Reuben Pope (abt. 1862 - abt. 1933)

Born about 1862 in Williamson Co., TN

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Johnson) Pope — married 1884 in Williamson County, TN

Husband of Mattie Jane Mary Elizabeth Catherine (Holmes) Pope — married 14 Dec 1884 in Williamson, TN

Descendants

Died about 1933 at about age 71 in South Bend, IN

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Biography

Family appears as following in the 1870 Census:

1. Calvin Pope, 34 years old. Born in TN. Laborer.

2. Charolotte Pope, 28 years old. Born in TN. Keeping house.

3. Rubin Pope, 8 years old, Born in TN. Attending school.

4. Joseph Sparkman, 32 years old. Born in TN. laborer.

In the 1910 Census, besides Reuben's and Mattie's children, there is also a 20 year old nephew living with them. He is listed as: E. Cowan. He was born in 1890 in Tennessee. Everyone in the family could read and write. All underage children had attended school within the past year. Reuben, the head of the household was employed in a lumber yard. Viney was employed at a foundry. Louis Works, Vater Pope's husband, was a handy man and did odd jobs. It is interesting to note that Mattie and all of the children were listed as Mulattos, but that was crossed out and a "B" was put in (or it was the other way around, you really can't tell). Reuben was listed as Black as was Louis Works. So the obvious conclusion was that Mattie and the children were light-skinned.

The 1920 Census shows Reuben, Mattie and their youngest child, Albert at home. All could read and write and all three had attended school within the past year. Reuben and Albert were employed at a foundry.

Sources

• 1870 U.S. Census. Family Residing in Tennessee https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8D-VXB
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-WP5W : 10 March 2021), Reuben Pope and Mattie Holmes, 14 Dec 1884; citing Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 453,921.
• 1910 U.S. Census. Family Residing in Tennessee https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF4-MFH
• 1920 U.S. Census. Family residing in St. Joseph Indiana. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4X-GSM
• https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AReuben~%20%2Bsurname%3APope~%20%2Bbirth_place%3ATennessee~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1862-1865~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3AMattie