Modified Register for John Everett COPE

First Generation

1.     John Everett COPE was born 1846 in Pike County, Al. He died 1 Nov 1919 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried 1919 in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

BIOGRAPHY: John Everett Cope was eldest son of George Washington Cope and was the beginning of my Cope line. John was born in Pikes Co. Alabama 1846 and died 1919 in Fort Stockton, Texas. He was a rancher and a businessman in Pecos County. At one time J.E. COPE owned a section of land in east Fort Stockton known as the Cope Estate. He had an interest in two ranches and a gold mine in Mexico. He Married Lucretia J. Ray of Fannin County, Texas about 1868 and had 9 children.

 

BURIAL: John's burial place is unknown but I assume that he was buried in Fort Stockton's East Hill Cemetery and probably in the old Valentine Plot however unmarked.

 

Census: 1850 Pike Co.,AL

1860 census in Upshur County

1870 census in Upshur County age 23

1900 Census in Pecos County Tx

1910 Census in Pecos County Tx

 

BIRTH: Born in Pike County, Al 1846

 

John married Lucretia J. RAY, daughter of James Wilson RAY and Mary GIBSON, on 1868 in Fannin County, Texas. Lucretia was born 1850 in Fannin Co., Tx. She died about 1926 in Austin, Tx and was buried 1926 in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

Census: 1870 Census Upshur County Census age 19

1880 Census Coleman County Census

 

BIOGRAPHY: Lucretia J. Ray was the daughter of a wealthy lay preacher James Wilson Ray from Fannin County, Tx where he is buried in Coonrod Cemetery. Family records indicate that Lucretia owned a section of land in Sterling County.

 

They had the following children:

+              2    M          i. William Edgar Cope was born 5 Jun 1887 and died Aug 1971.

+              3    M        ii.    Madison Earl COPE was born 7 Aug 1869 and died 1 Oct 1901.

+              4    M       iii.    Thomas J. Cope  born 1871 and died 22 Nov 1932.

                5    F         iv.    Rosa Emma COPE was born 1873 in Sterling City, Tx. She died 25 Nov 1938 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

Census: 1900 Census Pecos County

1910 Census Pecos County

 

BIOGRAPHY: Last known address was McCamey, Tx. Buried in East Hill Cemetery in Fort Stockton, Tx. (location of grave has not been found)

 

Rosa married R.L. CAMP on 16 Jan 1910 in Pecos County, Texas.

+              6    F          v.    Sarah A. COPE was born 1875.

                7    F         vi.    Presha Caroline Cope was born 1877 in Texas. She died 5 Feb 1920 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

Census: 1900 Census Pecos County,Tx

1910 Census Pecos County,Tx

1920 Census Pecos County,Tx Living with the Boydstuns

 

BIOGRAPHY: Presha died 1920 never being married and therefore no children, She was a schoolteacher in Fort Stockton, Tx.

 

+              8    F        vii.    Mary Safronia COPE was born 1880 and died 1966.

                9    F       viii.    Belle B. COPE was born 1882. She died before 1951.

Census: 1900 Census Pecos County age 18

 

BIOGRAPHY: Little is known about Bell Cope at this time

 

Belle married1 Victor E. ALLISON on 5 Aug 1900 in Pecos County, Texas. Victor was born about 1880.

Marriage listed in book at Pecos County Library under "Pecos County Marriages"

 

+            10    F         ix.    Johnnie Ethel COPE was born 1884 and died 19 Jul 1957.

Second Generation

2.     William Edgar COPE "Willie" (John Everett) was born 5 Jun 1887 in Sterling City, Tx. He died Aug 1971 in Odessa, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

Census: 1900 Census Pecos County, Tx

1910 Census Pecos County, Tx

1920 Census Pecos County, Tx

1930 Census Pecos County, Tx

 

BIOGRAPHY: William Edgar Cope was born in Sterling City, Tx 1886. He married Mary Isabelle Backus of Corpus Christi, Texas in 1912. They had one son John Edgar Cope.

William (Willie) was a Pecos County Deputy for about 30 years in Fort Stockton, Texas and died 1971. He is buried at East Hill Cemetery in Fort Stockton, Tx. There is also evidence that he was, at one time, a Texas Ranger

 

Willie married Mary Isabelle BACKUS "Murry", daughter of Author BACKUS and HENRIETTA SOMEBODY "Hattie", on 5 May 1912 in Pecos County, Texas. Murry was born Dec 1895 in Gainesville, Tx. She died 3 Oct 1964 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in San Angelo, Tx.

