William Monroe Pope was born in Coleville, Broome County, New York, to Squire and Sally Angel Pope on March 17, 1818.
In 1839, William Monroe Pope joined a group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were expelled from Missouri and went to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois. He was the only one in his family who joined the Church.
His family wanted nothing to do with him after he joined the Church. He was on his own. He met Catherine McBride (daughter of Thomas White McBride and Catherine John) and married her in Nauvoo in 1841. They built a home there.
William was well acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith. He played ball and other athletics with him. He often commented on the physical fitness of the prophet.
When the prophet died, men came by William's house and said, "Pope, your Mormon prophet has been killed." William was in the garden hoeing and ran inside to change his clothing. He ran down to the river to catch the ferry to cross the river. He barely missed it and sat down crying. He would never see the prophet again.
Catherine had six children before they started their trek across the Plains with the John B. Walker Wagon Company. When they reached the Salt Lake Valley on 5 October 1852, they went on to Grantsville, Utah where the McBride relatives had settled. The remainder of their family was born here.
They endured the trials of pioneer life as they helped to settle that area. They lost livestock to the natives, suffered destruction of their crops by grasshoppers and crickets, from the cold, miserable winters, from extreme drought, and were forced to eat roots and edible, green weeds for weeks.
Catherine and William were noted for their hospitality and generosity and were considered very good singers. They often would use an extra sack of flour to make lots of bread so they could invite their friends and neighbors to enjoy it.
Catherine passed away, January 16, 1878, in Oakley, Idaho, and was buried in Grantsville, Utah where she had pioneered.
During the later years of his life, William became blind and was quite deaf. He spent most of his last years with his daughter, Casanda Pope Whittle, in Fairview, Idaho. He often amused his great-grandchildren with his stories of experiences in his life. He would sit all day in his rocking chair, and liked to chew gum.
He passed away on January 10th, 1909 in Lewiston, Utah, at the home of his son, Oscar. His funeral was held in their home, with burial in the Richmond City Cemetery.
In 1839, William Monroe Pope joined a group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were expelled from Missouri and went to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois. He was the only one in his family who joined the Church.
His family wanted nothing to do with him after he joined the Church. He was on his own. He met Catherine McBride (daughter of Thomas White McBride and Catherine John) and married her in Nauvoo in 1841. They built a home there.
William was well acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith. He played ball and other athletics with him. He often commented on the physical fitness of the prophet.
When the prophet died, men came by William's house and said, "Pope, your Mormon prophet has been killed." William was in the garden hoeing and ran inside to change his clothing. He ran down to the river to catch the ferry to cross the river. He barely missed it and sat down crying. He would never see the prophet again.
Catherine had six children before they started their trek across the Plains with the John B. Walker Wagon Company. When they reached the Salt Lake Valley on 5 October 1852, they went on to Grantsville, Utah where the McBride relatives had settled. The remainder of their family was born here.
They endured the trials of pioneer life as they helped to settle that area. They lost livestock to the natives, suffered destruction of their crops by grasshoppers and crickets, from the cold, miserable winters, from extreme drought, and were forced to eat roots and edible, green weeds for weeks.
Catherine and William were noted for their hospitality and generosity and were considered very good singers. They often would use an extra sack of flour to make lots of bread so they could invite their friends and neighbors to enjoy it.
Catherine passed away, January 16, 1878, in Oakley, Idaho, and was buried in Grantsville, Utah where she had pioneered.
During the later years of his life, William became blind and was quite deaf. He spent most of his last years with his daughter, Casanda Pope Whittle, in Fairview, Idaho. He often amused his great-grandchildren with his stories of experiences in his life. He would sit all day in his rocking chair, and liked to chew gum.
He passed away on January 10th, 1909 in Lewiston, Utah, at the home of his son, Oscar. His funeral was held in their home, with burial in the Richmond City Cemetery.
