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Merrill Elisha Copeland
1903 - 1986 (82 years)1. Merrill Elisha Copeland was born 24 Oct 1903, Chowan, North Carolina, USA (son of Dempsey Copeland and Achse Rebecca Dail); died 19 Mar 1986, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Merrill married Kindness Dail. Kindness (daughter of John Clingman Dail and Celia Outland) was born 3 Apr 1908, North Carolina, USA; died 14 Aug 1987, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
2. Dempsey Copeland was born 29 Sep 1875, Chowan, North Carolina, USA (son of Dempsey L. Copeland and Gulielma Jane Chappell); died 22 Mar 1964, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Dempsey married Achse Rebecca Dail. Achse (daughter of Elisha J. Dail and Margaret E. Chappell) was born 15 Oct 1881; died 14 Aug 1966, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Achse Rebecca Dail was born 15 Oct 1881 (daughter of Elisha J. Dail and Margaret E. Chappell); died 14 Aug 1966, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 1. Merrill Elisha Copeland was born 24 Oct 1903, Chowan, North Carolina, USA; died 19 Mar 1986, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Dempsey L. Copeland was born Abt 1838, Chowan, North Carolina, USA (son of Dempsey Copeland and Elizabeth); died , Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Dempsey married Gulielma Jane Chappell Abt 1861, North Carolina, USA. Gulielma (daughter of Silas Chappell and Elizabeth Copeland) was born 12 Jan 1836, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Nov 1908, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Gulielma Jane Chappell was born 12 Jan 1836, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Silas Chappell and Elizabeth Copeland); died 10 Nov 1908, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Elizabeth A. Copeland was born Abt 1862, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Delphina Copeland was born Abt 1865, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- James H. Copeland was born Abt 1867, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- Harriet E. Copeland was born Abt 1870, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
- 2. Dempsey Copeland was born 29 Sep 1875, Chowan, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Mar 1964, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
6. Elisha J. Dail was born 8 Jul 1856, Chowan, North Carolina, USA (son of Elisha J. Dail and Achsa Mitchell); died 13 Dec 1929, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Elisha married Margaret E. Chappell Abt 1876, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Margaret was born Dec 1859, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Margaret E. Chappell was born Dec 1859, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 3. Achse Rebecca Dail was born 15 Oct 1881; died 14 Aug 1966, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Dempsey Copeland was born Abt 1798, North Carolina, USA. Dempsey married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born Abt 1807, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
9. Elizabeth was born Abt 1807, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 4. Dempsey L. Copeland was born Abt 1838, Chowan, North Carolina, USA; died , Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Esther Copeland was born Abt 1830, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Josiah Copeland was born Abt 1834, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Reuben Copeland was born Abt 1840, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Elizabeth Copeland was born Abt 1842, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Temperance Copeland was born Abt 1846, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Gilbert Copeland was born Abt 1849, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
10. Silas Chappell was born Abt 1804 (son of Henry Rufus Chappell, Sr. and Esther Perry); died Bef 1850. Silas married Elizabeth Copeland. Elizabeth was born 23 May 1809; died 25 Nov 1893. [Group Sheet]
11. Elizabeth Copeland was born 23 May 1809; died 25 Nov 1893. Children:
- James C. Chappell was born 1 Oct 1827, North Carolina, USA; died 18 Apr 1914, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- 5. Gulielma Jane Chappell was born 12 Jan 1836, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Nov 1908, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Jesse A. Chappell was born 1 Jan 1832; died 31 Dec 1912.
- Silas W. Chappell was born 17 Jan 1844, North Carolina, USA; died 13 Jan 1928, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
12. Elisha J. Dail was born Abt 1818, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Elisha married Achsa Mitchell 24 Dec 1841, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Achsa was born 10 Oct 1827, Chowan, North Carolina, USA; died 6 Jan 1892, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
13. Achsa Mitchell was born 10 Oct 1827, Chowan, North Carolina, USA; died 6 Jan 1892, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 6. Elisha J. Dail was born 8 Jul 1856, Chowan, North Carolina, USA; died 13 Dec 1929, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.