Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NamePearl Irene Davis
Birth5 Dec 1902, Ozeana, Essex County, Virginia
ResidenceVirginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Louisiana, Florida
Death8 Feb 2001, Naples, Collier County, Florida
Burial26 Feb 2001, Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Soc. Sec. #220-50-1311
FatherJoseph Harold Davis (1873-1954)
MotherEmma Wood Boughan (1874-1904)
Documentation
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1910 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Enumeration District 40, Rappahannock District, on Ozeana Road, Dwelling 23, Family 23
Davis, Joseph, head, male, white, age 37, second marriage, married 4 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, can read and write, owns farm, mortgaged, farm schedule 20
Davis, Laura B., wife, female, white, age 25, first marriage, 3 children born, 3 children living, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Davis, Grayson, son, male, white, age 15, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Lilian, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, born Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Harold, son, male, white, age 11, single, born Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Roland, son, male, white, age 9, single, born Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Pearl, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, cannot read or write, not in school
Davis, Allie, son, male, white, age 3, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Davis, Warren, son, male, white, age 2, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Davis, Ryland, son, male, white, age 4/12, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Enumeration District 44
Rappahannock District, Dwelling 235, Family 236, Ware’s Wharf Road
Boughan, Thos. W., head, rents house, male, white, age 71, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer, general farm, employer
Boughan, Mary E., wife, white, female, age 72, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Boughan, Cora, daughter, female, white, age 36, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, seamstress, at home, working on own accounts
Davis, Pearl, granddaughter, female, white, age 17, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation

The 1923 Richmond City Directory lists:
Davis Pearl Miss, h 511 Pickett

She married Frank Colton Kopp at the Monumental Protestant Episcopal Church of Richmond, Virginia, George P. Mayo, rector. Marriage date from family Bible in the possession of Alverta Young Duke.

“Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kopp, who were recently married in Richmond, spent several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis near Upright. They will make their future home in Greensboro, N. J., where Mr. Kopp has accepted a position.” [The Daily Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia), 13 June 1923, page 4.]

“Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kopp, of New Jersey, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis near Upright.” [The Daily Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia), 12 July 1924, page 6.]

1930 U.S. Census, Union County, New Jersey:
Union Township (part of), Vaux Hall Section
Enumeration District 20-160, Supervisor’s District 8
Sheet 48A (141)
11 Mays Terrace
Dwelling 745, Household 874
Glover, John H. Jr., head, rents, real estate valued at $65, owns radio set, not on farm, male, white, age 30, married at age 26, not in school, can read and write, born in New Jersey, both parents born in New Jersey, speaks English, occupation mechnical engineer, wage worker, at work previous day, a veteran of the World War
Glover, Virginia, wife, female, white, age 22, married at age 18, not in school, can read and write, born in Connecticut, father born in Texas, mother born in Connecticut, no occupation
Glover, Marion Lee, daughter, female, white, age 1, single, not in school, cannot read or write, born in New Jersey, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Connecticut, no occupation
Glover, John H., son, male, white, age 2, single, not in school, cannot read or write, born in New Jersey, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Connecticut, no occupation
Dwelling 745, Household 875
Kopp, Frank C., head, rents, real estate valued at $65, owns radio set, not on farm, male, white, age 29, married at age 23, not in school, can read and write, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, speaks English, occupation salesman engineer, wage worker, at work previous day, veteran of the World War
Kopp, Pearl I., wife, female, white, age 27, married at age 21, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Kopp, Beatrice E., daughter, female, white, age 3, single, not in school, cannot read or write, born in New Jersey, father born in Maryland, mother born in Virginia, no occupation
Kopp, Irene L., daughter, female, white, age 1, single, not in school, cannot read or write, born in New Jersey, father born in Maryland, mother born in Virginia, no occupation

1936 Baltimore City Directory, page 717:
Kopp Frank C (Pearl I) slsmn The States Engineering Co h 712 Hollen rd

1937 Baltimore City Directory, page 694:
Kopp Frank C (Pearl I) electn h 712 Hollen rd

1940 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
Ward 27, Block 12, Roll T627_1539, Page 4B
712 Hollen Road
Household 75, owned home, valued at $5,500, not on farm
Kopp, Frank C, head, male, white 39, married, not in school, completed 4 years of college, born in Maryland, living in same house as in 1935, not on farm in 1935, employed for pay, hours worked week prior to census 48, electrician in steel factory, wage or salary worker in private work, weeks worked in 1939 52, income $1,700, no other income
Kopp, Pearl I, wife, female, white, 37, married, not in school, complete school through 8th grade, born in Virginia, living in same house as in 1935, not on farm in 1935, not employed, housewife, no other income
Kopp, Beatrice E, daughter, female, white, 12, single, in school, 6th grade, born in New Jersey, living in same house as in 1935
Kopp, Irene L, daughter, female, white, 10, single, in school, 4th grade, born in New Jersey, living in same house as in 1935

