Pope Family Data

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DOLPHIN ADOLPHUS POPE

BORN: MARCH 1800

WHERE: Robeson Co., NORTH CAROLINA

MARRIED: 1 OCT 1825 Marion Co. MISSISSIPPI

DIED: 28 DEC. 1864

WHERE: Taylor, Columbia Co. ARKANSAS

ELIZABETH MIXON POPE         Roy’s note: married at age almost 16

BORN: NOVEMBER 1808         had 13 children that we know of

WHERE: Effingham Co., GEORGIA

DIED: 1895

WHERE: Columbia Co. ARKANSAS

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HENRY HAMPTON POPE

BORN:      11 NOV. 1850

WHERE: Marion Co. MISSISSIPPI

MARRIED:               (?)    ARKANSAS

DIED:        24 JULY 1929

WHERE: Taylor, Columbia Co. ARKANSAS

CHARITY CAROLINE HAYES

BORN:     1 NOV. 1854

WHERE: Athens, Claiborne Parish LOUISIANA

DIED:       2 APRIL 1937

WHERE: Taylor, Columbia Co. ARKANSAS

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Roy’s note: While on a visit to Arkansas in Sept of 1970 I recorded this information, My Aunt Vee Emerson (mom’s older sister) and I made an excursion. I gathered the following information.

Sept. 19, 1970

Spring Branch Baptist Church and Cemetery, located on Spring Branch Road about 7 miles from Taylor, Columbia Co. Arkansas.

Note: Granny’s (Lelia Caroline Pope Kirby born 1878) parents. H. H. Pope was a Mason, they were members of Pinegrove Methodist Church

 

Mary Hester wife of George Cochrell Born: April 25, 1872 Died: March 3, 1911

George Cochrell Sept. 2, 1866 Oct. 20, 1930

Note: Granny’s oldest sister and her husband.

Note: Brothers to Granny. Kinnie Lee Kirby Thompson is names after Kineth.

The Hayes Cemetery is located in a field with no markers behind the home of Jupe Pope.  This is part of the old Hayes place.  It is just off of the old Lewis and Minden Road, about 6 miles from Taylor, Columbia Co. Arkansas.

The Pope Cemetery is located about 7 or 8 miles from Taylor, Columbia Co. Arkansas and the same distance from Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana.  It is on the old Pope place, the old home site is not far from the cemetery.  A two story log house was there at one time.  Dolphin Aldolphus Pope and Elizabeth Mixon Pope are buried there.  Granny (Lelia Caroline Pope Kirby born 1878) was born at the old Pope place.

Roy’s note: according to the Pope Family Bible

Lelia Pope Kirby (oldest son of Joseph Augustus Kirby and Lelia Caroline Pope Kirby) is buried at Harmony Cemetery; Harmony Methodist Church located on Arkansas Hwy. 160, 4 miles from Mecedonia, Arkansas or about 8 miles from Taylor, Arkansas. 

Herbert Hayes Kirby is buried by the side of his brother Lelia Pope Kirby.

Both graves have markers.             Roy’s note: brothers to my mother.

The Pope Cemetery is located about 7 or 8 miles from Taylor, Columbia Co. Arkansas and the same distance from Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana.  It is on the old Pope place, the old home site is not far from the cemetery.

Data on the stone markers:

 

Dolphin Adolphus Pope Born in North Carolina in 1800 Died here in 1866

Elizabeth Mixon Pope Born in Alabama in 1805 Died here in 1895

Roy’s Note: Data from the POPE Family Bible

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Roy’s Note: This is my list of all of the Children of this union, it is the best data that I have:

            Name                                       Born:                Died:                Married

4 boys and 9 girls

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Roy’s note: This letter and data was sent to me in 1969 by my Aunt Fay (Mom’s youngest sister) who lives in California

Sebastopol, Ca.

June 7, 1969

Dear Roy,

            I found your letter most interesting and wish I could be of more help.  Perhaps your Mom didn’t remember that the Pope Bible is in such poor shape.  It was one of the few things found after a cyclone in the early part of the century.  Its front cover (leather) is there, but the first pages are gone, and it is almost illegible and crumbling.  To my surprise, I found the date and publisher at the end of the old Testament:

Charles Gaylord

Boston, Mass.

