William Wiley Cope

1873 - 1960  (86 years)

• Name	William Wiley Cope  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 Oct 1873	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Warren County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	District 15
  Census	1900	Hill County, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Justice Precinct 8
  Census	1910	Young County, Texas, USA
  	Justice Precinct 4
  Census	1920	Young County, Texas, USA
  	Justice Precinct 4
  Census	1930	Young County, Texas, USA
  	Precinct 4
  Census	1950	Graham, Young, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Father of Clevie Cope; Marital Status: Widowed
  Death	26 Jun 1960	Graham, Young, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Suicide by rope hanging
  Burial	Restland Cemetery, Olney, Young, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I10881	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Holly Barnett 'Burr' Gribble,   b. 24 Mar 1877, De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Jan 1947, Graham, Young, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1896  [4]
  Children	1. Clevie Clingman Cope,   b. 12 Feb 1898, Hill County, Texas, USA d. 3 Mar 1982, Graham, Young, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Russell Marion Cope,   b. 17 Sep 1911, Young County, Texas, USA d. 3 Mar 2010, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Odys Oyer Cope,   b. 13 Sep 1905, Hill County, Texas, USA d. 12 Jan 1970, Wichita General Hospital, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ross Ruel Cope,   b. 6 Jul 1908, Texas, USA d. 16 Jan 1984, Olney, Young, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Laura Cope,   b. Oct 1899, Texas, USA d. 14 May 1999, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1873 - Tennessee, USA Census - District 15 - 1880 - Warren County, Tennessee, USA Census - Justice Precinct 8 - 1900 - Hill County, Texas, USA Census - Justice Precinct 4 - 1910 - Young County, Texas, USA Census - Justice Precinct 4 - 1920 - Young County, Texas, USA Census - Precinct 4 - 1930 - Young County, Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Father of Clevie Cope; Marital Status: Widowed - 1950 - Graham, Young, Texas, USA Death - Cause: Suicide by rope hanging - 26 Jun 1960 - Graham, Young, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Holly Barnett 'Burr' Gribble [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Graham, Young, Texas. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Graham, Young, Texas [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Holly Barnett 'Burr' Gribble