Permelia Jane was the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary White Lawson. Her first name is spelled many different way on various documents. I am using the spelling found on her will. She married William Brownlow Copeland on 15 Sept., 1887 in Wayne Co., Tennessee.
They were the parents of 13 children:
- infant son 1889-1889
- Homer Polk 1890-1890
- Mary Clura
- Mandy Ada, Myrl, and Myrtly 23, 1894-1894 (triplet daughters)
- Charles Baker "Carl" 1896-1953
- Ollie Belle 1898- 1979 m. Jetty Raymond Darby
- Lizzie Viola 1899
- Lewis Alvis
- infant son 1903-1903
- Opal Brownlow
- infant son 1910-1910
Only five of these children lived to adulthood.
Permilia Jane Lawson Copeland is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1870 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and one sibling
- 1880 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and five siblings
- 1900 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1910 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, five children
- 1920 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1930 for Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala with her spouse and two children
- 1940 for Wayne Co., Tn with her widowed daughter, Clura Holt, and three grandchildren
Permelia Jane Lawson Copeland died on her birthday in Birmingham, Alabama.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised April 2019
They were the parents of 13 children:
- infant son 1889-1889
- Homer Polk 1890-1890
- Mary Clura
- Mandy Ada, Myrl, and Myrtly 23, 1894-1894 (triplet daughters)
- Charles Baker "Carl" 1896-1953
- Ollie Belle 1898- 1979 m. Jetty Raymond Darby
- Lizzie Viola 1899
- Lewis Alvis
- infant son 1903-1903
- Opal Brownlow
- infant son 1910-1910
Only five of these children lived to adulthood.
Permilia Jane Lawson Copeland is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1870 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and one sibling
- 1880 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and five siblings
- 1900 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1910 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, five children
- 1920 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1930 for Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala with her spouse and two children
- 1940 for Wayne Co., Tn with her widowed daughter, Clura Holt, and three grandchildren
Permelia Jane Lawson Copeland died on her birthday in Birmingham, Alabama.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised April 2019
Permelia Jane was the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary White Lawson. Her first name is spelled many different way on various documents. I am using the spelling found on her will. She married William Brownlow Copeland on 15 Sept., 1887 in Wayne Co., Tennessee.
They were the parents of 13 children:
- infant son 1889-1889
- Homer Polk 1890-1890
- Mary Clura
- Mandy Ada, Myrl, and Myrtly 23, 1894-1894 (triplet daughters)
- Charles Baker "Carl" 1896-1953
- Ollie Belle 1898- 1979 m. Jetty Raymond Darby
- Lizzie Viola 1899
- Lewis Alvis
- infant son 1903-1903
- Opal Brownlow
- infant son 1910-1910
Only five of these children lived to adulthood.
Permilia Jane Lawson Copeland is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1870 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and one sibling
- 1880 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and five siblings
- 1900 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1910 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, five children
- 1920 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1930 for Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala with her spouse and two children
- 1940 for Wayne Co., Tn with her widowed daughter, Clura Holt, and three grandchildren
Permelia Jane Lawson Copeland died on her birthday in Birmingham, Alabama.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised April 2019
They were the parents of 13 children:
- infant son 1889-1889
- Homer Polk 1890-1890
- Mary Clura
- Mandy Ada, Myrl, and Myrtly 23, 1894-1894 (triplet daughters)
- Charles Baker "Carl" 1896-1953
- Ollie Belle 1898- 1979 m. Jetty Raymond Darby
- Lizzie Viola 1899
- Lewis Alvis
- infant son 1903-1903
- Opal Brownlow
- infant son 1910-1910
Only five of these children lived to adulthood.
Permilia Jane Lawson Copeland is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1870 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and one sibling
- 1880 for Wayne Co., Tn with her parents and five siblings
- 1900 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1910 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, five children
- 1920 for Wayne Co., Tn with her spouse, four children
- 1930 for Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala with her spouse and two children
- 1940 for Wayne Co., Tn with her widowed daughter, Clura Holt, and three grandchildren
Permelia Jane Lawson Copeland died on her birthday in Birmingham, Alabama.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised April 2019
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