Ulysses G Pope

M, #773, b. circa 1869, d. 3 September 1900
FatherWilliam Pope1
MotherMary G. (?)1
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Birth*circa 1869 Ulysses G Pope was born circa 1869 in Conshohocken, PA.2 
 He was the son of William Pope and Mary G. (?)1 
Marriage*3 May 1890 He married Mary Louise Rorer, daughter of Edward Rorer and Jane R Peeky, on 3 May 1890 at Rose Lawn, Forest Grove, Buckingham Township, Bucks, PA. Both the bride and groom were from Doylestown Township. The groom was a 21 year old laborer. The bride was 25. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Jacob B. Krewson.3 
Occupation* He was a merchant.2 
Death*3 September 1900 He died on 3 September 1900 at 48th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA.4,5 
Event-Misc*4 September 1900 "RUN OVER BY A WAGON. Ulysses S. G. Pope Fatally Injured While Riding a Bicycle in Philadelphia. Ulysses S. G. Pope, formerly of Doylestown, but for some time having resided in Philadelphia, was run down by a milk wagon while riding a bicycle at Forty-eighth and Market streets on Monday, and so badly injured that he afterward died at he Presbyterian Hospital. His head and face were badly injured and his ribs were broken, penetrating his kidneys. Pope was thirty years of age and married to Miss Mary Rorer, daughter of Edward Rorer, of Doylestown, and had two children. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Pope and two sisters, Miss Mary Pope of Doylestown; Miss Ida Pope of Philadelphia."6 
Inquest5 September 1900 "The evidence at the Coroner's Inquest yesterday showed that Ulysses S. G. Pope, aged 31, of 27 North Frazier street, who was run over and killed by a wagon while riding a bicycle at Forty-eighth and Market streets on Tuesday, was to blame for his own death, and George Hedrick, a Delaware County farmer, who was charged with being responsible for the fatality, was exonerated by the jury. It was testified that Pope was on the wrong side of the street and that he was coasting when the wagon struck him."4 
Obituary*6 September 1900 His death was recorded in an Obituary on 6 September 1900 in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA: "POPE-Suddenly, on September 3, 1900, Ulysses G., son of William and Mary Pope of Doylestown, Pa. Funeral services on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at his late residence, No. 27 North Frazier street ( between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets, above Market street.) Lodges of which he was a member are invited. Interment at Arlington Cemetery."5 
Burial*8 September 1900 He was buried on 8 September 1900 at Grave 2, Lot 208, Silverbrook, Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Delaware, PA. His wife, Mary, had purchased the lot which contained four grave sites. Their son, Clarence M. Pope, was buried in Grave 4. Mary was buried in Grave 3 and her second husband, Henry Reynolds, was buried in Grave 1.5,7 

Family

Mary Louise Rorer b. 3 May 1859, d. 6 Apr 1947
Children

Citations

  1. [S1002] Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1900.
  2. [S1354] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915, (accessed 10 Oct 2016), FHL microfilm 1839408, Certificate no. 5459.
  3. [S1356] Bucks County Genealogical Society Database, online www.bucksgen.org/index.php, Extracted from Bucks County Marriages, 1885-1907 by Thomas G. Myers.
  4. [S1352] Philadelphia Inquirer, 6 Sep 1900, page 15, www.genealogybank.com (accessed 10 Oct 2016).
  5. [S1353] Philadelphia Inquirer, 6 Sep 1900, page 14, www.genealogybank.com (accessed 10 Oct 2016).
  6. [S1730] Doylestown Intelligencer, 04 Sep 1900, courtesy of Paul Rorer.
  7. [S1402] Kristy Faust Arlington Family Services, "Lot information for Pope and Reynolds Families," e-mail to Louise Rorer Rosett, 19 Oct 2016.
  8. [S1366] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, No. 149496, (accessed 16 Oct 2016).
  9. [S1365] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, online www.ancestry.com, (accessed 16 Oct 2016).

Alan Rorer

M, #774, b. 31 August 1927, d. 11 March 1990
FatherLaurence Paschall Rorer b. 27 Jun 1897, d. May 1964
MotherMabel Dieterich b. 21 Feb 1891, d. 30 Mar 1980
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Birth*31 August 1927 Alan Rorer was born on 31 August 1927 in PA.1,2 
 He was the son of Laurence Paschall Rorer and Mabel Dieterich. 
(Child with parents) Census 19307 April 1930 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of 345 Linden Avenue, Doylestown Boro, Bucks, PA in the household of his parents, Laurence Paschall Rorer and Mabel Dieterich. He was about 2.5 years old.2 
(Child with parents) Census 19406 April 1940 He appeared on the 6 April 1940 Federal Census of 70 West State Street, Doylestown Borough, Bucks, PA in the household of his parents, Laurence and Mabel. The twelve year old was in the sixth grade.3 
Military* He served with the Navy in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He enlisted on 13 Sep 1944 and enlisted again on 23 Nov 1959. He was released on 22 Apr 1964.1,4 
Death*11 March 1990 He died on 11 March 1990 at age 62.1 
Burial* He was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antionio, TX.1 

Citations

  1. [S1357] Nationwide Gravesite Locator, National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, online gravelocator.cem.va.gov, (accessed 15 Oct 2016).
  2. [S1602] 1930 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Doylestown Boro, First Ward, E.D. 9-19, dwelling 142, family 145, page 6B.
  3. [S1603] 1940 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Doylestown Borough, Third Ward, E.D. 9-30, household 94, page 4B.
  4. [S1634] Beneficiary Indentification Records Locator Subsytem, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Ancestry.com, (accessed 05Feb 2018).