Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLaura Burkholder 
BirthSep 1873, Indiana
Census1925, Rock Creek, Coffey Co, KS
Census12 Apr 1930, Arkansas, Cowley Co, KS
Memoroll#697, pg 13
Death30 Apr 1955, Arkansas, Cowley Co, KS
BurialRiverview Cem, Arkansas City, Cowley Co, KS
MemoSOUTH addn, blk , lot 65, spc 7
Misc. Notes
In 1925 she is back in Kansas, living in Rock Creek as a widow (52, IN) with sons Robert L. and James H.
Living in Arkansas, KS in 1930 census, as a widow with son James next to her son Harry.
Living in Arkansas, KS in 1930 census, as a widow with son James next to her son Harry.
Spouses
Birth21 Aug 1867, Danville, Knox Co, OH
Death18 Feb 1925, Kansas
BurialRiverview Cem, Arkansas City, Cowley Co, KS
OccupationFarmer
FatherGeorge “Edward” Colopy (1832-1896)
MotherHarriet A. Farquhar (1839-1915)
Misc. Notes
His birth record lists his name as James Edwin, although most subsequent records list him as James Edward.
He is listed next to his father in the 1895 Kansas state census, with his wife and dau Norma.
Listed as Edward G. Colopy in 1900 census for Harper Co, KS near Charles and Harriet Colopy and next to the family of Joseph Blanchat, with a birth date of Aug 1868, married 8 years with 3 children, and a farmer.
The family is in Cherryvale, KS in 1910 with him as Edward J. (42, OH) a miller in a feed mill, married 18 yrs, with 4 of their 6 children surviving; Norma, Harry, Alice, and Robert.
He was living in Gentry, Arkansas in 1915 at the time of his mother’s death. By the time of the 1920 census they were living in Collinsville, OK where he (a grocer) and his wife had only sons Robert and James living with them.
He died before the 1925 Kansas state census.
He is listed next to his father in the 1895 Kansas state census, with his wife and dau Norma.
Listed as Edward G. Colopy in 1900 census for Harper Co, KS near Charles and Harriet Colopy and next to the family of Joseph Blanchat, with a birth date of Aug 1868, married 8 years with 3 children, and a farmer.
The family is in Cherryvale, KS in 1910 with him as Edward J. (42, OH) a miller in a feed mill, married 18 yrs, with 4 of their 6 children surviving; Norma, Harry, Alice, and Robert.
He was living in Gentry, Arkansas in 1915 at the time of his mother’s death. By the time of the 1920 census they were living in Collinsville, OK where he (a grocer) and his wife had only sons Robert and James living with them.
He died before the 1925 Kansas state census.
Marriage24 Dec 1891, Harper Co, KS
Marr MemoBk B, pg 56
ChildrenGeorge E. (Died as Infant) (1892-1892)
Norma Lucille (1893-2001)
Harry N. (1895-1971)
Alice B. (1897-1979)
Joseph F. (Died as Child) (1901-1907)
Robert Levi (1903-1976)
James H. (1914-1986)