George Henry Copenhaver

1878 - 1950  (72 years)

• Name	George Henry Copenhaver
  Birth	2 Mar 1878	Nicholas Co., WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., WV   [4]
  	jeweler and optician
  Death	22 Oct 1950	Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV   [1]
  	Cause: coronary artery disease
  Burial	25 Oct 1950	Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., WV   [1]
  Person ID	I4003	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Joseph Henry Copenhaver,   b. 18 Jul 1848, Nicholas Co., VA d. 31 Oct 1931, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Agnes Bryant,   b. 26 Aug 1854, Enon, Nicholas Co., VA d. 8 Jun 1925, Sparks, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1873  [5]
  Family ID	F1691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laura Susan ?,   b. 5 May 1864, VA d. 6 May 1919, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co., WV (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1907  [6]
  Family ID	F13846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Virginia ?,   b. 2 Jul 1894, VA d. 17 Feb 1991, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Dorothy Lucille Copenhaver,   b. 1922, Roane Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2010

  
  

• Notes

  The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 23 October 1950 G. H. Copenhaver Of Clendenin Dies George Henry Copenhaver, 72 years old, of 214 Koontz Av., Clendenin, died early Monday in a Charleston hospital of a heart ailment. Mr. Copenhaver, until his recent illness, had been active in his business in Clendenin where he had operated a jewelry store for 25 years. He had been a jeweler for 40 years and formerly operated stores at Marlinton and Spencer. He was a native West Virginian, having been born in Nicholas county, and had resided in the state all of his life. Mr. Copenhaver was a deacon of the First Baptist church in Clendenin, a member of the Masonic lodge at Marlington, and a member of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his widow, Mary Virginia; a daughter, Mrs. William Swortzel of Clendenin; a brother, A. N. Copenhaver, of Lancaster, O.; four sisters, Mrs. R. S. Ward and Mrs. Nettie Harrold both of Lancaster, Mrs. C. E. Champe of Poole, W. Va., and Mrs. Vina Sparks of Huntington. The body is at the Cunningham funeral home here and will be taken to the residence Tuesday at 5 p.m. Service will be Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the First Baptist church with Rev. J. Smith Dye and Rev. C. T. Hensley officiating. Burial will be in the Koontz cemetery in Clendenin. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1071] West Virginia State Department of Health Death Certificate, #12942, Dist. No. 200, Serial No. 1618 (Reliability: 3). [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.) (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 2 Mar 1877. [S1043] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com, database online. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.) (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 2 Mar 1879. [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.). [S356] Federal Census Record: Nicholas Co., WV 1900. [S376] Federal Census Record: Pocahontas Co., WV 1910.