Obituary from the "Kanabec County Times" of Mora, Minnesota dated Thursday, 17 May 1934, p. 1:
Pioneer Lawyer Called by Death
Life Career of J. C. Pope, Well Known
Mora Citizen, Terminated at Ripe Age
of Four Score and Five
Yesterday morning at 2:30 o'clock Mora and Kanabec county lost an early pioneer settler when J. C. Pope passed away at his home in this village. Death resulted from a complication of ailments incident to old age.
Ever since he came to Mora in the summer of 1884 and established a law office here when Mora was in its infancy he had been one of the county's most prominent citizens and had a leading part in the upbuilding of the village and in the development of the county.
September 9, 1884 he was appointed county attorney of Kanabec county, succeeding M. R. Kent, founder of the town of Mora, who resigned in his favor. He continued in that position until January 1, 1899. In the fall of 1898 he was elected to the lower branch of the legislature and served two terms, after which he retired voluntarily to private life. In 1885 he was elected town clerk of Arthur township, a position which he held several years. He was also treasurer of the Mora school district at one time. During the period he was county attorney he also held the position of court commissioner several terms.
Mr. Pope was admitted to the bar while a resident of Lac qui Parle county. He studied law in the office of John C. Arctander, at that time a prominent western Minnesota lawyer. He served as county attorney of Lac qui Parle county one term before removing to Kanabec county. Coming to Mora as an unknown young attorney he soon acquired a wide reputation as a lawyer and as an orator of more than ordinary ability. His address on the occasion of the first Fourth of July celebration held in Mora in 1885 was an eloquent masterpiece and established for him a permanent reputation of unusual oratorical attainments.
Nature had endowed him with a keen, analytical mind, and with a judicial temperament. His unusual success as a lawyer was due to this endowment. He was at his best in the trial of cases before a jury, where he was able to use his eloquence most effectively. Besides his law practice, Mr. Pope became interested in the buying and selling of village property and farm lands. He also became financially interested in other business undertakings, and was considered to have made a business success.
Mr. Pope was a kindly man. His was an unusual and outstanding character. It pained him to offend. He would rather suffer financial loss than hurt one's feelings. He was generous in his dealings with mankind. Retaining a friendship was more important to him than mere monetary gain. Because of his genial, openhearted nature he acquired many loyal friends. These were not confined to his home community but in the years when he was active in public life extended throughout the state. Although he had reached the unusual age of four score and five his passing will be felt in the community and he will be missed not only by his close friends and neighbors but by a wide circle of acquaintances.
The Pope name is frequently mentioned in the history of this country and in England where the family originated. The family tree shows that the Popes have acquired prominence in business; as lawyers; judges, and in other professions; as statesmen, poets, the ministry, and in times of war in the defense of their country.
The deceased was of the ninth generation lineage of the New Hampshire branch of the Dorchester Pope family, descendants of the Plymouth, England, Dorchester church colony, which set sail in the "Mary and John," on March 20th, 1629, for America, the new land, and six weeks later began the first permanent settlement on Boston bay. Members and descendants of this colony were prominent in the early history of the colonies, and in the revolutionary period of our country. Jacob C. Pope was born in Washington, Vermont, March 12, 1849, and was educated in the common schools of his native state. He came west in 1860 and settled in Beaver, Winona county, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Elva Struble, sister of the late E. L. Struble, June 29, 1882. Following their marriage the newly wedded couple established their home in Lac qui Parle county. In July, 1884, they came to Mora since which time both resided here continuously. Mrs. Pope died January 14, 1904. He was married again to Emma Lou Hudlow in St. Paul February 16, 1914. He was the youngest of a family of six sons and three daughters, none of whom are living. He is survived by his widow and a son, Jacob, by his last marriage.
The remains will lie in state at the home next Saturday from two to six o'clock. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock a private funeral will be conducted from the home for Masons and their wives, following which the remains will be taken to Plainview, Minn., for burial beside those of his first wife. Rev. A. H. Norum of St. Paul will officiate.
Active pallbearers will be Julius Edin, Henry M. Halvorson, Kleo McIlhargey, Nathan Cohen, Frank Gorham, and Dr. W. F. Nordman. Honorary pallbearers: Geo. H. Newbert, W. W. Tenney, Henry Rines, H. A. Cohen, C. S. Bossert, L. E. Conger, J. B. Gorham, C. E. Williams, C. C. Jarvis, Chas. F. Serline, A. M. Anderson, P. S. Olsen, Geo. L. Angstman, and S. Alfred Halgren.
