*Interview with Emmaline Cope,*
*Joplin, Missouri.*
Emmaline Cope was born at McMinnville, Tenn., on August 20, 1848, and is
now 89 years of age.
Emmaline's slave father was King Myers and her slave mother was Caroline
Myers. They were both owned by one Tim Myers a wealthy and prominent
planter of McMinnville.
After peace was declared at the expiration of the Civil War, Emmaline
Cope was taken to Lowell, Kansas, and there afterwards, was married to
John Cope. Thirty five years ago John Cope died in Kansas and Emmaline
Cope then moved to Joplin with one girl child. They have lived in Joplin
continuously since then.
When interviewed Mrs. Cope, slowly recovering from a paralytic stroke,
seemed unable to give any details of the Civil War activities.