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the execution of james copeland . 30 october 1857 augusta , perry county , mississippi jackson county , mississippi '' ` father '' ' : isham copeland 18 january 1823 james copeland hanging.jpg james copeland -lrb- outlaw -rrb-
 james copeland outlaw
james copeland -lrb- outlaw -rrb-

james copeland -lrb- january 18 , 1823 -- october 30 , 1857 -rrb- was an american outlaw during the early nineteenth century whose crimes took place mostly in mississippi and alabama .
he was born in jackson county , mississippi .
he was the co-leader of a gang known as the wages and copeland clan .
on october 30 , 1857 , copeland was executed by hanging in perry county , mississippi .