1832

It belonged to my mother’s grandmother, Elizabeth Pope, wife of Dolphin.  The family record appears to be just theirs and is incomplete, as I don’t see Henry Hampton.  I have copied it as well as I could.  I would strongly urge you to go see my mother about the gaps.  I talk to her often, and she has her wits and would love to tell what she remembers, before it is too late.

            You ask about Gus Kirby.  I assume you refer to my father.  (His brother Major had a son named Gus also.)  My father, Joseph Augustus Kirby was born Sept. 16, 1866 at Leesville, La. and died May 22, 1935 at Tallulah, La. – Madison Parish.

The data on Joe and me is as follows:

Ila Fay Kirby

Sept. 4, 1919

Taylor, Ark. (Columbia Co.)

Joseph Jacob Lemick

July 7, 1910

Chicago, Ill. (Cook Co.)

We were married on Feb 1, 1947 at San Francisco, California (city and co. same).

            You must write me about your family and send a picture.  I used to work in the Capitol and at Std. Oil and remember Baton Rouge well.

            Best of luck in your ancestor hunt.

Affectionately,

Fay

Roy’s note: see next page

Roy’s note: Data from the Pope Bible.

born                             died

I suspect Henry Hampton was next, as he was nearing 90 when he died in the summer of 1929.

There are two more entries that don’t make sense:

The first might be Elizabeth’s brother and the last (in different handwriting) must be the child of a Pope Daughter.

I also have a letter dated 1844 to Dolphin Pope at Columbia, Mississippi from Tennessee (cost $.25) before there were stamps. I believe I have the only picture and letter of Major Kirby and also of the entire Hampton Pope family.  Also a plate and spoon my parents bought when they married March 16, 1898.  Their first son, Pope Kirby born Feb. 2, 1899 – died Sept 14, 1904.

Roy’s note: Compare this to the information of the 1850 census of Marion Co. Mississippi

Roy’s note: In 1970, through my Uncle Vance (Mom’s older brother) I made contact with Mrs. Kay Campbell of St. Joseph Louisiana. This data was a windfall of information about the Pope clan.

Copies of the correspondence

May 29, 1970

Mr. Roy Lee Thompson

Rt. 1 Box 136-B

Walker, Louisiana 70785

Dear “Fifth Cousin”:

My father gave me your letter to answer as I have most of the known history of the Pope family.

I hope the enclosed will help you.  And that you will be able to read the copies, some of which didn’t turn out too good.  There is a lot of information in Uncle Jake’s letters so I copied them, too.  If you’re ever interested in visiting the cemetery in Mississippi, would you get in touch with me, as I never did find the time to go and think it would be most interesting.

As you probably know,  Uncle Jake died about 4 or 5 years ago but he did give me all the information he had relative to our family tree.  Of which, I was very grateful, as this can be a rather expensive and time-consuming hobby.

The “Blewer” history he refers to is rather long and since I wasn’t sure you would be interested in that part of the family, I did not copy it.  If you are interested, let me know, but I have to impose on others to do the copying as I do not have a machine.  A lot of time has gone into this research and money (but from what I understand, Uncle Jake had both!).

The Souters’s that he mentions are my father’s mother’s people and not related to you.  I have so much “stuff” and have hurriedly looked through so as to ge this in the mail today.  If I run across anything that I think you will be interested in, I’ll forward it on.

If you’re ever up in these parts, come by and see us!

You will notice, my name has changed.

Very truly your,

K. Campbell

Kay Campbell

Roy’s note: Mr. Jake Pope was a first cousin to my grandmother (Lelia Caroline Pope Kirby) and a couple of years older than she.

J. G. POPE

702 ELM STREET

MINDEN, LOUISIANA

March 12, 1956

Miss Kay Pope

St. Joseph, Louisiana

Dear Niece,

            I have your letter of March 1^st.  I have been away over in Mississippi, looking for more information on the Pope family history, or I would have answered sooner.

