When Thomas Louis Cope was born on 14 June 1849, in Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas, United States, his father, Iddo Anderson Cope, was 39 and his mother, Nancy Lambeth, was 39. He married Elizabeth A. Grimsley about 1868, in Mansfield, Tarrant, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 June 1886, in Johnson, Texas, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Johnson, Jasper, Texas, United States.
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The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
Historical Boundaries 1854: Johnson, Texas, United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
English (Midlands): from Middle English cope ‘cloak, cape’ (from Old English cāp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape .
Americanized form of German Koob or Kopp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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