Hannah Thatcher Copeland

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Hannah Thatcher Copeland (Ward)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 1869 (78-79)
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of Joseph Jefferson "Big Joe" Copeland
Mother of James Richardson Copeland; Louisa Jane Copeland; Moses Wilkerson Copeland; Stephen Harrison “Mack” Copeland; Joseph Anderson Copeland and 4 others

Managed by: Deborah Elaine Ledbetter
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About Hannah Thatcher Copeland

Not the daughter of Chief Nettle Carrier


Disputed origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carrier-1148

Whoever Hannah Ward, was she was not the daughter of Nettle Carrier. Nettle Carrier Cherokee (1772-aft.1818) a minor Cherokee Chief born about 1770.


Biography

From http://www.tntcarden.com/tree/ensor/Copeland.htm

In choosing a wife ,Joseph Copeland married chief Nettle Carriers daughter,Hannah. In her prime she weighed about three hundred and fifty pounds. The smallest of their children was known as 'Little Ellis and he weighed 360 pounds.

They were famous locally for running foot races and winning.

Source: http://homestead.deja.com/user.sandy9729/Copeland.html Joel Copeland

Notes for HANNAH WARD THATCHER CARRIER:

History of Overton County, written by William Matthews (former state rep from Overton County) about "Big Joe" talks about Big Joe's wife:

"His wife was named Thatcher and we don't remember her maiden name. I remember seeking Aunt Thatcher ..."

Children of JOSEPH COPELAND and HANNAH CARRIER are:

  • i. JAMES R.3 COPELAND, b. 1787; d. 1857; m. ELIZABETH SWALLOWS.
  • ii. AGNESS COPELAND, b. 1803, Copeland Cove,Overton,Tn.
  • iii. LOUISA JANE COPELAND, b. March 23, 1809.
  • iv. JAMES MADISON COPELAND, b. 1811.
  • v. MOSES WILKERSON COPELAND, b. February 18, 1812.
  • vi. STEPHEN HARRISON COPELAND.
  • vii. JOSEPH ANDERSON 'ANDY' COPELAND, b. August 21, 1821.
  • viii. SOLOMON COPELAND, b. August 18, 1824; m. PAULINE SWALOWS.
  • ix. SARAH COPELAND, b. 1825.
  • x. OCTAVIA COPELAND, b. August 04, 1828
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Hannah Thatcher Copeland's Timeline

1790
1790
Tennessee, United States
1806
November 10, 1806
Copeland Cove,Overton Co.,Tennessee, Copeland Cove, Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1809
March 23, 1809
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1812
February 18, 1812
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1817
September 11, 1817
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1821
August 21, 1821
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1822
December 14, 1822
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1824
August 18, 1824
Overton County, Tennessee, United States
1824
Overton County, Tennessee, United States