Added by Richard Rhode on Dec 29, 2011 6:20 PM
Pioneer Lawyer Called by Death
Life Career of J. C. Pope, Well Known
Mora Citizen, Terminated at Ripe Age
of Four Score and Five
Yesterday morning at 2:30 o'clock Mora and Kanabec county lost an early pioneer settler when J. C. Pope passed away at his home in this village. Death resulted from a complication of ailments incident to old age.
Ever since he came to Mora in the summer of 1884 and established a law office here when Mora was in its infancy he had been one of the county's most prominent citizens and had a leading part in the upbuilding of the village and in the development of the county.
September 9, 1884 he was appointed county attorney of Kanabec county, succeeding M. R. Kent, founder of the town of Mora, who resigned in his favor. He continued in that position until January 1, 1899. In the fall of 1898 he was elected to the lower branch of the legislature and served two terms, after which he retired voluntarily to private life. In 1885 he was elected town clerk of Arthur township, a position which he held several years. He was also treasurer of the Mora school district at one time. During the period he was county attorney he also held the position of court commissioner several terms.
Mr. Pope was admitted to the bar while a resident of Lac qui Parle county. He studied law in the office of John C. Arctander, at that time a prominent western Minnesota lawyer. He served as county attorney of Lac qui Parle county one term before removing to Kanabec county. Coming to Mora as an unknown young attorney he soon acquired a wide reputation as a lawyer and as an orator of more than ordinary ability. His address on the occasion of the first Fourth of July celebration held in Mora in 1885 was an eloquent masterpiece and established for him a permanent reputation of unusual oratorical attainments.
Nature had endowed him with a keen, analytical mind, and with a judicial temperament. His unusual success as a lawyer was due to this endowment. He was at his best in the trial of cases before a jury, where he was able to use his eloquence most effectively. Besides his law practice, Mr. Pope became interested in the buying and selling of village property and farm lands. He also became financially interested in other business undertakings, and was considered to have made a business success.
Mr. Pope was a kindly man. His was an unusual and outstanding character. It pained him to offend. He would rather suffer financial loss than hurt one's feelings. He was generous in his dealings with mankind. Retaining a friendship was more important to him than mere monetary gain. Because of his genial, openhearted nature he acquired many loyal friends. These were not confined to his home community but in the years when he was active in public life extended throughout the state. Although he had reached the unusual age of four score and five his passing will be felt in the community and he will be missed not only by his close friends and neighbors but by a wide circle of acquaintances.
The Pope name is frequently mentioned in the history of this country and in England where the family originated. The family tree shows that the Popes have acquired prominence in business; as lawyers; judges, and in other professions; as statesmen, poets, the ministry, and in times of war in the defense of their country.
The deceased was of the ninth generation lineage of the New Hampshire branch of the Dorchester Pope family, descendants of the Plymouth, England, Dorchester church colony, which set sail in the "Mary and John," on March 20th, 1629, for America, the new land, and six weeks later began the first permanent settlement on Boston bay. Members and descendants of this colony were prominent in the early history of the colonies, and in the revolutionary period of our country. Jacob C. Pope was born in Washington, Vermont, March 12, 1849, and was educated in the common schools of his native state. He came west in 1860 and settled in Beaver, Winona county, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Elva Struble, sister of the late E. L. Struble, June 29, 1882. Following their marriage the newly wedded couple established their home in Lac qui Parle county. In July, 1884, they came to Mora since which time both resided here continuously. Mrs. Pope died January 14, 1904. He was married again to Emma Lou Hudlow in St. Paul February 16, 1914. He was the youngest of a family of six sons and three daughters, none of whom are living. He is survived by his widow and a son, Jacob, by his last marriage.
The remains will lie in state at the home next Saturday from two to six o'clock. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock a private funeral will be conducted from the home for Masons and their wives, following which the remains will be taken to Plainview, Minn., for burial beside those of his first wife. Rev. A. H. Norum of St. Paul will officiate.
Active pallbearers will be Julius Edin, Henry M. Halvorson, Kleo McIlhargey, Nathan Cohen, Frank Gorham, and Dr. W. F. Nordman. Honorary pallbearers: Geo. H. Newbert, W. W. Tenney, Henry Rines, H. A. Cohen, C. S. Bossert, L. E. Conger, J. B. Gorham, C. E. Williams, C. C. Jarvis, Chas. F. Serline, A. M. Anderson, P. S. Olsen, Geo. L. Angstman, and S. Alfred Halgren.
