Don't know if anyone is interested, but we had recently been talking about people from Wayne County migrating to Arkansas and I had responded that several of the family names in Southern Missouri and in neighboring Arkansas counties were the same as many I had noticed as coming from Wayne County. Anyway, here is some information on the Copelands. Descendants of David Copeland Generation No. 1 1. DAVID1 COPELAND was born 1750 in Ireland, and died 1824 in Arkansas. He married JANE CRAIG. She was born 1748, and died 1817 in Tennessee. Child of DAVID COPELAND and JANE CRAIG is: 2. i. JAMES2 COPELAND, b. 1775, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. 1843, Montgomery Co, Illinois. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES2 COPELAND (DAVID1) was born 1775 in Orange Co, North Carolina, and died 1843 in Montgomery Co, Illinois. He married ANN CAMERON 11 Sep 1800 in Blount Co, Tennessee. She was born in Tennessee, and died 1826 in Tennessee. Child of JAMES COPELAND and ANN CAMERON is: 3. i. JAMES C3 COPELAND, b. 1801, Tennessee; d. 1890, Phelps Co, Missouri. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES C3 COPELAND (JAMES2, DAVID1) was born 1801 in Tennessee, and died 1890 in Phelps Co, Missouri. He married SARAH WEBB 09 Aug 1825 in Maury Co, Tennessee, daughter of MEREDITH WEBB and MARY HAFLEY. She was born Jul 1804 in Shelby Co, Kentucky, and died 1872 in Pope Co, Arkansas. Child of JAMES COPELAND and SARAH WEBB is: 4. i. ALEXANDER N4 COPELAND, b. Nov 1831, Wayne Co, Tennessee; d. 27 May 1901, Alco, Stone Co, Arkansas. Generation No. 4 4. ALEXANDER N4 COPELAND (JAMES C3, JAMES2, DAVID1) was born Nov 1831 in Wayne Co, Tennessee, and died 27 May 1901 in Alco, Stone Co, Arkansas. He married (1) SARAH MABREY 1849 in Wayne Co, Tennessee, daughter of ORAN MABREY and MARY RICKETTS. She was born 1831 in Tennessee, and died 23 Sep 1881 in Alco, Stone Co, Arkansas. He married (2) NANCY JANE FREEMAN 05 Nov 1881 in Stone Co, Arkansas. She was born 05 Aug 1865 in Searcy, AR/Searcy Co., AR, and died 05 Mar 1926 in Landis, Searcy, AR. More About ALEXANDER N COPELAND: Residence: 1850, Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas Children of ALEXANDER COPELAND and SARAH MABREY are: i. MARY JANE5 COPELAND, b. 03 Jun 1850; d. 16 Apr 1925. ii. KATHARINE COPELAND, b. 1853; d. 1867. iii. AMANDA COPELAND, b. 1855; d. 1869. iv. LOUISA COPELAND, b. 1856; d. 1857. v. ALEXANDER COPELAND, b. 1858; d. 1876. 