Marilyn, sorry, I don't have any info on J. Copeland. However, I am researching for a friend the Buford family and the Copeland family is intertwined with them. At first I was looking in Reynolds County Missouri (southeast part of the state) -- then my search took me to Scotland County. What a surprise! I had been searching Scotland County for the Robinson family, my mother's line. Do you know what the J stands for? Or dates this person lived? or any other relatives' names?