POPE, William Thomas/CHESTNUT, Julia A. Elizabeth
by by way of Donald Chesnut <chesnut@kgs.mm.uky.edu>
Don,
I saw your Submission in the Gendex Surname List and would appreciate any
information that will help me locate the parents of William Thomas POPE....
Following is the background information I have for my great-great grandfather,
William Thomas Pope. (David Earl Pope (me)>Clarence Earl Pope>Walter Appleton
Pope>Bryan Thomas Pope>William Thomas Pope) and his wife, my great-great
grandmother (3rd paragraph below.)
William Thomas Pope was born 1 Mar 1826 in Laurens Co., GA; died, 27 May 1899
Omaha, Stewart Co, GA. He married Julia A. Elizabeth Chestnut 17 Jan 1850 in
Stewart Co., GA. The "History of Stewart Co." indicates he came from south
Alabama. Laurens Co. (Dublin, GA) is due east of Stewart Co., GA about 130
miles. Stewart Co., GA is on the Alabama/Georgia line about 40 miles south of
Columbus, GA. in both the Indigent Soldier's Pension Application of William
Thomas Pope in 1895 and the Widows Indigent Pension Application of Mrs. J. A.
Elizabeth Pope in 1901, the applicant states that William Thomas Pope was born
in Lawrence Co. GA. There is no Lawrence Co., GA but other references indicate
he was born in Laurens Co., GA. (I have copies of both).
I have been to Laurens Co., GA in search of additional info to help find
William Thomas POPE's parents with no luck. I have chased many leads through
the Jonathan Pope/Elizabeth Cooper children (especially Dicey Pope and her
husband John Pope, John from unknown parents, to me and Wiley Mobley Pope who
was a minister and moved around alot, including south of Omaha, Stewert Co.,
GA).
Julia A. Elizabeth Chestnut was the daughter of Charles Chestnut, b. 8 Apr
1808, SC, of Irish descent, place of residence before coming to Stewart Co.,
GA unknown. He and his wife, Martha were pioneer settlers of Stewart; married
before coming here, her maiden name is unknown. Charles d. 22 Jan 1891,
Stewart Co., GA. Martha (Chestnut), b. 12 Mar 1812, GA, d. 1 Nov 1889, Stewart
Co., GA.
(I am very interested in finding the parants of Charles Chesnut, his wife's
maiden name and where they came from.)
David E. Pope
2407 Hodges Bend Circle
Sugar Land, TX 77479
281/980-8893