Thomas Elwood Copeland was a farmer, and the son of Benjamin & Martha Ann Hall Copeland. He had 5 sisters and 1 brother, and 5 half-brothers and 1 half-sister from his father's first marriage to Rebecca Parker.
Thomas E. Copeland's lineage can be traced all the way back through his father's side, to Lawrence Copeland, who was born in England in 1560.
He was married to his first wife, Rachel Gabriel, on July 9th, 1864, then moved to Beaufort in Carteret Co, NC, and had five children with Rachel.
3 sons & 2 daughters
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1865 Benjamin Gabriel #35144345
1870 George Washington #34673838
1871 Melissa A. (Powell)
1874 Mary Elizabeth (Powell)#23009176
1876 Joseph #42421868
After the death of Rachel, and at age 53, Thomas E. married 19 year old Jakey (Jakie) Lewis Arthur on February 13th, 1895, in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC
He fathered four children with Jakey;
3 daughters & 1 son
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1895 Daisy Bell (Tesh) FAG Memorial #31150003 (Born Sept 1st in Beaufort, Carteret Co, NC)
1897 Bessie Mae (Neal) #119045208
1901 Burnie died 1976 in NC
1903 Sarah Vaughn (Vernell)
Thomas' exact date of death and burial location are unknown at this time, but his death date is narrowed down to between 1910 and 1913. He passed sometime between 1910 when he was last listed on the U.S. census, and 1913 when he is listed on the marriage license of his daughter, Daisy Bell Copeland Tesh, as dead. Jakey was still living at the time. See document both here and on Daisy's FAG Memorial #31150003.
"After Thomas E. died, Jakey lost it and went to the Tuscaloosa Insane Asylum. The girls were scattered. Daisy went to the orphanage; Bessie went to live with the Anderson family in Whitakers as a nanny, and Burnie went to work on a tugboat."
Most information provided by Find A Grave contributor Terry Wells, #48183311, Great-Granddaughter of Thomas E. and Jakey Copeland, and Copeland family Genealogist. She has been researching Thomas E. and her entire family extensively for several years and has a tree on Ancestry.com. Thank you, Terry.
Thomas E. Copeland's lineage can be traced all the way back through his father's side, to Lawrence Copeland, who was born in England in 1560.
He was married to his first wife, Rachel Gabriel, on July 9th, 1864, then moved to Beaufort in Carteret Co, NC, and had five children with Rachel.
3 sons & 2 daughters
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1865 Benjamin Gabriel #35144345
1870 George Washington #34673838
1871 Melissa A. (Powell)
1874 Mary Elizabeth (Powell)#23009176
1876 Joseph #42421868
After the death of Rachel, and at age 53, Thomas E. married 19 year old Jakey (Jakie) Lewis Arthur on February 13th, 1895, in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC
He fathered four children with Jakey;
3 daughters & 1 son
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1895 Daisy Bell (Tesh) FAG Memorial #31150003 (Born Sept 1st in Beaufort, Carteret Co, NC)
1897 Bessie Mae (Neal) #119045208
1901 Burnie died 1976 in NC
1903 Sarah Vaughn (Vernell)
Thomas' exact date of death and burial location are unknown at this time, but his death date is narrowed down to between 1910 and 1913. He passed sometime between 1910 when he was last listed on the U.S. census, and 1913 when he is listed on the marriage license of his daughter, Daisy Bell Copeland Tesh, as dead. Jakey was still living at the time. See document both here and on Daisy's FAG Memorial #31150003.
"After Thomas E. died, Jakey lost it and went to the Tuscaloosa Insane Asylum. The girls were scattered. Daisy went to the orphanage; Bessie went to live with the Anderson family in Whitakers as a nanny, and Burnie went to work on a tugboat."
Most information provided by Find A Grave contributor Terry Wells, #48183311, Great-Granddaughter of Thomas E. and Jakey Copeland, and Copeland family Genealogist. She has been researching Thomas E. and her entire family extensively for several years and has a tree on Ancestry.com. Thank you, Terry.
