John Wesley Copass

--b. September 14, 1854 Monroe Co., KY
--d. October 6, 1945 East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana
----buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY

--m. Tabitha Franklin 'Frankie' VANDOVER
--November 15, 1878 Clay Co., TN
----b. May 18, 1863 Kentucky
----d. March 24, 1941 rural Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY
------buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY

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My Websites for John W.

• Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect

  	JOB(E) LEGACY Descendants of Andrew Job Jr

• 1860 Monroe Co., KY, #160-1142

  Copas........ T M........... 46 M Farmer...........1500...250 TN  000
  Copas........ Mary.......... 36 F ........................... KY  001
  Copas........ Elizabeth..... 14 F ........................... KY  010
  Copas........ J B........... 11 M ........................... KY  010
  Copas........ J W...........  5 M ........................... KY  000
  Copas........ L A...........  1 F ........................... KY  000
  

• 1870 Monroe Co., KY, Pct 6, Tompkinsville, page 29, #203-197
  -enumerated June 23, 1870

  Thomas H. Copass    55  m w     farmer    $550   $628 TN
  Mary                46  f w     k house               KY
  James B.            21 m w      farm laborer          KY
  John W.             15 m w      at home               KY
  Lydia  A            11 f w                            KY
  William R.           7 m w                            KY
  

• 1880 Monroe Co., KY, Tompkinsville, page 335B

  John W. COPASS      Self  M   Male    W 25  KY Farmer          TN   KY  
  Talitha F. COPASS   Wife  M   Female  W 17  KY Keeping House   VA   KY  
  Mary B. COPASS      Dau   S   Female  W  6M KY                 KY   KY 
  

• 1900 Monroe Co., KY, West Tompkinsville Pct, stamped page 209, Sheet 16A, #314-320M
  --enumerated June 16, 1900

  John W. Copass   head m w Sept 1854 45 m-21yrs farmer       KY TN KY
  Frank V          wife f w May  1864 36 m-21yrs (12-11)      KY VA KY
  Nancy A.         dau  f w May  1881 19 s                    KY KY KY
  James E.         son  m w Apr  1883 17 s       farm laborer KY KY KY
  Lera             dau  f w Feb  1885 15 s       school       KY KY KY
  Alice            dau  f w Mar  1887 13 s       school       KY KY KY
  George S.        son  m w Oct  1888 11 s       farm laborer KY KY KY
  Perry H.         son  m w Oct  1890  9 s                    KY KY KY
  Sallie F.        dau  f w Aug  1882  7 s                    KY KY KY
  Lucy P.          dau  f w Jan  1894  6 s                    KY KY KY
  David E.         son  m w Apr  1896  4 s                    KY KY KY
  Vester J.        son  m w Apr  1898  2 s                    KY KY KY
  Betsey C.        dau  f w Apr  1898  2 s                    KY KY KY
  

• 1910 Monroe Co., Ky, District 0161, #0197

  John W. Copass      56 KY     -Head
  Frank (?)           46 KY     -wife
  Sally               17 KY     -dau
  Pearl               16 Ky     -dau
  Edgar               14 Ky     -son
  Joe                 12 Ky     -son
  Cloe                12 Ky     -son
  Willie               9 Ky     -son
  Vandover             7 Ky     -son
  Carl                 4 Ky     -son
  

1. Mary Rebecca Copass

   --b. December 1879 Monroe Co., KY
   --d. 1880's Monroe Co., KY
   
   

2. Nancy Anna (Copass) Schoaf

   --b. October 5, 1881 Monroe Co., KY
   --m. Charlie SCHOAF
   
   

3. James Evans Copass

   --b. April 14, 1883 Monroe Co., KY
   --d. August 22, 1972 Oxnard, California
   --m. Mary Mariah WILLIFORD
   --August 23, 1908 Randlett, Oklahoma
   ----b. July 14, 1891 Motague, Texas
   ----d. May 15, 1973 Oxnard, California
   
   

4. Lerah 'Lera'(Copass) Whitley

   --b. February 28, 1885 Monroe Co., KY
   --d. -- Nashville, Davidson Co., TN
   --m. Carlie WHITLEY
   
   