            I am sending you a sheet, which will give you about all the information, I have on the family history.  You will find the date of John Lewis Pope’s birth I don’t know the date of his marriage.  I would think some of the Souters might have it.  The date of his death is on the marker at his grave, but I don’t happen to have it.  As to the family Bible, I understand Otice has it but it seems to have been destroyed long ago.  Pat had a photostatic copy made of one page, containing the date of the birth of all the children of John J. Pope and Laura Eudera Pope.  I think Otice has a copy or the original.

            As to John J. Pope, the J. stands for Jamison.  I don’t know where the name Jamison came from.  I don’t find it in the Pope names.  It might have come through the family of my grandmother, Elizabeth Mixon.  My father John Jamison Pope enlisted in the Confederate Army for the later part of the Civil War.  He enlisted at Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas.  His brother was in the Confederate Army in the early part of the war and died at or near Memphis, Tennessee, during the war.  His name was Jacob, for whom I was named.  So far as I can tell there have one or more Jacob Popes in the family at all times during the last two hundred years.  I am the last one by my name, that I know of.  I find of several in Mississippi and North Carolina where the family came from to Mississippi.  Genealogy is interesting work.  I don’t know much about it but would get a kick out of it, if I were a few years younger.  I am too old.  Will be 80 on my next birthday.  I have make several trips to Mississippi and one to South Carolina in quest of information, when I thought the family came from South Carolina.  Later, I found tht they came from North Carolina.

            I had hoped to see Hulett and Otice before answering your letter but have not.  They were both about like the have been for the last year or so.  The last time I saw them, which was about a month ago.

            If I find anything else, that I think you would like to have, I will send it to you.

            Two Pope women far off cousins, in Mississippi are helping me with the family history now.  They are really doing most of the work of late.

            Glad to have heard from you.  Write me again if you feel like it and think of any information, that I have not furnished.

Sincerely, your uncle

J. G. Pope

J. G. Pope

J. G. POPE

702 ELM STREET

MINDEN, LOUISIANA

March 15, 1956

Miss Kay Pope

St. Joseph, Louisiana

Dear Niece,

            I sent you a brief family history a day or two ago.  In writing it, I forgot to tell you that John, Sampson, and Henry Pope lived in Robeson County, North Carolina at the time of this history.  I think John came from Isle of Wight County, Virginia.  I may be able to give you more on that later.

            Jacob Pope, my great grand father, who was born and grew up and married in Robeson County, North Carolina.  He and his brother John moved to Marion County, Mississippi in 1812.

            Dolphin, Jacob’s son and my grand father, was born in Robeson County, North Carolina.  Moved with his father’s family to Marion County, Mississippi in 1812.  Married Elizabeth Mixon there Nov 11, 1825.  Moved to Columbia County, Arkansas in 1853.  I have nothing on the family of Elizabeth Mixon.  I would like to have it and will keep trying and will let you know if I find anything.

            You had better make a note on the sheet, of the memorandum, I have written above.  Have copies of the sheet made for other members of your family.  If I am able to complete the history, I will try to send you a copy.  I will be 80 years old at amy next birthday and am to old to get around so well.

Sincerely, your uncle

J. G. Pope

J. G. Pope

Roy’s note: Mr. Jake Pope was a lawyer to my knowledge. His father was John Jamison Pope and his brother Henry Hampton Pope (about 4 years younger) was my grand mother’s father.

Minden, Louisiana

January 6^th,1962

Mrs. Kay Pope Osuna

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dear Niece,

            I received your lettter of December 26^th, 1961.  I didn’t know what had become of you.  I will try now try to answer you letter.

            I spent a lot of time and money getting the information on both the Pope Family and the Blewer Family.  You may not know that my mother was a Blewer; family from South Carolina.  I am sending you a copy of both family histories, as I have them.  As I have only a few copies left, I will expect you to make or have made copies for any other members of the family, who may want one.

            Yes, Jacob Pope married Sarah Lee as you will find in the family history.  He settled on a farm about 20 miles south of Columbia, Mississippi.  Lived and died there about 1837.  The old house place now belongs to a man by the name of Ernest Ford.  His address is Route 5 Box 132, Columbia, Mississippi.  There is a Pope Reunion every year.  Generally held at the Prentiss Park just south of McComb, Mississippi.  I can’t give you the date but it is generally on Sunday, near June 20^th.  If you will write Ernest Ford in tow or three months, he can give you the date.  I don’t know that a date has been decided on yet.  Mr. Ford will likely know by May.  He is also a descendant of Jacob Pope but he knows very little about the family history.  If you will find out when the reunion will be held and go over there you will meet a hundred or more of the Popes and Pope relatives.  I may go but am not sure about it yet.  I am 85 years old and in very good health but most too old to make many trips like that.

