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Ernest |
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| Birth Date: |
October 14, 1881 |
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| Birth Location: |
Otto Township |
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| Death Date: |
June 16, 1951 |
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| Death Location: |
Kankakee, Illinois |
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Burial: |
Mound Grove Cemetery Kankakee, Illinois |
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Father Charles Copke a.k.a. Karl Kopke (1844-1906) |
Mother Sophia Wagner (1839-1911) |
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Half Sibling |
Full Siblings |
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| 1 Henry Hummel 1862-1924 |
1 Augusta Copke 1867-1941 |
2 Lorena Copke 1870-1927 |
3 Lena Copke 1872-1948 |
4 Mary Copke 1875-1953 |
5 Almina Copke 1877-1949 |
6 Charles Copke 1879-1960 |
7 Ernest Copke 1881-1951 |
8 Mabel Copke 1883-1920 |
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| Marriage |
| Ernest Copke married Mary
Schwartz on December 24, 1905. Mary died on August 13, 1929. He later married (?) Case. This marriage ended in divorce. |
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| Notes |
 Based on comparisons to census information and the birth date of his sister Mabel Copke, it is believed that the birth year recorded on Ernest's obituary and gravestone are incorrect. It is believed that he was born in the year 1881 rather than 1882.
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