Willie Alice Henegar Copenhaver

Brief Life History of Willie Alice Henegar

When Willie Alice Henegar Copenhaver was born on 9 March 1877, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, her father, John Henry Anderson Copenhaver, was 29 and her mother, Delilah Jane Hennegar, was 15. She married Luther Eugene Martin Sr. on 10 April 1895, in Smyth, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Saint Clair District, Smyth, Virginia, United States in 1930. She died on 24 November 1933, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Luther Eugene Martin Sr.
1873–1940
Willie Alice Henegar Copenhaver
1877–1933
Marriage: 10 April 1895
Lee Hall Martin
1896–1937
Charles Smith Martin
1898–1963
Charmie Mae Martin
1901–1972
Claude Douglas Martin
1904–1991
David Ward Martin
1906–1962
Martha Washington Martin
1908–1984
Kathryn Martin
1910–1995
Ruth Elizabeth Martin
1912–2001
Polly Ann Martin
1916–1995
Luther Eugene Martin Jr.
1918–1944

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  • Alice Martin in household of Luther E Martin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Alice C., "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
  • W Alice Martin, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

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1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

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Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Koppenhöfer (see Koppenhofer ). Compare Koppenhaver .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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