Jefferson County Genealogy Online
Descendants of
James Lewis Copeland

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES LEWIS4 COPELAND (WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born Abt. August 03, 1829 in Near New Palestine, Hancock Co., Indiana, and died July 15, 1902. He married (1) ELIZA JANE MEANS April 16, 1849, daughter of ALEXANDER MEANS and ELIZABETH EDWARDS. She was born January 09, 1831 in Pleasant View, Shelby Co., Indiana, and died August 24, 1868 in Pleasant View, Shelby Co., Indiana. He married (2) MARY C. POLLARD November 06, 1870 in Shelby Co., Indiana.
 

Children of JAMES COPELAND and ELIZA MEANS are:

                        2. i. JOHN THOMAS5 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1850, Shelby Co., Indiana.

                        3. ii. WILLIAM ALONZA COPELAND, b. August 08, 1851, Shelby Co., Indiana; d. September 01,
                                1933, Fairfield, Cedar Twn., Jefferson Co., Iowa.

                       4. iii. ALFRED H. COPELAND, b. 1852, Pleasant View, Shelby Co., Indiana; d. July 22, 1890,
                                Shelby Co., Indiana.

                       5. iv. JAMES H. COPELAND, b. Abt. 1856, Shelby Co., Indiana.

                      6. v. CHARLES AUSTIN COPELAND, b. 1857, Shelby Co., Indiana; d. November 23, 1933, Clovis,
                              Curry Co., New Mexico.

                          vi. JULIA A. COPELAND, b. Abt. 1860, Indiana.

                          vii. NANCY I. COPELAND, b. Abt. 1863; m. CHARLES M. DAKE, August 19, 1885, Shelby Co.,
                                Indiana.

                          viii. ELIZABETH COPELAND, b. Abt. 1864.

                     7. ix. WARREN L. COPELAND, b. Abt. 1867, Indiana; d. April 27, 1935.
 
 

Generation No. 2
 

2. JOHN THOMAS5 COPELAND (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1850 in Shelby Co., Indiana. He married JENNIE R./REBECCA J. HAMMERSLY Bef. 1873, daughter of JAMES HAMMERSLY and LYDIA CHANDLER. She was born 1849 in Indiana, and died January 26, 1925.

She is buried in Batavia Cemetery.Iowa Cemetery Records
Name: Rebecca J. Hamerly Copeland
Birth Date: 1849
Death Date: 26 Jan 1925
Cemetery: Batavia
Town: Batavia
Comment: (dau. of James O. and Lydia Chandler Hammersly-wife of John F.) Chr. Lovilla, Loren E., Lottie, Clyde W. and Laura
 

Children of JOHN COPELAND and JENNIE HAMMERSLY are:

                      i. LOVILLA "VILLA" S.6 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1873.

                 8. ii. LOREN E. COPELAND, b. 1885, Iowa; d. July 26, 1938.

                     iii. LOTTIE E. COPELAND, b. Abt. 1878, Iowa.

                     iv. CLYDE W. COPELAND, b. Aft. 1885.

                    v. LAURA COPELAND, b. Aft. 1885.
 
 

3. WILLIAM ALONZA5 COPELAND (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born August 08, 1851 in Shelby Co., Indiana, and died September 01, 1933 in Fairfield, Cedar Twn., Jefferson Co., Iowa. He married SARAH MATILDA HUFF September 12, 1878, daughter of JOHN HUFF and ADA/ADY SHEARER. She was born January 19, 1859 in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, and died December 24, 1942 in Birmingham, Iowa.
 

Children of WILLIAM COPELAND and SARAH HUFF are:

                  9. i. IDA BELLE6 COPELAND, b. July 07, 1879, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. January 14, 1957.

                10. ii. NELLIE MAE COPELAND, b. November 07, 1881, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. January 19, 1960,
                          Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.

               11. iii. ORIN LORENZO COPELAND, b. August 12, 1887, Mersville, Washington Co., Kansas; d. June
                         19, 1919, Washington D. C..

                    iv. CARRIE MATILDA COPELAND, b. October 28, 1890, Linby, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. September
                         07, 1986, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.