1950 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
Enumeration District 4-1408, Sheet 4
712 Hollen Road, not on a farm, not on three or more acres
Kopp, Frank C., head, white, male, 49, married, born in Maryland, working most of previous week, worked 40 hours previous week, millwright in steel manufacturing, class of worker private employer
Kopp, Pearl I., wife, white, female, 47, married, born in Virginia, keeping house, not looking for work
Kopp, Irene, daughter, white, female, 20, never married, born in New Jersey, work classed as OT, not looking for work, highest grade attended C4, has not completed, has attended school since February 1

Pearl Irene Davis Kopp, 27 October 1991:
Oh, I remember quite a bit about her because, see, I lived with them for a good while after my stepmother died.
TM: You moved in with your grandparents?
PK: Yes, I moved in with them for [unintelligible].
TM: How come you moved in with them?
PK: Well, because my father had…it was quite a family. And all of my half-brothers and half-sisters. And so my father decided it'd be better if I… See, we broke up when my stepmother died. He went to lived with… went to get a smaller place, you know. And my brothers, some stayed with me and some stayed with him. See, when my stepmother died, my father broke up the family and I went with my grandmother. I think some of the other kids went with their grandmothers. Well, it was divided up like that. So my one brother went with me. My father thought it would be nice, cause he could help my grandfather on the farm.
TM: How long did you live with them?
PK: With my grandmother?
TM: Yeah.
PK: Oh, I guess 4 years. Because when school starts, my father came and took me back home. And then, then all of them had to go to school.
TM: You took care of some of the other kids, too, right?
PK: Yeah, I used to help with them. I was just a little tot, and I had to get up in the morning and cook breakfast. [unintelligible] I knew how to make bread.

TM: Wunnie had tuberculosis, is that right?
PK: Mm-hmm. And there with his nurse.
TM: Weren’t you worried about catching that?
PK: Yeah, that's the reason we weren't home.
TM: Is that right?
PK: Yeah, my father, when he found out about it, he said he wanted me to go with my grandmother.
TM: So when he split up the family it was because of the tuberculosis?
PK: So he sent me with my grandmother, and he sent couple more, but my grandmother said she just wasn't able to take them. She’d take me, because I was her own grandchild. But I was the youngest one, see. The ones that she would take. I was the only one that could go. But then my other grandmother, the next kids, you know. She took the rest of them.

TM: When you lived down in Virginia, did you work on the farm?
PK: No, I never did work on the farm. Outside of peas. I used to pick peas sometimes. When we had a big crop of peas. Go out early in the morning before it’d get too hot.

TM: When did you first get a car? Did you have a car down there?
PK: 19… 1920. I don’t know whether it was before then or not.
TM: What kind of car was it?
PK: But I had to laugh at the old Model T. Model T, you know. What was it came out round then?
TM: Model T?
PK: Well, it was later. Model T, we had a Model T. But my father was always the first with all of them, you know. Something’d come along, he had to be the first one to get it. So he’d buy a car and that would start them off, you know. Then all the people would start buying cars. He [unintelligible] being first.
TM: So you learned to drive on that Model T?
PK: Yeah. Driving around in his car, Model T. It’s funny how all that stuff wore off, isn’t it?

Pearl Irene Davis Kopp told Thomas Darian Moore on 29 September 1991 that after she was married she and Frank went to Baltimore and then to New York, where Frank looked for a job. They got an apartment in Newark, with a small bedroom, a kitchen, and a bathroom, for $10/month. They eventually moved into larger apartments before moving to Baltimore in the 1930s.

On 27 October 1991:
TM: How did you meet Pop Pop?
PK: How did I meet him?
TM: Yeah.
PK: Well, his sister married my brother.
TM: So you met through them?
PK: They lived in Baltimore, his sister. So then they decided come down Virginia. One Christmas, one summer, I guess. And course, they came down, Frank came down with them. So that’s how I met him.
TM: How long did you know each other before you got married?
PK: Couple years.
Spouses
Birth31 Aug 1900, Baltimore, Maryland
Death11 Jul 1964, Baltimore, Maryland
Burial15 Jul 1964, Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
OccupationElectrician
FatherCharles Michael Kopp (1857-1900)
Marriage2 Jun 1923, Richmond, Virginia
ChildrenBeatrice Estelle (1927-2014)
 Irene Louise (1929-2004)
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Last updated 11 December 2023
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