Seventh Generation

1381. James Elery COPELAND was born on 14 Oct 1884 in Orange County, North Carolina.^27,58,68 He died Carcinoma of Bronchogenic Origin Right on 26 Jul 1939 in Orange County, North Carolina.²⁷ Buried in Orange County. Informant at death listed as "Mrs. Elery Copeland" of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

James Elery COPELAND and Bessie L. MYRICK were married. Bessie L. MYRICK (daughter of Charles MYRICK and Louise Francis POWELL) was born on 12 Jul 1883 in Chatham County, North Carolina.²⁷ She died Cerebral Thrombosis on 12 Apr 1959 in Alamance County, North Carolina.²⁷ Buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Orange County, North Carolina. Informant at death listed as "Mrs. Nellie Frazier" of Swepsonville, North Carolina.