William Alcester "Cess" Copelan*
My grandfather. * indicates a direct ancestor.
PICTURES
Born: 27 Jan. 1883 in Greene Co., GA. 1 3 4 6
Parents: ROWAN WARD COPELAN* AND PERMELIA VICTORIA WINSLETT*
Marriage License: 22 Dec. 1900, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA. 2
Married: 4 Jan. 1901 in Greene Co., GA. 2
Death: 12 Oct. 1949, at his home in Rutledge, Morgan Co., GA. 1 3 5 6
Funeral: 14 Oct. 1949, Rutledge Baptist Church, Rutledge, GA. 1
Buried: 14 Oct. 1949, Greensboro City Cemetery, Greensboro, GA. 1 3 6
OBITUARY
Notes:
From the Greensboro Herald Journal, 27 July 1900, Cedar Grove Community, "Mr. Alcester Copelan and Misses Nettie and Nannie Baugh were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Copelan, last Saturday evening."
Listed as a farmer in the 1910 Federal Census, Hutchinson, Greene, GA.
As of 12 Sep. 1918 he was farming with his wife at 3 R.F.D., Greensboro, GA; he was tall and stout, with brown eyes and hair. 4
Listed as a farmer in the 1920 Federal Census, Walkers, Greene, GA, and in the 1930 Federal Census, Harris, Morgan, GA (indexed as Alvester W. Copeland).
The family moved from Greene County to Morgan County, Brownwood Community, around 1926. W. A. Copelan is listed in the Morgan County tax ledger in 1926 (District 397), 1927 (with notation in margin that says "In Harris in 1928"), 1928-30 (284), 1931 (397), 1932-1935 (284), 1936 (282), 1937 (396), and 1938 (283).
Community notes from The Madisonian (Morgan County newspaper):
Spouse: NETTIE WINGARD BAUGH *
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM ALCESTER COPELAN AND NETTIE WINGARD BAUGH:
LESTER R. COPELAN b. 20 Nov. 1904, Greene Co., GA d. 26 Jan. 1915, Greene Co., GA.
HATTIE ELOISE COPELAN b. 12 May 1908, Greene Co., GA d. 26 Nov. 1996, Athens, GA.
WILLIAM MARION COPELAN b. 6 April 1907, Greene Co., GA d. 22 April 1993 in South Carolina.
CAREY EDWARD COPELAN b. 6 June 1912, Greene Co., GA d. 7 June 1985, Newton Co., GA.
JAMES COBB COPELAN b. 18 Oct. 1914, Greene Co., GA d. 28 April 2002 in Florida.
ANNETTE COPELAN
IVOR VICTORIA COPELAN *
JULIAN ALCESTER COPELAN b. 17 Aug. 1925, Greene Co., GA d. 12 Aug. 1979 in South Carolina.
Sources:
1. The Madisonian, obituary, 20 Oct. 1949.
2. Personal viewing of marriage license, Greensboro, Greene Co., GA.
3. Personal viewing of cemetery marker at Greensboro City Cemetery, Greensboro, GA.
4. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
5. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Cert. 24770.
6. The Cemeteries of Green County Georgia, E. H. Armor, Agee Publishers, 1987.
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