During its 187 year history, the pope county sheriffs office employees have strived to provide the county with excellent law enforcement, public service and public safety. They may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Property boundaries property boundary basemaps and ownership records are maintained at the county level, usually by the recorders, assessors or land surveyors offices. I love the library to go system with the pope county regional library. Pope county historical association, jostens publishing co. Pope county historical society the packet, golconda, illinois. The books not only list the people buried in the cemeteries but also the known ancestry and decendancy of the individuals. Some pages also show landownership the names of owners and when they acquired particular parcels.
Porter wests early history of pope county a toru only a small family lee barnes confession arkansaw traveler etc. May 08, 2020 this article by steve nestor about pope countys only unsolved murder appeared in the pope county tribune, march 30, 2015. I need to know what is on page 304 of vol ii regarding john sledge and sarah hodge. Geology of knoxville quadrangle, johnson and pope counties, arkansas, arkansas.
Benjamin tanneyhill, the colonel owned slaves, among them, dick and joan, his wife. His wife was elizabeth lewis, and a native of illinois. The data provided is on an asis basis, without warranty of any type, expressed or implied, including but not limited to any warranty as to their performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Most pages show surveying landmarks, such as oak, sycamore, or gum trees. In january, 2015, captain sweet was appointed as pope county detention center jail administrator. Every week, articles from our local newspapers are clipped, copied and added to the files. University press of america, 1990 history 251 pages. Index to bernice hottingers collection of obituaries. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. All formats, audiobook, book, dvd, ebook, eresources, globe, large print, map, motion picture, music cd, musical recording. They are not intended for legal use in sales, trades or transfers of land.
Perry county, illinois, marriage records 18681896, a few through 1903. This study of pope county, arkansas in the 1850s represents an analysis of the pioneer. Pope county was first settled in the late 1850s, and depopulated during the civil war because of the dakota war of 1862. Today i noticed you said something about having a copy of the history book vol 1. The ghastly report and brutal details written in the style of the day are too graphic to quote by todays standards. Pope county, minnesota genealogy and history presented by. These books typically cover a county and show property boundaries, owner names and acreage along with other reference information such as roads and township section numbers. If youre a little bit country then pope county is the place for you. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping. Sven, johannes and amund mitmoen farmed west of lowry. General land office records, 17961907 pope county source. Pope county civil war contributed by jerry morrison.
Take a journey back in time with turner publishings county history books. For more about local histories, see arkansas local histories. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the pope county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture. Surname index, foreword, map of county showing townships and post offices in 1860. Pope county, arkansas genealogy and history volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. Meets on the second friday of each month except december and january at st. Since we offer many different county history and genealogy cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the pope county, arkansas history, genealogy and maps cd. Uratus lee meade uratus lee meade, of russellville, ark. Pope county historical society the packet home facebook. Many minnesota counties keep records in digital computerreadable format while others keep them as paper records. Pope county, illinois land and road tax lists, assessors books, ca. List of books and articles about papal history online. Pope county, minnesota genealogy and history presented. Porter west author see all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
I was told were married in pope county about 1884, and i do not know if that refers to their marriage or something else. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county pope county is part of the russellville, ar micropolitan. Pope county, arkansas family history and genealogy books, cds, maps products sort by product product v price price v default default v sales sales v per page 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 view all. Familysearch arkansas wills and probate records, 18181998 includes pope county source. Pope county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with.
Pope county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with russellville. The pope county sheriffs office was established in 1829 when sheriff h. This little book contains a synopsis of the early history of pope county, its first settlements, county sites, churches, courts, dnef mention of the wars of 1s36, 1846, 1861, also brooks and baxter. Pope county illinois il history families genealogy vol iii.
