Benjamin Sims Pope, third son of Dr. John Hunter (1782-1860) and Emily Archer Worsham Pope (1800-38), was born on April 24, 1834, in Washington, Ga. He lived in Marshall, Texas. He and his brother, George Chapman Pope, raised stock for a while in Titus County, Tex. He married in 1862, Kate Hill (1838-1902). Their four sons were George Chapman, II (1865-72), Hobart Key (1866-91), Benjamin Sims, Jr. (1868-1905) and Barton Hunter Pope (1870-72).
Benjamin Sims Pope died on March 19, 1871. His wife, Kate Hill, died on January 12, 1902. They are thought to be buried in Greenwood or Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Tx.
See Dr. John Hunter Pope Bible; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 389.
Private, Company E, 1st Regiment Texas Volunteer Infantry, Marshall Guards, discharged 7-11-1861 due to poor heath.
Benjamin Sims Pope, third son of Dr. John Hunter (1782-1860) and Emily Archer Worsham Pope (1800-38), was born on April 24, 1834, in Washington, Ga. He lived in Marshall, Texas. He and his brother, George Chapman Pope, raised stock for a while in Titus County, Tex. He married in 1862, Kate Hill (1838-1902). Their four sons were George Chapman, II (1865-72), Hobart Key (1866-91), Benjamin Sims, Jr. (1868-1905) and Barton Hunter Pope (1870-72).
Benjamin Sims Pope died on March 19, 1871. His wife, Kate Hill, died on January 12, 1902. They are thought to be buried in Greenwood or Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Tx.
See Dr. John Hunter Pope Bible; James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 389.
Private, Company E, 1st Regiment Texas Volunteer Infantry, Marshall Guards, discharged 7-11-1861 due to poor heath.
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