade until seven years ago.

Since the demise of his wife, which occurred in Batavia Dec. 27, 1903, he has resided in the home of Fred C. BRADSHAW. Mrs. COPPLE had been married twice, her first husband being Sylvenes HARRINGTON, by whom she had five children. Amanda, the only surviving child of this family, is the wife of J. M. BROHERD, the foreman of a brick and tile company at Oskaloosa.

At the time of the Civil War Mr. William M. COPPLE joined the cavalry at Eddyville, Iowa, and did guard duty there. Unto him and his wife were born five children: Emma, wife of John KENNEDY of Mahaska County, who follows farming near Eddyville; Grant, who married Miss Clara WEIDER of Ottumwa and is a blacksmith of that city, having learned the trade under the direction of his father; Viola, wife of Ralph GOTT, who is a coal miner of Centerville, Iowa; William, a blacksmith and plumber of Ottumwa, who married Miss Nora PANCOAST of Batavia; and Mrs. BRADSHAW....

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person (s).