John
Popejoy Family
Tennessee and Missouri
John Popejoy
b. about 1825
d. before 1850
| Children with the widow Elizabeth (Potter) Marshall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucretia M. Popejoy (Union Army veteran) |
b. 12 Apr 1847 Greene, MO | d. bef 1880 | m. Joseph Harbin |
| Washington Lafayette Popejoy | b. 8 Feb 1849 Springfield, Greene Co., MO | d. 28 Feb 1917 Denver, Arapahoe, CO | m. Pernitia Permilla Gower (dau. of Zacheous Gower) 23 Oct 1866 Ft. Scott, Bourbon, KS |
1845, January - The entire Marshall became ill. Dr. Joseph Perham was paid for a visit to the children in Jan. - Elizabeth Popejoy (remarried widow of John Marshall), as the eldest surviving heir, becomes the administrator of the estate of her father, William S. Potter. Over about a seven year period she has to get the signature of all the heirs to the estate for the sale of the property. This lengthy set of documents connects the Marshall, Potter, and Bailes families and lays out the relationships. Shortly after the last documents are signed and heirs have received their payment the entire clan picks up roots and moves to Kansas [Greene County Will Book A:92]
Elizabeth (Potter) Marshall was widowed in 1845 and left with six children under the age of twelve. Within a year she remarried to John Popejoy.
1850 - She had two children by him but he died only five years
after their marriage.
1850 - US Census, Missouri, Dallas Co., Dist. 26, page 324.
1860- US Census, Greene Co., Missouri. M653 Roll: 621 Page: 67
sources:
Cheryl's Family Index | Oregon Trail History | email to Cheryl Grubb
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