Agnes Antoinette (Coppersmith) Larkin

Lifespan: 1922-04-18 — 2005-02-12

Summary

Born in Green Bay to Frank Joseph Coppersmith and Odile Clemens Barette. Claude Coppersmith’s sister — 15 years younger. Married Danford William Larkin Jr on October 28, 1939 in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin. She was 17. At least 1 son and 1 daughter.

Lived in Sturgeon Bay (1940), then Townsend, Oconto County (1950). Died February 12, 2005 in Green Bay at age 82. Buried at Nicolet Memorial Gardens, Green Bay.

From the memoir: “Great-Aunt Aggie” would sit with Marie Coppersmith and Dorothy Krumpos crocheting during Dallas and the evening soaps. Part of the Friday/Saturday night ritual at Grandma Dorothy’s house on Nicolet Drive.

Relationships

• Parents: Frank Joseph Coppersmith & Odile Clemens Barette
• Spouse: Danford William Larkin Jr (m. 1939-10-28, Sturgeon Bay)
• Siblings: Claude J Coppersmith (likely others between 1907–1922)

Sources

• FamilySearch person record (birth, marriage, death, burial details).
• Memoir chapter: “Grandma’s House on the Bay” (Great-Aunt Aggie crocheting).

Research Notes

• 15-year gap between Claude (1907) and Agnes (1922) — likely other Coppersmith siblings in between.
• Sturgeon Bay marriage at 17 — Danford Larkin Jr may be a Door County family.
• Townsend, Oconto County (1950) — small town in northern Wisconsin.
• Her obit would confirm additional siblings and children’s names.