He was very likely the son of Samuel Copeland (born between 1770-1780 per census), a miller for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, and his wife Sarah. Both died in DeKalb Co., AL. Their dates of death are found in a transcription of James Copeland's family bible.
While some have James Copeland listed as the son of a James Copeland (b 1778) and Maggie Blackwood and the grandson of Alexander Copeland of Spartanburgh Co SC, the results of Y-DNA tests of fully documented descendants disprove any possible relationship (haplogroup R1a vs R1b).
James Copeland married Nancy Mackey of nearby Cherokee Co AL. He was an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and worked later in life as a mail contractor.
He was very likely the son of Samuel Copeland (born between 1770-1780 per census), a miller for the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, and his wife Sarah. Both died in DeKalb Co., AL. Their dates of death are found in a transcription of James Copeland's family bible.
While some have James Copeland listed as the son of a James Copeland (b 1778) and Maggie Blackwood and the grandson of Alexander Copeland of Spartanburgh Co SC, the results of Y-DNA tests of fully documented descendants disprove any possible relationship (haplogroup R1a vs R1b).
James Copeland married Nancy Mackey of nearby Cherokee Co AL. He was an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and worked later in life as a mail contractor.
Inscription
In Memory
of
James
Copeland
Born
Jan. 12, 1817
Died
Oct. 31, 1883
Family Members
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Samuel Harrison Copeland
1841–1921
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Pvt Alexander Clay "Alex" Copeland
1844–1922
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Sarah Ann Copeland Cook
1846–1920
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William Leander Copeland
1847–1925
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Mary Jane Copeland Graham
1848–1926
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Mrs Ella Mabel Copeland Bryant
1854–1924
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Margaret Elizabeth "Shug" Copeland Crumly
1858–1945
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Harriet Adelia Copeland Bryan
1861–1924
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William John Copeland
1864–1913
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