Burke McArthur Cope[1] was born on October 13, 1911, in Long Beach, California, the child of John Cope[2] and Norah McArthur[3]. He married Elizabeth Murl Gilmore, date unknown. He died on May 3, 1976[4], in California[5], and was buried there[6].
↑ United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GJ-SGF : 5 December 2014), Burke M Cope, enlisted 23 Nov 1942, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQH-TCD : accessed 23 March 2019), B* M Cope in household of John H Cope, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 70, sheet 17A, line 19, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 103; FHL microfilm 1,820,103.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJN-MLS : accessed 23 March 2019), M Burk Cope in household of Francis J H Cope, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 990, sheet 3A, line 18, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 128; FHL microfilm 2,339,863.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGQ2-C3R : 20 May 2014), Burke Cope, May 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97G-FZ2 : 14 March 2018), Burke Cope in household of Francis Cope, Tract 408, Glendale, Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-228, sheet 20B, line 48, family 437, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 232.
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