Two conflicting death dates for Reubin Copeland in Confederate Widow's Pension Application filed by Julia C. Copeland. One is January 18, 1901 and the other January 15, 1902.
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Reuben Copeland is believed to be the grandson of Ripley Copeland, born March 10, 1761 in Chatham County, NC, and died May 29, 1843 in Chesterfield County, NC; and wife Rachel Tucker, born 1763 in Chatham County, NC, and died November 13, 1845.
DNA matches with descendants of Reuben Copeland lead to this Revolutionary War ancestor.
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Marriages:

1st. Rosanna ______ in Chesterfield County, SC.
2nd. Nancy Jane Gibson in Chesterfield County, SC.
3rd. Martha Folly/Foley on Nov. 23, 1882 in Choctaw County, AL.
4th. Julia Cannedy/Kennedy on January 15, 1888 in Cleburne County, AL.

AND

4th. R.C. Copeland and Miss Julia Kennedy on April 9, 1893 in Cleburne County, AL.

Interestingly Reubin was still legally married to 3rd wife Martha when he married 4th wife Julia the first time in 1888. Hence the second (legal) marriage to Julia in 1893.
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Confederate Service Record.

Copeland, Ruebin
He enlisted September, 1861 in Oak Level Calhoun County as a private in Company "G", 25th Alabama Infantry Regt.

NOTE: CSA information on tombstone is believed to be incorrect. The War Service Record on the stone is for another Reuben Copeland who served in Texas. The marker for Reubin Copeland at Grimes Cemetery was ordered from the VA on May 7, 1931 by his son H.B. Copeland of Piedmont, Alabama.
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1850 Chesterfield County, SC Census:

#H736

Ruben Copeland 27M Farmer Born SC
Rosanna Copeland 22F Born SC
Jane Copeland 3F Born SC
Thomas Copeland 6/12 Born SC

Living next door to Reubin Copeland:

#H735

William Copeland 32M Farmer Born SC
Nancy Copeland 30F Born SC
Frances Copeland 6F Born SC
Mary Copeland 4F Born SC
Dolly Copeland 1F Born SC

Living two doors away from Reubin Copeland:

#H734

John Copeland 62M Farmer R$3,000 Born SC
Nancy (Fleming) Copeland 63F Born SC
Andrew J. Copeland 25M Born SC
Matilda Copeland 32F Born SC
Minerva Copeland 29F Born SC
Mary Copeland 20F Born SC
Sarah A. Copeland 14F Born SC
John Johnson 12M Born SC
Ellen Johnson 11F Born SC
William Sellers 1M Born SC
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1860 Calhoun County, AL Census:

#H398

Ruben Coplen 39M Farm Laborer P$175 Born SC
Nancy Coplen 21F Born SC
Jane Coplen 13F Born SC
Thomas Coplen 10M Born SC
Nicholas Coplen 1M Born SC
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1870 Choctaw County, (Township 13) AL Census:

#H371

Reuben Copland 52M Farmer R$500 P$300 Born SC
Nancy Copland 35F Keeping House Born SC
Nichelous Copland 13M Farm Laborer Born SC
William Copland 8M Born AL
Abner Copland 7M Born AL
Robert Copland 6M Born AL
Jackson Copland 2M Born AL
Jane Copland 21F Born SC
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1880 Choctaw County, (Beat 4) AL Census:

#H222

R. C. Copeland 55M Farmer Born SC (Both parents born SC)
Nancy Copeland 42F Wife Keeping House Born SC (Both parents born SC)
Nicholas Copeland 21M Son Laborer Born SC
Abner Copeland 16M Son Laborer Born AL
Robert L. Copeland 14M Son Laborer Born AL
Jackson Copeland 12M Son Laborer Born AL
Mary E. Copeland 9F Daughter At Home Born AL
Matilda Copeland 5F Daughter At Home Born AL
Nancy J. Copeland 5/12F Daughter At Home Born AL
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1900 Cleburne County, (Shoal Creek Beat 5) AL Census:

#H324

Rubin C. Coopland 73M Farmer Born Oct. 1826 SC
Julia Coopland 35F Wife Born March 1865 AL
Baker Coopland 10M Son Born Feb. 1890 AL
Mattie Coopland 8F Daughter Feb. 1892 AL
Baber (Herbard Baber) Coopland 5M Son Born Oct. 1894 AL
Bessie Coopland 3F Daughter Born Dec. 1896 AL
Mary Coopland 6/12F Daughter Born Dec. 1899 AL
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1894 Cleburne County, AL Confederate Pension Record:

Class 4 #5075 - R. C. Copeland
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The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Volume XII
Spring 1984 Number 2
SOME CHESTERFIELD COUNTY RECORDS:

Sale of property belonging to the estate of Daniel M. McNair, September 8 1856. Total sale $325.55 1/2. Purchasers included.....*Reuben Copeland....

*Note: This Reuben Copeland could have been Ripley Copeland's son Reuben or his grandson Reuben.
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