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Nancy Jane Copeland was born February 28, 1849, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the daughter of Joseph Matthew Copeland and Sarah Wade Cypert.
Nancy married Joseph Noah Davis on January 27, 1867, in Wayne County. Joseph Davis was born March 6, 1844, in Wayne County, the son of David Harrison Davis (1800-1893) and Matilda Wakefield (1805-1888).
Joseph was in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a farmer after the war.
Joseph and Nancy raised their family in Wayne County.
Nancy died in October 31, 1906, in Wayne County. Joseph died there February 6, 1920. They are buried in the Cypert-Copeland Cemetery in Wayne County.
Children of Joseph Davis and Nancy Copeland
1. Elihu Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN
2. Joseph N. Davis, Jr., b. Wayne Co, TN
3. T. Riley Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN
4. Frank Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN
5. Harvey Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN
6. Camilla Ellender Davis, b. 1873, Wayne Co, TN
7. Alice Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN
8. Elizabeth Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN
9. Belle Davis, b. Wayne Co, TN; d. Dec 31, 1965; m. Sam Stooksberry