Greetings Fellow Copeland Researchers, I'm interested in finding out more about Thomas M. Copelan who married Mary A. E. Walker in Greene Co GA on 30 Apr 1848. Based on circumstantial evidence that I can provide later, I believe that (1) Mary was a sister of my gggf James T. Walker. (2) Mary and Thomas Copelan had a son Joseph born about 1849. (3) Mary & Thomas had another son Daniel born about 1853. The Joseph Copelan in question here was living in Sequatchie Co TN in 1870 (p. 313, household 9) and 1880 (E.D. 113, p 12, household 98). Here are extracts from the census: 1870 Copland, Joseph 21 Farm Laborer born GA Annie 24 Keeping House b. TN Sarah 4 TN Mary 2/12 TN born in March 1880 Copelan, Joseph 33 (35?) Laborer on farm born GA, parents born GA Ann 34 wife b. TN, parents b. TN Bryant (?) Sarah 14 daughter b. TN, parents b. TN Copelan, Mary E. 10 dau Adeline 8 dau Elizabeth 7 dau Martha 5 dau Charles 3 dau Effie B. 6/12 born in Dec [1879] dau The last 6 children were all b. TN, father b. GA, mother b. TN. It appears that Joseph's wife Ann had been previously married to a Bryant(?) and had a daughter by him. Oral history handed down in my Walker line says that Mary Walker married a Hambrick. Based on information obtained from Hamrick researchers, it seems certain that Mary Walker married Thompson Blanton Hamrick about 1853-1854 and had several children: Charles Minor Hamrick (b. 1855) Thompson Blanton Hamrick "Jr." (1857) Albert Hamrick (1859) Mary Hamrick (1861) Allen Richard Hamrick (1863) Samuel Hamrick (1865) Douglas Haston Hamrick (1868) Elvira Hamrick (1870) The last two were born in TN, the older ones in GA. If my conclusions are correct, these children are half-siblings of the two Copelan brothers. It appears that Mary Walker was widowed soon after her marriage to Thomas Copelan and then married T. B. Hamrick (as his 3rd wife). Does anyone on this list have any information on Thomas M. Copelan and Mary A. E. (Walker) Copelan and/or their descendants? Thanks in advance for whatever you can provide. Good Luck in your research, Charles Walker ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.