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My paternal grandparents, Arnold J Coppock and Ethel (nee Ferguson) Coppock, were married in Dakota City, Nebraska, on the 24th of August, 1914.  The story below is verbatim from Grandma Coppock's written notes.  Thanks to my cousin Connie, these were faithfully typed from the original. In the summer of 1914 Arnold was still at his sister Goldie's and Tom's (Hummel) farm.  He used to get so lonely out there.  One day Goldie and the kids came to visit Grandma Coppock (Mary Jane (Horton) Coppock, and she then came down to visit my mother (Elizabeth Ashton Ferguson).  She asked my mother if I could go home with her for over Sunday.  Mama said, "I'll have to ask her father.  We don't let our children go away from home very much." So Mama asked my father (Michael Ferguson) if it would be okay for me to go, and he said, "Yes, but she can only stay until Monday morning.  So I took my good blue shoes, a housedress, and nightie, so we could go to chur

Hello Everyone, Most of you know that I have been involved in family genealogy research for more than 10 years.  It has been a wonderful journey, I have learned so much, and it will only continue as more and more information becomes available.  I've chosen to focus this blog on the Coppock genealogy. Now, before you hit the Delete Button, thinking that you are going to learn names, dates, and other meaningless trivia, hang on!  This site is named "Darrell's Genealogy Stories" for a reason.  It is my belief that most of you will not only enjoy some of the stories and tales that I recall; but it will also provide a personal glimpse in to the lives of the ancestors you will never personally know.   You have already received an email from me that invited you to this blog site.  If so, you are a direct ancestor of Arnold J Coppock .   Why did I start with Arnold and not my father Clyde?  It's because Arnold (and Ethel) had 3 grandchildren with the Coppock surna