Francis COPE

Birth:
30 Mar 1847
Birmingham, Warwick, England
Death:
28 Dec 1889
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Burial:
1 Jan 1890
City Cemetary, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Marriage:
4 Jun 1864
All Saints, Brooksfield, Warwick, England
Father:
John COPE
Notes:
                   B: St. Paul Subdistrict Birth Cert.
Birmingham LDS records
SS; EH Book L 193
Rebapt: 1 Aug 1878
Brief bio in Warrum: Utah Since Statehood, p. 58  Came to America in 1868.  By rail to Ogden, by stage to SLC.  Obtained a clerical position with Utah Central Railroad.  Became general freight and passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway.
Ruth HOWELL
Birth:
30 Aug 1846
Halesowen, Shropshire, England
Death:
25 Aug 1897
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Burial:
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Notes:
                   B: Stourbridge District Birth Cert
Children
Marriage
1
Emma Elizabeth COPE
Birth:
29 Aug 1865
Birmingham, Warwick, England
Death:
25 Sep 1956
Joseph S. JOHNSON 
Marr:
21 Sep 1887
Logan, Cache, Utah 
2
Ida Annie COPE
Birth:
5 Dec 1870
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
5 Jun 1936
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
William Stewart HIGHAM 
Marr:
19 Sep 1894
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
3
Francis William COPE
Birth:
4 Jun 1873
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
14 Dec 1930
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Alice Miranda NICHOLSON 
Marr:
24 Nov 1897
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                   Bio: from Warrum: Utah Since Statehood p.58  A public accountant.  To US in 1868.  By rail to Ogden and stage to SLC.  Studied for two years at the University of Utah.  Became a public accountant and auditor and director of several livestock companies.  See hard copy.
4
Ruth Alice COPE
Birth:
13 May 1875
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
12 Sep 1878
 
Marr:
 
5
Esther Martha COPE
Birth:
20 Feb 1878
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
26 Aug 1894
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Heber NICHOLSON 
Marr:
Abt 1893
Salt Lake, Utah 
Notes:
                   No information found on marriage.  Sealing after death done 24 Mar 1898.
6
Albert John COPE
Birth:
9 Sep 1879
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
11 Jan 1960
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Ethel Mabel Wesson LUDLOW 
Marr:
24 Jun 1908
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
7
Charles Edward COPE
Birth:
4 Sep 1881
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
8 Feb 1960
Mattie FOSTER 
Marr:
29 Jan 1903
Salt Lake, Utah 
8
Adelphine COPE
Birth:
17 Feb 1884
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
7 Jun 1977
Reuben Clement SUDBURY 
Marr:
11 Jun 1907
Salt Lake, Utah 
9
George Arthur COPE
Birth:
21 Sep 1887
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
4 Oct 1968
Prudence EARL 
Marr:
Abt 1912
Salt Lake, Utah 
FCID:4947:1331
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Francis Cope - Ruth Howell

Francis Cope was born at Birmingham, Warwick, England 30 Mar 1847. His parents were John Cope and Elizabeth Markland.

He married Ruth Howell 4 Jun 1864 at All Saints, Brooksfield, Warwick, England . Ruth Howell was born at Halesowen, Shropshire, England 30 Aug 1846 daughter of William Howell and Emma Clulee .

They were the parents of 9 children:
Emma Elizabeth Cope born 29 Aug 1865.
Ida Annie Cope born 5 Dec 1870.
Francis William Cope born 4 Jun 1873.
Ruth Alice Cope born 13 May 1875.
Esther Martha Cope born 20 Feb 1878.
Albert John Cope born 9 Sep 1879.
Charles Edward Cope born 4 Sep 1881.
Adelphine Cope born 17 Feb 1884.
George Arthur Cope born 21 Sep 1887.

Francis Cope died 28 Dec 1889 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah .

Ruth Howell died 25 Aug 1897 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah .