Mary "Polly" Denby Edge

Family/Spouse: James G. Copeland. James was born about 1846 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to be a son of James G COPELAND and Polly Denby EDGE. As of the 1910 Federal Census, he was living with Jessie and Frances McCLANAHAN, and listed as brother-in-law, Single, age 34.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Oklahoma, Osage County, Hominy Twp
Enumerated April 11, 1930
ED 57-28 SD 8 Sheet 7B
137-138
Copeland, William Head M W 54 Wd 35 Mo Tenn Mo Pumper Oil Field
Copeland, Roy Son M W 17 S Ok Mo Tx
Copeland, Josephine Dtr F W 12 S Ok Mo Tx
Copeland, William Son M W 11 S Ok Mo Tx
Copeland, Ivadell Dtr F W 8 S Ok Mo Tx

William married Edith Fannie Payne on 10 Dec 1910. Edith (daughter of Levi Newton Payne and Sarah Elizabeth McClanahan) was born on 16 Oct 1885 in Texas; died on 24 Oct 1925 in Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma; was buried in A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery, Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1910 Census, her older brother, William Copeland, who later married Edith Payne, was living with them. His wife Edith was a daughter of Levi Newton Payne and Sarah McClanahan.

Fannie married Jesse Edwin McClanahan on 18 Jul 1907. Jesse (son of Edmund French McClanahan and Margaret Emeline Richardson) was born on 25 Sep 1875 in Schuyler County, Missouri; died on 22 Feb 1960; was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Flossie married Walter Clifford Pattison on 17 Mar 1928. Walter was born on 24 Mar 1907; died on 2 May 1974 in Arkansas; was buried in A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery, Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Never Married

Notes:

Died of pneumonia. Buried on lots north of J.G. COPELAND.

Siblings Elizabeth Copeland, Andrew Copeland, and Chester Copeland share a headstone in the A J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, Oklahoma. It is inscribed with their names and dates of birth of and death, and also with "Children of W. W. and Edith Copeland."

Notes:

They had no children together, but Enoch had children by a previous marriage.

Josephine married Enoch B. Linville on 14 Jul 1940. Enoch was born on 21 Feb 1896; died on 30 Apr 1975 in Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma; was buried in A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery, Hominy, Osage County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Julia Selveria. Julia was born on 24 Sep 1920 in California; died on 6 Jun 1980 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Siblings Elizabeth Copeland, Andrew Copeland, and Chester Copeland share a headstone in the A J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, Oklahoma. It is inscribed with their names and dates of birth of and death, and also with "Children of W. W. and Edith Copeland."

Notes:

Married 1st Dale GRIFFITH; 2nd Clifford WILKENS on 6 July 1956. No children by either marriage. Shown as Ivadel WILKENS on the social security death index.

Notes:

Buried on J. G. COPELANDS Gravesite.

Siblings Elizabeth Copeland, Andrew Copeland, and Chester Copeland share a headstone in the A J. Powell Memorial Cemetery in Hominy, Oklahoma. It is inscribed with their names and dates of birth of and death, and also with "Children of W. W. and Edith Copeland."

Notes:

Obituary, below, copied from this FindAGrave memorial page created by Stone Seeker.

Source: Daily Ardmoreite

Services for William E. McClanahan, 90, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Larry Berryhill officiating. Burial with Navy military honors will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

McClanahan was born July 4, 1908, at Tucumcari, N.M., to Jess and Fannie Copeland McClanahan. He died Feb. 20, 1999, in a Plano, Texas, hospital after a brief illness.

A resident of Ardmore since 1948, moving here from Healdton, he was a building contractor and engineer. As a Navy warrant officer in the Sea Bees during World War II, he saw duty in Alaska, Okinawa and Shimu. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, in Lodge 31, AF&AM. He and Marie Porter Lewis were married February 1978 in Mexico.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; two daughters, Rue McClanahan, New York City, and Melinda McClanahan, Washington, D.C.; four stepdaughters, Debra VanTilBerg, Celina, Ohio, Barbara Berry, Dallas, Carolyn McCabe, Middletown, Ohio, and Jill Philpot, Barboursville, Ky.; a brother, Jess, Wilson; a sister, Wenona Pollard, Delhi, La.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the enrichment foundation of any area school.

