James Copeland (outlaw) - The Gang

The Gang

The reported 60 members of the Wages and Copeland Clan were as follows:

J. Alfred
J. Baker
J. Bowings
A. Brown
D. Brown
W. Brown
G. Buskings
J. Butler
R. Cable
G. Clealand
Henry Copeland
John Copeland

T. Copeland
William Copeland
G. Daniels
J. Dewit
D. Doty
J. Doty
J. Elva
J. Gillet
J. Harden
S. Harden
J. Harper
J. Harper (see note)

J. Hevard
Thomas Hix
W. P. Hobs
J. Hopkins
J. Kelly
C. H. McGraffin
Charles McGrath
N. McIntosh
W. W. Moore
___ Moulton
E. Myrick
___ Overall

J. Pool
J. Porter
T. Powell
W. W. Ratlief
W. Ross
W. Sanferd
H. Sanford
E. Sharpor
S. S. Shoemake
S. Teapark
J. Taylor
G. H. Wages

J. Walter
J. Waters, Jr.
A. Watson
G. Welter
J. Welter
J. W. Wesley
W. C. Whelps
J. Whitfield
J. Whitlom
Jasper Whitlow
J. F. Wright
G. Young

Note: Initials of Moulton and Overall were omitted because of doubts about who Copeland referred to. Two Gang members had the same initials.

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