Calvin Coppock papers
Collection — Folder: S297
Identifier: S0297
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopied documents from state, county and federal governments in Indiana, Grant county and Washington, D.C. ranging from 1862 to 1976 regarding Calvin Cuppock's war service, disabilities and pension requests.
Dates
- 1862-1976
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
Calvin J. Coppock was born in Ohio in 1827 to James and Jane Coppock, who were Quakers, and was one of ten children. He married his first wife, Mary Ann, in Ohio in 1851, and they had seven children, including a son Elmer, who suffered from infantile paralysis. Calvin enlisted as a private in Company C, 89th Regiment Indiana Infantry on August 8, 1862, in Jonesboro, Indiana. He was promoted to corporal in December of 1862. He was discharged July 19, 1865 in Mobile, Alabama, suffering from chronic diarrhea, which developed during the war and never fully recovered from that ailment. He also became partially deaf, due to a shell explosion during the war. He applied for, and received, disability pay thereafter. He worked as a farmer and carpenter, intermittently. Mary Ann died November 8, 1868 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Gas City, Indiana. He married his second wife, Elizabeth Anderson, in Grant County, Indiana, August 11, 1870, with whom he had three children. Elizabeth died in 1893 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Gas City, Indiana. Calvin died on September 11, 1898 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Gas City, Indiana.
Information found within the collection.
"Coppock. Calvin". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://www.findagrave.com
"Cuppock, Elizabeth". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Cuppock, Elizabeth". Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Mary A.". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://www.findagrave.com
"Coppock, Mary Ann". U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Information found within the collection.
"Coppock. Calvin". 1850 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". 1860 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". 1880 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Calvin". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://www.findagrave.com
"Cuppock, Elizabeth". Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://archives.ancestry.com
"Cuppock, Elizabeth". Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Coppock. Mary A.". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/09/24. http://www.findagrave.com
"Coppock, Mary Ann". U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Retrieved 2014/09/24. 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 donation from the State Archives on 1979/06/25.
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.
- Title
- Calvin Coppock 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
