Nancy Jane Brown b. July 1816/1817 d/o Ezra Brown and 1/w Elizabeth Newell of Ridgefield Twp., Huron Co., Ohio and Melmore, Seneca Co, OH. After death of her mother her father Ezra Brown remarried to widow Sabrina Ransom Parks and moved to California. Nancy Jane Brown married Cyrus Waterman Pope 1840-1843 probably in Janesville, Rock Co., WI., or Dane Co., WI., s/o Dr. Samuel Pope and Freelove Waterman of (Wintonbury) Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticutt. Freelove Waterman Pope moved to Janesville, Rock Co., WI. Cyrus and Nancy Jane lived in Janesville, WI.; Rutland, Dane Co., WI.; Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI. and Oakwood, Linn Co. Kansas. 1870-1880 lived in Sparta, Monroe Co., WI. Before her death 1881-1886 she was living in Brooksville, Hernando Co., Florida and Jacksonville, Duvall Co., Florida.

Due to Cyrus's health they moved to Brooksville, Hernando Co., Florida from 1881-1886. Nancy Jane Brown Pope died most likely in Brooksville, Hernando Co., Florida or Duval Co., FL. No burial information in Brooksville Cemetery. Family rumor the children were upset that the father did not bring the body of their mother back to Wisconsin for burial. I. May (Jenkins) Noringseth in 1978 visited her Millard cousins and they said: she was buried in Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida. I believe it was Brooksville, Hernando Co., Fl., because of Cyrus W. Pope buying and selling land there. (dwebb)
Cyrus W. Pope returned to Sparta, Wi., in 1886 not completing payment on land in Brooksville.
A judgement in Hernando County was issued for none payment 4 June, 1887.
I think Nancy Jane died 1885-1886 time frame. Due to warm
weather conditions and low income Cyrus probably buried her within three days of her death. I had lady go out to the Brookville Cemetery largest in area and check for a tombstone and no tombstone or burial found. She is most likely an unmarked grave.

Nancy Jane and Cyrus had 7 children:
Olive A. Pope m. Chester Dunham Blodgett
Tilla Viola Pope m. 1/h Frederick Billings, 2/h Henry Truman Babcock (my great grandparents)
Virgil Pardon Pope m. Elizabeth Goethe
Freelove Jane Pope never married (mentally challenged) housekeeper for uncle Benjamin Pope
Ezra L. Pope m. Agusta Lisdall
Clara E. Pope m. George W. Waughtal
Mary Alice Pope m. Fred Millard

1860 Centerville, Linn Co., Kansas, P.O. Oakwood
Cyrus W. Pope 50 Carpenter b. Conn
Freelove Pope 40 (should be Nancy Jane) b. Ohio
Laura Pope 17 (should be Matilda-Tilla )b. WI
Virgil Pope 15 b. WI
Freelove Pope 12 (mental challenged dau.) b. WI
Ezra Pope 10 b. WI
M. Pope 3 b. WI
Infant Pope 3/12 female b. Kansas
Ford Ellis 27 Blacksmith b. on ocean
Oldest daughter Olive Pope Blodgett did not follow her
parents to Kansas since they had just married in 1859 they remained in Sparta, WI.

Nancy Jane Brown Pope my 2nd great grandmother m. to Cyrus Waterman Pope.
Diane L. Teague Webb