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James Wesley Bush Pope 1838–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1838

Birth Location: Laurens County, Georgia

Death Date: 4 November 1903

Death Location: Laurens County, Georgia

Father: John Pope

Mother: Dicey (Pope)

Spouse(s): Sarah (Pope)

Children(s): Janie Pope, Rebecca Pope, Lafayette Pope, Ira Pope, Baxter Pope, Elbert Pope

The story of James Wesley Bush Pope began in 1838 in Laurens County, Georgia. In 1880, James Wesley Bush Pope resided in Smiths, Laurens County, Georgia. James Wesley Bush Pope married Sarah Arley Graham Pope, and had children including Baxter Pope, Elbert Pope, Ira L Pope, Janie Pope, Lafayette Pope, Rebecca Pope. James Wesley Bush Pope passed away in 1903 in Laurens County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Bush Pope began in 1838 in Laurens County, Georgia.
  • In 1880, James Wesley Bush Pope resided in Smiths, Laurens County, Georgia.
  • James Wesley Bush Pope married Sarah Arley Graham Pope, and had children including Baxter Pope, Elbert Pope, Ira L Pope, Janie Pope, Lafayette Pope, Rebecca Pope.
  • James Wesley Bush Pope passed away in 1903 in Laurens County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Pope's Ancestors

Self
James Pope
1838–1903
Birth Place: Laurens County, Georgia
Parents
John Pope
1789–1875
Sampson County, North Carolina
Dicey (Pope) (Pope)
1799–1879
Sampson County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Zidikiah Pope
1767–1830
Sampson County, North Carolina
Jonathan Pope
1776–1817
Virginia
Elizabeth (Cooper) (Pope)
1779–1848
Duplin County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Pope
1730–1769
Patience Lucy
1744–1779
Rev. Jr.
1750–1828
Sarah (Cooper)
1759–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Pope
1710–1769
Judge Sr.
1721–1795
Margurete (Cooper)
1726–1795
Pvt. Scott
1734–
Elizabeth (Scott)
1735–1787

James Pope's Descendants

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James (Wesley Bush) Pope (14 December 1838–4 November 1903) m. Sarah (Arley Graham) (Pope) (About 1842–12 April 1932)
  1. 1. Janie Pope 1862–
  2. 2. Rebecca Pope 1866–
  3. 3. Lafayette Pope 1869–
  4. 4. Ira (L.) Pope 1870–1941 m. Sarah (Frances Williams (Dean)) (Pope) 1864–1937
  5. 5. Baxter Pope 1874–
  6. 6. Elbert Pope 1878–

James Pope's Timeline

3 Records

1838
14 December 1838
Birth of James Wesley Bush Pope in Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County, Georgia
1880
8 July 1880
Age 42
James Wesley Bush Pope resided here in Smiths, Laurens County, Georgia
Smiths, Laurens County, Georgia
1903
4 November 1903
Age 65
Death of James Wesley Bush Pope in Laurens County, Georgia
Laurens County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1838
    Event Place: Laurens County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 July 1880
    Event Place: Smiths, Laurens County, Georgia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Smiths, Laurens, Georgia; Roll: 155; Page: 577C; Enumeration District: 065

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1903
    Event Place: Laurens County, Georgia

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