Townsend Cope papers
Collection — Folder: S296
Identifier: S0296
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a mimeographed document from Townsend Cope in Indiana ranging from 1852 to 1904 regarding Butlerville Schools in Campbell Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
Dates
- 1852-1904
Creator
- Cope, Townsend (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Townsend Cope was born July 9, 1839 in Faysth, Pennsylvania to Evan and Harriet Cope, who were Quakers, as was Townsend. He was one of five children, and his family lived in Butler, Ohio in 1850. He married Mary S. Cobbs, born in 1840, when she was 26, in Jennings County, Indiana. She died in 1884 and is buried in Jennings County, Indiana. He then married Lydia Carter, in Hendricks County, Indiana, on March 28, 1886, and they had two children. He worked as a farmer, in dry goods and as an agent for a nursery. He died on July 18, 1928 and is buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Plainfield, Indiana.
"Cope, Mary." U.S., U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Mary." U.S., U.S., Quaker Periodicals, 1828-1929. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend [Foremunda]". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend [Sawusan]". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". Indiana Biography pre 1900. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://www.in.gov/library
"Cope, Townsend". Townsend Cope. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://www.blackburn-tree.org.com
"Cope, Townsend". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Mary." U.S., U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Mary." U.S., U.S., Quaker Periodicals, 1828-1929. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend [Foremunda]". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend [Sawusan]". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". Indiana Biography pre 1900. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://www.in.gov/library
"Cope, Townsend". Townsend Cope. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://www.blackburn-tree.org.com
"Cope, Townsend". U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Cope, Townsend". U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994. Retrieved 2014/09/22. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Indiana Division on 1936/07/01.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/09/24 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/09/24 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Cope, Townsend (Person)
- Title
- Townsend Cope papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
