John
Cope
Born about in Germany
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catherine (Oaks) Cope
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Cope) Bereiter, Andrew Cope, Gertrude (Cope) Martin, Catherine Elizabeth (Cope) Wadsworth, Joseph John Cope and Charles G Cope
Died
at about age 50
in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2020
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Biography
John Cope was a Pennsylvanian.
John Cope was killed in the Hill Farm Mine explosion on 16-Jun-1890
John was a German miner who was born about 1840 in Germany. He was married to Catherine Oaks who was also a German immigrant. Together they had 10 children.
On 16 Jun 1890 he was working in the Hill Farm Mine in Dunbar, Pennsylvania when an explosion occurred. John was killed along with his son, Andrew Cope.
The 1880 census shows John as a laborer with his family. [1]
| Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cope | Self | M | 40 | Germany |
| Catharine Cope | Wife | F | 32 | Germany |
| Margaret Cope | Daughter | F | 8 | Germany |
| Andrew Cope | Son | M | 6 | Germany |
| Gertrude Cope | Daughter | F | 1 | Pennsylvania, United States |
- Fact: Occupation Miner Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB6-1CR?cc=1417683&wc=XHNL-FM9%3A1589394781%2C1589394995%2C1589406666%2C1589394769 : 24 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Fayette > Dunbar > ED 36 > image 26 of 95; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
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