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Family HistoryFamily History - Harriet Belle McLean


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Harriet Belle McLean and three of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Harriet Belle McLean,1 born 21 August 1912 in De Kalb, Kemper County, Mississippi, the daughter of Putnam McLean and Sula Tartt;1, 2 died 8 December 1964 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.1 Harriet married, 1935, John Leslie Pope4 (born 21 October 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the son of George Jackson Pope and Almyra Virginia Van Wyck;2, 3, 4 John died 22 April 1991 in Arizona4). Harriet and John are buried in Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.1, 4

Children of Harriet Belle McLean and John Leslie Pope:

 2i. Martha Leslie Pope, born 24 December 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan;5 died 6 January 1940 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan.5 Martha is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan.5
 3ii. Barbara Van Wyck Pope, born ca. 1942 in Illinois.2
 4iii. Stephen Van Wyck Pope, born 28 December 1944 in Arizona.2, 6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, Harriet Belle McLean Pope, born: 21 August 1912 in De Kalb, Kemper County, Mississippi; died: 8 December 1964 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (from record, which includes a copy of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling, husband, and one child).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, E.D. 15-89, Sheet No. 4, John Leslie Pope, 40, Illinois, office manager, general building contractor; wife Harriet M. Pope, 37, Mississippi; daughter Barbara Pope, 8, Illinois; son Van Wyck Pope, 5, Arizona.
  3. Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, Birth Registration, Pope, born: 21 October 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: George Jackson Pope, born in Chicago, Illinois, age 44; mother: Elmira Virginia Van Wyck, born in Chicago, Illinois, age 38.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, John Leslie Pope, born: 21 October 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died: 22 April 1991 in Arizona (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, wife, and one child).
  5. Find a Grave (website). Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, Martha Leslie Pope, born: 24 December 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan; died: 6 January 1940 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan (from record, which includes copies of her obituary and death certificate; and provides the names and links for her parents).
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.