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          George Copeland (s/Isaac Newton Copeland), son of Isaac Newton Copeland and Sarah Barnes, was born in Maries County, Missouri.¹

     
     Cordella married Isaac Newton Copeland (his second marriage) , son of John Copeland and Anne Sewell.¹

     
     George married Rebecca Copeland, daughter of John Copeland and Anne Sewell, on 26 February 1871 at Phelps County, Missouri.^1,2

          Aerletha Paris Fritts, daughter of Phillip Fritts and Frances Jane Williams, was born in 1855 in Johnson Township, Maries County, Missouri.²
     Aerletha married Thomas J. Copeland, son of John Copeland and Anne Sewell, on 18 July 1875 at Maries County, Missouri.¹

      Albert Copeland was also known as Burton.

          Phillip Fritts, son of Henry Fritts, was born on 10 April 1803 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.²
     Phillip married Frances Jane Williams, daughter of John Williams and Mary Lee, on 15 December 1830 at Roane County, Tennessee.^1,3
In 1850 Phillip Fritts farmed in Tennessee.⁴
     Frances and Phillip Fritts lived in 1855 in Tennessee. Residing with them were, their children Mary, Robert, Samuel, Peter, Permelia, Nancy, Marion, Frances and Seraphina.⁴
     Phillip died on 31 May 1864 in Maries County, Missouri, at age 61.^2,5 He was buried in June 1864 in Walker Cemetery in Maries County, Missouri.²

          Frances Jane Williams, daughter of John Williams and Mary Lee, was born on 16 March 1813 in Roane County, Tennessee.³
     Frances married Phillip Fritts, son of Henry Fritts, on 15 December 1830 at Tennessee.^1,2
     Frances and Phillip Fritts lived in 1855 in Tennessee. Residing with them were, their children Mary, Robert, Samuel, Peter, Permelia, Nancy, Marion, Frances and Seraphina.⁴ Her husband, Phillip Fritts, died on 31 May 1864 at age 61.^3,5 Frances Jane Williams was buried in July 1884 in Walker Cemetery in Maries County, Missouri.³
     Frances died on 3 July 1884 at Jefferson Township in Maries County, Missouri, at age 71.³

      Frances Adelia "Fanny" Fritts was also known as Adelia Frances Fritts.³      Frances Adelia "Fanny" Fritts, daughter of Phillip Fritts and Frances Jane Williams, was born on 18 August 1847 in Nashville, Tennessee.^1,4 Conflicting evidence placed her birth on October 18, 1847 (Maries Countian).⁵
     She lived with her parents, Frances and Phillip, in 1855 at Roane County, Tennessee.⁶      Frances Adelia "Fanny" Fritts, daughter of Phillip Fritts and Frances Jane Williams, was born in 1855 in Tennessee.⁴
     Frances married Francis Marion Copeland, son of John Copeland and Anne Sewell, on 6 April 1869 at Maries County, Missouri.^3,7
     Frances died on 23 June 1924 at Johnson Township in Maries County, Missouri, at age 76, Thomas Copeland was the informant on the death certificate.^5,1 Her cause of death was cirrhosis of liver.¹ Frances Adelia "Fanny" Fritts was buried on 25 June 1924 in Miles Cemetery in Phelps County, Missouri.¹

          James Thomas Copeland, son of Francis Marion Copeland and Frances Adelia "Fanny" Fritts, was born on 2 March 1873 in Maries County, Missouri.²
     James married Hellena (?) circa 1895.²
In 1950 James Thomas Copeland farmed at Johnson Township in Maries County, Missouri.² At the time of James' death in 1950, James and Hellena resided in Safe, Maries County, Missouri.²
     James died on 2 November 1950 at Johnson Township in Missouri at age 77, Hellena (?) was the informant on the death certificate.² His cause of death was cardio vascular accident, generalized arteriosclrosis, senility.² James Thomas Copeland was buried on 4 November 1950 in Dillion Cemetery in Safe, Maries County, Missouri.²

     Thomas Copeland was the informant listed on the death certificate of Frances Adelia "Fanny" Fritts on 23 June 1924.^2,3