Thomas Elwood Copeland was a farmer, and the son of Benjamin & Martha Ann Hall Copeland. He had 5 sisters and 1 brother, and 5 half-brothers and 1 half-sister from his father's first marriage to Rebecca Parker.
Thomas E. Copeland's lineage can be traced all the way back through his father's side, to Lawrence Copeland, who was born in England in 1560.
He was married to his first wife, Rachel Gabriel, on July 9th, 1864, then moved to Beaufort in Carteret Co, NC, and had five children with Rachel.
3 sons & 2 daughters
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1865 Benjamin Gabriel #35144345
1870 George Washington #34673838
1871 Melissa A. (Powell)
1874 Mary Elizabeth (Powell)#23009176
1876 Joseph #42421868
After the death of Rachel, and at age 53, Thomas E. married 19 year old Jakey (Jakie) Lewis Arthur on February 13th, 1895, in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC
He fathered four children with Jakey;
3 daughters & 1 son
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1895 Daisy Bell (Tesh) FAG Memorial #31150003 (Born Sept 1st in Beaufort, Carteret Co, NC)
1897 Bessie Mae (Neal) #119045208
1901 Burnie died 1976 in NC
1903 Sarah Vaughn (Vernell)
Thomas' exact date of death and burial location are unknown at this time, but his death date is narrowed down to between 1910 and 1913. He passed sometime between 1910 when he was last listed on the U.S. census, and 1913 when he is listed on the marriage license of his daughter, Daisy Bell Copeland Tesh, as dead. Jakey was still living at the time. See document both here and on Daisy's FAG Memorial #31150003.
"After Thomas E. died, Jakey lost it and went to the Tuscaloosa Insane Asylum. The girls were scattered. Daisy went to the orphanage; Bessie went to live with the Anderson family in Whitakers as a nanny, and Burnie went to work on a tugboat."
Most information provided by Find A Grave contributor Terry Wells, #48183311, Great-Granddaughter of Thomas E. and Jakey Copeland, and Copeland family Genealogist. She has been researching Thomas E. and her entire family extensively for several years and has a tree on Ancestry.com. Thank you, Terry.
Thomas E. Copeland's lineage can be traced all the way back through his father's side, to Lawrence Copeland, who was born in England in 1560.
He was married to his first wife, Rachel Gabriel, on July 9th, 1864, then moved to Beaufort in Carteret Co, NC, and had five children with Rachel.
3 sons & 2 daughters
**********************************
1865 Benjamin Gabriel #35144345
1870 George Washington #34673838
1871 Melissa A. (Powell)
1874 Mary Elizabeth (Powell)#23009176
1876 Joseph #42421868
After the death of Rachel, and at age 53, Thomas E. married 19 year old Jakey (Jakie) Lewis Arthur on February 13th, 1895, in Beaufort, Carteret County, NC
He fathered four children with Jakey;
3 daughters & 1 son
*********************************
1895 Daisy Bell (Tesh) FAG Memorial #31150003 (Born Sept 1st in Beaufort, Carteret Co, NC)
1897 Bessie Mae (Neal) #119045208
1901 Burnie died 1976 in NC
1903 Sarah Vaughn (Vernell)
Thomas' exact date of death and burial location are unknown at this time, but his death date is narrowed down to between 1910 and 1913. He passed sometime between 1910 when he was last listed on the U.S. census, and 1913 when he is listed on the marriage license of his daughter, Daisy Bell Copeland Tesh, as dead. Jakey was still living at the time. See document both here and on Daisy's FAG Memorial #31150003.
"After Thomas E. died, Jakey lost it and went to the Tuscaloosa Insane Asylum. The girls were scattered. Daisy went to the orphanage; Bessie went to live with the Anderson family in Whitakers as a nanny, and Burnie went to work on a tugboat."
Most information provided by Find A Grave contributor Terry Wells, #48183311, Great-Granddaughter of Thomas E. and Jakey Copeland, and Copeland family Genealogist. She has been researching Thomas E. and her entire family extensively for several years and has a tree on Ancestry.com. Thank you, Terry.
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