My first cousin twice removed.
Born: 5 Aug. 1887, Greene Co., GA. 1 2 3
Parents: ALBERT H. COPELAN AND A. MOLLY MADDOX
Married: about 1918. 2
Death: 31 May 1948. 1
Burial: Greensboro City Cemetery, Greensboro, GA. 1
Notes:
As of 5 June 1917 Roye was single and a self-employed farmer in Greene Co., GA; he was of medium height and slender build, with brown eyes and black hair. 3
Listed as a farm manager, living near his parents, in the 1920 Federal Census, Parks, Greene, GA (indexed Roye W. Copelin).
Listed as a farmer in the 1930 Federal Census, Salem, Greene, GA.
Spouse: FLORENCE PARK b. 26 Jan. 1898, GA d. 1 Dec. 1933. 1
CHILDREN OF ROYE W. COPELAN AND FLORENCE PARK:
(my second cousins once removed)
BLANCHE COPELAN b. about 1919, Georgia. 2
ROYE W. COPELAN, JR. b. about 1921, Georgia. 2
MARTHA COPELAN b. about 1926, Georgia. 2
BETTY COPELAN b. about 1928, Georgia. 2
Sources:
1. The Cemeteries of Green County Georgia, E. H. Armor, Agee Publishers, 1987.
2. 1930 Federal Census, Salem, Greene, GA.
3. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (incorrectly lists his birth year as 1888).
HOME
Page last updated 3 July 2008.