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Sophia
a.k.a. |
Wagner
Sophie Weyenecht (Wagenknecht) |
Birth Date: |
December 18, 1839 |
Birth Location: |
Mecklinburg, Germany |
Death Date: |
May 18, 1911 |
Death Location: |
Kankakee, Illinois |
Burial:
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Mound Grove Cemetery
Kankakee, Illinois |
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Parents |
Father
Erick Weyenecht
(?-?) |
Mother
Frederica Stoll
(?-?) |
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Marriage |
Sophia Wagner married
Adoph Hummel in Germany.
Together they had one son, Henry. Adolph
died in the mid 1860s.Sophia then married
Karl Kopke in 1866. When they
came to
America in 1872, the spelling of their name changed to "Copke"
and
her husband changed his name to Charles Copke.
After her husband Charles died in 1906, she married John Jacob Walters
on September 26, 1907 in Kankakee, Illinois.
J.J. was also from Germany.
Sophia with her second husband, Charles Copke.
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Charles and Sophia's
Family Scrapbook |
Notes |
In 1880, Charles
and Sophia Copke are living in Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
They have six children living with them: Augusta, Irena, Lenia, May,
Minne, and Charles. Their name is listed as "Cup." In 1900,
Charles and Sophia Copke are living in Otto Township, Kankakee County,
Illinois. They have three children living with them: Charles,
Ernest, and Mabel. In 1910, John Jacob Walters and his wife Sophia are
living in Kankakee, Illinois. Sophia's parents' names were obtained from
her 1907 marriage license. |
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