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Sarah Wade Cypert was born March 22, 1826, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the daughter of Jesse Newton Cypert and Jemima Worthen.
Sarah married Joseph Matthew Copeland on November 1, 1843, in Wayne County. Joseph Copeland was born May 27, 1825, in Madison County, Alabama, the son of James Copeland and Catherine Gillis. James Copeland, born August 19, 1791, in South Carolina, was the son of James Copeland and Lydia (last name unknown). Catherine Gillis was the daughter of Daniel Gillis of Scotland and Nancy Patterson of North Carolina.
Joseph was a large land owner and a farmer. He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He was captured and after his release, joined the Union Army.
Sarah died August 20, 1893, in Wayne County. Joseph died there on June 14, 1889. They are buried in the Copeland-Cypert-Lay Cemetery in Wayne County. The cemetery is located on land that belonged to Joseph and Sarah.
Children of Joseph Copeland and Sarah Cypert
1. Jemima Catherine Copeland, b. 1845, Wayne Co, TN
2. Matthew Elihue Copeland, b. 1848, Wayne Co, TN; m. Camilla Farris on Sept 28, 1871, Wayne Co, TN; moved to CA, where he developed the Park System in Los Angeles
3. Nancy Jane Copeland, b. 1849, Wayne Co, TN
4. Thomas Newton Copeland, b. 1853, Wayne Co, TN
5. Sarah Virginia Ann Copeland, b. 1856, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1910; m. John Millard King on Nov 10, 1875; moved to OK
6. Lydia Alice Copeland, b. 1858, Wayne Co, TN
7. Amanda Bell Copeland, b. 1861, Wayne Co, TN; d. 1887, Wayne Co; bur. Copeland-Cypert-Lay Cem. in Wayne Co.