COPP, Henry: 1905 Bio, San Miguel County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/sanmiguel/bios/copp-hen.txt --------------------------------------- Donated June 2004 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Henry Copp Henry Copp, merchant and postmaster of Norwood, San Miguel county, a pioneer of 1872 in this state, is a native of England, born in 1832, and the son of Josiah and Eliza Copp, who were also native of that country. When their son Henry was twelve years old the family emigrated to the United States and located at St. Louis, Missouri, where he grew to manhood and was educated. In 1852 he crossed the plains with ox teams to California and, locating at Nevada City, followed there his trade as a baker, which he had learned before leaving home. After a few years in this vocation he engaged in mining at that point until 1861, being at one time a partner of that famous miner, John Mackey. In 1861 he made a prospecting tour through Idaho and Montana in which he was very successful in discovering and locating valuable properties. In 1872 he came to the San Juan county, this state, and followed mining in the Silverton and Ouray districts, and also conducted a bakery at Ouray for five years. During a portion of this time he was associated in his mining operations with Judge Stevens and they sold one mine for forty thousand dollars. In 1887 he located where Norwood now stands and built the first house on the mesa, paying fifty-nine dollars per thousand feet for the lumber used for the purpose, all of which had to be transported to the site on pack horses. He took up a homestead here and in 1888 got a postoffice established and was appointed postmaster, a position that he has held continuously since that time. He has also been engaged in merchandising here for a number of years, and has served twelve as a notary public. He is an earnest member of the Masonic order, having organized the lodge to which he belongs and served as its first master. He was first married to Miss Annie Liddy, a native of New Orleans, in California, where she died, leaving one son, Herbert J. Copp, who is still a resident of that state. In 1896, in San Miguel county, he married a second wife, Miss Lucy J. Cooper, a native of Ohio. Mr. Copp owns a fine ranch adjoining the town of Norwood and also considerable city property. He is one of the leading and representative men in this part of the county. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.