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William Leroy Pope 1909–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1985

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Robert Pope

Mother: Arra Hamby

Spouse(s): Mary Noel, Hazel Hicks

Children(s):

In 1909, William Leroy Pope entered the world in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Francis Pope And Arra Mae Ida Hamby. In 1910, William Leroy Pope resided in Civil District 9, Overton, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, William Leroy Pope resided in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA. William Leroy Pope married Hazel Folsome Hicks, Mary Lura Noel. William Leroy Pope passed away in 1985 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1909, William Leroy Pope entered the world in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA, born to Robert Francis Pope And Arra Mae Ida Hamby.
  • In 1910, William Leroy Pope resided in Civil District 9, Overton, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, William Leroy Pope resided in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Leroy Pope married Hazel Folsome Hicks, Mary Lura Noel.
  • William Leroy Pope passed away in 1985 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pope's Ancestors

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William Pope
1909–1985
Birth Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Francis Pope
1886–1929
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Arra (Mae (Ida)) Hamby
1889–1922
Tennessee
Grandparents
Elder (Barton) Pope
1857–1889
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Julia (A) Evans
1862–1939
Georgia
John (Oscar) Hamby
1867–1937
Tennessee
Isadora ((Dora)) Brown
1860–1941
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Hamby
1837–1911
Nancy Nance
1846–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1813–1889
Mary Dyer
1815–1870

William Pope's Timeline

6 Records

1909
01 Jul 1909
Birth of William Leroy Pope in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
William Leroy Pope resided here in Civil District 9, Overton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Overton, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
William Leroy Pope resided here in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
William Leroy Pope resided here in Athen, McMinn, Tennessee
Athen, McMinn, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 41
William Leroy Pope resided here in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
1985
19 Jan 1985
Age 76
Death of William Leroy Pope in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1760; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 171

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Overton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1760; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 171

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Athen, McMinn, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 233

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cookeville, Putnam

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cookeville, TN .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 22 Jan 1985; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.4231738,0.82080954,0.5159475&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1985
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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