Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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OLIVER H. P. COPELAND

Oliver H. P. COPELAND, was born in Indiana, in October 1859, and accompanied his father, Wickliffe B. , to Harrison County in 1852. He was married in October 1873 to Emma DOVE, and they are the parents of one child, Myrtle, whose mother died in September 1879. In December 1887 Mr. COPELAND married Delila LEWIS, by whom one child was born, Mabel. Oliver P., resides on the same farm with his father and attends to the carrying on of the old homestead.

V. S. COPELAND, second son of W. B. COPELAND was born in Putnam County, Ind., February 23, 1850, and accompanied his parents to Harrison County in 1852. In 1870, in company with his brother, F. J. COPELAND, he purchased a farm in Union Township. February 4, 1879, he was married to Lillie V. BROWNELL, daughter of Charles BROWNELL, of Rockford, Ill. By this union three children were born: Ida May, Charles W., and Jane. In 1882 he sold his farm and engaged in the furniture business at Logan. In 1884 the building and entire stock of goods were burned. He then erected the building now occupied by the Observer office, and resumed the furniture trade, which he closed out in 1887 and moved to a farm in Delaware County, Iowa, and is now farming in Beadle County, S. Dak.

Catherine S. COPELAND, only living daughter of W. B. COPELAND, was born in Harrison County, Iowa, September 18, 1853. She attended the Logan schools, taught school about a year and in 1878 married A. J. DAVIDSON, a printer by trade and has since then followed the meanderings of her husband's travels over most of the Western States.

James H. COPELAND, fourth son of W. B. COPELAND, was born in Harrison County, Iowa, December 31, 1857. He attended the Logan public schools, until sixteen years of age, when he clerked in the store of P. J. RUDESILL, for four years. He then followed teaching for two years, after which he went to San Francisco, Cal. remained one year and then married Alice WILLIAMS. After returning from California he worked as car accountant in the Chicago & Northwestern railway offices at Missouri Valley. He resigned that position and moved to a farm near Chadron, Neb., where he has since resided. Mr. and Mrs. COPELAND are the parents of two children � Belle and Earl P.

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