COPPAGE BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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COPPAGE, John W. - b: 1844 Clinton, Henry Co, MO
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 636
residence: Tebo

John W. Coppage, proprietor of "Pleasant Valley" farm, was born in Clinton, Henry 
County, Missouri, October 19, 1844, being the son of William Coppage, a farmer 
and tailor by occupation, born December 17, 1811, in Culpeper County, Virginia. 
He emigrated to Howard County, Missouri, in 1834, removing thence to Henry 
(Rives) County in 1836, and February 7, 1837, he married Miss Nancy Jennings. 
She was born November 2, 1818, in Tennessee, and in 1835 accompanied her 
parents to Henry County. They had six children, Thersa Jane, born February 22, 
1839, now Mrs. B. P. Anderson; Mary S., born March 24, 1842, wife of A. J. Bailey; 
William T., born February 19, 1849, died December 7, following; Virginia L., born 
November 17, 1850, died at the age of eight years, and Louis J., born May 9, 1855, 
died October 12, 1882. Mr. William Coppage died May 28, 1877, and his widow 
December 14, 1879. For more than forty years they were esteemed residents of 
this county, and he had been an active business man up to 1866, when he retired 
to settle upon his fine farm. The subject of this sketch was married October 23, 
1867, to Miss Lenora A. Avery, who was born August 2, 1847, in this county, she 
being the daughter of Judge William L. and Sophronia Avery. To them were born 
nine children: William Otis, born April 1, 1870, died October 11, 1871; Lena Opal, 
born September 14, 1871; Harley T., born November 29, 1872; John O., born April 
1, 1874; Ida L., born June 15, 1875; Clara E., born September 5, 1877; Horace M., 
born February 1, 1879, died August 7, 1880; Owen C., born September 20, 1880, 
and Fisher, born February 5, 1882, died January 23, 1883. Mr. Coppage received as 
an inheritance from his father's estate 150 acres of land, to which he has added 
twenty acres. This valuable property is located about six miles northwest of 
Calhoun, and upon it he raises good graded stock, having some fine grades of 
Cotswold and Southdown sheep. During the war he enlisted in the first company 
raised in the county, Captain Owen commanding, and was in several hard fought 
battles. After six months the company was disbanded, and he then re-enlisted in 
the Confederate service under General Joe Shelby, his first battle then being at 
Newtonia, Missouri. He was twice made prisoner and paroled, finally surrendered 
at the close of the war at Memphis. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the M. E. 
Church South. Politically he is Democratic.

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