William Frederick Couperthwaite's Family Tree

By William Frederick Couperthwaite of Perranporth, Cornwall, England with grateful thanks to Jean White of Williamston, MI USA, Eddie J Couperthwaite of Piscataway, NJ USA, Lynn Couperthwaite of Australia, Mervyn Coombs of Southampton, Hampshire, England, Jill Gibson Allen of Lincoln, England, and Caroline Gerard (for her work in obtaining information from the National Archives and General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland)

for help and information.

Notes for James Eaglesham Couperthwaite

Obituary September 25, 1965

Deaths J. E. Couperthwaite

James E. Couperthwaite, 74 of 37 E. Jackson St., died at his home Monday morning after a lingering illness.
He was born in Old Cumnock, Scotland, April 7 1891 and has been a Painesville resident since 1932. Mr Couperthwaite was a mechanic and inspector at Midland-Ross, IRC Fibers Division, retiring in 1961. He married the former Miss Mae Wilcox on March 21, 1922 in Cleveland.
A World 1 veteran, Mr Couperthwaite served in the 37th Division. He was the recipient of two medals, one for the Battle of Argonne, and the other for the Battle of Verdun. He also had a record for the longest tour of any driver in the division, eight days and 2,000 miles as a driver for Brig. Gen. Charles X. Zimerman.
Mr Couperthwaite was a member of Brakeman - King Post 336, Americam Legion. He was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his widow; a son, James of Dallas, Texas; a daughter, Mrs Betty McFarland of North Madison; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and a sister Mrs Elizabeth Blair of Kimball, Minn.

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With the help of information researched by Jean White, Eddie J Couperthwaite, Lyn Couperthwaite,

Mervyn Coombs, Caroline Gerard and Jill Gibson Allen.