Brief Life History of Frank L
When Frank L Copeland was born before April 1905, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Archie Copeland, was 37 and his mother, Mahala Catherine Sanders, was 31. He married Sarah Beulah Jones on 30 May 1925, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Center Township, Chatham, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 August 1966, in Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, United States, and was buried in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.
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- F L Copeland, "United States Census, 1930"
- Frank Copeland, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Frank L Copeland, "Find A Grave Index"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from Copeland in Cumbria or Coupland in Northumberland, both named with Old Norse kaupa-land ‘bought land’, a feature worthy of note during the early Middle Ages, when land was rarely sold, but rather held by feudal tenure and handed down from one generation to the next.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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