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Descendants of Anderson J. Pope

Generation No. 1

1. ANDERSON J.¹ POPE was born 1826, and died December 30, 1864 in Rock Island, ILL.. He married ELIZABETH ANN CARROLL October 05, 1848 in Paulding Co., Dallas, Ga., daughter of CARROLL. She was born Abt. 1829, and died 1907 in Dekalb Co., Ala..

Notes for ANDERSON J. POPE:
Anderson's name is sometimes listed as Andrew.
Anderson and his wife Elizabeth lived in Gadsden, Ala.(then Cherokee Co.) in 1860
A possible connection to this family is Thomas J. Pope, Sr. that was born in Ga. & later moved to Dekalb Co., Ala. This needs to be checked into further.

Alabama's 31st. Reg. later became the 49th Reg.

More About ANDERSON J. POPE:
Died 2: December 30, 1864, Rock Island Military Pris./Hosp. - He died from an illness while there. His grave # is 1726
Burial: Rock Island, ILL., Confederate Military Graveyard
Census: 1860, Gadsden(then Cherokee Co)., Ala.
Military service 1: Pvt., Co. A, 31 st Reg. Lived at Gadsden, Ala. when he joined the 31st and moved out to Chatanooga, Tenn., Dalton, Rome, and then down to New Hope Church and Big Shanty.
Military service 2: Hale's Infantry became the 31st - then became 49th.
Military service 3: His pension records have him listed as Andrew J. Pope
Military service 4: August 13, 1863, Joined
Military service 5: 1864, Andrew was captured near Big Shanty, Ga.
Occupation: 1860, Mechanic

Notes for ELIZABETH ANN CARROLL:
Elizabeth Carroll's family moved to Carroll Co., Ga. from South Carolina. She was born in Georgia. She was married to Anderson J. Pope in Dallas, Ga. They lived at Villa Rica, Ga. where some of their kids were born. After moving back to Carroll Co., Ga. for awhile, they moved back to Dekalb Co., Ala. They livied at Sylvania, Alabama. Some of Anderson's family lived near by. Francis (Frank) Pope was one of his brothers. Elizabeth was 82 years old at her death. She is buried at the cemetery at Sylvania, Ala. She is buried beside her son, Joshah and his wife Janie. There are 2 unmarked graves beside them.
In 1870 & 1880, Elizabeth and children (some married) lived in Carroll Co.,Ga.
She is listed as a widow then.
In 1900 Elizabeth has moved to Dekalb Co., Ala. Some of her children and their families lived near by.
The census in 1900 shows her living alone.

2. The Origins of the Name
There are several variations on the name Carroll but the definitive statement is considered to be "Gilberts 'National Mss of Ireland' Part III xxx B" which states:
As several more or less erroneous derivations for the name are commonly given, it may be well to state the correct one on no less an authority than "King Cormac's Glossary" viz-
"cerball (carroll) signifies a warlike champion"
the last syllable being etymologically akin to the Latin bellum.
There were in fact several different septs (clans) of Carrolls. The O'Carrolls of Ely O'Carroll and Oriel were major septs while there were minor septs in Kerry and Leitrim. There were also two Mac Carroll septs, one an Ulster sept noted for its musicians, the other in South Leinster.
The descendants of Taig and the Eberian Kings who were to become the O'Carrolls settled in Ely. This was a territory between Lough Derg on the river Shannon and the Slieve Bloom mountains. The territory consisted of Lower Ormond and the Ikerrin in north Tipperary together with Clanrisk and Ballybritt in south Offaly.
The Éile, the Iron Age tribal group from which the Ui Chearbhaill emerged, are immortalised in the ancient place name Bri Éile, now Croghan Hill in north County Offaly, and Moin Éile, the 'Notorious Red Bog of Ely' as Sir William Petty and his wary surveyors described it in 1657. In addition, Cnoc Sidhe Una, the hill of Knockshegowna, County Tipperary, used in the past as an assembly site during the festival of Lughnasa, has always been associated with the fairy queen Una, guardian of the O'Carroll dynasts of Ely. Moreover, a number of spring wells in the territory have the name Tobercarroll, one of the heights in the Sliabh Bloom mountain range is called Carroll's Hill, and a peculiar circular enclosure in the townland of Ballinree on the Birr Estate is known as O'Carroll's Ring.
The O'Carrolls were a formidable, and for some time invincible, Gaelic aristocratic family who ruled the 'eight tuatha' which constituted the territory of Éile.
It was not, however, until the eleventh century that family names as we now know them came into general use in Ireland. They were originally intended to perpetuate the name of some great man whom his descendants were proud to claim as an ancestor.
The patronymic 'O' meaning 'descendant of' or 'Mac' meaning 'son of' and the compound was then handed down from father to son as a family name.
The Carroll (or warlike champion) from whom the patronymic is derived was Maoniugh who led the Elians at the battle of Clontarf which was fought on Good Friday in the year 1014.
The battle of Clontarf was fought, outside Dublin, between the Irish under Brian Boru and the Danes under Sitric. Both armies were estimated at around 20,000 men but the Danes were said to be the better armed. The battle lasted for one cold, windy day until eventually the Danes were driven back to the beach at Clontarf, where an exceptionally high tide drowned thousands of them before they could reach the safety of their ships.
This battle represented the end to the Viking threat to Ireland and, not only did the Danes embrace the Christian faith, but as the land settled to peace Irish art and architecture enjoyed another renaissance which was to last around a century.
Maoniugh was eventually slain in 1022.
Any errors, additions, suggestions or queries please do contact me (see below).

