POPE, John Sherman

Notes:

John Sherman Pope and his wife Kitty homesteaded meadow land west of the intersection of the NewFork River and Boulder River. Had nine children.

John married TAYLOR, Katherine Belle 27 Apr 1891, Buffalo, Wyoming. Katherine (daughter of TAYLOR, Winfield Scott and SPANG, Maria Imogene) was born 04 Jun 1876, Fondulac, Wisconsin; died 11 Dec 1909, Boulder, Wyoming; was buried East Fork Cemetary, Boulder, WY. [Group Sheet]

1. POPE, Winifred Delilah was born 08 Feb 1892, Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming; died 17 May 1957, Siskiyou, California.
2. POPE, James Henry was born 15 Feb 1895, Boulder, Wy..
3. POPE, Mamie Katherine was born 09 Nov 1897, Near South Pass, Wyoming; died 08 Apr 2000, San Diego, California, Burr: El Camino Memorial Park.
4. POPE, Clara Belle was born 27 Jan 1899, South Pass, Wyoming; died 17 Dec 1979, Brighton, Co.; was buried Mt. View Mem. Park , Boulder, Co..
5. POPE, Letha Lorraine was born 04 Jan 1901, Boulder Wyo.; died Oct 1988, Aurora Co..Green Mountain Cem., Boulder, Colorado.
6. POPE, Ruth was born 28 Sep 1905, Boulder, Wy.; died 04 Sep 1963, Reno, Nevada.
7. POPE, Jennie Lee was born 02 Nov 1909, Boulder, WY; died 24 May 1999, Albany, OR; was buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland OR.
8. POPE, Francis William was born 16 Sep 1906, Boulder, Wyo.; died 12 Feb 1991, Silverton Oregon.

married KIRBY, Delila Caroline 1859, Arkansas, USA. Delila was born 06 Aug 1838, Plantation near Birmingham, Alabama; died 01 Dec 1891, Salida, Colorado, Buried Lake County or Lake City, Colorado. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Delila's grandmother was supposedly a full blooded Cherokee. All sides of this family,some have never come in contact with one another, state this fact. Delila's mother was a Mayfield and her (her mothers) father was English. The Mayfield girl married a Scotchman named Kirby. Aunt Mamie thinks that was Mary Mayfield and Sheard Kirby, Shird ,Shirden or Sheridan. It probably was as Delila and James Pope had a son named Sherd, Sherdan or Sheridan. S. A. Pope family stories have him named Sherd Shaver Pope.May 15,1865 Alexanderia,P.O. Springdale, Leavenworth Co. Ks. census lists James H. Pope and first family, Delila's one girl by Risenhoover, two children by Cox and John Sherman Pope,.born in Ks.as two months old. Also in household a Greselda E. Kirby, born in Mo. Probably the sister of Delila Sept.23rd1870 Mt. Pleasant,Lawrence Co.,Mo census. lists James H. Pope along with Delila and all children except James N. Pope and Greselda E. Kirby. Lists Sheridan as born in Mo. and three years old. June 23rd,1880 Erie, Neosha Co. Ks. census lists Delila and John Sherman, Sheridan and Samuel Alexander and James F. and Sarah J. Cox with her. James H. Pope listed on 1880 Pierce City, Lawrence Co. Mo. census as divorced and alone.1885 Chaffee Co. Colo.census lists Delila , Shirden and Samuel Alexander Pope. (Nola Stollens)