They had the following children:

              11    M         i.    John Edgar Cope was born 1914 in Corpus Christi. He died 1994 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

BIOGRAPHY: John Edgar Cope was born 1914 in Corpus Christi, Tx. He is listed in the 1920 Census of Pecos County. John married Emma Elizabeth Yockey in 1939. Born to this union were three children, two girls and one boy. John lived most of his life if Fort Stockton, Texas where he died in 1994.

 

Census: 1920 Pecos County, Tx Census

1930 Pecos County, Tx Census

 

John married Emma Elizabeth YOCKEY, daughter of Archie Newton YOCKEY and Florence E. ROBERTS "Potsy", on 1939 in Monahans, Tx. Emma was born 2 Oct 1922 in Alpine, Tx.

1930: Archie Yockie and family were listed in dwelling 92 in Pecos County 1930 Census.

Archie   Age 33

Florence Age 29

Emma     Age 7

Thelma   Age 6

 

Census: 1930 Pecos County, Tx Census

 

3.     Madison Earl COPE "Matt" (John Everett) was born 7 Aug 1869 in Fannin Co., Tx. He died 1 Oct 1901 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in Old Fort Cemetery.

DEATH: Matt, also known as M.E. Cope is buried in the Old Fort Cemetery in Fort Stockton. He was drug to death by his horse in Oct 1, 1901. His tombstone reads 1902, however death records indicate 1901.

 

Census: 1870 Upshur County Census age 1

1900 Census Pecos County

 

BIRTH: Madison Earl was Born in Fannin County, Tx. 1869

From Birth Certificate of his son Thomas Everett Cope

 

BIOGRAPHY: Madison was married Oct 1896 to Matilda Brown (per Sterling early marriage records). His Mother bought a ranch in Fort Stockton, Tx as  a wedding gift.

Matt was killed on his anniversary 1901 on this ranch and ranch was traded to Bud Price for a ranch in Sterling County and willed to Madison's heirs being Thomas Everette, Matterson Earl, and Ernestine.

Notes from Mattie's Will 1903

 

Matt married1 Matilda Ann BROWN "Tilda" on 1 Oct 1896 in Sterling City, Tx. Tilda was born 21 Jan 1878 in Texas. She died 23 Jan 1963 in Sterling City, Tx.

Census: 1910 Sterling County, Tx Census house #106

Mattie re-married a man named Lantham after Matt was killed

 

 

They had the following children:

              12    F           i.    Ernestine Cope was born 6 Aug 1897 in Circa Pecos County, Tx. She died 18 Aug 1921 and was buried in Foster Cemetery Sterling City.

Census: 1910 Sterling Co., Tx Census

 

Ernestine married Ransom Byron HOUSE. Ransom was born 11 Jun 1896. He died 4 Jun 1965 and was buried in Foster Cemetery Sterling City.

              13    M        ii.    Thomas Everett COPE "Peb" was born 16 Nov 1899 in Fort Stockton, Tx. He died 3 Mar 1984 in Sterling City, Tx and was buried in Foster Cemetery Sterling City.

BIOGRAPHY: Thomas Everett Cope (Peb) was born about 1899 in Fort Stockton, Texas. He was the son of Madison Earl Cope and Matilda Brown. After the death of his Father, Peb moved to Sterling County and lived the remainder of his life there as a rancher. He died in 1986 in Water Valley, Texas near Sterling City.

Peb's Mother married a man named Lantham in Sterling Co. This man raised Ernestine, Peb and Earl and had three other sons of his own.

 

Census: 1910 Sterling County, Tx Census house #106

 

Peb married Bernice BENGE on 1 Mar 1926. Bernice was born 6 Jun 1907. She died 30 Sep 1982.

              14    M       iii.    Matterson Earl COPE was born 29 Apr 1902 in Sterling City, Tx. He died 6 Jul 1985 in Georgetown, Williamson Co., Tx.

Census: 1910 Sterling County, Tx Census house #106

 

Matterson married Lucy Gracey SANDERS on 16 Jun 1925 in San Angelo, Tx. Lucy was born 27 Jan 1907 in Hereford, Tx. She died 1 Apr 1989 in Georgetown, Tx.

4.     Thomas J. COPE (John Everett) was born 1871. He died 22 Nov 1932 in Rankin, Tx and was buried in Fort Stockton (Unmarked Grave).

DEATH: Tom died in McCamey Texas in 1932 and is buried in the "Old Valentine Plot" which is in Fort Stockton's East Hill Cemetery. His grave is unmarked as of this date.

 

Census: 1910 Census Pecos County, Tx

1920 Census Pecos County

 

BIOGRAPHY: Tom Cope was born 1871 probably in Fannin County, Texas. He married Maggie Valentine of Fort Stockton. Maggie died in 1918 and Tom married a Mary Landers. Tom and Maggie had four children, 1 girl and three boys.