William married Rhuea Nell Medaris on 9 Apr 1933. Rhuea was born on 11 Jul 1912 in Kenefick, Bryan County, Oklahoma; died on 16 Nov 1973 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wenonah married William Earl Pollard on 16 Dec 1933. William was born about 1910 in Bowie, Montague County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jesse Olen McClanahan
Web posted February 10, 2006
HEWITT -- Graveside service for Jesse Olen McClanahan, 92, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at Hewitt Cemetery with the Rev. J.B. Lovelace officiating.

Born on Aug. 1, 1913, in Wewoka, Okla., to Jesse Edwin and Fannie Florence Copeland McClanahan, he died on Feb. 7, 2006, in Monahans, Texas. He was preceded in death by a son, Olen McClanahan in 1997; his parents; and two brothers, Bill and Joy McClanahan.

Jesse grew up in Healdton where he graduated from high school in 1931. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Ethel Ruth Todd on Sept. 1, 1935, in Ardmore and they raised their family in Wilson while he was employed by Shell pipeline. They lived in several towns until he retired after 25 years while living in McCamey, Texas. In 1973 they returned to Wilson. They moved to Monahans five years ago.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Alana Hogg and husband, David, Palestine, Texas; a son, Dick McClanahan and wife, Judy, Monahans; sister, Wenonah Pollard, Delhi, La.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by "EM."

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Actor Rue McClanahan of the 'Golden Girls' fame passed away in Manhattan on Thursday. She was 76. She is survived by husband, Morrow Wilson, son, Mark T. Bish and sister, Melinda Lou McClanahan. Barbara Lawrence, her Manager, confirmed the cause of death to be a brain hemorrhage. Ms. McClanahan was ailing for sometime and had undergone heart bypass surgery in 2009. Earlier, she underwent treatment for breast cancer in 1997.

Rue McClanahan shot into limelight with her performance in 'The Golden Girls', an epic sitcom telecast in 1985. 'The Golden Girls' was an instant hit, climbing to No. 1 position after its very first show. Rue McClanahan's role, as a Southern belle Blanche Devereaux, played a key contribution in the immense popularity of the show. Other actors who played the Golden Girls were Ms. Betty White (Rose), Ms. Bea Arthur (Dorothy) and Ms. Estelle Getty (Sophia, Dorothy's mother). With the passing away of Ms. McClanahan, only Ms. White (88) survives of the 'eccentric four'.

She was born in Healdton, Oklahoma, on February 21, 1934. Her father was a contractor and mother a beautician. She grew up in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Her debut as an actor came early when she played a part in 'The Three Little Kittens', a local production, at the tender age of four. She studied drama and German at the University of Tulsa and graduated in 1956. In her early career, she appeared onstage in New York on several occasions.

In her Broadway debut in Murray Schisgal's 'Jimmy Shine', Ms. McClanahan's played the role of a prostitute. She won Obie Award for her role of the father's mistress in Oliver Hailey's "Who's Happy Now?", an Off Broadway family drama. She also acted in sitcoms, 'All in the Family' and 'Maude'.

However, it was her work in 'The Golden Girls' that brought her maximum fame. The sitcom, which is about four eccentric middle aged women, gained unprecedented popularity and won many Emmys. Ms. McClanahan captured this prestigious award for her outstanding performance as lead actor. Her role in the show was inspired by 'Gone with the Winds' actors, Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois, she once said. On another occasion she remarked that 'The Golden Girls' brought out different layers that people go on adding as they age. The show reveals our child, adolescence as well as personality as mature women, she added.

Many industry critics believe that shows like 'Sex and the City', which is about four young funny women, take cue for 'The Golden Girls'.

After "The Golden Girls" was discontinued in 1992, Ms. McClanahan acted in "The Golden Palace", a spinoff. She also acted in movies and on Broadways. She was a passionate animal rights activist and delivered a lecture on 'Aging Gracefully'.

Ms. McClanahan was married six times-Morrow Wilson, Tom Bish, Norman Hartweg, Peter D'Maio, Gus Fisher and Tom Keel- and titled her autobiography, which was authored in 1997, 'My First Five Husbands ? And the Ones Who Got Away.'

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eula married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]