James Dickey Copley (1819 - 1884)

Born 1 Mar 1819 in Lawrence Co, KY Martin, West Virginia, United States,

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Peggy (Chaffin) Copley — married 19 Mar 1838 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 16 May 1884 at age 65 in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

James Dickie Copley and Margaret (Chaffin) Copley

During the 1850 US Census:

James Copley, age 31, was living in Wayne, Virginia, with his wife, Margaret Copley, age 26, and their children

Nancy J Copley, daughter, age 12

William Copley, son, age 10

Thomas Copley, son, age 8

Stanley Copley, son, age 6

Mary A Copley, daughter, age 4

James M Copley, son, age 2

Dwelling #660 Family #692, race: white. James Sr and Nancy were born in Kentucky and all other family members in Virginia. James' occupation is Farmer and his real estate owned is valued at $600. D/F#662/694 is James Copley Sr, age 57 VA, wife Rebecca, age 49 VA, and children: Sylvester, Thomas, Sarah, Rebecca, Elizabeth.

During the 1860 US Census:

James D Copley, age 41, was living in Lawrence, Kentucky, with his wife, Margaret Copley, age 39, and their children

Stanley Copley, son, age 16

Mary A Copley, daughter, age 13

James Copley, son, age 11

Oliver Copley, son, age 9

Olifar Copley, daughter, age 7

Henry Copley, son, age 5

Sarah S Copley, daughter, age 3

Cristopher Copley, son, age 1

Dwelling #1136 Family #1136, race: white. James was born in Kentucky and all other family members in Virginia. James' occupation is Farmer, Margaret is wife, and Stanley is Farm Hand. James' real estate is valued at $200 and his personal estate at $300. Margaret is a person over age 20 that cannot read and write. The 5 oldest children attended school during the year.

Name

Name: James Dickey /Copley/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1 MAR 1819

Place: Lawrence Co, KY Martin, West Virginia, United States, ^[8][9][10]

Death

Death:

Date: 16 MAY 1884

Place: Wayne, Wayne, WV, USA^[11]

Death:

Date: 16 MAY 1884

Place: WV, USA

Death:

Date: 16 MAY 1884

Place: WV, USA

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 16 MAY 1884Array

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Lawrence, KY, USA^[12]

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: Lincoln, Wayne, WV, USA^[13]

Residence:

Date: 1830s-1840s

Place: WV, USA^[14]

Residence:

Date: 1850

Place: District 66, Wayne, VA, USA^[15]

Note

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Marriage

Husband: William Henry Copley

Wife: Nancy Williamson

Child: James Dickey Copley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William G. Copley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Copley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Benton Copley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ali Copley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Nicholas Copley

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 30 Jul 1822

Place: Louisa, Lawrence, KY, USA^[16]

James was born about 1819. He passed away about 1884.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2096873161 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia; Roll: M432_980; Page: 265A; Image: . Note: Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #15621689 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia APID: 1,8054::15621689
2. ↑ Source: #S-2083944473 Note: Ancestry Record civilwarheadstones #28333 Note: Data: Text: Death date: 16 May 1884 Death place: Kentucky, United States APID: 1,1195::28333
3. ↑ Source: #S-2103111447 Note: Ancestry Record nps_civilwarsoldiers #3600626 Note: APID: 1,1138::3600626
4. ↑ Source: #S-2069803971 Page: Box: 507; Extraction: 3; Record: 1295. Note: Ancestry Record cvwrmr #1025618 Note: APID: 1,4284::1025618
5. ↑ Source: #S-2069803985 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genealogy-glh35551074&h=27&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1772-1952 Residence place: West Virginia, USA APID: 1,25647::27
6. ↑ Source: #S-2096738895 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: Ancestry Record 1870usfedcen #14752179 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, United States APID: 1,7163::14752179
7. ↑ Source: #S-2096738903 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 646; Image: 172. Note: Ancestry Record 1860usfedcenancestry #39236900 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States APID: 1,7667::39236900
8. ↑ Source: #S-2096873161 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia; Roll: M432_980; Page: 265A; Image: . Note: Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #15621689 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia APID: 1,8054::15621689
9. ↑ Source: #S-2096738895 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: Ancestry Record 1870usfedcen #14752179 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, United States APID: 1,7163::14752179
10. ↑ Source: #S-2096738903 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 646; Image: 172. Note: Ancestry Record 1860usfedcenancestry #39236900 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States APID: 1,7667::39236900
11. ↑ Source: #S-2083944473 Note: Ancestry Record civilwarheadstones #28333 Note: Data: Text: Death date: 16 May 1884 Death place: Kentucky, United States APID: 1,1195::28333
12. ↑ Source: #S-2096738903 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 646; Image: 172. Note: Ancestry Record 1860usfedcenancestry #39236900 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States APID: 1,7667::39236900
13. ↑ Source: #S-2096738895 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Note: Ancestry Record 1870usfedcen #14752179 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Lincoln, Wayne, West Virginia, United States APID: 1,7163::14752179
14. ↑ Source: #S-2069803985 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genealogy-glh35551074&h=27&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1772-1952 Residence place: West Virginia, USA APID: 1,25647::27
15. ↑ Source: #S-2096873161 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia; Roll: M432_980; Page: 265A; Image: . Note: Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #15621689 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 66, Wayne, Virginia APID: 1,8054::15621689
16. ↑ Source: #S-2096946822 Page: Source number: 157.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JED. Note: Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #275756 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1790 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1822 Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::275756

• 1850 US Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DY-242 : 12 April 2016), James Copley, Wayne county, part of, Wayne, Virginia, United States; citing family 692, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 US Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBG-R3K : 14 December 2017), James D Copley, 1860.

