Generation Four Infant Copeland Infant Copeland, daughter of James M. Copeland and Mary Ann Carter, was born on 3 Nov 1882 in Reynolds County, Missouri, and died on 6 Nov 1882, the same day her mother died. The child is buried with her mother in Government Cemetery in Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri.1 Government Cemetery, Ellington, Missouri Lewis Monroe “Luke” Copeland Lewis Monroe "Luke" Copeland, son of James M. Copeland and Sinah Ellington, was born on 10 Feb 1887 in Hadley, Reynolds County, Missouri.2 Hadley was a small community in southern Webb Township, halfway between Ruble and Garwood. He attended Roland Hill School in the Garwood area of Reynolds County. Luke was of medium height, was stout, with blue eyes and light brown hair. Like many of his family, he was a farmer. He Yount Memorial Cemetery married Grace May Roy on 5 Oct 1912 in Carter County, Missouri.3 Gracie May was born on 18 Jan 1893 in Missouri, and was the daughter of John Hix Roy and Tenna Sheets. Gracie was one of ten children 4 In 1920, Grace and Luke lived on their own farm in Webb Township, Reynolds County, Missouri with their eldest three children and two boarders, one of whom was a school teacher and the other was a farm worker.5 The family lived in Kelly Township, Carter County, Missouri in 1930 and were renting a house. Luke was still a farmer and his son, William A. Copeland, worked as a farm laborer. From 1935 to 1940, the family lived in Webb Township, Reynolds County. They were again renting a house and Luke and his son, James, worked in a saw mill. Luke and Grace’s son, William and William’s wife, Hazel, lived next door. William was also employed by the saw mill. Luke died on 22 Feb 1966 in Reynolds County, Missouri and was buried in Yount Memorial Cemetery, Garwood, Missouri. Gracie died ten years later on 7 Mar 1976 and was buried beside her husband. The couple had five children: William Anderson "Bill" Copeland born 25 Dec 1913, Robert Hartford Copeland born 23 Apr 1916, Haden James Copeland born about 1918, Leroy Copeland born about 1927, and Max Copeland born about 1932 The Current Local, 25 Mar 1976 (above) The Current Local, 29 Sep 1966 (right) Catie Copeland Catie Copeland, daughter of James M. Copeland and Sinah Ellington, was born on 24 Apr 1888 in Reynolds County, Missouri. She died a few months later on 7 Sep 1888 in Reynolds County and was buried in the Copeland Cemetery on the family farm. William A. Copeland William A. Copeland, son of James M. Copeland and Sinah Ellington and twin of Catie Copeland, was born on 24 Apr 1888 in Reynolds County, Missouri. Willie, as he was called, died on 25 Apr 1901 at age 13 in Reynolds County. 2 John Potter Copeland John Potter Copeland, son of James M. Copeland and Sinah Ellington, was born on 21 Nov 1894 in Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. He served in the military during WWI as a private in the Medical Department. He enlisted on 12 Apr 1918 and was discharged on 1 Feb 1919. During his term of service, he was assigned to Base Hospital 85 OTC at Ft. Riley, Kansas. When the hospital staff left for France, he was assigned to the Medical Supply Company at Ft. Riley and there he served until his discharge. John married Roxie Hoskins on 29 Jun 1919 in Reynolds County. Roxie was born on 10 Feb 1901. Following their wedding, they lived in a separate house next to John’s parents and he worked with his father on the family farm. In 1930, John had his own farm in Webb, Reynolds County (it is not known if it was the same land owned by his father) and he and Roxie had 4 children. In 1940, John listed his occupation as a merchant, but they continued to live in Webb, Reynolds County. In 1959 they lived in Yount Cemetery Garwood, Reynolds County. John died that year on 18 Jul 1959 in the VA Hospital, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri and was buried in Yount Memorial Cemetery in Reynolds County. John was diabetic, had has his left leg amputated, and died of a coronary occlusion at age 64. Roxie died on 30 Jul 1990, and is also The Current Local, 30 Jul 1959 The Current Local, 9 Aug 1990 3 buried in Yount Cemetery. The couple had five children: Edna Louise Copeland born 20 Aug 1920, Lewis T. Copeland born 30 Nov 1923, Eugene Copeland born 12 May 1926, George Copeland born 16 Sep 1927, and Bobby Joe Copeland, born 27 Jul 1932 Harry Mann Carter Harry Mann Carter, son of Frederick Carter and Ida Mae Mann, was born on 23 Mar 1895 in Reynolds County, Missouri. In 1910, he was a farmer and lived in Webb, Reynolds County. Harry was of medium