Brief Life History of Murrell
When Murrell Cope was born on 22 August 1927, in Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States, his father, Henry Oscar Cope, was 38 and his mother, Zettie Jones, was 32. He married Pansy Jewell Lemons on 18 February 1946, in Boone, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Washington Township, Laclede, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Cincinnati Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 25 May 1998, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Lone Rock Cemetery, Plad, Dallas, Missouri, United States.
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- Murrell Cope, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: MURRELL COPE - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: MURRELL COPE
- Murrell Cope, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
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1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1932 · The Miners Union
After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
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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