Robert Copeland
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Robert Hatten Copeland (abt. 1803 - 1885)

Robert Hatten "Snake Man, Bobbie" Copeland
Born about in Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 6 Sep 1832 in South Carolina, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 16 Dec 1860 in Chambers, Alabama, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

He and his second wife, Ann Jane Ferris,were married(16 Dec 1860) in Chambers County, AL and are buried at the foot of the graves for their son, Charles Mabry Copeland and his wife, Lula Jane Johnson Copeland.

Robert came to Henry County, GA as a young man with his mother and siblings, but probably married in SC and moved back and forth from Georgia to SC. They owned a farm and worked the land, grew their own food, made their own tools, tanned leather, wove cloth; slaves were expensive and, having a large family, Robert did not have need of slaves and, from later reports, they didn't believe in slavery. Yet the young Copeland men were the first to enlist in the Army to defend the South. They were great believers in the South and loved it.

During the Civil War, Robert was too old for front line combat service, and hence was in the Confederate Militia and given the duty of tending/guarding a bridge. He had duty on a Flint River bridge and the story goes that a contingent of Union troops came across the bridge and proceeded to harass Robert, although they didn't hurt him. He was very strong in his religious convictions, and had his Bible with him. They tried to make him stand on his Bible and curse, but he wouldn't do it. All he would say was "Shovels and Tongs" in response to the harassment. That was the closest Robert would come to cursing. The Yankees ended up burning the bridge, and left the area.

At one point in his life, he ferried people across the Chattahoochee River near the corner of Carroll, Coweta, and Heard counties.

It's possible Robert was converted to the Methodist faith by Francis Asbury, the great pioneer Evangelist and first bishop of the American Methodist Church. Tradition has it that this branch of the Copelands were Methodists since the days of Asbury (and he did name a son Asbury - or Asberry). He was also very involved in Methodist camp meetings.

Robert was living with his son, William, at his death.

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Footnotes

  1. Entered by Greg Copeland, Apr 11, 2013

Acknowledgments

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SOURCES:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65244215

http://home.earthlink.net/~copeland.deal/copeland_obits.htm#Obituaries for the family of Robert H. Copeland (Newnam Herald, Feb 10, 1885 obit corrects "findagrav.com" DOD)





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