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Wiley Lafayette Copeland 1855–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1855

Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1939

Death Location: Jones County, Texas, USA

Father: James Copeland

Mother: Kissiah Moon

Spouse(s): Lucy Boatwright

Children(s): James Copeland, Alonza Copeland, Bonnie Copeland, Burtie Copeland, Eunice Copeland, Copeland None

The story of Wiley Lafayette Copeland began in 1855 in Rusk County, Texas, USA. Wiley Lafayette Copeland married Lucy Boatwright, and had children including Alonza D Lonnie Copeland, Bonnie Copeland, Burtie Copeland, Copeland, Eunice Ennie Copeland, James A Copeland. Wiley Lafayette Copeland passed away in 1939 in Jones County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley Lafayette Copeland began in 1855 in Rusk County, Texas, USA.
  • Wiley Lafayette Copeland married Lucy Boatwright, and had children including Alonza D Lonnie Copeland, Bonnie Copeland, Burtie Copeland, Copeland, Eunice Ennie Copeland, James A Copeland.
  • Wiley Lafayette Copeland passed away in 1939 in Jones County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Copeland
1836–1903
Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama, USA
JC
Kissiah Moon
1839–1930
Birth Location: Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
KM

Spouses(s)

Lucy Boatwright
1855–1894
Birth Location: Lavaca County, Texas, USA
LB

Children(s)

James Copeland
1876–1915
Birth Location: Leon County, Texas, USA
JC
Alonza Copeland
1878–1948
Birth Location: Texas, USA
AC
Bonnie Copeland
1882–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
BC
Burtie Copeland
1882–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
BC
Eunice Copeland
1885–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
EC
Copeland None
1880–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
C

Wiley Copeland's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Copeland
1855–1939
Birth Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA
Parents
James Bernard Copeland
1836–1903
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Kissiah Moon
1839–1930
Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Copeland's Descendants

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Wiley (Lafayette) Copeland (2 November 1855–21 January 1939) m. Lucy Boatwright (December 1855–18 October 1894)
  1. 1. James (A) Copeland 1876–1915
  2. 2. Alonza (D "Lonnie") Copeland 1878–1948
  3. 3. Bonnie Copeland 1882–
  4. 4. Burtie Copeland 1882–
  5. 5. Eunice ("Ennie") Copeland 1885–
  6. 6. Copeland 1880–

Wiley Copeland's Timeline

2 Records

1855
2 November 1855
Birth of Wiley Lafayette Copeland in Rusk County, Texas, USA
Rusk County, Texas, USA
1939
21 January 1939
Age 84
Death of Wiley Lafayette Copeland in Jones County, Texas, USA
Jones County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1855
    Event Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1939
    Event Place: Jones County, Texas, USA
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