William M. Copass and Rhoda Jackson


William M. Copass and 2 Wives

Rhoda Jackson - Barbary Jackson

Son of Nancy Jobe and John Copass

My Own Jobe Branch

2nd cousin to my 3rd great grandfather, Eli B. Jobe


William M. Copass

--b. abt 1801 Tennessee
--d. March 26, 1874 Washington Co. TN
--m/1 Rhoda 'Roda' JACKSON
--abt 1822 Washington Co. TN
----b. abt 1802 Tennessee
----d. 1850/58 Washington Co., TN
--m/2 Barbary (JACKSON) HITE
--October 8, 1858 Washington Co., TN
----b. January 1, 1798 Virginia
----d. after 1880 Sullivan Co., TN
----Barbary Jackson m/1 Mr. HITE

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My Websites for William M.


Research

Research of Sally Byers"

"William & Rhoda Jackson Copass' children proven by a settlement of his estate and law suit in Washington Co., TN Co., Court & Quarterly Court Minute Book, Book E, p. 218."


Chronology


Children by Rhoda


  1. John Jackson Copass

    --b. October 10, 1822 Washington Co., TN
    --d. May 12, 1899 Kentucky
    ----buried Old Soldier's Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., Kentucky

    Old Soldier's Cemetery - Monroe Co., Kentucky
    Courtesy of Randy Jobe

    Old Soldier's Cemetery John J. Copass Tombstone

    --m/1Nancy BIRDWELL
    --January 19, 1840 Washington Co., TN
    ----b. abt 1821 Tennessee
    ----d. 1850/53
    ------d/o Alexander Birdwell and Elizabeth COPAS
    --------gd/o Robert Birdwell and Jane ROBINSON
    --------gd/o William Copass and Elizabeth -

    --m/2 Susanna S. PITCOCK
    --September 19, 1853 Monroe Co., Kentucky
    ----b. June 3, 1820 Monroe Co., Kentucky
    ----d. May 20, 1890 Monroe Co., Kentucky
    ------buried Old Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Monroe Co., Kentucky
    ------d/o Stephen B. Pitcock and Nancy STANSBERRY
    --------gd/o John Pitcock and Mary FISHER
    ----------gt gd/o Stephen Pitcock and Rachel PERKINS

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    Old Mt. Hermon Cemetery - Monroe Co., Kentucky

    Mt. Hermon Cemetery - Overview Susanna (Pitcock) Copass Tombstone

    --m/3 Nancy CARTER
    --February 22, 1894 Monroe Co., Kentucky
    ----b. 1828

  2. Nathan R. Copass

    --b. abt 1825 Washington Co., TN
    --d. October 9, 1863 Washington Co., TN
    --m. Mary ARTERBURN
    --December 20, 1846 Washington Co. TN
    ----b. abt 1826 Tennessee

  3. Ira Greenbury Copass

    --b. November 22, 1826 Washington Co., TN
    --d. February 22, 1913 Monroe Co., KY
    ----buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, near Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY
    --m. Jane WALLER
    --abt 1851 probably Washington Co., TN
    ----b. April 23, 1832 Sullivan Co., TN
    ----d. November 18, 1922 Monroe Co., KY
    ------buried White Cemetery, Monroe Co., KY

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    Mt. Hermon Cemetery - Monroe Co., Kentucky
    Courtesy of Linda Carter

    Mt. Hermon Cemetery Ira's Tombstone

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    White Cemetery - Monroe Co., Kentucky
    Courtesy of Marcella Headrick and Randy Jobe

    White Cemetery

    White Cemetery Sign Jane (Waller) Copass' Tombstone

  4. Andrew Jackson Copass

    --b. October 25, 1829 Washington Co., TN
    --d. October 6, 1863 probably Kansas
    --m. Sarah Jane BOWSER
    --August 5, 1851 Washington Co., TN
    ----b. January 19, 1835 Tennessee
    ----d. September 29, 1872
    ----Sarah Jane Bowser m/2 PHILP after 1863
    ------d/o George Bowser and Sarah Elizabeth COX
    --------gd/o John Boswer, Sr. and Elizabeth -
    --------gd/o James Cox and Elizabeth -

  5. Mary F. 'Polly' (Copass) Fincher

    --b. 1831 Washington Co., TN
    --d. September 15, 1919 TN
    --m. George FINCHER
    --September 25, 1867 Washington Co., TN

  6. Sarah E. 'Sallie' (Copass) Geralds

    --b. June 16, 1831 Washington Co., TN
    --d. June 3, 1918 Monroe Co., KY
    ----buried Old Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Monroe Co., KY
    --m. Jeptha K. 'Jepthy' 'Tepthea' GERALDS
    --January 4, 1852 Washington Co., TN
    ----b. March 16, 1828 Tennessee
    ----d. January 20, 1919 Monroe Co., KY
    ------buried Old Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Monroe Co., KY

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    Mt. Hermon Cemetery - Monroe Co., Kentucky
    Courtesy of Linda Carter

    Jeptha's Tombstone

  7. Nancy Jane (Copass) Hulse

    --b. February 13, 1834 Washington Co., TN
    --d. May 12, 1891 Cumberland Co., KY
    ----buried Rose of Sharon Cemetery, Cumberland Co., KY
    --m. Samuel Patton HULSE
    --July 25, 1852 Washington Co., TN
    ----b. December 5, 1834 Washington Co., TN
    ----d. June 22, 1904 Washington Co., TN
    ------s/o John Hulse and Mary CRAFT
    --------gs/o William Pearle Hulse and Nellie HOWARD
    ----------gt gs/o John Hulse and Elizabeth SEVIER
    --------gs/o Thomas Craft and Susanna -

  8. Rhoda C. Copass

    --b. May 5, 1837 Washington Co., TN
    --d. December 10, 1914 Washington Co., TN
    ----buried Logan's Chapel Cemetery, Washington Co., TN
    --NEVER MARRIED but did have SEVEN CHILDREN

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    Logan Chapel Cemetery - Washington Co., TN
    Courtesy of Donna (Cox) Briggs

    Logan Chapel Cemetery

    Rhodia Copas Tombstone

  9. Tatatha B. 'Tay' Copass

    --b. May 1838 Washington Co., TN
    --d. March 22, 1923 Washington Co. TN
    --NEVER MARRIED but did have SEVEN CHILDREN

  10. Cynthia (Copass) Murray Ford

    --b. 1842/44 Washington Co., TN
    --d. 1898 Sullivan Co., TN

    --m/1 Ira G. MURRAY
    --October 13, 1861 Washington Co., TN
    ----b. abt 1845 Washington Co., TN
    ----d. April 9, 1864 Mississippi
    ------s/o Samuel Anderson Murray and Matilda COPASS
    --------gs/o John Copass and Nancy JOBE
    ----------gt gs/o William Copass and Elizabeth -
    ----------gt gs/o Nathan Job and Lydia McCARTY
    ------------2nd gt gs/o Caleb Job and Barbary -
    --------------3rd gt gs/o Andrew Job, Jr. and Elizabeth VERNON
    ------------2nd gt gs/o Darby McCarty and Hannah RICHARDSON
    --------------3rd gt gs/o Joseph Richardson and Elizabeth BEVAN

    --m/2 John FORD
    --March 21, 1865 Washington Co., TN
    ----b. February 6, 1849 Tennessee
    ----d. March 29, 1914 Sullivan Co., TN
    ----John Ford m/2 Rhoda M. HITE


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