William Ernest Copeland 1880–1945

William Ernest CopelandAge: 651880–1945

Name: William Ernest Copeland

Given names: William Ernest

Surname: Copeland

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Birth	August 4, 1880 28 24 Birmingham, England Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Birth of a brother	Harry Copeland 1881 (Age 4 months)
Death of a maternal grandmother	Sarah Wright August 8, 1882 (Age 2) (formerly Newburgh Township), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 Text: Sarah Wakefield death, 08 Aug 1882 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Harvard St. Female 50 (estimated),married, white father's name John Wakefield Mother's name, Wakefield
Birth of a sister	Alice Copeland 1885 (Age 4)
Birth of a brother	Albert Wakefield Copeland August 28, 1887 (Age 7)
Birth of a brother	Charles Edward Copeland June 23, 1889 (Age 8)
Death of a brother	Charles Edward Copeland March 13, 1890 (Age 9)
Death of a father	John Copeland June 1, 1891 (Age 10)
Birth of a sister	Clara Lillian Copeland July 6, 1891 (Age 10)
Birth of a half-sister	Gladys Helen Biggs Copeland November 28, 1896 (Age 16) England Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Social Sec. Death Index for Gladys Tharp
Birth of a daughter #1	Gwendoline Emily Copeland October 29, 1906 (Age 26) Birmingham, England
Death of a maternal grandfather	William Wakefield June 25, 1907 (Age 26) Vermilion, Ohio Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer Citation details: June 26, 1907 Text: Wakefield - William, late of Cleveland, resident Vermilion, Ohio, June 25.
Immigration	July 26, 1909 (Age 28) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Source: Vermilion News Publication: Vermilion, Ohio Citation details: July 29, 1909 Text: Wm E. Copeland of Birmingham, England arrived here this week and is the guest of his mother Mr. Emily Copeland. He will probably locate in some nearby city where he will follow his trade of engravers proofreader, and send for his family in the near future. Note: on the S.S. Haverford from Liverpool
Military	Draft registration between 1917 and 1918 (Age 36) Cuyahoga County, Ohio Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: United States Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Text: William Ernest Copeland Draft Registration 1917-1918 Cuyahoga County no 1, Ohio Male Nationality: England Birth date: 04 Aug 1880
Death of a brother	Albert Wakefield Copeland November 15, 1918 (Age 38) Vermilion, Erie, Ohio Cause: Spanish flu
Naturalization	1921 (Age 40) Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, County Naturalization Records 1800-1977 Text: age 41
Death of a mother	Emily Ann Wakefield March 1928 (Age 47) Vermilion, Ohio Source: www.vermilionohio.org Citation details: January 22, 2011 Text: The "Aunt Emily" in the photo was my greatgrandmother, Emily Wakefield Copeland, who died in March, 1928.
Marriage of a child	George Otho Thompson — Gwendoline Emily Copeland — View family April 15, 1932 (Age 51) West Virginia
Death of a sister	Alice Copeland October 6, 1941 (Age 61) Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio
Death of a sister	Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland October 1942 (Age 62) Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio
Death	August 28, 1945 (Age 65) Age: 65 Ohio Source: familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Text: William Earnest Copeland Death 28 Aug 1945 Male 65 white Birth date: 04 Aug 1880 Birthplace: Birmingham, England father: John Copeland Mother: Emily Wakefield spouse: Lillian Copeland

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Emily Ann Wakefield Elizabeth Clara Copeland Arthur John Copeland Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland William Ernest Copeland Frederick Henry Copeland Harry Copeland Alice Copeland Albert Wakefield Copeland Charles Edward Copeland Clara Lillian Copeland John Copeland Birth: December 14, 1851 — Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Death: June 1, 1891 —
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse John Copeland Elizabeth Clara Copeland Arthur John Copeland Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland William Ernest Copeland Frederick Henry Copeland Harry Copeland Alice Copeland Albert Wakefield Copeland Charles Edward Copeland Clara Lillian Copeland Family with spouse George Henry Biggs Gladys Helen Biggs Copeland Emily Ann Wakefield Birth: April 11, 1856 21 25 — Birmingham, England Death: March 1928 — Vermilion, Ohio
	Marriage: October 25, 1874 — St. Thomas Parish, Birmingham, Warwick County, England
11 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Elizabeth Clara Copeland Birth: September 17, 1875 23 19 — Emgland
18 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Fanny E. Wright Arthur D. Copeland Arthur John Copeland Birth: March 28, 1877 25 20 — England Death: September 28, 1967 — Vermilion, Ohio
21 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse William Alfred “Will” Steane Muriel Emily Steane Lillian Sarah “Steanie” Steane William Ernest Steane Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland Birth: December 30, 1878 27 22 — England Death: October 1942 — Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio
19 months	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Emily Timms Gwendoline Emily Copeland William Ernest Copeland Birth: August 4, 1880 28 24 — Birmingham, England Death: August 28, 1945 — Ohio
brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Frederick Henry Copeland
younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Harry Copeland Birth: 1881 29 24 — Death: —
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Alfred George Buell Alfred George Buell Jr. Alice Copeland Birth: 1885 33 28 — Death: October 6, 1941 — Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Albert Wakefield Copeland Birth: August 28, 1887 35 31 — Death: November 15, 1918 — Vermilion, Erie, Ohio
22 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Charles Edward Copeland Birth: June 23, 1889 37 33 — Death: March 13, 1890 —
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Arthur E. Eltham Clara Lillian Copeland Birth: July 6, 1891 39 35 —