5. Alice (Copass) Sampson

   --b. March 30, 1887 Monroe Co., KY
   --d. -- Danville, Illinois
   --m/1 Denton SAMPSON
   --m/2 Sam TSOPLS
   
   

6. George S. Copass

   --b. Octobr 28, 1888 Monroe Co., KY
   
   

7. Perry H. Copass

   --b. October 3, 1891 Monroe Co., KY
   --d. December 4, 1934 Monroe Co., KY
   ----buried Old Herman Cemetery, Monroe Co., KY
   --m. Florence HURD
   --December 24, 1921 Monroe Co., KY
   ----b. January 24, 1900 Monroe Co., KY
   ----d. May 5, 1990 Danville, Illinois
   
   

8. Sarah F. 'Sally' Copass

   --b. August 20, 1892 Monroe Co., KY
   
   

9. Lucy Pearl (Copass) Howe

   --b. January 15, 1894 Monroe Co., KY
   --d. September 24, 1961 Tulsa, Oklahoma
   --m. Samuel Teller 'Sam' HOWE, Sr.
   ----b. December 14, 1893 Missouri
   ----d. February 17, 1989 Claremore, Oklahoma
   
   

10. David Edgar 'Ed' Copas

    --b. April 25, 1896 Monroe Co., KY
    --d. Septmber 10, 1974 Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
    --m. Violet Luree TAYLOR
    --Octobr 21, 1922 Illinois
    ----b. October 21, 1905 Bismark, Illinois
    ----d. August 1, 1976
    ------d/o John Frank Taylor and Dora Elizabeth HOSKINS
    --------gd/o Ezeriah Hoskins and Lucrita FUGATE
    ----------gt gd/o Azariah Hoskins and Sarah SWISHER
    ------------2nd gt gd/o Jeremiah HOSKINSON and Mary SCOTT
    ----------gt gd/o Richard Fugate and Elizabeth THRASHER
    
    

11. Betsey Cloe Copass

    --b. April 6, 1898 Monroe Co., KY
    --d. December 30, 1918 Monroe Co., KY
    
    

12. Joseph Sylvester 'Joe' 'Vester' Copass

    --b. April 6, 1898 Monroe Co., Ky
    --d. August 23, 1965 Britt, Iowa
    --m. Gladys Marjorie BENSON
    --May 2, 1925
    ----b. March 1, 1905
    
    

13. Willie T. Copass

    --b. July 4, 1900 Monroe Co., KY
    --m. Sarah Kathryn CROW
    --December 24, 1921
    
    

14. Tolbert Vandover Copass

    --b. July 6, 1902 Monroe Co., KY
    --d. February 4, 1975 Gilman, Illinois
    --m. Ruby Elva STRODE
    --June 11, 1925 Monroe Co., KY
    ----b. January 13, 1907 Monroe Co., KY
    ----d. October 21, 1977 Illinois
    
    

15. Carl Copass

    --abt 1906 Monroe Co., KY
    --d. 1910/20 Monroe Co., KY
    
    

16. Earl Copas

    --b. March 15, 1906 Monroe Co., KY
    --d. July 1973 Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY
    ----buried Old Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY
    --m. Ethel M. JACKSON
    --February 24, 1928 Monroe Co., KY
    ----b. Novembr 14, 1900
    ----d. April 6, 1986 Monroe Co., KY
    ------buried Mt. Poland Cemetery, Monroe Co., KY
    ----Ethel M. Jackson m/1 Mr. PICKERELL
    ------d/o William T. 'Sherman' Jackson and Malissa J GILLENWATER
    --------gd/o Jesse Jasper Jackson
    --------gd/o Elijah A. Gillenwater and Margaret Ann 'Maggie' MOORE
    ----------gt gd/o David Gillenwater and Keziah WILSON
    ------------2nd gt gd/o Joel Gillenwater and Sallie Loretta GIBBONS
    ------------2nd gt gd/o Samuel Wilson and -
    ----------gt gd/o John W. Moore and Mary 'Polly' GREENUP
    ------------2nd gt gd/o Joel Moore and Regina HESTAND
    ------------2nd gt gd/o Thomas Greenup and Catherine McINTOSH
    

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