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Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr 1929–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1929

Birth Location: Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1997

Death Location: Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Edmund Sr.

Mother: Virginia Gatliff

Spouse(s): Betty Garr

Children(s):

The story of Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr began in 1929 in Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA. In 1935, Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided in Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia. In 1940, Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided in Militia District 554, Brantleys, Brantleys, Monroe. Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr married Betty Carolyn Garr, and had children including Connie Copelan, James Edmund Butch Copelan, Jerry Copelan, Virginia Carol Copelan. Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr passed away in 1997 in Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr began in 1929 in Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1935, Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided in Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia.
  • In 1940, Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided in Militia District 554, Brantleys, Brantleys, Monroe.
  • Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr married Betty Carolyn Garr, and had children including Connie Copelan, James Edmund Butch Copelan, Jerry Copelan, Virginia Carol Copelan.
  • Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr passed away in 1997 in Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edmund Jr's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Jr
1929–1997
Birth Place: Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Parents
Edmund Gillard "Dick" Copelan Sr.
1901–1963
Greene, Georgia
Virginia (Lee "Virgie") Gatliff
1911–1980
Forsyth Monroe County Georgia
Grandparents
Cornelius (E.) Copelan
1860–1909
Greene County Ga
Mary (Alice) Culbreath
1863–1938
Greene, Georgia, United States
Adams Gatliff
1889–1957
Monroe County, Georgia
Elizabeth (Rebecca) Adams
1889–1981
Monroe, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Copelan
1813–1863
Mary Furlow
1816–1897
Jackson Culbreath
1818–1869
Sarah Frazier
1833–1915
Charles Adams
1850–1942
Martha Rogers
1854–1942
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Copelan
1765–1814
Nancy Dorsey
1778–1835
David Furlow
1786–1832
Sarah Dawson
1786–1855
Mary Jordan
1806–1870

Edmund Jr's Timeline

5 Records

1929
3 Nov 1929
Birth of Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr in Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided here in Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia
Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 11
Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided here in Militia District 554, Brantleys, Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Militia District 554, Brantleys, Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr resided here in Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia, USA
1997
9 Nov 1997
Age 68
Death of Edmund Gillard "Pete" Copelan Jr in Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1929
    Event Place: Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Militia District 554, Brantleys, Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brantleys, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smarr
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1997
    Event Place: Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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