This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead. However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages. Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to view information about this church and cemetery, the land for which was donated by Revolutionary War veteran Col. Stephen Copeland.<\/p>\n submitted by Tom Miller, McMinnville, TN; Stephen L. Copeland was his great-grandfather<\/em><\/p>\n Stephen Leander COPELAND — Born, May 4, 1843, Overton County, Tennessee. Died June 30, 1916, Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n He fought at Cheat Mountain Campaign with Company F, 8th TN Infantry. He deserted on 3\/14\/1862. He was sent a conscript notice, and he returned to his unit on 10\/01\/1862. On 10\/08\/1862, he fought in the battle of Murfreesboro. His unit lost 306 out of 474 men. He fought at Franklin, Tennessee, on 9\/19-20\/1863. He fought at Chickamauga, GA, where he was wounded and sent to Atlanta on detached duty. He fought at Rocky Face, GA, on 5\/9\/1864. He fought at the Battle of Nashville on 12\/15-16\/1864. He also fought at Port Royal Ferry.<\/p>\n During the war he lost a hand and was wounded in the head. Later he developed mental problems and died in Central State Hospital in Nashville. His military pay was 11 dollars a month. After his death his wife, Bitha Ann (Lynn) Copeland applied for a soldier’s widow pension on 7\/10\/1916. It was pension #6433 and it was accepted.<\/p>\n submitted by Tom Miller<\/em><\/p>\n The Copeland Children photo in the album on this page contains, from left-to-right, beginning in the front:<\/p>\n Haskell; Margie (married Virgil Miller); Laurie (black dress, she married Dillard Buckner); baby Oral held by Josie (she married Joe DeMonbreum); Myrtle (married James Conley); John Henry and at back Archie.<\/p>\n 1900 Overton County Tennessee Census<\/strong> 1910 Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee Census<\/strong> This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead. However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages. Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Contributed by Overton County Historical Society<\/em><\/p>\n Book N, pages 576-577<\/p>\n In the name of god amen State of Tennessee June term of the county court 1857 the last will and testament of Joseph Copeland deceased was this day produced in open court and the due execution thereof was fully proven by the oaths of J D Goodpasture and personally acquainted with Joseph Copeland and George W Copeland\u2026they saw him execute the said will in their presence that he was of sound mind and possessing memory and a citizen of Overton County where upon it is ordered by the court that the said will be filed and put upon record. Photo Album The Copeland Family of Overton County This page is archived, so e-mail links are likely dead. However, the Internet Archive will take you to linked pages. Click here. Roaring River Church Cemetery, Overton County Click here to view …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,7,8,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-civil-war-history","category-individuals-families","category-photo-albums","category-surname-and-family-history-web-sites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1351"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3005,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351\/revisions\/3005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Roaring River Church Cemetery, Overton County<\/h2>\n
Stephen Leander Copeland<\/h2>\n
Family of Campbell Copeland and Dora Sevier<\/h2>\n
\n6 District Series: T623 Microfilm: 1591 Book: 1 Page: 256
\nCopeland, Campbell Head WM 1876 24 M TN TN TN Farmer
\nEudora Wife WF June 1878 21 M TN KY TN
\nArchie Son WM June 1898 2 S TN TN TN
\nJosie Daughter WF 9\/12 S TN TN TN<\/p>\n
\nSeries: T624 Roll: 1515
\nPart: 1 Page: 80B
\n40\/41
\nCopeland, Campbell W. Head WM37 M14yrs TN TN TN Farmer
\nDora L. Wife WF35 8 children M TN TN TN
\nArchie L. Son WM12 S TN TN TN
\nJosie E. Daughter WF10 S TN TN TN
\nJohn H. Son WM9 S TN TN TN
\nMyrtle E. Daughter WF7 S TN TN TN
\nHaskel Son MW6 S TN TN TN
\nMargie E. Daughter FW4 S TN TN TN
\nLaurie Daughter FW2 S TN TN TN
\nOral Son WM0 S TN TN TN<\/p>\nDescendants of Robert Copeland of Lancashire, England<\/h2>\n
Last Will And Testament of Joseph “Big Joe” Copeland<\/h2>\n
\nI Joseph Copeland of the county of Overton and State of Tennessee being now old and forthly declining in health and feeling concerns that my Earthly career will soon have wound to a close and now being of sound mind and disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills
\n1st I give my soul to god who gave it and my body to the dirt from whence it came
\n2nd I will that after my death I be decently buried and all my funeral expenses and just debts be paid out of my estate of which I may die possessed
\n3rd I give and bequeath unto my wife Hanah T Copeland who has been shares with me in the accumulation of my worldly goods all my estate real personal and ____ of every kind of which I may die possessed after the payment of my debts as before provided for it is my intention hereby to create in my wife Hanah T Absolute estate in fee simple to all my property with full power to sell the same or dispose of it by gift will or otherwise as she may desire
\n4th I hereby appoint my son James R Copeland my executor to execute and carry into effect this my last will & testament and it is my desire that my said son James R (James Richardson) __ and instruct my said wife Hanah T in the management of her worldly affairs during her life.
\nIn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th day of December A D 1852
\nAttest Joseph Copeland
\nJ. D. Goodpasture
\nGeorge W. Copeland<\/p>\n
\nWm M Pickett clk
\nThe foregoing and above is a correct registry of the last will and testament of Joseph Copeland decd and of the certificate therein and the same was registered on the 4th day of Sept AD 1857 and was filed on the 4th day of Sept 1857 at 8 oclock AM in fil__ book A page 85
\nJames A. Richardson
\nRegister for Overton County<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"