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My Dad's Lineage
Here is the lineage of my dad's side of the family that I was able to find.
Raymond H. Pope (my father)
b. Nov. 5, 1927 d. Mar 8, 2006
married Magaret H. Weidner, Jan. 12, 1952
daughter: Janet Marie b. Jan. 12, 1960 (yes, I was born on their anniversary)
Raymond Wade Pope (my father's father; my grandfather)
b. Apr. 1901 d. Nov. 22, 1952
married Mary Eckerl, no marriage date available; b. Sept. 15, 1899 d. Sept 1979
I never knew my grandfather, but everyone said he was a very nice man. He loved Christmas and his model train set that he put around the Christmas tree every year. He loved his children and was a hard worker. He was an engineer for the B & O Railroad and he and my grandmother and their family lived at 1442 William St. in Baltimore City. I don't know when this picture was taken, but I think he looks pretty spiffy with that hat!
children:
Marie b. July 15, 1919 d. 1996 ?; married to Pete Peterson
Valeria b. Aug. 1922; married to Tom Buchanan
Raymond b. Nov. 5, 1927; married to Margaret Weidner
Mimi b. ?; married to Ron Shellhause
Carol b. February 15, ?
Dudley Pope (my father's grandfather; my great grand father)
b. Aug. 19, 1876 d. Aug. 6, 1936
married to Katherine Lindung, married in 1899; b. 1876 d. Aug 3, 1934
children:
Gertrude b. ? d.?
Germaine b. 1910 d. ?
Miriam b. 1913 d. ?
Raymond Wade b. Apr 1901 d. Nov 1952
Sylvester Pope (my father's great grandfather; my great, great grandfather)
b. 1857 d. ?
married to Margaret Erb, no marriage date available; b. ? d. ?
children:
Carrie May b. Jan 12, 1873 d. ?; married to Joseph Baumiller
Wade Hampton b. Apr 28, 1874
Dudley Ceymore b. Aug 19, 1876 d. Aug 6, 1936; married to Katherine Lindung
Elmer Clinton b. May 11, 1877 d. 1937 in a train wreck in Dorsey, Maryland; married to Alice
This is my great, great uncle Elmer. He was killed in a train wreck in Dorsey, Maryland in 1937. This newspaper clipping is the original from the News Post, which my dad kept and is now in my possession. Uncle Elmer was the engineer and was thrown up against the firebox, which killed him.
Mamie Gertrude b. Oct 14, 1880
Harry Conrad b. May 30, 1885
Melvina b. mar 29, 1888
Sylvester b. June 25, 1890
Violet and Edna (twins) b. Apr 21, 1892
Leo b. Dec 29, 1893
Emsley Pope (my father's great, great grandfather; my great, great, great grandfather)
b. Nov 10, 1797 d. Nov 24, 1879
married to first wife, Susannah Lundy, Oct 1819; married to second wife May 7, 1857
children with Susannah:
William b. June 27, 1820 d. ?; married to Catherine McBride 1841
Samuel b. 1821 d. ?
John b. Apr 17, 1823; married to Caroline Doll 1841
George b. Jan 25, 1825 d. ?
Martha Ann b. Apr 28, 1827 d. ?
Mary Ann and Anny French (twins) b. Jan 24, 1829 d. ?
Nathaniel b. Dec 26, 1832 d. ?
Abigail b. Dec 2, 1834 d. ?
Nathan b. Oct 30, 1837 d. ?
Louisa Jane b. Oct 25, 1840 d. ?
Rachel b. Mar 9, 1843 d. ?
children with second wife, Nancy:
Sylvester Wesley b. Mar 13, 1858
Albert Judson b. Jan 29 either 1859 or 1860
My family comes from or settled in the following areas:
Country of origin-Germany
States-Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
Counties/Cities-Frederick, Carroll, Anne Arundel, Howard, Baltimore city, Glen Burnie, Dorsey, Pasadena, Dundalk
More updates will be coming!