Tom Cope was a rancher, large land owner and Commissioner of Pecos County, Texas for about 15 years and died at age 62 in McCamey, Texas in 1932.

 

Thomas married (1) Maggie Valentine daughter of John Sr. VALENTINE and Margaret WILCOX, on 29 Nov 1905 in Pecos County, Texas. Maggie was born Jun 1883. She died 20 Feb 1918 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

Census: 1910 census Pecos County

 

Apparently Maggie was married before 1905 to a man named Teel

 

 

Thomas and Maggie had the following children:

              15    F           i.    Tommie Lee Cope was born about 1907.

Census: 1910 census Pecos county 3 years old

 

              16    M        ii.    John J. COPE was born about 1911 in Pecos County, Texas.

Census: 1920census Pecos County 9 years old

 

              17    M       iii.    Willard Filmarr. COPE was born about 1916 in Pecos County, Texas. He died 1 Aug 1944 overeseas and was buried 1944 in Rankin, Tx.

Willard Cope was killed in WWII and death is recorded in McCamey, Tx Not sure where he is buried.

 

BIOGRAPHY: Willard Filmare Cope was the Son of Tom and Maggie Cope, born about 1916 and was killed in WWII in 1944.

 

              18    M       iv.    Jesse O. COPE was born calculated 1918 in Pecos County, Texas.

BIRTH: Jessie O. Cope was born same year his Mother Maggie died could have bee cause of death.

 

Thomas also married (2) Mary E. LANDERS. Mary was born calculated 1877.

6.     Sarah A. COPE "Sallie" (John Everett) was born 1875 in Texas.

Census: 1900 Census Pecos County with Robert Gray (Husband) household

 

Sallie married Robert L. GRAY on 1 Oct 1896 in Sterling City, Tx. Robert was born Aug 1876 in Ark.

BIOGRAPHY: Last known residence in Arizona

 

They had the following children:

              19    M         i.    Henry R. GRAY was born2 Jul 1897.

Census: 1900 Census Pecos County age 2

 

              20    M        ii.    Abraham R. GRAY was born Dec 1898 in Pecos County, Texas.

8.     Mary Safronia COPE (John Everett) was born 1880 in COLEMAN Co. Tx. She died 1966 in New Mexico.

BIOGRAPHY: Last known residence in New Mexico

 

Mary married Oscar Judson BAGWELL on 19 Jan 1900 in Sterling City, Tx. Oscar was born 19 Apr 1879 in Rome, Floyd Co., Ga.

They had the following children:

              21    M         i.    Clay R. BAGWELL was born in El Paso, Tx.

              22    M        ii.    Edward BAGWELL.

              23    F         iii.    Fae BAGWELL.

              24    M       iv.    John BAGWELL "Scoop".

              25    F          v.    Lillian BAGWELL.

              26    F         vi.    Lucy BAGWELL.

              27    M      vii.    Meryl BAGWELL.

              28    M     viii.    Phillip H. BAGWELL.

              29    M        ix.    Percy Cope BAGWELL was born 31 Oct 1903 in Sterling City, Tx. He died 20 Oct 1985 in Albuquerque, NM.

10.   Johnnie Ethel COPE (John Everett) was born 1884 in Sterling City, Tx. She died 19 Jul 1957 in Pecos County, Texas and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

Census: 1910 Census Pecos County, Tx

1920 Census Pecos County

 

BIOGRAPHY: Lived in Fort Stockton, Tx until her death 507 Gillis Street

 

Johnnie married James Noble BOYDSTUN Sr on 31 Oct 1906 in Pecos County, Texas. James was born 1870. He died 1932 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

1930: Listed in Pecos County 1930 Census

James Noble Sr.    Age 59

Johnnie Ethel      Age 45

Bennie Belle       Age 21

James Noble Jr.    Age 19

Mary Ethel         Age 11

 

They had the following children:

              30    F           i.    Bennie Belle Boydstun was born 14 Jan 1909. She died 5 Feb 1955 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery.

Benny married (1) James SULLIVAN.

Benny also married (2) Maurice Lafayette STEWART about 1937.

              31    M        ii.    James Noble BOYDSTUN Jr was born 27 Sep 1910. He died 11 Mar 1949 in Fort Stockton, Tx and was buried in East Hill Cemetery.

              32    F         iii.    Mary Ethel BOYDSTUN was born about 1919.

Mary married Somebody HILL.

              33    M       iv.    John BOYDSTUN was born 1912. He died 1912 in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx.

              34    M        v.    Allan BOYDSTUN was born 1915 in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx. He died 1917.

              35    M       vi.    Billy BOYDSTUN was born 1913 in East Hill Cemetery Fort Stockton, Tx. He died 1918.

Source: John Edward (Eddie) Cope

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