What happened to Bessie A Copeland b 1892 Wayne Co, Missouri, daughter of AWCopeland

Question

Bessie A Copeland b. 1892 Wayne County, Missouri, daughter of Allen Wade (AW) Copeland. Sister of James Wade Copeland, Edward Green Copeland, and Maggie Copeland (who died as a child). Bessie was living as a single woman with AW (the whole family, in fact) in the 1910 census, when she was 18. Have not found mention of her since in any censes. Marriage? Death? Came up empty. I have a feeling she married and moved out of state, but it's just a feeling. Thanks everyone -

Melinda Copeland

Answer 1

Find A Grave memorial,63513876, Forest Hill Cemetary,Kansas City

Jackson County Missouri.Grave marker, buried with Oscar E. 1899-1969

whoever he is.Lists her name as Bessie A. Copeland abt 1895,death

unknown.

Answer 2

Oscar Copeland

United States Census, 1940

Name	Oscar Copeland
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1940
Event Place	Ward 27, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States
Gender	Male
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Race (Original)	White
Race	White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Head
Relationship to Head of Household	Head
Birthplace	Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated)	1896
Last Place of Residence	Same Place

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Oscar Copeland	Head	M	44	Missouri
Bessie Copeland	Wife	F	39	Missouri

CITING THIS RECORD

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7HN-1TF : 17 May 2014), Oscar Copeland, Ward 27, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96-704, sheet 7B, family 166, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2209.

Comments

 

Oscar C Copeland

United States Census, 1930

Name	Oscar C Copeland
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1930
Event Place	Joachim, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
Gender	Male
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Race	White
Race (Original)	White
Relationship to Head of Household	Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Head
Birth Year (Estimated)	1895
Birthplace	Missouri
Father's Birthplace	Missouri
Mother's Birthplace	Missouri
Sheet Letter	B
Sheet Number	1

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Oscar C Copeland	Head	M	35	Missouri
Lennie Copeland	Wife	F	29	Kentucky
Charles E Copeland	Son	M	11	Missouri
James O Copeland	Son	M	9	Missouri
Coleen F Copeland	Daughter	F	8	Missouri
Dennis A Copeland	Son	M	6	Missouri
Anna M Copeland	Daughter	F	4	Missouri
Alberta P Copeland	Daughter	F	1	Missouri

CITING THIS RECORD

"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHF2-TFW : 8 December 2015), Oscar C Copeland, 1930.

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If you look at the original document, the name of Oscar C. Copeland's wife is difficult to read and may have been inaccurately recorded.