               12. v. EARL J./JOHN EARL COPELAND, b. February 25, 1897, Linby, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d.
                         December 17, 1959.

               13. vi. EARNEST LEWIS COPELAND, b. August 01, 1900, Locust Grove Twn., Jefferson Co., Iowa; d.
                         November 29, 1959, Jefferson County Hospital, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
 
 

4. ALFRED H.5 COPELAND (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born 1852 in Pleasant View, Shelby Co., Indiana, and died July 22, 1890 in Shelby Co., Indiana. He married (1) ANNA M. SLATER March 09, 1873 in Wapello Co., Iowa, daughter of ISRAEL SLATER and REBECCA SHEARER. She was born Abt. 1860 in Iowa, and died August 16, 1888. He married (2) LAURA C. DAKE September 17, 1884 in Shelby Co., Indiana, daughter of BENJAMIN DAKE and MARGARET SIMPSON. She was born December 12, 1862 in Shelby Co., Indiana.
 

Children of ALFRED COPELAND and ANNA SLATER are:

               14. i. ISRAEL L.6 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1879, Iowa.

                   ii. IRIS R. COPELAND.
 

Children of ALFRED COPELAND and LAURA DAKE are:

            15. iii. EBERT CLARENCE6 COPELAND, b. October 12, 1885, Shelby Co., Indiana.

                 iv. MALE INFANT COPELAND, d. July 11, 1888.

                 v. BENJAMIN HARRIS COPELAND, d. October 06, 1889.
 
 

5. JAMES H.5 COPELAND (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1856 in Shelby Co., Indiana. UNSURE IF MARRIAGE TO FLORA PARSLEY IS TO THIS PARTICULAR JAMES H. COPELAND!!! He married FLORA B. PARSLEY June 24, 1887 in Marion Co., Indiana. She was born Abt. 1857 in Indiana.
 

Child of JAMES COPELAND and FLORA PARSLEY is:

               i. EARL6 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1887, Indiana; m. GOLDIE N. ?; b. Abt. 1892, Indiana.
 
 

6. CHARLES AUSTIN5 COPELAND (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born 1857 in Shelby Co., Indiana, and died November 23, 1933 in Clovis, Curry Co., New Mexico. He married RHODA ELLEN ALLEN 1886 in Wapello or Keokuk Co., Iowa, daughter of J. ALLEN and TERESA HARMON. She was born August 12, 1870, and died February 13, 1910 in Suicide.
 

Children of CHARLES COPELAND and RHODA ALLEN are:

i. MAMIE/MAYME FERN6 COPELAND, b. March 20, 1887, Batavia, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. July 07, 1965, Keokuk, Iowa; m. (1) GUY E. SMITH; b. 1884; d. 1962; m. (2) FREDERICK ALBERT EMERY, 1903, Kahoka, Clark Co., Missouri; b. 1882; d. 1944.

16. ii. ORVILLE/ARVEL COPELAND, b. March 1888, Iowa.

iii. LAURA ALICE COPELAND, b. May 1891, Iowa.

17. iv. DORA/DORIS "DODIE" COPELAND, b. April 22, 1894, Iowa; d. December 1982.

v. VASHTI (TWIN) COPELAND, b. February 02, 1901, Jefferson Co., Iowa; m. (1) EARL HINEINGAR; m. (2) EARL E. PETERS, June 04, 1919, Wapello Co., Iowa.

vi. VENICE/VERNICE (TWIN) COPELAND, b. February 02, 1901, Jefferson Co., Iowa; m. (1) HAROLD C. HOFFMAN; m. (2) ? CABLE; m. (3) ED BERGIN.

vii. ESTHER COPELAND, b. Abt. 1906; m. ? PICKERING.
 
 

7. WARREN L.5 COPELAND (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1867 in Indiana, and died April 27, 1935. He married LIZZIE ALVERTHA ANDERSON or PETERSON, daughter of ANDREW ANDERSON or PETERSON. She was born October 16, 1873.
 

