Janet Mary Copenhaver

Brief Life History of Janet Mary

When Janet Mary Copenhaver was born on 11 December 1906, in Bellflower, McLean, Illinois, United States, her father, John Harvey Copenhaver M.D., was 30 and her mother, Mary Margaret Ritchie, was 24. She married William Herschel Hougham about 1929, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1930. She died on 4 May 1988, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Bellflower Cemetery, Bellflower Township, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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William Herschel Hougham
1907–1979
Janet Mary Copenhaver
1906–1988
Marriage: about 1929
Robert Herschel Hougham
1929–1994

Sources (8)

  • Janett Copenheiner in household of John Copenheiner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Janet Copenhaver Hougham in entry for Robert Herschel Hougham, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Jeneatt Copenhaven in household of John Copenhaven, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

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.

Name Meaning

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

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

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