Newaygo County MI Archives Biographies.....Cope, William H. November 8, 1817 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers

WILLIAM H. COPE, famer, section 14, Garfield Township, was born in Beverley, 
Can., Nov. 8, 1817.  He is a 

son of William and Rhoda (Tucker) Cope, and was reared on a farm under the 
supervision of his father to 

the age of 20 years, when he left home and went to Waterloo, Can.

In October, 1848, he was married to Fannie Smith, who was born April 25, 1827, 
in Vermont.  Of their 

marriage six children were born, namely:  Eliza J., wife of William Monroe, 
farmer of Garfield Township; 

John, Alice, Emma, Elnora and William.  Soon after the event of his marriage, 
Mr. Cope returned to 

Beverley and managed a saw-mill belonging to John Howard, one year.  In 1849 
he came to decatur, Van Buren 

Co., Mich., and there pursued agriculture.  He had a long and prostrating 
illness, which continued a year 

and exhausted his little savings.  On recovery, in 1851, he came to Croton, 
Newayog County, and one year 

later made arrangements for the purchase of the farm where he now resides, of 
William Loomis, containing 

80 acres of land, exchanging therefor the labor of three years and two yokes 
of cattle.  His fam now 

consists of 50 acres of cleared and well improved land, and 30 acres in heavy 
timber.  Mr. Cope is in a 

prosperous condition financially, and has the satisfaction of knowing that he 
has won his way over 

obstacles that would have thrown men of less resolution into hopeless 
discouragement.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Newaygo Co.

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