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Willis J Copeland 1790–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: Abt. 1860

Death Location: Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Copeland

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Dobbs

Children(s): Wesley Copeland

Willis J Copeland was born in 1790 in Tennessee, United States, the child of John D Copeland And Sarah Sally Hill. Willis J Copeland married Mary Elizabeth Dobbs, and had children including Wesley Copeland. Willis J Copeland passed away in 1860 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis J Copeland was born in 1790 in Tennessee, United States, the child of John D Copeland And Sarah Sally Hill.
  • Willis J Copeland married Mary Elizabeth Dobbs, and had children including Wesley Copeland.
  • Willis J Copeland passed away in 1860 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States.

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Children(s)

Willis Copeland's Ancestors

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Willis Copeland
1790–1860
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
John D Copeland
1762–1844
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Lindsey) Copeland
1730–1789
Isle of Wright, , Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sallie) Lindsey
1742–1814
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Copeland
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Copeland's Descendants

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Willis (J) Copeland (1790–Abt. 1860) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Dobbs (1795–1870)
  1. 1. Wesley Copeland 1815–1920 m. Kizariah Linn 1815–1885
    1. 1. Marcus (de Lafayette) Copeland 1858–1920 m. Louisa (Ann) Churchill 1858–1885
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Copeland 1877–1958 m. Piercy (Ann) Sims 1878–1924
        1. 1. Dorothy (Izara) Copeland 1903–1988 m. Earl (Elbert) White 1899–1987

Willis Copeland's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Willis J Copeland in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1860
Abt. 1860
Age 70
Death of Willis J Copeland in Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1860
    Event Place: Wayne, Tennessee, United States

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