            Jacob Pope was buried by a small creek on the family farm about 20 of his descendants were buried there.  None for the last 75 years.  The cemetery has grown up in trees and brush and forgotten by most of the family.  No markers at any of the graves.  We made up money to have the cemetery cleared off and a marker placed there.  That has been done and if I get over there again, I expect to go by to see it.  I have not been there since the work was done and the marker put in place.

            There is a cemetery working at Harmony, where most of our people are buried, every year on the second Saturday in May and August.  I generally go; especially to the one in May.  If you will go up there, you will meet a lot of Pope and Souter  relatives.

Sincerely,

J. G. Pope

Minden, Louisiana

January 16^th, 1962

Mrs. Kay Pope Osuna

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dear Niece,

            I noticed your letter was written on Tuesday January 9^th.  That is the day it  snowed here and the weather  was bad all the week.  We had a temperature of Zero here.  Rained Saturday night and melted all the snow that was left.

            You said that you would make copies of the family history for other members of the family.  I gave Fred a copy of the Blewer History.  Don’t remember whether I gave him a copy of the Pope History or not.  You might send him one and send copies to your Aunts in Houston.  I don’t know their addresses.  I have only a few copies left.  I have tried to get a copy into each family.  In that way it will be available to all, if they are interested enough to get copies made.

            Let me know if you will be able to go to the Pope Reunion at Prentiss just south of Mc Comb, Mississippi.  I will likely see you there, if nothing gets in the way.  If I go my wife will likely go with me.  She is a good driver and it is not so far over there.  Columbia and the Jacob Pope old homestead is forty or fifty miles east of McComb.  If I go I hope to be able to go to Columbia on Saturday and go to the old place Saturday afternoon.  I would like to go to the old cemetery and see just what has been done.  I have not seen  it since the work was done and the marker placed at the grave of Jacob Pope and Sarah Lee Pope.  There is a nice tourist court about a mile north of Columbia  where I usually stay.  The hotel is a large framed building and I am afraid of it.  It looks like a firetrap, If you can come over there Saturday we can meet at some place and go to the old homestead together.  You can let me know later about your coming etc.  I will not need you to come for me.  It is not much father form here, than it is from Baton Rouge.

            Morris Anderson (Mickie as he was called) was a first cousin to your father.  Morris was killed in Japan.  His widow, whose name I have forgotten, live in Baton Rouge.  Raburn another Anderson boy runs a filling station west of Baton Rouge.  I think he is on the road from Baton Rouge to Krotz Springs.  I don’t have his address.  You might be interested in getting in touch with them.

Sincerely,

your uncle

J. G. Pope

Minden, Louisiana

March 8^th, 1962

Mrs. Kay Osuna

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dear Niece,

            I received a letter from Mrs Gertrude Pope Hullum, Route 2 Box 86 Vicksburg, Mississippi.  She said that the Pope reunion will be at the Percy-Quinn Park; Sunday June 17^th.  In the event we should not get together, before going to the Park, you will find it about four miles south or southwest of McComb, Mississippi.

            The Jacob Pope Cemetery is about 50 miles due east of McComb, Mississippi and about twenty miles south of Columbia, Mississippi

            They telephoned me about Fred’s death.  We intended to go to the funeral but backed out, when we learned that ice was forming in some places in this area.  We were afraid we would find ice on the roads.

            We were at Springhill on Sunday before Fred passed away Monday.  Learned from the family that he was in a very serious condition.  We went to the Hospital to see Bill Britt.  He was in a very serious condition.  I have been expecting to hear of his death every day since. 

            If you wish to find out anything more about the reunion at any time, write Mrs. Gertrude Pope Hullum, at Route 2 Box 86 Vicksburg, Mississippi.  She is a widow School teacher and very busy but can always find time to help other people.

