Martha C Cope

Female6 May 1935–7 August 2007

Brief Life History of Martha C

When Martha C Cope was born on 6 May 1935, in North Carolina, United States, her father, David Ansel Cope, was 27 and her mother, Martha Missouri Umberger, was 27. She lived in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 7 August 2007, in Indian Lake, Hamilton, New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Clifton Park, Saratoga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Ansel Cope
1907–1973
Martha Missouri Umberger
1907–1956
Martha C Cope
1935–2007

Sources (6)

  • Martha L Cope, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Martha Meek, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Martha C Meek, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 2

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1941

Age 6

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1954 · First Atomic Submarine Launched

Age 19

The USS Nautilus was launched from Groton, Connecticut. It was the first nuclear-powered submarine in the Navy. 

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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