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Joseph W. Copeland

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Joseph W. Copeland

Birth
Venetia, Leon County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Jan 1900 (aged 33)
Venetia, Leon County, Texas, USA
Burial
Hilltop Lakes, Leon County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Joseph W. Copeland was listed as "insane, idiot, maimed or bedridden, sick from fits" in the 1880 Census and appeared in the special "Idiot" Census for that same year that added the additional note that his 'fits' began at the age of 7.

Mariah was not his wife... she was his sister... appearing together as children in the 1880 census.

Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph C. Copeland 48 (Widower)
Artimiss E. Copeland 16
Joseph W. Copeland 14 (deemed idiot; had fits since age 7)
Wiley M. Copeland 11
Maria C. Copeland 9

Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Leon, Texas; Roll: 1317; Page: 212A; Enumeration District: 090
Contributor: Tombstone Tawny (48755786)
Joseph W. Copeland was listed as "insane, idiot, maimed or bedridden, sick from fits" in the 1880 Census and appeared in the special "Idiot" Census for that same year that added the additional note that his 'fits' began at the age of 7.

Mariah was not his wife... she was his sister... appearing together as children in the 1880 census.

Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph C. Copeland 48 (Widower)
Artimiss E. Copeland 16
Joseph W. Copeland 14 (deemed idiot; had fits since age 7)
Wiley M. Copeland 11
Maria C. Copeland 9

Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 5, Leon, Texas; Roll: 1317; Page: 212A; Enumeration District: 090
Contributor: Tombstone Tawny (48755786)


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