Posted on: Covington Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Covington/11013 Surname: Easterling ------------------------- Bentonville Taylor was the Copeland Gang lawyer. He was attempting to take land away from the widow of William Bennett Easterling and one of the sons shot at him on Terrible Creek. He did not die but my Easterling cousin went to Texas after the shooting. In the Life and Confessions the noted outlaw James Copeland, they speculate he was shot by a member of the Copeland Gang. Eddie Michaels book tells of him moving to Lawrence County where his step-son killed him. They ran a train track over his grave which concerned his widow until they paid her some money. Overall, he was not too popular. I would be interested in more information about him. James Copeland was the most well known outlaw in South Mississippi.