Added by Richard Rhode on Dec 29, 2011 6:20 PM
Obituary from the "Kanabec County Times" of Mora, Minnesota dated Thursday, 17 May 1934, p. 1:
Pioneer Lawyer Called by Death
Life Career of J. C. Pope, Well Known
Mora Citizen, Terminated at Ripe Age
of Four Score and Five
Yesterday morning at 2:30 o'clock Mora and Kanabec county lost an early pioneer settler when J. C. Pope passed away at his home in this village. Death resulted from a complication of ailments incident to old age.
Ever since he came to Mora in the summer of 1884 and established a law office here when Mora was in its infancy he had been one of the county's most prominent citizens and had a leading part in the upbuilding of the village and in the development of the county.
September 9, 1884 he was appointed county attorney of Kanabec county, succeeding M. R. Kent, founder of the town of Mora, who resigned in his favor. He continued in that position until January 1, 1899. In the fall of 1898 he was elected to the lower branch of the legislature and served two terms, after which he retired voluntarily to private life. In 1885 he was elected town clerk of Arthur township, a position which he held several years. He was also treasurer of the Mora school district at one time. During the period he was county attorney he also held the position of court commissioner several terms.
Mr. Pope was admitted to the bar while a resident of Lac qui Parle county. He studied law in the office of John C. Arctander, at that time a prominent western Minnesota lawyer. He served as county attorney of Lac qui Parle county one term before removing to Kanabec county. Coming to Mora as an unknown young attorney he soon acquired a wide reputation as a lawyer and as an orator of more than ordinary ability. His address on the occasion of the first Fourth of July celebration held in Mora in 1885 was an eloquent masterpiece and established for him a permanent reputation of unusual oratorical attainments.
Nature had endowed him with a keen, analytical mind, and with a judicial temperament. His unusual success as a lawyer was due to this endowment. He was at his best in the trial of cases before a jury, where he was able to use his eloquence most effectively. Besides his law practice, Mr. Pope became interested in the buying and selling of village property and farm lands. He also became financially interested in other business undertakings, and was considered to have made a business success.
Mr. Pope was a kindly man. His was an unusual and outstanding character. It pained him to offend. He would rather suffer financial loss than hurt one's feelings. He was generous in his dealings with mankind. Retaining a friendship was more important to him than mere monetary gain. Because of his genial, openhearted nature he acquired many loyal friends. These were not confined to his home community but in the years when he was active in public life extended throughout the state. Although he had reached the unusual age of four score and five his passing will be felt in the community and he will be missed not only by his close friends and neighbors but by a wide circle of acquaintances.
The Pope name is frequently mentioned in the history of this country and in England where the family originated. The family tree shows that the Popes have acquired prominence in business; as lawyers; judges, and in other professions; as statesmen, poets, the ministry, and in times of war in the defense of their country.
The deceased was of the ninth generation lineage of the New Hampshire branch of the Dorchester Pope family, descendants of the Plymouth, England, Dorchester church colony, which set sail in the "Mary and John," on March 20th, 1629, for America, the new land, and six weeks later began the first permanent settlement on Boston bay. Members and descendants of this colony were prominent in the early history of the colonies, and in the revolutionary period of our country. Jacob C. Pope was born in Washington, Vermont, March 12, 1849, and was educated in the common schools of his native state. He came west in 1860 and settled in Beaver, Winona county, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Elva Struble, sister of the late E. L. Struble, June 29, 1882. Following their marriage the newly wedded couple established their home in Lac qui Parle county. In July, 1884, they came to Mora since which time both resided here continuously. Mrs. Pope died January 14, 1904. He was married again to Emma Lou Hudlow in St. Paul February 16, 1914. He was the youngest of a family of six sons and three daughters, none of whom are living. He is survived by his widow and a son, Jacob, by his last marriage.
The remains will lie in state at the home next Saturday from two to six o'clock. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock a private funeral will be conducted from the home for Masons and their wives, following which the remains will be taken to Plainview, Minn., for burial beside those of his first wife. Rev. A. H. Norum of St. Paul will officiate.
Active pallbearers will be Julius Edin, Henry M. Halvorson, Kleo McIlhargey, Nathan Cohen, Frank Gorham, and Dr. W. F. Nordman. Honorary pallbearers: Geo. H. Newbert, W. W. Tenney, Henry Rines, H. A. Cohen, C. S. Bossert, L. E. Conger, J. B. Gorham, C. E. Williams, C. C. Jarvis, Chas. F. Serline, A. M. Anderson, P. S. Olsen, Geo. L. Angstman, and S. Alfred Halgren.
Added by Richard Rhode on Dec 29, 2011 6:20 PM
Pioneer Lawyer Called by Death
Life Career of J. C. Pope, Well Known
Mora Citizen, Terminated at Ripe Age
of Four Score and Five
Yesterday morning at 2:30 o'clock Mora and Kanabec county lost an early pioneer settler when J. C. Pope passed away at his home in this village. Death resulted from a complication of ailments incident to old age.
