William Benjamin Copley married Mary Theresa Haller on November 1, 1905 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. Mary was the daughter of Karl & Elizabeth Hess Haller. She met Will when he worked as a hired man for her dad. When Will and Mary were first married, they lived on one of the Copley farms. Next they lived on the place then known as the Charlie Cather place.
They moved to Blue Hill, Nebraska when Will got a well-drilling machine. There they rented a house in the southwest part of the town. It had five lots and room enough to keep a cow and also room for a garden.
Will operated the well-drilling machine by himself wrapping one of the ropes around his arm. This is thought to have caused the bruising injury which led to his cancer. He went to the University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska where his arm was removed. He did not live very long after that. He was 38 at the time of his death on April 26, 1920.
Will and Mary had five children: Earl William born September 21, 1906; Louis Robert born July 11, 1908; William John born April 22, 1914; Grover Charles born March 7, 1916; and Mary Louise born March 29, 1919.
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(Newspaper obituary from "The Bladen Enterprise" dated May 7, 1920 on page 1.)
William B. Copley was born at Red Cloud, Nebraska, Febr. 2, 1882 and died April 26, 1920, age 38 years, 2 months and 24 days. He was united in marriage to Mary T. Haller on Nov. 1st, 1905 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. To this union were born four boys and one girl. He leaves also to mourn his loss besides his wife and children his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley, Sr., of Inavale, Nebr., and five brothers, Chas., Floyd, and Fred of Inavale, Nebr., Ben who recently moved to Red Cloud and Roy of Waverly, Nebr. A few years ago he became afflicted with a cancer in the hand which spread through the arm which was later amputated in hope of checking the disease but it was too late. It soon began to give evidence of its presence in other parts of the body which continued to do its deadly work until the end came. While his suffering was intense he was patient and bore his afflictions with courage to the end.
They moved to Blue Hill, Nebraska when Will got a well-drilling machine. There they rented a house in the southwest part of the town. It had five lots and room enough to keep a cow and also room for a garden.
Will operated the well-drilling machine by himself wrapping one of the ropes around his arm. This is thought to have caused the bruising injury which led to his cancer. He went to the University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska where his arm was removed. He did not live very long after that. He was 38 at the time of his death on April 26, 1920.
Will and Mary had five children: Earl William born September 21, 1906; Louis Robert born July 11, 1908; William John born April 22, 1914; Grover Charles born March 7, 1916; and Mary Louise born March 29, 1919.
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(Newspaper obituary from "The Bladen Enterprise" dated May 7, 1920 on page 1.)
William B. Copley was born at Red Cloud, Nebraska, Febr. 2, 1882 and died April 26, 1920, age 38 years, 2 months and 24 days. He was united in marriage to Mary T. Haller on Nov. 1st, 1905 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. To this union were born four boys and one girl. He leaves also to mourn his loss besides his wife and children his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley, Sr., of Inavale, Nebr., and five brothers, Chas., Floyd, and Fred of Inavale, Nebr., Ben who recently moved to Red Cloud and Roy of Waverly, Nebr. A few years ago he became afflicted with a cancer in the hand which spread through the arm which was later amputated in hope of checking the disease but it was too late. It soon began to give evidence of its presence in other parts of the body which continued to do its deadly work until the end came. While his suffering was intense he was patient and bore his afflictions with courage to the end.
William Benjamin Copley married Mary Theresa Haller on November 1, 1905 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. Mary was the daughter of Karl & Elizabeth Hess Haller. She met Will when he worked as a hired man for her dad. When Will and Mary were first married, they lived on one of the Copley farms. Next they lived on the place then known as the Charlie Cather place.
They moved to Blue Hill, Nebraska when Will got a well-drilling machine. There they rented a house in the southwest part of the town. It had five lots and room enough to keep a cow and also room for a garden.
Will operated the well-drilling machine by himself wrapping one of the ropes around his arm. This is thought to have caused the bruising injury which led to his cancer. He went to the University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska where his arm was removed. He did not live very long after that. He was 38 at the time of his death on April 26, 1920.
Will and Mary had five children: Earl William born September 21, 1906; Louis Robert born July 11, 1908; William John born April 22, 1914; Grover Charles born March 7, 1916; and Mary Louise born March 29, 1919.
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(Newspaper obituary from "The Bladen Enterprise" dated May 7, 1920 on page 1.)
William B. Copley was born at Red Cloud, Nebraska, Febr. 2, 1882 and died April 26, 1920, age 38 years, 2 months and 24 days. He was united in marriage to Mary T. Haller on Nov. 1st, 1905 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. To this union were born four boys and one girl. He leaves also to mourn his loss besides his wife and children his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley, Sr., of Inavale, Nebr., and five brothers, Chas., Floyd, and Fred of Inavale, Nebr., Ben who recently moved to Red Cloud and Roy of Waverly, Nebr. A few years ago he became afflicted with a cancer in the hand which spread through the arm which was later amputated in hope of checking the disease but it was too late. It soon began to give evidence of its presence in other parts of the body which continued to do its deadly work until the end came. While his suffering was intense he was patient and bore his afflictions with courage to the end.
They moved to Blue Hill, Nebraska when Will got a well-drilling machine. There they rented a house in the southwest part of the town. It had five lots and room enough to keep a cow and also room for a garden.
Will operated the well-drilling machine by himself wrapping one of the ropes around his arm. This is thought to have caused the bruising injury which led to his cancer. He went to the University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska where his arm was removed. He did not live very long after that. He was 38 at the time of his death on April 26, 1920.
Will and Mary had five children: Earl William born September 21, 1906; Louis Robert born July 11, 1908; William John born April 22, 1914; Grover Charles born March 7, 1916; and Mary Louise born March 29, 1919.
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(Newspaper obituary from "The Bladen Enterprise" dated May 7, 1920 on page 1.)
William B. Copley was born at Red Cloud, Nebraska, Febr. 2, 1882 and died April 26, 1920, age 38 years, 2 months and 24 days. He was united in marriage to Mary T. Haller on Nov. 1st, 1905 at Red Cloud, Nebraska. To this union were born four boys and one girl. He leaves also to mourn his loss besides his wife and children his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley, Sr., of Inavale, Nebr., and five brothers, Chas., Floyd, and Fred of Inavale, Nebr., Ben who recently moved to Red Cloud and Roy of Waverly, Nebr. A few years ago he became afflicted with a cancer in the hand which spread through the arm which was later amputated in hope of checking the disease but it was too late. It soon began to give evidence of its presence in other parts of the body which continued to do its deadly work until the end came. While his suffering was intense he was patient and bore his afflictions with courage to the end.
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