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Family HistoryFamily History - George Van Wyck Pope


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features George Van Wyck Pope and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. George Van Wyck Pope,1 born 5 August 1894 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of George Jackson Pope and Almyra Virginia Van Wyck;1, 2 died 5 March 1972.2 George married, 9 June 1919 in Muscogee County, Georgia, Mary Browne Slade4 (born 18 November 1893, parents not determined;3 Mary died 28 April 19683). George and Mary are buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.2, 3

Child of George Van Wyck Pope and Mary Browne Slade:

+2i. Virginia Pope, born 16 March 1923 in Columbus, Georgia; died 15 August 1966. Married Roy Marsh McCutchen, Jr..

  1. Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, Birth Registration, 17 August 1939, George Van Wyck Pope, born: 5 August 1894 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: George J. Pope, born in Chicago, Illinois, age 26; mother: Almyra Virginia Van Wyck, born in Chicago, Illinois, age 22.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, BG George Van Wyck Pope, born: 5 August 1894 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died: 5 March 1972 (from record, which includes biographical information; and provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and wife).
  3. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Mary Slade Pope, born: 18 November 1893; died: 28 April 1968 (from record, which includes the name and link for her husband).
  4. Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 (available at familysearch.org), Geo. Van Wyck Pope and Mary B. Slade, married on 9 June 1919 in Muscogee County, Georgia.
Second Generation
2. Virginia Pope2 (George1), born 16 March 1923 in Columbus, Georgia;1, 2 died 15 August 1966.1 Virginia married, 16 February 1944 in Camp Pickett, Nottoway County, Virginia, Roy Marsh McCutchen, Jr.2, 3 (born 14 December 1921 in Fort Benning, Georgia, the son of Roy Marsh McCutchen and Jennie Lee Cohen;2, 3 Roy died 28 November 1988 in Virginia3). Virginia and Roy are buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.1, 3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Virginia Pope McCutchen, born: 16 March 1923; died: 15 August 1966 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1935-1988, Certificate No. 4438, Roy M. McCutchen, born in Benning, Ga. [sic, Fort Benning], father: Roy Marsh McCutchen; mother: Jennie Lee Cohen; M. Virginia Pope, born in Columbus, Ga., father: George Van Wyck Pope; mother: Mary Browne Slade; married on 16 February 1944 in Camp Pickett, Nottoway County, Virginia.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Roy Marsh McCutchen, Jr., born: 14 December 1921 in Georgia; died: 28 November 1988 in Virginia (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).