John Thomas Copeland (1829 - 1906)

Born 4 Oct 1829 in Greene, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1906 at age 77 in Harris, Georgia, United States

Biography

John was born in 1829. He passed away in 1906.

• Son of Peter Copeland (1803-1847) and wife Mary Tuggle Copeland (1802-1890) of Harris County, GA.

Grandson of William Copeland, Sr. (1777-1859) and wife Elizabeth "Betsy" Dunn (1784-1836) of Harris County, GA.

John was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Valley Plains, Harris, Georgia, United States as a slave owner of 12 enslaved people.^[1]

Thomas was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Georgia Militia District 786, Harris, Georgia, United States as a slave owner of 17 enslaved people.^[2]

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records & Profiles, 1861-1865.

Name: John T. Copeland Residence: Enlistment Date: May 11, 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Georgia Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Georgia 5th Infantry Regiment on May 11, 1861. Promoted to Full Sergeant. Mustered out on April 19, 1862 at Bethel Springs, TN. Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861 - 1865.

• Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1876-1889:

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #92441525 (accessed 9 December 2023)
   John T Copeland, slave owner of 12 enslaved people, in 1850 in Valley Plains, Harris, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91367984 (accessed 9 December 2023)
   Thomas Copeland, slave owner of 17 enslaved people, in 1860 in Georgia Militia District 786, Harris, Georgia, USA.

• *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2020), memorial page for John Thomas Copeland, Sr (4 Oct 1829–17 Nov 1906), Find a Grave Memorial no. 32817907, citing Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Mountain Valley, Harris County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Churchwell (contributor 46607715) .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY5-MJW : 27 February 2020), John T Copelund, Valley Plains, Harris, Georgia, United States; citing family 264, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3H-CYY : 19 March 2020), John T Copeland, 1870
• Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVS-MFL : 7 February 2020), John T. Copland and Sarah W. Whithead, 20 Jun 1848; citing Marriage, Harris, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 327,523.