THIRD GENERATION

7. William Rufus COPELAND ⁽¹⁾ was born on 30 Mar 1862 in Nansemond County, VA.^{(1) (2)} Sharon C. Wagner data shows birth date to be 1863. He died on 3 Jan 1946.^{(2) (1)} He was buried in Copeland Cemetery, Buckhorn, Nasemond, VA. ⁽²⁾ Copeland Cemetery data from Amaze.net shows there is no marker and that he is buried beside the big cedar tree.

He was married to Helen E. McCLENNY (daughter of Hincha G. McCLENNY and Martha Sarah COLBURN) on 10 Jan 1889. ⁽¹⁾ Helen E. McCLENNY ⁽¹⁾ was born in Aug 1864.⁽²⁾ She was buried in Copeland Cemetery, Buckhorn, Nasemond, VA. ⁽²⁾ Copeland Cemetery data from Amaze.net shows grave no marker. William Rufus COPELAND and Helen E. McCLENNY had the following children:

+30 i. John James COPELAND.
+31 ii. James Henry COPELAND.
+32 iii. Bessie Irene COPELAND.
33 iv. Lelia May COPELAND⁽¹⁾ was born in 1894. She died on 30 Dec 1991.
+34 v. William Burton COPELAND.
+35 vi. Kenneth Elisha COPELAND.
+36 vii. Sarah Nancy COPELAND.
+37 viii. Frank Rufus COPELAND.