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iI~MMALINE COP1~
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Ex‘Slave


	~mma1ine Cope was born at Mc}Ainville, Term., on August 20, 1848, and is now 89 ~68TG of age.

	~mma1ine‘ s e lave ~ fat J~er was King Myers and her slav e mother was Caroline Myer8. They were both owned by one Tim Myers a wealthy and prominent planter of McMinville.

	After peace was declared at the expiration of the Civil War, ~rnmaline Cope was taken to Lowell, Kansas, end there afterwards, was n~.rried to John Cope. Thirty five years ago John Cope died in Kansas and i~rninaline Cope then moved to Joplin with one girl child. They have lived in Joplin coritiw« ously since thon.

	Then interviewed Mrs. Cope, slowly recovering from a paralytic stroke, Seemed unable to give any details of the Civil War activities.