William M Copelin

1848 - 1925  (77 years)

• Name	William M Copelin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	16 May 1848	Orange County, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KC34-ZVS
  Residence	1850	Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	District 11
  Residence	1860	Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Residence	1870	Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Burial	1925	Iuka, Marion, Illinois, USA   [1, 5]
  Death	19 Aug 1925	Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I92167	Clan Montgomery Society | Hugh Montgomery and Jane Patrick
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Montgomery Copelin,   b. 22 May 1815, Paoli, Orange, Indiana, USA d. 17 Oct 1877, Xenia, Clay, Illinois, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Esther Clemons,   b. 18 May 1820, Orange County, Indiana, USA d. 7 Sep 1853, Wayne County, Illinois, USA (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Mar 1837	Orange County, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F61965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha E Corry,   b. 21 Nov 1858, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 18 Jan 1900, Iuka, Marion, Illinois, USA (Age 41 years)
  Children	+ 1. Nettie May Copelin,   b. 19 Dec 1880, Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA d. 19 Jul 1976, Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F61966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 16 May 1848 - Orange County, Indiana, USA Residence - District 11 - 1850 - Wayne County, Illinois, USA Burial - 1925 - Iuka, Marion, Illinois, USA Death - 19 Aug 1925 - Wayne County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Robert Montgomery Copelin https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=102751968&indiv=try [S2891] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 11, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 131; Page: 195b. Record for Robert Coeplin https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=16691476&indiv=try [S2892] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 1 S Range 5 W, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M653_236; Page: 97; Family History Library Film: 803236. Record for Robt M Copelin https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=38192977&indiv=try [S2895] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Brush Creek, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 106A. Record for Robert M Copelin https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=16945503&indiv=try [S2775] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Martha E Copelin https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=43840765&indiv=try [S3852] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1958-2005, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for Robert Copeland https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61009&h=4709976&indiv=try