Hi Jeanette! How exciting! Wouldn't it be something is we were somehow distantly related? I just discovered Catherine Scarborough name so I don't have much on her.....yet! :) I just love this stuff. Anyways..... Yep Aunt Mattie COPPEDGE was a member of the Christian Church of Dover. The story given to me by my mother, is that my father threw up quite a ruckus in the church when he found out she left everything to them. So....the pastors and any witness's who remember that might have a bad taste in their mouth when they remember "Billy F. Coppedge". How would I find the Stewert County Burial Book if someone on the list doesn't have one? Ask aunt Lucy if she remembers any of them: Clayton Coppedge; Minnie Brewer Coppedge, Mattie Coppedge, Emily Coppedge Holiday or James Coppedge & Catherine Scarborough. :) Or the trouble maker (Billy Frank Coppedge) Its amazing how them older folks can remember the past sometimes. MY 75 year old father n law can remember things from the past soooo well. Talk to you all soon! Colleen On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:45:58 -0400 Jeanette Duncan <[email protected]> writes: > Hi Colleen, > > As far as a birth certificate on Clayton, you will probably have to > request it from > the State of Tennessee, Dept of Vital Statistics. > > I don't have a lot of info to offer, however, do you know if Mattie > was a member of > the Christian Church of Dover. The First Christian Church of Dover > has a very large > cemetery on its grounds and if Mattie was a member there, or 'gave > her money' to > them, there is a good possibility that she is buried there. You > might check with > the pastor of the church. > > Since you have Scarboroughs in your line also, in the Dover Cemetery > which is just > across the road from the National Cemetery on the road that leads to > Dr. Charlie > Crow's old place, there are a lot of Scarboroughs buried here as > well as related > family members. My Uncle Bob Wallace married Virginia Scarborough > and they both are > buried in this cemetery. If someone has the Stewart County Burial > book, you might > have them do a look up for you. > > This next item is just bragging; sorry, can't help it. My Aunt Lucy > is one of the > oldest living members of this church. About 5 years ago or maybe a > little bit > longer, she was honored at the church for being the church member of > having taught > Sunday School the longest. At that time, she had been teaching > Sunday School for 55 > years. I am so proud of her. When Mrs. Eurton died a few months > back, I believe > this left Aunt Lucy as the oldest living member of the church as a > whole. Aunt Lucy > is now 85 years old and her memory is not as good as it used to be. > I will try and > call her later this week and see if she remembers Clayton and his > sisters and will > pass along any information she might be able to provide. > > Welcome to the list and Happy Hunting. > > Jeanette Wallace Duncan > > Colleen C Simpson wrote: > > > Thanks Sandy! > > > > Okay...then Dover...that's the one in Stewert right? > Hahaha. It seems > > the family came from Dover TN. A few of them moved to Paris. > > > > Okay....Here is what I'm searching so far. > > > > I am searching for information on Clayton Coppedge & his > wife Minifred > > "Minnie" Brewer. They had two children. Billy (william?) Frank > Coppedge > > & Catherine Coppedge Speight (hubby's name Wayne) > > Billy Frank was my father. > > I have a copy from the SSDI of Clayton's application. > > His birthday is Sept 3, 1904 and he was born in Dover, > Stewert County. > > His father appears to be John "Ivan"? Coppedge & Mother is > Catherine > > Scarborough. > > At the time Clayton filled out the application, John was > dead. Date of > > the application is June 23, 1937. So it appears John Ivan > Coppedge died > > somewhere between 1903 and 1937. (Just a guess) > > > > Clayton had two sisters. Emily Coppedge Holiday & Mattie > Coppedge > > > > Mattie never married but was the postmaster of Dover. It > is a guess > > that Mattie & Emily died around 1979 or 1980 > > the family story is that Mattie gave all her money to the > Christian > > Church of Dover. > > > > > > Minnie Coppedge married a Hatfield sometime after Clayton > died. She was > > a member of the Maplewood Baptist Church of Paris. She might have > died > > around 1979 or 1980 as well. > > > > Possibly they are buried in a small Dover Cemetary. > Roadside type > > cemetary. > > > > At the time of Clayton's SS application he was working at > the Stewert > > County Times. My mom believes he left the paper and started his > own > > paper or print shop in Paris. > > > > I guess my next step at this point is to order Clayton's > birth > > certificate. Do I just call the Henry County courthouse for a > 1904 birth > > certificate? > > The next step I guess is to find the date Clayton and > Minnie married. > > > > Any other suggestions or tips? > > > > Colleen > > > > On Sun, 20 Aug 2000 07:14:07 -0500 "Sandra Ellis" > > <[email protected]> writes: > > > Colleen, > > > Welcome to the list! All you have to do is let folks know who > you > > > are > > > looking for and anyone with information will send you what they > > > have. You > > > might get lucky and meet a fellow reseacher---a new "cousin"! > Maybe > > > someone > > > has a book and will do a look-up for you. Just send some > > > information to the > > > list! We need names and if you have any dates or approximate > time > > > periods > > > it helps to know them. > > > > > > By the way, Paris is in Henry County. Henry County and Stewart > > > County are > > > seperated by the Tennessee River. Do you happen to have the > name of > > > some > > > community that the folks lived in? If you do, it might be > helpful > > > if you > > > mentioned it. > > > > > > Don't worry if you don't find a cousin today! The list has been > a > > > little > > > slow as people are finishing up their gardens, getting the kids > back > > > in > > > school, and all those other things we have to deal with these > days. > > > > > > Good luck with your search! > > > > > > Sandy Ellis > > > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > > Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... > > > Now What ???? > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! 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