Elijah Leon Pope (1839 - 1904)

Born 9 Jan 1839 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Pope — married before 1902 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1904 at age 65 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Elijah Pope served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): South Carolina Infantry 13th Regiment

Elijah Pope was Wounded in Action at Gettysburg during the United States Civil War.

Pope, Elijah L.

REGIMENT NAME: 13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry

SIDE: Confederate

COMPANY: F

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

FILM NUMBER: M381 roll 26^[1]

Confederate States of America Veteran. He served with Company F, 13th Regiment of the South Carolina Volunteers. Wounded at Gettysburg.^[2]

Son of Silvia (Turner) Pope and brother of David J Pope^[3]

E.L and Ella Pope had the following chidlren:

1. Frederick Pope,
2. David Bailey Pope,
3. Ethel Prather Pope Alverson, ^[4]
4. Ida Gertrude Pope
5. Leon Elijah Pope
6. Joseph "Joe" J Pope ^[5]

OBITUARY

Campobello, July 28. - ELIJAH L. POPE, a will known and highly respected citizen of the community, died Monday and was buried yesterday in the Methodist burying ground.^{[6] [7][8]}

Sources

1. ↑ The Civil War Soldier's Database.
2. ↑ GenWeb Roster of 13th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteer Infantry.
3. ↑ 1860 Census
4. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4G9-JXZM : 21 January 2020), Elija Pope in entry for Ethel Alverson, 1963.
5. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38V-9XV : 5 December 2014), E L Pope in entry for Joe J Pope, 23 Nov 1975; citing certificate number 82511, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,834.
6. ↑ Spartanburg Herald Obituary, July 28, 1904 pg.1.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84599553
8. ↑ Gramling UMC Church Records.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q2-CP7 : 12 April 2016), Elijah Hope in household of Silvia Hope, Spartanburg county, part of, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing family 252, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Mis - transcribed