Child of WARREN COPELAND and LIZZIE ANDERSON/PETERSON is:

18. i. LOIS S.6 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1906, Iowa; d. April 09, 1936, Batavia Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
 
 

Generation No. 3
 

8. LOREN E.6 COPELAND (JOHN THOMAS5, (JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born 1885 in Iowa, and died July 26, 1938. He married CLARA J. ?. She was born Abt. 1878 in Iowa.
 

Children of LOREN COPELAND and CLARA ? are:

i. MILDRED B.7 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1903, Iowa.

ii. MAURICE H. COPELAND, b. Abt. 1908, Iowa.

iii. HELEN COPELAND.
 
 

9. IDA BELLE6 COPELAND (WILLIAM ALONZA5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born July 07, 1879 in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, and died January 14, 1957. She married EDWARD F. PICKERELL November 02, 1900 in Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa, son of HENRY PICKERELL and ELIZABETH MCQUERY. He was born May 21, 1875 in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa, and died January 14, 1957.
 

Children of IDA COPELAND and EDWARD PICKERELL are:

i. NELLIE HAZEL7 PICKERELL, b. May 22, 1901, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. March 27, 1995; m. CLARENCE MELVIN PECK, February 25, 1920; b. August 21, 1899, Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri; d. September 14, 1968.

ii. THEODORE RAYMOND PICKERELL, b. January 30, 1904, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. November 24, 1971.

iii. EFFIE ALBERTA PICKERELL, b. September 04, 1906, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. March 07, 1970; m. PATRICK LACEY CANNY, November 24, 1926; b. March 23, 1902, Wapello, Iowa; d. January 17, 1982, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.

iv. AVIS PICKERELL, b. January 21, 1910; m. ALBERT WESLEY CROWE.

v. CARL GILBERT PICKERELL, b. July 03, 1912, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. October 08, 1988; m. ELLEN MIKESELL.

vi. GLADYS MARIE PICKERELL, b. February 16, 1916, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. July 05, 1985; m. KENNETH ELMORE.

vii. VIRGIL WESLEY PICKERELL, b. April 29, 1919, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. April 30, 1919.

viii. KENNETH LEE PICKERELL, b. 1920, Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa; d. March 22, 1920.
 
 

10. NELLIE MAE6 COPELAND (WILLIAM ALONZA5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born November 07, 1881 in Jefferson Co., Iowa, and died January 19, 1960 in Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa. She married RAWLEY "ROLLIE" BYRON SKIRVIN January 23, 1907 in Jefferson Co., Iowa, son of HENDERSON SKIRVIN and SUSAN MARTIN. He was born September 27, 1863 in Warren Co., Iowa, and died December 12, 1950.
 

Children of NELLIE COPELAND and RAWLEY SKIRVIN are:

i. JAMES LEWIS7 SKIRVIN, b. April 02, 1916, Batavia, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. March 26, 1975, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.

ii. RAWLEY LEONARD SKIRVIN, b. August 15, 1913, Batavia, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. December 12, 1950; m. THRESSA KELLY; b. April 30, 1933, Batavia, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. March 30, 1973.

iii. NELLIE FERN SKIRVIN, b. August 19, 1924, Batavia, Jefferson Co., Iowa; d. August 19, 1924.
 
 

11. ORIN LORENZO6 COPELAND (WILLIAM ALONZA5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born August 12, 1887 in Mersville, Washington Co., Kansas, and died June 19, 1919 in Washington D. C.. He married ANNA RUTH NELSON January 09, 1918, daughter of JOHN NELSON and JENNIE SLACK. She was born November 07, 1892 in Cambridge, Illinois, and died January 07, 1975 in Jefferson Co., Iowa.
 

Child of ORIN COPELAND and ANNA NELSON is:

i. JENNIE "RUTH"7 COPELAND, b. 1919; m. KARL GOEHRING, May 06, 1951; d. November 30, 1983.
 
