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Sgt Joseph Copperstone

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Birth	:	23 Sep 1842
Death	:	14 Dec 1916
Burial	:	Valparaiso Cemetery, Valparaiso, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0758018, -96.8471985
Description	:	Joseph Copperstone Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 10/29/1862 as a Sergeant. On 10/29/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. PA 18th Cavalry He was discharged on 7/11/1865 Born September 23, 1842, Fairhope, Summerset county, PA. Died December 14, 1916, Valparaiso, Saunders county, Nebraska. He married Miss Eliza Grever, July 3, 1873, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE. The following information was submitted to me by Carman D. Merritt: I found an interesting obituary in a Jan 1917 Valparaiso newspaper. It is for Joseph H. Copperstone, Born Sep. 23, 1842, Fairhope, Summerset county, PA & Died Dec. 14, 1916, Valparaiso, Saunders county, Nebraska. This is a story... Read More	Joseph Copperstone Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 10/29/1862 as a Sergeant. On 10/29/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. PA 18th Cavalry He was discharged on 7/11/1865 Born September 23, 1842, Fairhope, Summerset county, PA. Died December 14, 1916, Valparaiso, Saunders county, Nebraska. He married Miss Eliza Grever, July 3, 1873, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE. The following information was submitted to me by Carman D. Merritt: I found an interesting obituary in a Jan 1917 Valparaiso newspaper. It is for Joseph H. Copperstone, Born Sep. 23, 1842, Fairhope, Summerset county, PA & Died Dec. 14, 1916, Valparaiso, Saunders county, Nebraska. This is a story that was printed after his death and obituary. In the death of Comrade Joseph H. Copperstone, which occured a couple of weeks ago, there came to light a very interesting narrative which is vouched for by Edward B. Curry of Agnew, who heard a story related some years ago. Mr. Copperstone was captured while a soldier in the Civil War and confined in the Andersonville prison for fourteen months. At the same time another young man of about the same age was a prisoner and came so near starving to death that Mr. Copperstone sold his boots and with the proceeds secured a little extra food for his comrade and thus saved his life. At this time the prisoners were about 20 years of age. Being released from prison and discharged from service at the close of the war Mr. Copperstone came west and settled on his homestead near Agnew. The young comrade whose life was spared became a United Brethren minister and an evangelist and later came to Agnew and held a revival meeting. It is remembered that where Mr. Caldwell's residence now stands was a church of that denomination where the meeting was held and where Mr. Copperstone was converted to Christianity through the spiritual ministrations of the one man he saved from death in Andersonville prison years before. Source: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&979946

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Latitude: 41.0758018
Longitude: -96.8471985

Family Members:

Spouse

Eliza Ann Grever Copperstone

(1848 - 1919)

Children

William John “Billy” Copperstone

(1874 - 1943)

Minnie Maude Copperstone Betts

(1876 - 1918)

Caroline R “Carrie” Copperstone Quinlan

(1878 - 1952)

Charles Copperstone

(1880 - 1956)

Joseph F Copperstone Jr.

(1886 - 1890)

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