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Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth Wilcox Reid


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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 Elizabeth Wilcox Reid and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Elizabeth Wilcox Reid,1 born 12 January 1927 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, the daughter of George Goold Reid and Elizabeth W. Havens;1, 2 died 8 May 1996.2 Elizabeth married, 29 January 1949 in Utica, Oneida County, New York, Thomas Van Wyck Pope6 (born 18 March 1925, the son of Thomas Brinkerhoff Pope and Helen DeWolf Smyth;3, 4 Thomas died March 19834, 5). Thomas is buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York.4

Child of Elizabeth Wilcox Reid and Thomas Van Wyck Pope:

 2i. Reid Van Wyck Pope, born 2 November 1950 in Utica, Oneida County, New York.7

  1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Elizabeth Wilcox Reid, born: 12 January 1927 in Rochester, New York; father: George G. Reid; mother: Elizabeth W. Havens.
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Elizabeth R. Pope, died: 8 May 1996; born: 12 January 1927; residence zip code: 85375 (which corresponds to Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona).
  3. Birthday Celebration, Sunday, 20 March 1938, Birthday Dinner for Thomas Van Wyck Pope. The article indicates his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Pope, held a dinner on Friday for his 13th birthday [i.e., 18 March 1925].
  4. Find a Grave (website). Sunset Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Thomas VanWyck Pope, born: 1925; died: 1983 (from record, which includes a note: son of Thomas B. and Helen).
  5. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Thomas Pope, born: 19 March 1925; died: March 1983; last place of residence: Ulster County, New York.
  6. Marriage Announcement, Utica Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York (available at fultonhistory.com). 4 February 1949, Elizabeth Wilcox Reid and Thomas Van Wyck Pope, married on 29 January 1949 in Utica, New York. The article provides wedding details and the names of their parents, wedding party, and several guests.
  7. Birth Announcement, Clinton Courier, Clinton, New York, 9 November 1950, Reid Van Wyck Pope, born 2 November 1950 in Faxton Hospital [in Utica, New York], son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. W. Pope.