height and build and had blue eyes and light-colored hair. On 27 Sep 1914, he married Lula Berthie Mann in Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. In 1917, according to his World War I registration document, Harry was married, had two children and lived in 6 Piedmont, Missouri. Harry and Lula Ellington Cemetery eventually had three children: Kathryn Vernice Carter born 13 Jan 1915, Winford Winston Carter born 22 Jan 1917, and Marie Una Carter born 12 Jan 1918. No more information has been found about Lula. Harry was married for a second time to Edna Mae Holt, who was born on Jun 1904 in Minnesota. Harry and Edna also had three children, Florence Carter born 5 Jan 1923, Bobby Carter, and Linda Carter. According to his death certificate, Harry and his wife, Edna, lived at 3018 Kossuth Ave., St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri and Harry’s occupation was “retired cab driver.” Harry died on 17 Aug 1958 at age 63 in St. Louis, on the way to the city hospital of pulmonary edema. He was buried in Ellington Cemetery, Ellington, Missouri. Edna continued to live in their home after Harry’s death at least until 1960. Edna Mae died on 11 Oct 1983 in Pacific, Franklin County, Missouri. Lester Carter Lester Carter, son of Frederick Johnston and Ida Mae Mann, was born on 5 Feb 1898 in Hadley, Reynolds County, Missouri. In 1917, he was a farmer, working for his father in rural Hadley. In 1920, he worked as a mill man in a saw mill in Webb, Reynolds County. He married Ethel M. Proctor on 5 Mar 1921 in Centerville, Reynolds County. In 1930, the family lived in Richmond Heights, St. Louis, Missouri where Lester worked as a car conductor for the street car company. From 1940 to 1950 the family lived at 3532 Dix Avenue, Overland, St. Louis, Missouri. The couple had one daughter, Dorothy Pauline Carter, who was born 3 Dec 1921. Ellington Cemetery 4 Lester died on 26 Dec 1950 in St. Johns Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County at age 52 of cancer, and was buried in Ellington Cemetery, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. Ethel, who was born in 1900, died in 1991 and was buried in Ellington Cemetery with her husband.7 St. Louis Post Dispatch, 28 Dec 1950 (above) St. Louis Post Dispatch, 20 Mar 1991 (right) Edith May Carter Edith May Carter, daughter and youngest child of Frederick Franklin Carter and Ida Mae Mann, was born about 1902 in Missouri. She grew up in Webb, Reynolds County, Missouri, and still lived there in 1920 with her family. On 7 Jul 1922, Edith M. Carter, married Thomas W. Pursley in Greenville, Wayne County, Missouri. This Edith May Carter was born 17 Jul 1900 in Missouri and died Apr 1984 in St. Louis County, Missouri. She is buried in Laure Hill Memorial Gardens, Pagedale, St. Louis County, Missouri. It is not known if this woman is the daughter of Frederick F. Carter. Additional research, such as a death certificate, is needed to give evidence of paternity. Thomas W. Pursley, son of Charles F. Pursley and Nellie St. Louis Post Dispatch, 15 Jan 1979 (above) St. Louis Post Dispatch, 29 Apr 1984 (right) 5 Woodland, was born on 24 Feb 1901 in Franklin County, Missouri and died in January 1978 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. He, too, is buried in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens. Blanche Elrena Lloyd Blanche Elrena Lloyd, daughter of Margarete Kathryn “Kate” Carter and John Wilson Lloyd, was born on 6 Oct 1899. She grew up on the family farm in Reynolds County, Missouri and began teaching in the county schools in 1920. On 6 Apr 1924, she married Thomas Leslie Howard, the son of George Howard and Emma J. Hackworth. Thomas was born on 31 Dec 1903 in Reynolds County. Following their marriage, the couple moved to 4528 Oakland Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri where Thomas was a street car conductor. In 1943 the couple and their two children, Lloyd L. St. Louis Post Dispatch, 10 Oct 1945 (above) Howard and Thomas L. Howard and the family lived at 5156A Minerva Ellington City Cemetery Avenue in St. Louis. There, on 10 Oct 1945, Blanche died suddenly of a cerebral embolism. She was buried in Ellington City Cemetery in Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. Thomas died on 12 Apr 1973 and is also buried in Ellington City Cemetery. Lyman Carter Lloyd Lyman Carter Lloyd, son of Margrete Kathryn Carter and John Wilson Lloyd, was born on 2 Nov 1901 in Reynolds County, Missouri and completed one year of high school. He married Mae Gastineau on 12 Aug 1926 in Reynolds County, Missouri.