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 !!!