South Beach Cemetery, Newport, Lincoln Co., Oregon

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South of the bridge in Newport, Oregon lies the South Beach cemetery. This cemetery has suffered severely from neglect and vandalism, and is slowly turning back into forest. Before it disappears completely, I wanted to record what I could for this cemetery. I have gathered here all persons currently known or suspected to be buried here, plus some members of their family (that I could find). See http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/lincoln/cemeteries/s-beach-cem.txt for names and transcriptions.
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  • ID: I004
  • Name: Josiah S. Copeland 1 2
  • Sex: M
  • Name: J. S. Copeland 3
  • Name: J. S. Copeland 4
  • Birth: DEC 1833 in Ohio 5
  • Birth: ABT 1832 in Ohio 6
  • Birth: ABT 1833 in Ohio 3
  • Birth: ABT 1833 in Ohio 4
  • Birth: 1834 in Ohio 7
  • Death: 1912 in Newport, Lincoln Co., Oregon 8
  • Census: 1890 Toledo Pct., Benton Co., Oregon 2 9
  • Census: 1850 Freeport, Harrison Co., Ohio 6
  • Census: 1860 Twp 3, Amador Co., California 4
  • Census: 20 JUL 1870 Subdivision 5, Benton Co., Oregon 3
  • Census: 9 JUN 1900 Toledo Pct., Lincoln Co., Oregon 5
  • Military Service: Co. D, 4th California Infantry 10
  • Occupation: 20 JUL 1870 Farmer 3
  • Occupation: 1860 Miner 4
  • PROP: 8 JAN 1866 Located the first claim on Yaquina Bay 11
  • PROP: 10 APR 1882 160 acres OROCAA 033085 12
  • Note:
    "On the night of January 8, 1866, R. A. Bensell, G. R. Megginson and J. S. Copeland located the first claim on Yaquina bay. By the aid of a poor candle stuck into a poorer lantern the metes and bounds of the land were stated, on which the Premier (the first) steam saw-mill was built."
    -- page 479, History of Benton County, Oregon; David D. Fagan, 1885

    "Josiah Copeland and his two partners were not the "first" to file claims on
    Yaquina Bay, but among the first. Many of the volunteer soldiers that later
    worked on the reservation were on hand to stake claims in the minutes
    following the opening of the bay for white settlement February 8, 1866.
    Other entrepreneurs were on hand, too. It must have been a frenzy."
    -- Email from Oregon Coast History Center, July 7, 2004

    "4th Regiment, California Infantry

    Organized at Sacramento, Placerville and Auburn September to October, 1861. Attached to Dept. of the Pacific. Companies "A," "B," "C," "D" and "E" moved from San Francisco to Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, October 29-November 4, 1861...

    Company -"D"-At Fort Yamhill, Ore., till March, 1863. Ordered to Fort Hoskins March 25, and duty there till December, 1864. Expedition from Siletz Block House to Coos Bay April 21-May 12, 1864. At Fort Yamhill till muster out...

    Regiment mustered out April 18, 1866."
    -- http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/template.cfm?unitcode=UCA0004RI&unitname=4th%20Regiment%2C%20California%20Infantry

    Complete list of 4th Regiment, Co. D California Infantry: http://www.cagenweb.com/yuba/Civil%20War/4RI-D.htm




    Father: William Copeland b: ABT 1796 in Pennsylvania
    Mother: Esther b: ABT 1806 in Ohio

    Marriage 1 Rebecca Catherine Davis b: AUG 1854 in Oregon
      Children
      1. Has Children Ora A. Copeland b: JAN 1872 in Oregon
      2. Has No Children Zenas C. Copeland b: ABT 1876 in Oregon
      3. Has No Children Mary Esther Copeland b: 22 FEB 1879

      Sources:
      1. Title: At Rest In Lincoln County, Evelyn Parry, Lincoln County Historical Society
      2. Title: Oregon 1890 Veterans Schedule
      3. Title: 1870 US Federal Census
      4. Title: 1860 US Federal Census
        Repository:
        Media: Book
      5. Title: 1900 US Federal Census
      6. Title: 1850 US Federal Census
        Repository:
        Media: Book
      7. Title: Fort Yamhill Muster Roll Co. D 1862
        Page: http://users.wi.net/~census/lesson23.html
      8. Title: Fort Yamhill Muster Roll Co. D 1862
      9. Title: 1890 Veterans Schedule
      10. Title: Civil War Compiled Military Service Records
      11. Title: History of Benton County, David D. Fagan, 1885
      12. Title: BLM General Land Office Records
        Page: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=OROCAA+033085&Index=10&QryID=47084%2E97&DetailTab=4
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