5. vi. ORAN AARON COPELAND, b. Sep 1859, Stone Co, Arkansas; d. 1934, Stone, AR. vii. ULYSIS S COPELAND, b. 1869; d. 1870. viii. NELLIE COPELAND, b. 1875; d. 1889. Children of ALEXANDER COPELAND and NANCY FREEMAN are: ix. NORA E5 COPELAND, b. 03 Mar 1883, Alco, AR; d. 16 Oct 1963, Leslie, AR. x. ICIPHINE MELISSA COPELAND, b. 18 Aug 1884, Alco, AR; d. 17 Mar 1968, Fifty Six, AR. xi. THOMAS NEWTON COPELAND, b. 03 Mar 1887, Alco, Stone, AR; d. 17 Mar 1968, Leslie, AR. xii. JOSEPH FRANK COPELAND, b. 23 Nov 1889, Alco, AR; d. 1961, Mt View, AR. xiii. TOLLY ROSCO COPELAND, b. 01 May 1891, Alco, AR; d. 1924, Mountain View, Stone, AR. xiv. MILLIS MILLARD COPELAND, b. 18 Jun 1893, Alco, AR; d. 1894. Generation No. 5 5. ORAN AARON5 COPELAND (ALEXANDER N4, JAMES C3, JAMES2, DAVID1) was born Sep 1859 in Stone Co, Arkansas, and died 1934 in Stone, AR. He married (1) MARTHA A GIBSON 11 Sep 1881 in Stone Co, Arkansas, daughter of JAMES GIBSON. She was born 1866 in Lincoln Co, Missouri, and died 1892 in Stone Co, Arkansas. He married (2) AMANDA E BRANSCOM 13 Aug 1893 in Searcy Co, Arkansas. She was born 1869 in KY, and died 1915 in Stone, AR. Children of ORAN COPELAND and MARTHA GIBSON are: i. MARY L6 COPELAND, b. Oct 1882, Stone, Ar. ii. SARAH JANE COPLAND, b. 19 May 1885, Stone, AR; d. 12 Oct 1934. iii. ALICE CLEMENTINE COPELAND, b. 04 Apr 1890, Stone Co, Ark; d. 07 Jan 1963, Canaan, Searcy, AR. 6. iv. WILLIAM A COPELAND, b. 09 May 1892, Stone Co, Arkansas; d. 13 Oct 1942, Searcy Co, Arkansas. Children of ORAN COPELAND and AMANDA BRANSCOM are: v. RHODA M6 COPELAND, b. Jun 1896, Arkansas; d. 1920. vi. DOSHA COPELAND, b. Jan 1900, Arkansas; d. 1977. vii. WILLIS ELDRIDGE COPELAND, b. 08 Jan 1902, Arkansas; d. 23 Jan 1957. viii. ABNER EDGAR COPELAND, b. 29 Mar 1905, Arkansas; d. 04 Jan 1964. ix. GARLIS R COPELAND, b. 18 Jan 1907, Arkansas; d. 01 Mar 1965. x. HAROLD V COPELAND, b. 1909, Arkansas. Generation No. 6 6. WILLIAM A6 COPELAND (ORAN AARON5, ALEXANDER N4, JAMES C3, JAMES2, DAVID1) was born 09 May 1892 in Stone Co, Arkansas, and died 13 Oct 1942 in Searcy Co, Arkansas. He married VERLIE PASSMORE 1931 in Searcy Co, Arkansas, daughter of WILLIAM PASSMORE and SARAH GAMMILL. She was born 08 Aug 1910 in Searcy Co, Arkansas, and died 30 Jul 1990 in Paris, Lamar Co, Texas. Children of WILLIAM COPELAND and VERLIE PASSMORE are: i. LIVING7 COPELAND. ii. WILLIAM ORAN COPELAND, b. 26 Mar 1934, Searcy Co, Arkansas; d. 06 Nov 1983, Tipton, Tulare Co, California. iii. ROBERT COPELAND, b. 08 Jan 1936, Searcy Co, Arkansas; d. 04 Jan 2007, California. 7. iv. BETTY COPELAND, b. 21 Jun 1938, Searcy Co, Arkansas; d. 10 Jun 1996, Kingsburg, Fresno Co, California. Generation No. 7 7. BETTY7 COPELAND (WILLIAM A6, ORAN AARON5, ALEXANDER N4, JAMES C3, JAMES2, DAVID1) was born 21 Jun 1938 in Searcy Co, Arkansas, and died 10 Jun 1996 in Kingsburg, Fresno Co, California. She married ROBERT TIMOTHY STEGALL. He was born 30 Apr 1936 in Los Angeles, California, and died 25 Oct 1992 in Kings Co, California. Children of BETTY COPELAND and ROBERT STEGALL are: i. LIVING8 STEGALL. ii. LIVING STEGALL. iii. LIVING STEGALL. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.