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John Marion Copeland 1828 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1828

Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1 October 1862

Death Location: Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ripley Copeland

Mother: Nancy Copeland

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John Marion Copeland Sr was born in 1828 in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ripley Copeland and Nancy Ann Copeland. John Marion Copeland Sr passed away in 1862 in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Marion Copeland Sr was born in 1828 in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ripley Copeland and Nancy Ann Copeland.
  • John Marion Copeland Sr passed away in 1862 in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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John Copeland's Ancestors

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John Copeland
1828 – 1862
Birth Place: Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Ripley Copeland
1793 – 1888
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Nancy (Ann) Copeland
1798 – 1880
Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Ripley Copeland
1761 – 1843
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rachel Tucker
1763 – 1845
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Copeland's Timeline

2 Records

1828
16 July 1828
Birth of John Marion Copeland Sr in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
1862
1 October 1862
Age 34
Death of John Marion Copeland Sr in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America
Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1828
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1862
    Event Place: Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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