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Joseph Porter Copeland 1851 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1851

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1929

Death Location: Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA

Father: James Copeland

Mother: Margaret Boyd

Spouse(s): Jane Gordon

Children(s): Prudence Copeland, David Copeland, Rebecca Margaret, Emma Copeland, George Copeland, Rufus Copeland, Elijah Copeland, Alfred Copeland

Joseph Porter Copeland was born in 1851 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Copeland and Margaret Ann "Peggy" Boyd. Joseph Porter Copeland married Jane A Gordon, and had children including Prudence M. Copeland, David M Copeland, Rebecca Margaret, Emma Copeland, George Copeland, Rufus Lee Copeland, Elijah Gordon Copeland, Alfred Copeland. Joseph Porter Copeland passed away in 1929 in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Porter Copeland was born in 1851 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Copeland and Margaret Ann "Peggy" Boyd.
  • Joseph Porter Copeland married Jane A Gordon, and had children including Prudence M. Copeland, David M Copeland, Rebecca Margaret, Emma Copeland, George Copeland, Rufus Lee Copeland, Elijah Gordon Copeland, Alfred Copeland.
  • Joseph Porter Copeland passed away in 1929 in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Copeland
1810 – 1893
Birth Location: USA
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Margaret Boyd
1818 – 1896
Birth Location: Washington Co., Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Gordon
1856 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Prudence Copeland
1876 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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David Copeland
1878 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Rebecca Margaret
1879 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Emma Copeland
1883 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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George Copeland
1886 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
GC
Rufus Copeland
1889 –
Birth Location: Jasonville G, Indiana
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Elijah Copeland
1894 – 1950
Birth Location: Clay Co., Ind.
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Alfred Copeland
1897 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
AC

Joseph Copeland's Ancestors

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Joseph Copeland
1851 – 1929
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Copeland
1810 – 1893
USA
Margaret (Ann "Peggy") Boyd
1818 – 1896
Washington Co., Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose Copeland
1778 – 1843
North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah
1783 – 1851
North Carolina, United States of America
Henry (S.) BOYD
1780 – 1856
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Susannah (Mariah) Baumgartner
1784 – 1858
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Boyd
1761 – 1847
Mary
1763 – 1799
Frederick Baumgardner
1743 – 1817
Sarah Swindell
1748 – 1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Baumgärtner
1706 – 1746
Anna Kettenring
1706 – 1800
Timothy Swindell
1712 – 1790
Rebecca Crees
1722 – 1777

Joseph Copeland's Descendants

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Joseph (Porter) Copeland (10 Oct 1851 – 26 Jun 1929) m. Jane (A) Gordon (Sep 1856 – )
  1. 1. Prudence (M.) Copeland (Abt 1876 – )
  2. 2. David (M) Copeland (Feb 1878 – )
  3. 3. Rebecca Margaret (Nov 1879 – )
  4. 4. Emma Copeland (Sep 1883 – )
  5. 5. George Copeland (Apr 1886 – )
  6. 6. Rufus (Lee) Copeland (12 Jun 1889 – )
  7. 7. Elijah (Gordon) Copeland (19 Feb 1894 – 16 Jun 1950) m. Mildred (May) Robinson (8 November 1899 – 7 April 1974)
    1. 1. Phinetta (Jane) Copeland (21 Sep 1929 – 2 Mar 2010) m. James (Howard) Habegger (30 Jul 1931 – )
      1. 1. Etta (Ellen) Habegger (8 Sep 1970 – )
    2. 2. Peggy (Robin) Copeland (19 May 1931 – ) m. Richard (Dean) King (abt 1931 – 15 Sep 1987)
    3. 3. Beth (Gordon) Copeland (23 Oct 1933 – ) m. Hadi (Hussein) Aly (8 August 1930 – 4 July 2005)
      1. 1. Sumer (Elizabeth) Aly (4 Apr 1972 – )
    4. 4. Virginia Copeland (abt 1927 – )
    5. 5. Robert Copeland (abt 1928 – )
    6. 6. Lois Copeland (abt 1930 – )
  8. 8. Alfred Copeland (Feb 1897 – )

Joseph Copeland's Timeline

12 Records

1851
10 Oct 1851
Birth of Joseph Porter Copeland in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1851
10 Oct 1851
Birth of Joseph Porter Copeland in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1852
abt 1852
Age 1
Birth of Joseph Porter Copeland in Roane Co., Tennessee, USA
Roane Co., Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Joseph Porter Copeland resided here in District 15, Roane, Tennessee, USA
District 15, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Joseph Porter Copeland resided here in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Joseph Porter Copeland resided here in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Joseph Porter Copeland resided here in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
Joseph Porter Copeland resided here in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
1926
Abt 1926
Age 75
Joseph Porter Copeland resided here in Clay, Indiana
Clay, Indiana
1926
9 Nov 1926
Age 75
Joseph Porter Copeland - Probate in Clay, Indiana, USA
Clay, Indiana, USA
1929
26 Jun 1929
Age 78
Death of Joseph Porter Copeland in Whitwell, Marion Co., Tennessee, USA
Whitwell, Marion Co., Tennessee, USA
1929
26 Jun 1929
Age 78
Death of Joseph Porter Copeland in Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana; Roll: 363; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240363
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1852
    Event Place: Roane Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 15, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1555; Page: 501B; Family History Library Film: 553054

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1929; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 15, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 15, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1555; Page: 501B; Family History Library Film: 553054

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana; Roll: 270; Page: 602C; Enumeration District: 243

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana; Roll: 363; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240363

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana; Roll: T624_343; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1374356

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1926
    Event Place: Clay, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1929
    Event Place: Whitwell, Marion Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1929
    Event Place: Lewis, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hymera, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999
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