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According to legend, Nancy Henderson (1812-1869), wife of George Coppenbarger, came to Illinois with her father, Colonel Jack Henderson.  He returned to Kentucky, but she stayed and married George.  Does anyone know anything about Colonel Jack, and exactly why he was a "colonel"?
 
 

The town of Kenney, Illinois is where most of the early Coppenbargers settled, and several of their descendents remain there today.  During World War II, Kenney was named the first "Victory Town" in the country and featured in Life Magazine.  Does anyone have further information or perhaps the date of that issue of Life?

 
Schnebli Coat of Arms According to the folks on the Snavely message board of Genforum, the original spelling of Snavely was "Schneebeli", and it still exists near Zurich, Switzerland.  "Schnee" translates to "snow" and the name itself means "snow bells" or maybe "snow balls".  Also, the Schnebli coat of arms features three snowballs.  Are the Schnebli lines and the Snavely lines the same?  Can anyone confirm this? 

According to the Newton County, Missouri Genweb page, there is a Coppenbarger Cemetery located in Newton County.  Can anyone provide some more information on this?

Solved!
The Decatur School District once had a Coppenbarger School, named for Ida B. Coppenbarger, which was closed and sold in 1997.   It was located at 1500 E Condit Street in Decatur, Illinois.  If anyone knows the history of this school, or has any scanned photos, please email the webmaster.
 
 

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