Wife (Widow) Of:
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") Copley
Daughter Of:
Lt. Ira Goff Copley
and
1st Wife,
Amelia "Milly/Millie" (Damron) Copley
(Per State of WV Death Certificate)
Date & Place Of Burial:
8-6-1930
I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Cemetery Address Not Shown On D.C.
Name & Address Of Informant:
"from I.O.O.F. Home
Elkins, WV"
ALTERNATE DOB: 7-6-1857
Per WAYNE CO., (W)VA*, BIRTH RECORD:
Name: Rebeca Tennessee Copley
DOB: 7-6-1853
Place Of Birth: Wayne Co., VA*
Parents' Names: Ira & Milly Copley
Informant: Ira Copley, Father
(Per Wayne Co., WV, Marriage Record)
Tennessee Coply, age 21, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
D/O
Ira L.** Coply,
m. 11-1874
B. F. Coply, age 26, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
S/O
Cyrus Coply, in
Wayne Co., WV, by
Thos. Coply
NOTES:
*It is believed that, in 1853 (year of her birth), the area that would become Wayne Co., WV, was "claimed" by both Virginia and Kentucky (appears to have depended on WHO was DOING THE RECORDINGS!) .. Della 5-26-2008
**This should have been a "G" instead of "L", his middle name being "Goff" - note also that surname is spelled Coply instead of Copley; names of mothers are not shown on this record .. Della 5-26-2008
NOTE:
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") & Rebecca Tennessee ("Tennie"), in their latter years, chose to leave their Wayne County, WV, home and go live in the I.O.O.F. Home, Elkins, Randolph County, WV, where they lived until death, both being buried in/near Elkins, Randolph County, WV .. Della 5-26-2008
We were always told both were buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; however, the death certificate of Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") indicates he was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; could be both Cemeteries are in the same location .. Della 5-26-2008
Rebecca Tennessee "Tennie" (Copley) Copley and Benjamin Franklin "Doc" Copley were my maternal Gr-Grandparents .. Della 5-26-2008
Additions/corrections welcome .. Della 5-26-2008
3-28-2009: Per Natalie Maynor, Elkins Memorial Gardens is aka I.O.O.F. Cemetery..Della
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.---
Beginning 1-20-2022: Re. Additions/Corrections/Request for Transfer, please e-mail to [email protected]; violations will be reported to FAG.
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") Copley
Daughter Of:
Lt. Ira Goff Copley
and
1st Wife,
Amelia "Milly/Millie" (Damron) Copley
(Per State of WV Death Certificate)
Date & Place Of Burial:
8-6-1930
I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Cemetery Address Not Shown On D.C.
Name & Address Of Informant:
"from I.O.O.F. Home
Elkins, WV"
ALTERNATE DOB: 7-6-1857
Per WAYNE CO., (W)VA*, BIRTH RECORD:
Name: Rebeca Tennessee Copley
DOB: 7-6-1853
Place Of Birth: Wayne Co., VA*
Parents' Names: Ira & Milly Copley
Informant: Ira Copley, Father
(Per Wayne Co., WV, Marriage Record)
Tennessee Coply, age 21, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
D/O
Ira L.** Coply,
m. 11-1874
B. F. Coply, age 26, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
S/O
Cyrus Coply, in
Wayne Co., WV, by
Thos. Coply
NOTES:
*It is believed that, in 1853 (year of her birth), the area that would become Wayne Co., WV, was "claimed" by both Virginia and Kentucky (appears to have depended on WHO was DOING THE RECORDINGS!) .. Della 5-26-2008
**This should have been a "G" instead of "L", his middle name being "Goff" - note also that surname is spelled Coply instead of Copley; names of mothers are not shown on this record .. Della 5-26-2008
NOTE:
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") & Rebecca Tennessee ("Tennie"), in their latter years, chose to leave their Wayne County, WV, home and go live in the I.O.O.F. Home, Elkins, Randolph County, WV, where they lived until death, both being buried in/near Elkins, Randolph County, WV .. Della 5-26-2008
We were always told both were buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; however, the death certificate of Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") indicates he was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; could be both Cemeteries are in the same location .. Della 5-26-2008
Rebecca Tennessee "Tennie" (Copley) Copley and Benjamin Franklin "Doc" Copley were my maternal Gr-Grandparents .. Della 5-26-2008
Additions/corrections welcome .. Della 5-26-2008
3-28-2009: Per Natalie Maynor, Elkins Memorial Gardens is aka I.O.O.F. Cemetery..Della
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.---
Beginning 1-20-2022: Re. Additions/Corrections/Request for Transfer, please e-mail to [email protected]; violations will be reported to FAG.
