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Martha Parthena Copeland 1854–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1854

Birth Location: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: Jun 1917

Death Location: Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Copeland

Mother: Elizabeth Michael

Spouse(s): Orra Compton

Children(s): Elmore Compton, Will Compton, James Compton, John Compton, William Compton, Luna Crowell, Sarah Hooker, Henry Compton, Nancy Compton, Mary Bradley, Orra Farley

Martha Parthena Copeland was born in 1854 in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Bunyon Copeland And Elizabeth Michael. In 1860, Martha Parthena Copeland resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. Martha Parthena Copeland married Orra Elaxander Compton, and had children including Elmore Compton, Henry G Compton, James Thomas Compton, John Riley Compton, Luna Mable Compton Crowell, Mary Etta Compton Bradley, Nancy E Compton, Orra Parthena Compton Farley, Sarah Alice Compton Hooker, Will Toland Compton, William Hicks Compton. Martha Parthena Copeland passed away in 1917 in Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Parthena Copeland was born in 1854 in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA, the child of John Bunyon Copeland And Elizabeth Michael.
  • In 1860, Martha Parthena Copeland resided in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • Martha Parthena Copeland married Orra Elaxander Compton, and had children including Elmore Compton, Henry G Compton, James Thomas Compton, John Riley Compton, Luna Mable Compton Crowell, Mary Etta Compton Bradley, Nancy E Compton, Orra Parthena Compton Farley, Sarah Alice Compton Hooker, Will Toland Compton, William Hicks Compton.
  • Martha Parthena Copeland passed away in 1917 in Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Copeland's Ancestors

Self
Martha Copeland
1854–1917
Birth Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Bunyon Copeland
1826–1903
Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Michael
1818–1862
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elder (John Whetstone Copeland Pvt war of) 1812
1793–1865
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Sarah ((Massey)) Copeland
1789–1857
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Aaron War
1762–1832
Mary Melton
1770–1845
Alston Massey
1762–1853
Elizabeth Gatewood
1761–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Copeland
1732–1773
Dorothy Ripley
1732–1795
Isham Sr
1737–1834
Lucy Hill
1740–1775
Arthur Massey
1736–1801
Elizabeth Alston
1743–1801
Augustine Gatewood
1742–1802
Elizabeth Dulin
1750–1802

Martha Copeland's Descendants

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Martha (Parthena) Copeland (10 Oct 1854–Jun 1917) m. Orra (Elaxander) Compton (9 Apr 1853–Apr 1896)
  1. 1. Elmore Compton 1885–1971 m. Artie (Marie) Lovell 1892–1972
    1. 1. Martha (Frances Compton) Edwards 1914–2003 m. Clyde Edwards 1909–2002
      1. 1. Infant Edwards –1937
      2. 2. Infant Edwards 1937–1937
    2. 2. Emory (W) Compton 1912–
    3. 3. Ira (G) Compton 1920–
    4. 4. Bernice (Minnie) Compton 1921–1998 m. Everett (C) Atkins 1915–1991
      1. 1. Charles (Everett) Atkins 1944–2022
    5. 5. Zella (May) Compton 1925–
  2. 2. Will (Toland) Compton 1893–1973
  3. 3. James (Thomas) Compton 1877–1954
  4. 4. John (Riley) Compton 1882–1944 m. Josie Tommey 1889–
    1. 1. Otes Compton 1908–
    2. 2. Oris Compton 1910–
  5. 5. William (Hicks) Compton 1879–1964
  6. 6. Luna (Mable Compton) Crowell 1889–1963
  7. 7. Sarah (Alice Compton) Hooker 1880–1978
  8. 8. Henry (G.) Compton 1891–1908
  9. 9. Nancy (E.) Compton 1878–1894
  10. 10. Mary (Etta Compton) Bradley 1875–1953 m. William (Thomas) Bradley 1871–1935
    1. 1. Thomas (Snowden) Bradley 1907–1952 m. Opal (Buelah) Jones 1908–1938
      1. 1. Joan Bradley 1931–2010 m. William (Abner) Davis 1928–2013
  11. 11. Orra (Parthena Compton) Farley 1896–1986

Martha Copeland's Timeline

4 Records

1854
10 Oct 1854
Birth of Martha Parthena Copeland in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Martha Parthena Copeland resided here in Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1917
2 Jun 1917
Age 63
Death of Martha Parthena Copeland in Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1917
Jun 1917
Age 63
Burial of Martha Parthena Copeland in Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: M653_42; Page: 883; Family History Library
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mine Creek, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: M653_42; Page: 883; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jun 1917
    Event Place: Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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