The dividing line between the two counties started at caveinrock and ran northwesterly to a point two miles east of the modern northwest corner of the county. He attended the common schools and the private normal schools. The county was formed on november 2, 1829, from a portion of crawford county and named for john pope, the third governor of the arkansas territory. Pope county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. I have traced all the other siblings through census records. General land office records, 17961907 massac, pope counties source. If anyone is interested please contact the pope county historical society by mail or email cheryl broadway cossey for more information. Appleton, atkins, augsburg, baker creek historical, bernice, bertha. If i want a good book to read in the middle of the night or on a trip or whatever, i can check one out immediately 247 and start reading. This site is intended to be a genealogical and historical research tool. Pope county was identified by the state legislature in 1862 and named for john pope, a union army general who had worked as a surveyor in the area. Pope county was the location of several protests against the cu powerline in the 1970s. The pope county historical association was established on october 10, 1948, as the arkansas valley historical society. An informative and historical overview of pope county, arkansas with 83 pages.
Pope county, minnesota pope county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi minesota savezna drzava. Until it was organized on 4 sep 1866, it was attached to stearns county. Pope county, arkansas history and genealogy 83 pages of pope county, arkansas history and genealogy including 96 family biographies plus 4 different historical maps featuring the locations of 40 pope county communities. In 2001, he was selected as a patrol deputy and served in that capacity until 2005 when he was assigned to the criminal investigation division. Before that time, residents within the modern county s boundaries lived in pope and gallatin counties. Federal population schedules are available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 pope co. The pope county historical society maintains over 80 thousand files on individuals, businesses, churches and other organizations. This early record book includes approximately 358 pages of handdrawn plats of almost every township in pope county, ill. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1981 please retry. The pope therefore claims to be the shepherd of all christians and representative vicar or vicegerent of christ. There are many types of census records for pope county guide you in researching your family tree. The history of pope county began 186 years ago with the june 18 establishment of an indian agency.
History and families, 18161989, pope county historical society golconda, ill. I found oscar and ida bell sledge living in wilson twp, pope co. It happened in rural pope county in ben wade township. This little book contains a synopsis of the early history of pope county, its first settlements, county sites, churches, courts, dnef mention of the wars of 1s36, 1846, 1861, also brooks. Pope county historical association encyclopedia of arkansas. Free family records for researching pope county, arkansas. Democrat death notices contributed by joyce mccain. Federal population schedules are available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940. Pope county historical society welcome to pope county minnesota. The pope county ilgenweb site is part of the ilgenweb project, which in turn is part of the the usgenweb project. Nov 12, 2009 early history of pope county paperback november 12, 2009 by d. Cemeteries of pope county, arkansas, compiled by the pope county genealogy and family group. Arkansas probate records, 18171979 includes pope county source. Pope county, illinois marriage books family history library pope county, illinois marriage licenses, reports, affidavits, consents, 181915 family history library pope county, illinois marriage records, 18221944.
Pope county has a long and rich history and is a beautiful place to visit. Committed to the study and preservation of history. It lists my grandfathers siblings and who they married and nothing else. Baptist edit edit source antioch missionary baptist church. Pope county, il pictorial volume 3 of pope county, illinois, pope county historical society pope county, ill.
There is a lot of editorial comment in these books. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1979 please retry. He accompanied his parents to fannin county, texas, when very small and received his education in the schools of that. I am new to genealogy and i have little information to go on. Pope county was the location of several protests against the cu powerline in the 1970s geography. Trail of tears in pope county thanks to betty allen. The horrific event was the lead story in the may, 1915 glenwood herald. Dick purchased some of ciscos dressed deer hides and made him a pair of superb pants for sunday. A merewether and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pope county facts and history thanks to betty allen. Jul 15, 2017 the story of miller grove, a small community of freed africanamericans who settled in pope county in 1844, is slowly coming into focus through the work of the us forest service and students from. The complete 1891 biographical and historical memoirs of pope county, arkansas by the southern publishing company this detailed 83 pages in all book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about pope county, arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1891. Muster roll of captain wests company company b, in the battalion regiment brigade of arkansas volunteers, 1846.
Pope county addresses and maps current info and links to local newspapers. A transcription of the county s residents just prior to the civil war. Familysearch transportation and industry 10 vital records 11 wiki. Included are transcriptions of 5,200 marriages from marriage book b. The only information i have is a typewritten family history dated 20 years ago.
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