Wife (Widow) Of:
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") Copley
Daughter Of:
Lt. Ira Goff Copley
and
1st Wife,
Amelia "Milly/Millie" (Damron) Copley
(Per State of WV Death Certificate)
Date & Place Of Burial:
8-6-1930
I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Cemetery Address Not Shown On D.C.
Name & Address Of Informant:
"from I.O.O.F. Home
Elkins, WV"
ALTERNATE DOB: 7-6-1857
Per WAYNE CO., (W)VA*, BIRTH RECORD:
Name: Rebeca Tennessee Copley
DOB: 7-6-1853
Place Of Birth: Wayne Co., VA*
Parents' Names: Ira & Milly Copley
Informant: Ira Copley, Father
(Per Wayne Co., WV, Marriage Record)
Tennessee Coply, age 21, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
D/O
Ira L.** Coply,
m. 11-1874
B. F. Coply, age 26, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
S/O
Cyrus Coply, in
Wayne Co., WV, by
Thos. Coply
NOTES:
*It is believed that, in 1853 (year of her birth), the area that would become Wayne Co., WV, was "claimed" by both Virginia and Kentucky (appears to have depended on WHO was DOING THE RECORDINGS!) .. Della 5-26-2008
**This should have been a "G" instead of "L", his middle name being "Goff" - note also that surname is spelled Coply instead of Copley; names of mothers are not shown on this record .. Della 5-26-2008
NOTE:
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") & Rebecca Tennessee ("Tennie"), in their latter years, chose to leave their Wayne County, WV, home and go live in the I.O.O.F. Home, Elkins, Randolph County, WV, where they lived until death, both being buried in/near Elkins, Randolph County, WV .. Della 5-26-2008
We were always told both were buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; however, the death certificate of Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") indicates he was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; could be both Cemeteries are in the same location .. Della 5-26-2008
Rebecca Tennessee "Tennie" (Copley) Copley and Benjamin Franklin "Doc" Copley were my maternal Gr-Grandparents .. Della 5-26-2008
Additions/corrections welcome .. Della 5-26-2008
3-28-2009: Per Natalie Maynor, Elkins Memorial Gardens is aka I.O.O.F. Cemetery..Della
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.---
Beginning 1-20-2022: Re. Additions/Corrections/Request for Transfer, please e-mail to [email protected]; violations will be reported to FAG.
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") Copley
Daughter Of:
Lt. Ira Goff Copley
and
1st Wife,
Amelia "Milly/Millie" (Damron) Copley
(Per State of WV Death Certificate)
Date & Place Of Burial:
8-6-1930
I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Cemetery Address Not Shown On D.C.
Name & Address Of Informant:
"from I.O.O.F. Home
Elkins, WV"
ALTERNATE DOB: 7-6-1857
Per WAYNE CO., (W)VA*, BIRTH RECORD:
Name: Rebeca Tennessee Copley
DOB: 7-6-1853
Place Of Birth: Wayne Co., VA*
Parents' Names: Ira & Milly Copley
Informant: Ira Copley, Father
(Per Wayne Co., WV, Marriage Record)
Tennessee Coply, age 21, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
D/O
Ira L.** Coply,
m. 11-1874
B. F. Coply, age 26, single, BP as Wayne Co., VA, res. as Wayne Co., WV,
S/O
Cyrus Coply, in
Wayne Co., WV, by
Thos. Coply
NOTES:
*It is believed that, in 1853 (year of her birth), the area that would become Wayne Co., WV, was "claimed" by both Virginia and Kentucky (appears to have depended on WHO was DOING THE RECORDINGS!) .. Della 5-26-2008
**This should have been a "G" instead of "L", his middle name being "Goff" - note also that surname is spelled Coply instead of Copley; names of mothers are not shown on this record .. Della 5-26-2008
NOTE:
Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") & Rebecca Tennessee ("Tennie"), in their latter years, chose to leave their Wayne County, WV, home and go live in the I.O.O.F. Home, Elkins, Randolph County, WV, where they lived until death, both being buried in/near Elkins, Randolph County, WV .. Della 5-26-2008
We were always told both were buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; however, the death certificate of Benjamin Franklin ("Doc") indicates he was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, Randolph County, WV; could be both Cemeteries are in the same location .. Della 5-26-2008
Rebecca Tennessee "Tennie" (Copley) Copley and Benjamin Franklin "Doc" Copley were my maternal Gr-Grandparents .. Della 5-26-2008
Additions/corrections welcome .. Della 5-26-2008
3-28-2009: Per Natalie Maynor, Elkins Memorial Gardens is aka I.O.O.F. Cemetery..Della
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.---
Beginning 1-20-2022: Re. Additions/Corrections/Request for Transfer, please e-mail to [email protected]; violations will be reported to FAG.
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