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Mourning (West) Pope 1831 - 1913

Morning (West) of Stockton, San Joaquin County, California United States was born in 1831 at Unknown in America. She married Thomas Jefferson Pope in 1849 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas United States and they later divorced in United States. She also married Thomas Jefferson Pope in September 1849 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas United States and they later divorced. They had children Ann Eliza (Pope) Ridley, Margaret Pope, and Elizabeth Beker Pope. Morning died at age 81 years old on February 28, 1913 in Lodi, San Joaquin County, California United States, and was buried in February 1913 in Lodi.

Morning (West)
Indian Girl, Morning West Pope
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Stockton, San Joaquin County, California United States
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1831
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February 28, 1913
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, United States
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  • 1831

    Birthday

    1831
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    Unknown in America
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Native American is what the family has. The census shows white. The earliest record is her marriage record, in 1849, age 16, parents not present, in Fayetteville Arkansas. Marriage by preacher Tristram E Babb.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Unknown, Native American, no known Ancestor, history. No birth certificate. Census shows white skin color.

  • Early Life & Education

    Unknown

  • Religious Beliefs

    Unknown

  • Military Service

    None

  • Professional Career

    Keeping House, Mom and Grandmother Pioneer

  • Personal Life & Family

    Parents Unknown, member of Native Daughters of the Golden West, Pioneer and arrived in California, via wagon train, with her husband Thomas Jefferson Pope and daughter Ann Eliza Pope in 1861. He was a land owner near Stockton California.
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    1913

    Death

    February 28, 1913
    Death date
    Pneumonia
    Cause of death
    Lodi, San Joaquin County, California United States
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    February 1913
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    Lodi, San Joaquin County, California United States
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Donna Ridley
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12/14/2023
2nd Great Grandmother. She came from Washington County, Arkansas, via a ox driven wagon train, with her husband Thomas Jefferson Pope, her daughter Ann Eliza Pope, her father in law John Henry Pope, his wife Jane Shumate Pope and several other Pope family members. They arrived in San Joaquin County, CA in 1861. The newspaper article had her as Thomas Jefferson Pope’s Indian wife Mourning, his first wife. They called Native American people Indians, in those days. She was a mother to 17 children, 13 of them lived, in California, United States. She was a member of The Native Daughters of the Golden West. Her ancestors can’t be found and were probably from North Carolina. She is white on the United States Census records, but the family knows different.
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Thomas Jefferson Pope
Donna Ridley
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Thomas Jefferson Pope
Mourning, left, Thomas Jefferson, Pope Girl, Pope Woman. Digital Portrait by Donna Ridley
Date & Place: at Stockton, CA, USA in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California United States
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Donna Ridley
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Mourning (West) Pope
1831- 1913 Mourning West Pope Cherokee age 16 DIgital Portrait by Donna Ridley
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Donna Ridley
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Who were her parents? Who were her siblings? Where did they migrate to? We're they killed in the war?
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Mourning (West) Pope
Mourning (West) Pope 1831 - Feb 28, 1913
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Marriage

Thomas Jefferson Pope

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Mourning (West) Pope

1849
Marriage date
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas United States
Marriage location
Divorce
Cause of Separation
California United States
Divorce location
They were married in 1849, at age 16, in Fayetteville Arkansas, by preacher, Tristam E Babb. Parents not present. Her parents are unknown and can’t be found, because of the Native American removal, deaths and records can’t be found. Morning west was not entitled to any land, because she didn’t go to the reservation and her parents are unknown.
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Mourning (West) Pope
Mourning (West) Pope 1831 - Feb 28, 1913
Thomas Jefferson Pope
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Marriage

Thomas Jefferson Pope

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Mourning (West) Pope

September 1849
Marriage date
Fayetteville, Washington County, AR United States
Marriage location
Divorce
Cause of Separation
He remarried and fathered two more children with the new Native American, wife.
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Mourning (West) Pope
Mourning (West) Pope 1831 - Feb 28, 1913
Thomas Jefferson Pope
Thomas Jefferson Pope Nov 3, 1831 - May 26, 1896
Child
Elizabeth Beker Pope
Elizabeth Beker Pope 1878 - 1966
Margaret Pope born 1860
Ann Eliza (Pope) Ridley
Ann Eliza (Pope) Ridley Aug 15, 1850 - 1936
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