http://www.holy.demon.co.uk/irish/chapt02.htm

3. The Carroll Coat of Arms

The original purpose of the coat of arms was to distinguish one combatant from another when clad in armour. In addition to being displayed on shields, armorial designs were frequently enamelled on the breastplate and embroidered on the medieval surcoat or great-coat and this is where the expression 'coat of arms' comes from. The term 'arms' being an abbreviation for 'armorial bearings'.
Shields were designed to be easily described in Norman French, the original language of Heraldry, to be duly noted in the record rolls of the heralds. The technical term for such a verbal description is 'blazon' from the Latin blasana meaning shield.
The coat of arms of the Carroll family is as follows:
Blazon:
He beareth sable two lions rampant combatant or armed and langued gules supporting a sword point up proper pommel and hilt of the second.
This translates into a black shield with two gold, rampant lions with red claws and tongues facing each other about a point up sword with a gold pommel and hilt.
The black denotes constancy and sometimes, although more rarely, grief. The lions signify, according to old heraldic works, bravery, ferocity and liberality. The word leomhan was the Gaelic term for a great warrior or chieftain as well as for a lion.
An leoman do-bheir an chraobh (The lion/warrior who sweeps the prize).
The sword is the true emblem of military honour and should incite the bearer to a just and generous pursuit of honour and virtue in warlike deeds. It signifies government and justice.
Crest:
On the stump of an oak tree sprouting a hawk proper belled or.
The oak tree stump, acorn and oak leaves signify antiquity and strength. The oak (dair) was, according to the brehon laws, one of the chieftain trees. The hawk (seabhac) signifies keen eye-sight.
Motto:
In fide et in bello fortes.
Firm in faith and war.
The coat of arms repoduced above was produced by Heraldic Artists Ltd, Dublin (Blazon reference number 50053).
Any errors, additions, suggestions or queries please do contact me (see below).
http://www.holy.demon.co.uk/irish/chapt03.htm

More About ELIZABETH ANN CARROLL:
Burial: Sylvania, Ala.
Census 1: 1900, Dekalb Co., Ala., Precinct 15 - Pine Grove. #040
Census 2: 1860, With husband Andrew in Cherokee Co., Ala.
Census 3: Bet. 1870 - 1880, Carroll Co., Ga. with kids.
Census 4: 1880, 6th dist.-Carroll Co. Ga. with children - Mary Jane & Francis W.

More About ANDERSON POPE and ELIZABETH CARROLL:
Marriage: October 05, 1848, Paulding Co., Dallas, Ga.

Children of ANDERSON POPE and ELIZABETH CARROLL are:

WILLIAM C.² POPE, b. 1849, Georgia; m. MOLLIE.

More About WILLIAM C. POPE:
Occupation: 1870, Works farm

	ii.	JOHN W. POPE, b. 1854; m. SAVANNAH C..
	iii.	MARY JANE POPE, b. 1856; m. GODERS.
2.	iv.	JOSHUA SMITH POPE, b. January 26, 1859, poss. Paulding Co., Ga. or Polk Co., Ga.; d. February 04, 1930, Dekalb Co., Ala..
3.	v.	FRANCIS WILLIAM POPE, b. 1861, Paulding or Carroll Co., Ga.; d. 1935, Dekalb Co., Ala..

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