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Pope, Elizabeth

Female 1845 - 1937  (92 years)


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  • Name Pope, Elizabeth 
    Born 15 Jul 1845  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1854  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Ann, her parents, and four of her siblings disembarked at New York City and eventually settled in Alton, Illinois. An older brother, Thomas, had immigrated to the USA earlier.
    Baptism 30 Mar 1863  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • She was baptized in the First Baptist Church.
    Occupation Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    a seamstress 
    Died 17 Sep 1937  [2, 6, 7] 
    Buried Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    • Elizabeth was buried beside her husband in Alton Cemetery Alton Cemetery (in Block 27 1/2, lot 3).
    Person ID I6448  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2008 

    Father Pope, Lott,   b. 1803, Taunton, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Goodman, Ann,   b. 1803, Taunton, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1878, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 26 May 1828  Taunton, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F2100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harris, William Lee,   b. 18 May 1832, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1891, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1869  [9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Harris, Effie,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harris, William Arthur,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harris, Abraham Webster,   b. 10 Oct 1874, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1876, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Harris, Roland Preston,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Harris, Jessie May,   b. 16 Jun 1878, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1908, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     6. Harris, Frank Edward,   b. 1879, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Harris, Bertha Irene,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Harris, Melvin Jameson,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +9. Harris, Harvey Pope,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1976, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 4.
      Elizabeth Pope, child of Lott Pope (1803-1866) and Ann Goodman (1803-1878), was born on 15 July 1845 at London, England.

    2. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pope Harris.
      Memorial #29618308. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29618308). Accessed on 2 June 2011. Record created by "Charles Dean Harris" on 6 September 2008. Gravestone photo posted by "Charles Dean Harris."
           Birth: 15 July 184 [sic] at London, England. Death: 1937 [year only] at Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Burial: Alton Cemetery; Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Photo of gravestone shows inscription: Elizabeth P. Harris; 1845-1937. Places of birth and death not shown.

    3. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 4.
      "The Popes came to America in 1854 with Lizzie who was now eight years old and her brothers and sister, Edwin, William, Ann, and Abraham. They entered the United States through New York City, but eventually settled in Alton, Illinois."

    4. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 4.
      Elizabeth Pope was baptized on 30 March 1863 in the First Baptist Church at Alton, Illinois.

    5. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 4.
      "William Lee Harris made his living as a carpenter, while his wife, Lizzie, was a seamstress of much demand. Together, this couple resided in Alton, [Illinois]...."

    6. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), pages 3-4.
      "William Harris married Miss Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Pope (1845-1937) on October 20, 1869."

    7. [S113] Web site, ILGenWeb. Tombstone Insription Project. Alton Cemetery.
      Greary-Harrison, part 1. 2007. (http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/madison/cemeteries/alton/alton-harr1.txt). Accessed October 2008.
           Name: Harris, Elizabeth P.; Date of death: 17 September 1937; Place of death: [not recorded]; Undertaker: [not recorded]; Grave location: Block 27 1/2, lot 3. Shared burial lot with William L. Harris, Abraham Harris (child), Frank E. Harris, and Weber Harris (child).

    8. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 4.
      "...Lott Pope (1803-1866), a carpenter and cabinetmaker, and Ann (Goodman) Pope (1803-1878). Lott and Ann Pope were married on May 26, 1828 in their original hometown of Taunton, England in the County of Cornwall, but later moved to London...."

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Harvey Pope Harris, child of William Harris and Elizabeth Pope, was born on 24 January 1889 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    10. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), pages 3-4.
      "William Harris married Miss Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Pope (1845-1937) on October 20, 1869."
           Although a place of marriage is not explicitedly stated, the context implies that the wedding took place in Alton, Illinois.


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