Jay C. Copeland was originally named by his parents with only the initials "J.C." Note: usng initials (only for male babies) was a common naming practice in that era.
However, when he joined the US Army in Atlanta, GA, a first name was required, so the phonetic spelling replaced the first initial. For the rest of his life, he used 'Jay C. Copeland' as his legal name. The "C" remained only an initial. In his parents' Bible, his name is listed as JC Copeland.
He married first to Eula Lee Parrish on 21 Feb 1944 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. They divorced in Lake County, FL in 1955. There were no children by this marriage.
He married second to Audrey Mae (Flowers) Yoder in Feb 1956 in Polk County, FL. It was the second marriage for both.
Audrey was his first cousin, the daughter of his father's sister. They had wanted to marry when they were young, but their parents strongly objected because they were first cousins.
His two children, a boy & girl, were by his last wife, Audrey.
He was an electrician by trade, but he also had a band playing & singing country music in the Lakeland area. They were appearing on a local TV country music program at one time and he cut a couple of country music records. But his life was cut short when he died in an automobile accident in 1964.
However, when he joined the US Army in Atlanta, GA, a first name was required, so the phonetic spelling replaced the first initial. For the rest of his life, he used 'Jay C. Copeland' as his legal name. The "C" remained only an initial. In his parents' Bible, his name is listed as JC Copeland.
He married first to Eula Lee Parrish on 21 Feb 1944 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. They divorced in Lake County, FL in 1955. There were no children by this marriage.
He married second to Audrey Mae (Flowers) Yoder in Feb 1956 in Polk County, FL. It was the second marriage for both.
Audrey was his first cousin, the daughter of his father's sister. They had wanted to marry when they were young, but their parents strongly objected because they were first cousins.
His two children, a boy & girl, were by his last wife, Audrey.
He was an electrician by trade, but he also had a band playing & singing country music in the Lakeland area. They were appearing on a local TV country music program at one time and he cut a couple of country music records. But his life was cut short when he died in an automobile accident in 1964.
Jay C. Copeland was originally named by his parents with only the initials "J.C." Note: usng initials (only for male babies) was a common naming practice in that era.
However, when he joined the US Army in Atlanta, GA, a first name was required, so the phonetic spelling replaced the first initial. For the rest of his life, he used 'Jay C. Copeland' as his legal name. The "C" remained only an initial. In his parents' Bible, his name is listed as JC Copeland.
He married first to Eula Lee Parrish on 21 Feb 1944 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. They divorced in Lake County, FL in 1955. There were no children by this marriage.
He married second to Audrey Mae (Flowers) Yoder in Feb 1956 in Polk County, FL. It was the second marriage for both.
Audrey was his first cousin, the daughter of his father's sister. They had wanted to marry when they were young, but their parents strongly objected because they were first cousins.
His two children, a boy & girl, were by his last wife, Audrey.
He was an electrician by trade, but he also had a band playing & singing country music in the Lakeland area. They were appearing on a local TV country music program at one time and he cut a couple of country music records. But his life was cut short when he died in an automobile accident in 1964.
However, when he joined the US Army in Atlanta, GA, a first name was required, so the phonetic spelling replaced the first initial. For the rest of his life, he used 'Jay C. Copeland' as his legal name. The "C" remained only an initial. In his parents' Bible, his name is listed as JC Copeland.
He married first to Eula Lee Parrish on 21 Feb 1944 in Kissimmee, Osceola County, FL. They divorced in Lake County, FL in 1955. There were no children by this marriage.
He married second to Audrey Mae (Flowers) Yoder in Feb 1956 in Polk County, FL. It was the second marriage for both.
Audrey was his first cousin, the daughter of his father's sister. They had wanted to marry when they were young, but their parents strongly objected because they were first cousins.
His two children, a boy & girl, were by his last wife, Audrey.
He was an electrician by trade, but he also had a band playing & singing country music in the Lakeland area. They were appearing on a local TV country music program at one time and he cut a couple of country music records. But his life was cut short when he died in an automobile accident in 1964.
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