            We still expect to go to the reunion and if convenient for you, you might meet us at the tourist court, which is about a mile north of Columbia.  I have forgotten the number of the road, but it leads north from the north and of Main Street of Columbia and goes to Prentiss, Mississippi.  We should get there about the middle of the afternoon.  That would give us plenty of time to go to the Pope Cemetery.  Then we could go to Percy-Quinn Park on Sunday morning.  We can contact each other about the first of June about that arrangement.

Sincerely,

Your Uncle,

J. G. Pope

Roy’s note: data from Jacob Pope of Minden Louisiana records.

Volume 27, Page 57, William & Mary Quarterly

1 st. Series

Library of William & Mary College

THREE EARLY LANDOWNERS OF THE COUNTY OF ISLE OF WIGHT, VA.

Jeremiah Exum, Michael MackQwinny, and William Pope

By

Ann Noble Sims (descendant of Henry, son of John Pope of North Carolina

WILLIAM POPE

(William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 27 (1) Pages 61-64)

William Pope patented land in Nensemond County, Virginia, in 1656, (a) 1662, (b), as shown by the land grant records in office of the Register of the Land office at Richmond, Virginia.  In 1665 (c) he patented land in Isle of Wight County as shown by the records of that county.

In Waters’ Genealogical Gleanings, it is stated that in 1665 William Pope received a grant of land in Westmoreland County, Virginia. (d).  Mr R. A. Brocek suggest the probability that William Pope of Nensemond and Westmoreland and Nathaniel Pope of Westmoreland Counties, were brothers.  (Nathaniel Pope’s daughter, Ann married John Washington, great grandfather of George Washington).  This suggestion is further borne out by the fact that at least one of the grandsons of Nathaniel Pope of Westmoreland County lived in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.  This Richard Pope, to who his brother John gave power of attorney August 9^th, 1690 (e), their exact relationship to William Pope is as undetermined.  The same may be said of Thomas Pope, whose will was recorded in Isle of Wight County September 27^th, 1684 (f).

William Pope was a Quaker.  His family record has been preserved in the Quaker records and the original manuscript is now in safety deposit in Baltimore, Maryland.  The following is an exact copy as published by the Southern History Association (g).

“William Pope and Mary, his wife, their children’s Nativities recorded as follows:

William Pope, son of the aforesaid William and Mary was borne on the 15^th of the 8^th month 1662.

Henry Pope, son of the aforesaid William and Mary was borne on the last day of the 11^th month 1663.

Also a daughter of the aforesaid William and Mary was borne on the 8^th month of 1667.

John Pope son of the aforesaid William and Mary was borne the 6^th of the 8^th month 1670.

(a) Land Grant Book #4, Page 89, Richmond, Va.

(b) Land Grant Book #4, Page 406, Richmond, Va.

(c) Land Grant Book of Nensemond County, Va. In the land office in the Capitol at Richmond, Va.  Page 106.  Part of this land was in Isle of Wight Co., which joined Nensemond Co., see Isle of Wight records 1704-1715, page 48.

(d) Genealogies gleaning, by Henry F. Waters, Vol. 1, page 403.

(e) Isle of Wight Court House, Va. Deed Book 1, page 29.

(f) Isle of Wight Court House, Va. Will  Book 2, page 208.

(g) Southern history Association Publications, Vol. 6, page 508

Roy’s note: data from Jacob Pope of Minden Louisiana records.

Henry Pope was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, November 30^th, 1663. (a)  His will recorded in same county, October 28^th, 1728. (b) In addition to the land he inherited from his father (William Pope), Henry Pope received a deed of gift from henry Bozeman (c), February 8^th, 1685.  He also received many land grants. (d).

(a) Southern History Associations Publications, Vol. 6, Page 508

(b) Isle of Wight Will Book 3, page 127

(c) Isle of Wight Grant Book, Page 105 and Book 1662-1715, page 584

(d) Land Office in the Capitol at Richmond, Va. See Grant Book 8, Page 176; Grant Book 106; Grant Book 10, Page110; Grant Book 10, Page 106; Grant Book 10, page 257.