William Monroe Pope was born in Coleville, Broome County, New York, to Squire and Sally Angel Pope on March 17, 1818.
In 1839, William Monroe Pope joined a group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were expelled from Missouri and went to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois. He was the only one in his family who joined the Church.
His family wanted nothing to do with him after he joined the Church. He was on his own. He met Catherine McBride (daughter of Thomas White McBride and Catherine John) and married her in Nauvoo in 1841. They built a home there.
William was well acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith. He played ball and other athletics with him. He often commented on the physical fitness of the prophet.
When the prophet died, men came by William's house and said, "Pope, your Mormon prophet has been killed." William was in the garden hoeing and ran inside to change his clothing. He ran down to the river to catch the ferry to cross the river. He barely missed it and sat down crying. He would never see the prophet again.
Catherine had six children before they started their trek across the Plains with the John B. Walker Wagon Company. When they reached the Salt Lake Valley on 5 October 1852, they went on to Grantsville, Utah where the McBride relatives had settled. The remainder of their family was born here.
They endured the trials of pioneer life as they helped to settle that area. They lost livestock to the natives, suffered destruction of their crops by grasshoppers and crickets, from the cold, miserable winters, from extreme drought, and were forced to eat roots and edible, green weeds for weeks.
Catherine and William were noted for their hospitality and generosity and were considered very good singers. They often would use an extra sack of flour to make lots of bread so they could invite their friends and neighbors to enjoy it.
Catherine passed away, January 16, 1878, in Oakley, Idaho, and was buried in Grantsville, Utah where she had pioneered.
During the later years of his life, William became blind and was quite deaf. He spent most of his last years with his daughter, Casanda Pope Whittle, in Fairview, Idaho. He often amused his great-grandchildren with his stories of experiences in his life. He would sit all day in his rocking chair, and liked to chew gum.
He passed away on January 10th, 1909 in Lewiston, Utah, at the home of his son, Oscar. His funeral was held in their home, with burial in the Richmond City Cemetery.
In 1839, William Monroe Pope joined a group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who were expelled from Missouri and went to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois. He was the only one in his family who joined the Church.
His family wanted nothing to do with him after he joined the Church. He was on his own. He met Catherine McBride (daughter of Thomas White McBride and Catherine John) and married her in Nauvoo in 1841. They built a home there.
William was well acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith. He played ball and other athletics with him. He often commented on the physical fitness of the prophet.
When the prophet died, men came by William's house and said, "Pope, your Mormon prophet has been killed." William was in the garden hoeing and ran inside to change his clothing. He ran down to the river to catch the ferry to cross the river. He barely missed it and sat down crying. He would never see the prophet again.
Catherine had six children before they started their trek across the Plains with the John B. Walker Wagon Company. When they reached the Salt Lake Valley on 5 October 1852, they went on to Grantsville, Utah where the McBride relatives had settled. The remainder of their family was born here.
They endured the trials of pioneer life as they helped to settle that area. They lost livestock to the natives, suffered destruction of their crops by grasshoppers and crickets, from the cold, miserable winters, from extreme drought, and were forced to eat roots and edible, green weeds for weeks.
Catherine and William were noted for their hospitality and generosity and were considered very good singers. They often would use an extra sack of flour to make lots of bread so they could invite their friends and neighbors to enjoy it.
Catherine passed away, January 16, 1878, in Oakley, Idaho, and was buried in Grantsville, Utah where she had pioneered.
During the later years of his life, William became blind and was quite deaf. He spent most of his last years with his daughter, Casanda Pope Whittle, in Fairview, Idaho. He often amused his great-grandchildren with his stories of experiences in his life. He would sit all day in his rocking chair, and liked to chew gum.
He passed away on January 10th, 1909 in Lewiston, Utah, at the home of his son, Oscar. His funeral was held in their home, with burial in the Richmond City Cemetery.
Bio by: Daryl & Barbara (Biggs) Mallett
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