| Name |
Brooks Radcliff COPLIN |
| Occupation |
1915-16 [1] |
| teacher at school at head of Lick Run in New Milton |
| Birth |
30 Aug 1892 |
Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV  [2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
(ENLISTED Sep 1918) [5] |
| World War I (Camp Sherman, Ohio) |
- Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 12 1918, in its entirety:
"Our young friend Books Coplin came into town Saturday and was notified to leave immediately for Camp Sherman, Ohio, to enter into training. He was permitted to pay a short visit to his mother before leaving and went Sunday morning. Our best wishes go with him."
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Oct 24 1918, in its entirety:
"Brooks Coplin, one of the best known school teachers, who was taken in the draft this fall, is home on a furlough, and went out to see his home folks at Market Monday."
https://www.nps.gov/articles/camp-sherman-ohio.htm
|
| Census |
1900 |
New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Census |
From 1940 to WABASH AVE |
Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV |
| Education |
Salem Academy, Fairmont State Teachers College [5, 6] |
| Occupation |
Hope Natural Gas Co (retired), former Doddridge Co school teacher [5] |
| Occupation |
1940 [7] |
| rouster for Hope Natural Gas Co. |
| Residence |
1958 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [8, 9] |
| Death |
28 Oct 1964 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [3, 5, 10] |
| Cause: pneumonia, Parkinsons disease, heart disease |
| Burial |
Coplin Cemetery, Market, Doddridge Co, WV [3, 11, 12] |
| Notes |
- Local news item, "West Union Record," July 17 1914, in its entirety:
"Brooks Coplin, who has been attending college at Salem, is the victim of smallpox at his parental home near New Milton. He is under strict quarantine, and every precaution will be taken to prevent the spread of the contagion."
|
| Person ID |
I16707 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2020 |
Family 1  |
Minnie Gay COX, b. 7 May 1897 d. 12 Jul 1932, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Sep 1923 [13] |
| Children |
| > | 1. Helen Rose COPLIN, b. 23 Jul 1924, Market, Doddridge Co, WV d. 31 Jan 2011, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 86 years) |
| > | 2. Una Mae COPLIN, b. 3 Oct 1925, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV d. 18 May 2013, Trumbull Co, OH (Age 87 years) |
| > | 3. David Brooks COPLIN, b. 3 Apr 1930, Doddridge Co, WV d. 16 Dec 2015 (Age 85 years) |
| > | 4. Pauldin Glade COPLIN, b. 31 Mar 1932, Harrison Co, WV |
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| Family ID |
F9935 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1892 - 1964 (72 years)