Henry Pope made many gifts of land to his children.   (a) Henry Pope of Isle of Wight, Virginia made a deed to his son, John Pope of Bertie County, North Carolina, in 1776,

(f) this deed established the relationship between them.

From the will of Henry Pope, May 28^th , 1728, we learn this; his wife’s name was Sarah, and that they were the parents of eleven children.

Roy’s note: data from Jacob Pope of Minden Louisiana records.

POPE FAMILY HISTORY

John Pope Born: about 1700, had the following children:

Sampson Pope Born: May 10, 1725, had the following children:

Henry Pope Born: May 10,1746 Died: Dec. 9, 1800 Robeson Co. North Carolina

Wife: Delilah Williams, Born: April 23, 1753 Died: Jan 17, 1815  had the following children.                              Born:                            Died:                Married:

Jacob Pope Born: Feb. 24, 1773 Wife: Sarah Lee had the following children.

            Born:                            Died:                Married:

Roy’s note: Data from the POPE Family Bible, census and Mr. Pope’s information do not always agree. Some of Mr Pope's data was unreadable. This is a judgement call. Compare the data.

Dolphin Pope  March 3, 1800 Dec.28, 1864 and Elizabeth Mixon Nov. 1808 had the following children.

            Name                                       Born:                Died:                Married

John Jamison Pope Born: in Marion Co. Miss. In 1847, Married: Laura Eudora Blewer had the following Children:

            Name                                       Born:                Died:                Married

Henry Hampton Pope Born: in Miss. Married Charity Hayes, had the following children.

            Name                                       Born:                Died:                Married

By: J. G. Pope

Roy’s note: The following data was supplied by my Aunt Clyde (older sister to my mother).

Her note reads:  History of Grandparents

Mother and Daddy of Mama  Roy’s note Mama in this case is Lelia Caroline Pope Kirby.

First name                    SURNAME                             Roy’s NOTES:

My mother (Kinnie Lee Kirby Thompson) was named after him

Hester Cockrell children    Roy’s note: George Cochrell, spelling

Betty Perry children

Lelia Caroline Pope married Joseph Augustus Kirby on March 16, 1898

Children:

Mattie Stevens children

Eliza Souters children

Gus Pope children

Kinnie Pope children

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Arkansas Early Land Records Columbia Co.

STOKES SAMUEL W 5 20S 22W 40 1857/12/01

STOKES SAMUEL W 5 20S 22W 0 1859/07/01

STOKES SAMUEL W 5 20S 22W 120 1859/07/01

Roy’s Note:  Son in law of Dolphin A. Pope  (moved from Mississippi)

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Roy’s note: The following information was related to me by Joseph Vance Kirby, (brother to Kinnie Lee Kirby Thompson, my Mother) in May of 1970.

Henry Hampton Pope, my grandfather was born around 1850 and died around 1929.  At one time he was as Justice of the Peace in Columbia County, Arkansas.  He was not a big man in statue, in his young years he was thin but became heavier in old age.  At on time probably in 1886 or 1887 he was appointed a Special Deputy Sheriff and helped to form a posse to arrest a local outlaw by the name of Jim Coil.  The exact nature of Coil’s crime is not known to me.  Another man in the posse was Luke Mason.  The Coil homeplace was located north of Welcome Church.  On that morning the posse arrived and surrounded the house in the woods.  Coil was called by name and ask to surrender.  Instead his mother told him to run, he ran from the house and was crossing a fence when Hamp Popes shot him.  Hamp Pope’s weapon was a rolling block rim fire .32 caliber rifle.  It was a single shot rifle made by Remington.  I played with that old gun when I was a kid.  Coil fell but returned fire with a pistol.  His bullet made its mark also, hitting Pope high in the forehead and splitting his skull.  Coil died soon afterwards but Pope had a long and slow recovery.  Pope and Coil were related.  Henry Hampton Pope and all of the other Popes had a reputation of being rough and tough.  Some people were afraid of them.  Joseph Augustus Kirby, Pope’s son-in-law was not among this group.  He stood down Pope on many occasions and the two never did get along very well.  Henry Hampton Pope and his wife Charity Christine Hayes Pope are buried at Spring Branch Cemetery.  A Baptist Church is located near by.

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