POPE, Sarah Elizabeth

Sarah married ROARK, Thomas Jefferson 14 Nov 1875. [Group Sheet]

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Listed on"Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Widows" Book E.D. 125 Pierce City Mo.#24 1891 Listed on Military Service of War Dept. record of Pension Div. give his correct military status. Pension board stated, ''" the name of James H Pope Alias John Pope has not been found on Co. E. 19th Kansas Cal. Don't know whether he received a pension or not.Data received from Washington DC Archives Sept 1 ,1891 Commissioner of pensions replied a request for Pension by James H. Pope(Alias John Pope, John H. Pope) has not been found on rolls Co. E. 19th Kansas Cav. Copies of legal papers confirming that John H. Pope had enlisted and James H. Pope and John H. Pope were one and the same man. Several witnesses swore that they had served with him. Some Militia units were not included on the Federal Military lists. James H. Pope evidently was a widower with 5 children. This family, along with three children by Delila's two previous marriages and the first born son of James and Delila, John Sherman Pope listed as two months old born in Kansas located on 1865 Alexanderia, Leavenworth,Post Office Springdale, Kansas census. J. H.'s parents were from N.C. J.H. was divorced from Delila on Mar. 6,1879 in Lawrence Co., Mo. Lived at Pierce City, Lawrence Co., Mo. after that.
James Henry Pope served as a captain in Union Army during the Civil War.
Early on "Jim" had a career as a cowboy and ranch foreman, later became water commissioner for Interior Dept in Eden Valley, turning an arid plain into a productive, fertile farming community.

Alias married KIRBY, Delila Caroline 1864, Tenn. ?; divorced 06 Mar 1879, Lawrence Co., Mo.. 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]

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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)

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The Pope surname was first found in Caithness, Scotland way before the year1200. They were of Pict origin.