• 1870 US Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-DK3 : 12 June 2019), Margaret Copley, 1870.

• 1884 United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903: "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6HQ-8DP : 12 March 2018), James D Copley, 16 May 1884; citing Louisa, , Kentucky, NARA microfilm publication M1845 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm 2,155,580.

• WikiTree profile Copley-242 created through the import of My Tree.ged on Aug 10, 2012 by Jennifer Justice. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jennifer and others.

• Source: S-2069803971 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Civil War Service Records Author: United States National Archives Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Note: APID: 1,4284::0
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• Source: S-2069803985 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Sims index to land grants in West Virginia Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Sims index to land grants in West Virginia. Charleston, W. Va.: unknown, 1952.Original data: Sims index to land grants in West Virginia. Charleston, W. Va.: unknown, 1952. Note: P. [2] signed: Edgar B. Simms, state auditor, Charleston, West Virginia, 1952. APID: 1,25647::0
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• Source: S-2096736708 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/11795205/family
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• Source: S-2096738903 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1 Note: APID: 1,7667::0
• Source: S-2096873161 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, Note: APID: 1,8054::0
• Source: S-2096946822 Repository: #R-2142803482 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note: APID: 1,7836::0
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>>>>>>>>> This is all documented on this profile, save for connections JAMES and MARGARET COPLEY >1850 D/H#660/692 James Copley 31 KY (this must be Jr. to #662/694 or Jr. is 663/695), wife Margaret Copley 26 VA, Children: Nancy J. Copley 12 KY, William Copley 12 VA, Thomas Copley 8 VA, Stanley Copley 6 VA, Mary A. Copley 4 VA, James M. Copley 2 VA.

<1870: D/H#151/147 Margaret Copley 45 VA, Children: James M. Copley 21 VA, Alizar Copley 17 VA, Henry C. Copley 16 VA, Sarah S. Copley 13 VA, Christopher Copley 10 VA. <stanley 1x Removed: 1870: D/H#162/158 Stanley Copley 24 VA, wife Rachael Copley 24 VA, Children: Margaret Copley, Copley 5 WV, Moses D. Copley 3 WV, Oliver Copley 1 WV. Dwelling #151 Family #147, race: white.

<1870: D/H#151/147 Margaret Copley 45 VA, Children: James M. Copley 21 VA, Alizar Copley 17 VA, Henry C. Copley 16 VA, Sarah S. Copley 13 VA, Christopher Copley 10 VA. <stanley 1x Removed: 1870: D/H#162/158 Stanley Copley 24 VA, wife Rachael Copley 24 VA, Children: Margaret Copley, Copley 5 WV, Moses D. Copley 3 WV, Oliver Copley 1 WV. Dwelling #151 Family #147, race: white. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< end this part .... all documented above on this profile.

>>>>>> Not in this profile, these families were living very close to James and Margaret family in this profile: >William D. NoT SURE if this is a match 1870: D/H#161/157 William D. Copley 29 VA, wife Sarah A. Copley 24 KY, Children: Nancy J. Copley 5 WV, James A. Copley 3 WV, Thomas Copley 2 WV.

>> JAMES and REBECCA COPLEY 1xRemoved, son SYLVESTER and ANGELINE COPLEY >1850 D/H#662/694 James Copley Sr. 67 (census looks like 57)VA, wife Rebecca Copley 49 VA, Children: Sylvester Copley 16 KY, Thomas Copley 14 VA, Sarah A. Copley 10 VA, Rebecca Copley 9 VA, Elizabeth Copley 8 VA.

>>NOT SURE, DID same age 10 years later JAMES remarry? 1860: D/H#696/695 James Copley 67 VA, wife Hannah Copley 48 VA, Children: Winifred S. Copley 6 VA, Nancy E. Copley 2 VA.

<1870: D/H# 145/141 James Copley 81 VA, wife Hannah Copley 58 VA, Children: W. S. Copley 27 VA male domestic, Nancy Copley 12 VA domestic, Codelia J. Copley 3 WV, Mahala Copley 18 VA domestic.

> correct Thomas from James 1850 Copley Sr home; 1870: D/H#152/148 Thomas Copley 28 VA, wife Caroline Copley 26 VA, Children: Hester Copley 4 WV.

<SET once removed child Sylvester in #662/694 <*> 1860 D/H#753/749 Sylvester Copley 25 KY, wife Angeline Copley 26 VA, Children: William A. Copley 4 VA, Mary J. Copley 2 VA, Sarah E. Copley 1 VA.

JAMES and VIRGINIA COPLEY >1 of 2 SET 1850 D/H#663/695 James Copley 23 VA (this must be Jr. to #662/694 or Jr. is 663/695), wife Virginia Copley 23 VA.

<2 of 2 SET 1860 D/H#751/765 James Copley 31 VA, wife Virginia Copley 30 VA, Children: William A. Copley (marked as a female) 9 VA, Amanda Copley 7 VA, Sylvester Copley 6 VA, Sarah A. Copley 4 VA, Mary E. Copley 2 VA. NOTE: In home of Henderson Pickett, 26 TN wife Tansey J. Pickett 21 VA and family. <<

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