Individual Details
Mary Elizabeth Pope
(24 Jun 1851 - 13 Sep 1891)
She was christened "Elizabeth Johnson Cocke" but her last name was changed to Pope along with her father's to comply with a will. She was named Elizabeth Johnson for her grandmother, the second wife of Governor John Pope, but was always called Mary Elizabeth and enrolled in school by that name.
She is buried Hawesville Cemetery, Hancock County, KY
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922
The Breckenridge News, Cloverport, Breckinridge, KY, 16 Sep 1891
Mrs. Mary E. McAdams, wife of Eugene P. McAdams, died at her home in Owensboro last Saturday night of cancer.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jun 1851 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Dec 1867 | Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky - Eugene Perrot McAdams | |||
| Death | 13 Sep 1891 | Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky | |
Families
| Spouse | Eugene Perrot McAdams (1847 - 1916) |
| Child | Mary Louise McAdams (1869 - 1937) |
| Child | George Washington McAdams (1870 - 1888) |
| Child | John Pope McAdams (1872 - ) |
| Child | Lena Bondurant McAdams (1874 - ) |
| Child | Eugene Perrot McAdams Jr. (1876 - 1877) |
| Child | Samuel Lindsey McAdams (1878 - 1927) |
| Child | Robert Pope McAdams (1881 - ) |
| Child | Edward Pope McAdams (1883 - 1950) |
| Child | Carroll McAdams (1886 - 1889) |
| Child | Eugenia Pope "Jean" McAdams (1889 - 1963) |
| Father | John Pope ( - ) |
| Mother | Theresa Ann Smith ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Edited by Pope McAdams, Some Ancestors of Eugene Perrot McAdams & Mary Elizabeth Pope McAdams of Hawesville, Kentucky. (Mimeographed by Lockard Letter Shop, Shively, KY c1936), Part II, p.1.
2. Edited by Pope McAdams, Some Ancestors of Eugene Perrot McAdams & Mary Elizabeth Pope McAdams of Hawesville, Kentucky. (Mimeographed by Lockard Letter Shop, Shively, KY c1936), Part II, p.1.