William A. COPLIN & Martha M. WATTS

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William A. COPLIN
Martha M. WATTS

Husband: William A. COPLIN
Birth: 1808/9, VA
Occupation: farmer

William probably had a prior wife, but my interest here is CARRICO, so I am not pursuing his genealogy further.

Marriage: 28 Nov 1853, Harrison Co., VA [now WV]

Wife: Martha M. WATTS
Birth: 1826/7, VA
Other Spouse: m1. 28 Nov 1848, Harrison Co., VA [now WV], Elza CARRICO

Stepchild:

1. Melcena / Melcina / Melcinia CARRICO-COPLIN, b. Feb 1850, Harrison Co., VA [now WV]

Biological Child:

2. Harriet COPLIN, b. 1854/5, Harrison Co., VA [now WV]

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Virginia, West Virginia

Sources:

1. Vital Research Records Project: Marriages. West Virginia Division of Culture and History (online at www.wvculture.org):

Harrison County 1853 Nov 28 Wm A Coplin to Martha Carrico

The 1853 record is so faded, it's barely readable; they have read Martha's surname as, "Carr..."

2. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Harriet COPLIN
Birth: 09 Oct 1854, Ann Moore Run, Harrison, West Virginia
Father: William A. COPLIN; Mother: Martha M.
Source: Birth and Death Records, 1853-1906. Harrison County (West Virginia). Clerk of the County Court

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #73 of 292): Clarksburg P.O., Harrison Co., VA [now WV], Roll M653_1351, p. 854, PN 114, 795/795, enumerated __ 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

William A Coplin 51 M Farmer 1125 240 Virginia

Martha      " 36 F "

Melcena     " 10 F "

Harriet     " 6 F "

Melcinia is Martha's daughter from her prior marriage.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27-28 of 38): Clarksburg P.O., Simpson Twp., Harrison Co., WV, Roll M693_1688, pp. 241A-241B, PN 27-28, 208/203, enumerated 28 Oct 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

Forsythe John H 40 M W Laborer Virginia

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Coplin Martha M 47 F W Keeping house Virginia

______ Melcina 19 F W At home Virginia

______ Harriet 15 F W At home Virginia

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Martha is living with her married daughter, Melcinia (CARRICO) WATTS.

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

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