Notes for Willis POPE

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Notes for Willis POPE

Of Huntsville, Alabama. When married possibly of Mississippi Territory. In Huntsville by 1809 when he attended land sale there....see State of Alabama archives website.
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Formerly of Petersburg, GA - bought land in Twickenham [Huntsville, AL] in 1809.. Entertained Andrew Jackson at his home Popular Grove Plantation. The mansion. erected in 1814 eventually went to William H. Pope. Leroy's son. It was one of the first brick buildings in Alabama.
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Apparently bought lots 35, 36, 39, & 40 in 1817 at a sale of lots in Huntsville.
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A possibility:
1850 Census, Noxubee County, Mississippi, Roll M432_379, p. 208
Willis Pope, 62, m, Planter, val. of re = $7000, born VA
Rosannah Pope, 44, f, born Ireland
Leroy Pope, 36, m, occ.=none, b. AL
George Pope, 18, male, clerk, b. AL
William Pope, 16, m, b. AL, attend sch
John Pope, 13, m, b. AL, attend sch
Samuel Pope, 11, b. AL, attend sch
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This may be of some interest -
1880 Census, Waco, McIennan Co., Texas, T9-1318, p. 21B:
Samuel H. Pope, self m ,male, w 41, Teacher, VA VA
Eliza R. Pope, wife m, female, w 37, Keeping House, SC SC
Samuel H. Pope, son, male, w, 16 SC Student, AL MS
Betty Pope, dau, s, female, w, 10, MS at school, AL MS
Willis M. Pope, son, s, male, W 10M, TX AL MS

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