R. S. McCoppinJackson Township Bio, Pike County, Ohio
R. S. McCoppin , eldest son of James and Frances (Kemp) McCoppin, was born in Highland County, Ohio, December 19, 1837. He attended school and assisted his father on the farm and in the saw-mill till nineteen years of age, when he began teaching school. He taught during the winter seasons till 1862, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighty-nineth Ohio Infantry, and served three years, a part of the time as Orderly Sergeant. He participated in a number of serious engagements; was with Sherman at Chimango, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro and did some hard fighting at Savannah. He had many narrow escapes, having his clothing pierced with bullets, but was never wounded. He was married in 1874 to Sarah J., daughter of J. C. Washburn, of Byington. They have two children - Charles and Georgia. Mr. McCoppin has a general store in Sharonville, and also deals in lumber, tan-bark and railroad ties. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1882, and is serving his fifth term as Township Clerk.
, eldest son of James and Frances (Kemp) McCoppin, was born in Highland County, Ohio, December 19, 1837. He attended school and assisted his father on the farm and in the saw-mill till nineteen years of age, when he began teaching school. He taught during the winter seasons till 1862, when he enlisted in Company I, Eighty-nineth Ohio Infantry, and served three years, a part of the time as Orderly Sergeant. He participated in a number of serious engagements; was with Sherman at Chimango, Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro and did some hard fighting at Savannah. He had many narrow escapes, having his clothing pierced with bullets, but was never wounded. He was married in 1874 to Sarah J., daughter of J. C. Washburn, of Byington. They have two children - Charles and Georgia. Mr. McCoppin has a general store in Sharonville, and also deals in lumber, tan-bark and railroad ties. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1882, and is serving his fifth term as Township Clerk. History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - 1884
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