 

12. EARL J./JOHN EARL6 COPELAND (WILLIAM ALONZA5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born February 25, 1897 in Linby, Jefferson Co., Iowa, and died December 17, 1959. He married ELLA DIMMITT December 31, 1911, daughter of HARVEY DIMMITT and RHODA GOUDY. She was born July 25, 1899 in Farson, Wapello Co., Iowa, and died September 23, 1976.
 

Children of EARL COPELAND and ELLA DIMMITT are:

i. BONITA7 COPELAND.

ii. LEROY COPELAND.

iii. JACK COPELAND.

iv. DONALD COPELAND.
 
 

13. EARNEST LEWIS6 COPELAND (WILLIAM ALONZA5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born August 01, 1900 in Locust Grove Twn., Jefferson Co., Iowa, and died November 29, 1959 in Jefferson County Hospital, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa. He married BLANCHE HARRISON January 25, 1922 in Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa, daughter of WALTER HARMON and MARY MOWERY. She was born November 26, 1903, and died November 22, 1994 in Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
 

Children of EARNEST COPELAND and BLANCHE HARRISON are:

i. PEGGY7 COPELAND.

ii. DONALD COPELAND.

iii. DAU COPELAND.

iv. MARY COPELAND, b. 1923; d. August 04, 1973; m. (1) ? VANDERSNICK; m. (2) D. KING.
 
 

14. ISRAEL L.6 COPELAND (ALFRED H.5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1)was born Abt. 1879 in Iowa. He married FANNY ROSE LUNDLAM March 21, 1900, daughter of REYNEAR LUDLAM and AMANDA HOLLOWELL. She was born December 24, 1877.
 

Child of ISRAEL COPELAND and FANNY LUNDLAM is:

i. MELVIN L.7 COPELAND, b. September 06, 1908; d. April 15, 1997, Hedrick, Keokuk, IA; m. LENA HAWKS, May 10, 1931.
 
 

15. EBERT CLARENCE6 COPELAND (ALFRED H.5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born October 12, 1885 in Shelby Co., Indiana. He married BESSIE ESTELLA SMITH, daughter of AUSTIN SMITH and SARAH FOSTER. She was born December 28, 1885 in New Palestine, Indiana, and died April 23, 1964.
 

Children of EBERT COPELAND and BESSIE SMITH are:

i. THELMA MARIE7 COPELAND, b. June 28, 1907; m. ARTHUR MELVIN LUCAS.

ii. ALFRED AUSTIN COPELAND.

iii. DALE LEWIS COPELAND.

iv. ROBERT ANDREW COPELAND.
 
 

16. ORVILLE/ARVEL6 COPELAND (CHARLES AUSTIN5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born March 1888 in Iowa. He married ETTA ?. She was born Abt. 1890.
 

Child of ORVILLE/ARVEL COPELAND and ETTA ? is:

i. BLOSSOM J.7 COPELAND, b. Abt. 1914.
 
 

17. DORA/DORIS "DODIE"6 COPELAND (CHARLES AUSTIN5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born April 22, 1894 in Iowa, and died December 1982. She married (1) J. E./ERNEST J. LEWIS January 22, 1916 in Jefferson Co., Iowa. He was born 1879 in Iowa, and died 1944. She married (2) WALTER MCDOWELL May 23, 1945 in Jefferson Co., Iowa. He was born 1882.
 

Child of DORA/DORIS COPELAND and J. LEWIS is:

i. LUCILLE L.7 LEWIS, b. Abt. 1910.
 
 

18. LOIS S.6 COPELAND (WARREN L.5, JAMES LEWIS4, WARNER MARTIN3, PROB. MARTIN2, HENRY1) was born Abt. 1906 in Iowa, and died April 09, 1936 in Batavia Cemetery, Jefferson Co., Iowa. She married LELIO REID Abt. 1927. He was born February 26, 1904 in Illinois, and died April 28, 2000 in Jefferson Co., Iowa.
 

Child of LOIS COPELAND and LELIO REID is:

i. MARCINE E.7 REID, b. Abt. 1928; d. January 1936.

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