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Emily Ann Wakefield Gladys Helen Biggs Copeland George Henry Biggs
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse John Copeland Elizabeth Clara Copeland Arthur John Copeland Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland William Ernest Copeland Frederick Henry Copeland Harry Copeland Alice Copeland Albert Wakefield Copeland Charles Edward Copeland Clara Lillian Copeland Family with spouse George Henry Biggs Gladys Helen Biggs Copeland Emily Ann Wakefield Birth: April 11, 1856 21 25 — Birmingham, England Death: March 1928 — Vermilion, Ohio
half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Harry Franklin Tharp Gladys Helen Biggs Copeland Birth: November 28, 1896 40 — England Death: October 1976 — Flint, Michigan

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	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Emily Timms Gwendoline Emily Copeland William Ernest Copeland Birth: August 4, 1880 28 24 — Birmingham, England Death: August 28, 1945 — Ohio
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse William Ernest Copeland Gwendoline Emily Copeland Emily Timms
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse George Otho Thompson Bruce Allan Thompson Gwendoline Emily Copeland Birth: October 29, 1906 26 — Birmingham, England Death: June 29, 2001 — El Paso, Texas
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Private
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timeline Family with spouse Private

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Birth	familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Immigration	Vermilion News Publication: Vermilion, Ohio Citation details: July 29, 1909 Text: Wm E. Copeland of Birmingham, England arrived here this week and is the guest of his mother Mr. Emily Copeland. He will probably locate in some nearby city where he will follow his trade of engravers proofreader, and send for his family in the near future.
Military	familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: United States Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Text: William Ernest Copeland Draft Registration 1917-1918 Cuyahoga County no 1, Ohio Male Nationality: England Birth date: 04 Aug 1880
Naturalization	familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio, County Naturalization Records 1800-1977 Text: age 41
Death	familysearch.org Publication: www.FamilySearch.org Citation details: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Text: William Earnest Copeland Death 28 Aug 1945 Male 65 white Birth date: 04 Aug 1880 Birthplace: Birmingham, England father: John Copeland Mother: Emily Wakefield spouse: Lillian Copeland

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Immigration	on the S.S. Haverford from Liverpool

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John Copeland 1851–1891
mother Parents William Wakefield Sarah Wright	Emily Ann Wakefield 1856–1928
elder sister Family (none)	Elizabeth Clara Copeland 1875–
elder brother Family Fanny E. Wright Arthur D. Copeland	Arthur John Copeland 1877–1967
elder sister Family William Alfred “Will” Steane Muriel Emily Steane Lillian Sarah “Steanie” Steane William Ernest Steane	Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland 1878–1942
Family Emily Timms Gwendoline Emily Copeland Private Private	William Ernest Copeland 1880–1945
brother Family (none)	Frederick Henry Copeland –
younger brother Family (none)	Harry Copeland 1881–
younger sister Family Alfred George Buell Private Alfred George Buell Jr.	Alice Copeland 1885–1941
younger brother Family Private	Albert Wakefield Copeland 1887–1918
younger brother Family (none)	Charles Edward Copeland 1889–1890
younger sister Family Arthur E. Eltham Private Private	Clara Lillian Copeland 1891–
Mother’s family with George Henry Biggs
step-father Parents (unknown)	George Henry Biggs –
mother Parents William Wakefield Sarah Wright	Emily Ann Wakefield 1856–1928
half-sister Family Harry Franklin Tharp Private	Gladys Helen Biggs Copeland 1896–1976
Family with Emily Timms
Parents John Copeland Emily Ann Wakefield	William Ernest Copeland 1880–1945
wife Parents (unknown)	Emily Timms –
daughter Family George Otho Thompson Bruce Allan Thompson	Gwendoline Emily Copeland 1906–2001
son Family (none)	Private –
daughter Family (none)	Private –

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