Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois
Origianally Published 1885
Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL

Transcribed by: Denise McLoughlin
Tampico Area Historical Society
www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com

Pages 595-596

Aaron Pope is a general farmer and stock-grower on section 34, Hume Township. He is a citizen of the United States by adoption, having been born Feb. 23, 1845, in Lincolnshire, England. His father, Abraham Pope, was an English mechanic and married Sarah Crampton, a native of that shire and country. In 1853 they came to the United States and made their first location in the township of Lyndon, in Whiteside County. After three years they went to Tampico Township, where they lived until 1874. In that year they removed to Vancouver's Island, where the mother died Dec. 11, 1878, aged 75 years and fur months. Abraham Pope is still living there.

At the age of 22 years Mr. Pope commence business independently by renting a farm, in which method he contnued two years, when he became, by purchase, the owner of the homestead of his parents, and of which he was the proprietor and manager until his removal to Hume Township, where he purchased 160 acres of land as a beginning. He is at present the owner of 400 acres of land, under good improvement, with two good residences and other buildings.

He was married Feb. 22, 1874, to Mary A., daughter of Daniel Wetzell, whose sketch is given on another page. They have one child, - J. Thomas, born Jan 22, 1877. Mrs. Pope was born in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and came in childhood with her parents to Whiteside County.

Mr. Pope is a Republican in his views of national policy.