Ever since he came to Mora in the summer of 1884 and established a law office here when Mora was in its infancy he had been one of the county's most prominent citizens and had a leading part in the upbuilding of the village and in the development of the county.
September 9, 1884 he was appointed county attorney of Kanabec county, succeeding M. R. Kent, founder of the town of Mora, who resigned in his favor. He continued in that position until January 1, 1899. In the fall of 1898 he was elected to the lower branch of the legislature and served two terms, after which he retired voluntarily to private life. In 1885 he was elected town clerk of Arthur township, a position which he held several years. He was also treasurer of the Mora school district at one time. During the period he was county attorney he also held the position of court commissioner several terms.
Mr. Pope was admitted to the bar while a resident of Lac qui Parle county. He studied law in the office of John C. Arctander, at that time a prominent western Minnesota lawyer. He served as county attorney of Lac qui Parle county one term before removing to Kanabec county. Coming to Mora as an unknown young attorney he soon acquired a wide reputation as a lawyer and as an orator of more than ordinary ability. His address on the occasion of the first Fourth of July celebration held in Mora in 1885 was an eloquent masterpiece and established for him a permanent reputation of unusual oratorical attainments.
Nature had endowed him with a keen, analytical mind, and with a judicial temperament. His unusual success as a lawyer was due to this endowment. He was at his best in the trial of cases before a jury, where he was able to use his eloquence most effectively. Besides his law practice, Mr. Pope became interested in the buying and selling of village property and farm lands. He also became financially interested in other business undertakings, and was considered to have made a business success.
Mr. Pope was a kindly man. His was an unusual and outstanding character. It pained him to offend. He would rather suffer financial loss than hurt one's feelings. He was generous in his dealings with mankind. Retaining a friendship was more important to him than mere monetary gain. Because of his genial, openhearted nature he acquired many loyal friends. These were not confined to his home community but in the years when he was active in public life extended throughout the state. Although he had reached the unusual age of four score and five his passing will be felt in the community and he will be missed not only by his close friends and neighbors but by a wide circle of acquaintances.
The Pope name is frequently mentioned in the history of this country and in England where the family originated. The family tree shows that the Popes have acquired prominence in business; as lawyers; judges, and in other professions; as statesmen, poets, the ministry, and in times of war in the defense of their country.
The deceased was of the ninth generation lineage of the New Hampshire branch of the Dorchester Pope family, descendants of the Plymouth, England, Dorchester church colony, which set sail in the "Mary and John," on March 20th, 1629, for America, the new land, and six weeks later began the first permanent settlement on Boston bay. Members and descendants of this colony were prominent in the early history of the colonies, and in the revolutionary period of our country. Jacob C. Pope was born in Washington, Vermont, March 12, 1849, and was educated in the common schools of his native state. He came west in 1860 and settled in Beaver, Winona county, Minnesota. He was united in marriage to Elva Struble, sister of the late E. L. Struble, June 29, 1882. Following their marriage the newly wedded couple established their home in Lac qui Parle county. In July, 1884, they came to Mora since which time both resided here continuously. Mrs. Pope died January 14, 1904. He was married again to Emma Lou Hudlow in St. Paul February 16, 1914. He was the youngest of a family of six sons and three daughters, none of whom are living. He is survived by his widow and a son, Jacob, by his last marriage.
The remains will lie in state at the home next Saturday from two to six o'clock. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock a private funeral will be conducted from the home for Masons and their wives, following which the remains will be taken to Plainview, Minn., for burial beside those of his first wife. Rev. A. H. Norum of St. Paul will officiate.
Active pallbearers will be Julius Edin, Henry M. Halvorson, Kleo McIlhargey, Nathan Cohen, Frank Gorham, and Dr. W. F. Nordman. Honorary pallbearers: Geo. H. Newbert, W. W. Tenney, Henry Rines, H. A. Cohen, C. S. Bossert, L. E. Conger, J. B. Gorham, C. E. Williams, C. C. Jarvis, Chas. F. Serline, A. M. Anderson, P. S. Olsen, Geo. L. Angstman, and S. Alfred Halgren.
Added by Richard Rhode on Dec 29, 2011 6:20 PM
Inscription
First gravestone inscription:
Jacob C. Pope
1849 - 1934
Second gravestone inscription:
POPE
Jacob C. Pope
Born Mar. 12, 1849
Died May 16, 1934
Elva Struble Pope
Born Feb. 14, 1854
Died Jan. 13, 1904
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