The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., Friday March 22, 1895 To Be Married The following is a copy of the cards sent out to friends during the early part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Pope invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Katie to Mr. William P. Merritt Thursday afternoon, March twenty-eight Eighteen hundred and ninety five at three o’clock at their residence Zebulon, Ga. The announcement will be of more than usual interest on account of the prominence and popularity of the contracting parties. Mr. Merritt is one of the leading teachers in the Columbus, Ga., public schools, and Miss Pope is a daughter of Judge and Mrs. J.S. Pope of this place. She is one of the most attractive and accomplished young ladies in the state, and is admired by all who know her. (Transcribed 11/2/02 Lynn Cunningham)

DOES ANYBODY KNOW IF THESE POPE'S HAD A SON NAMED "ARTHUR"? WE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER WHO MARRIED AN "ARTHUR POPE" - HER NAME WAS "KATE O'NEAL", DAUGHTER OF J.J. O'NEAL AND MARY EMMA WALKER O'NEAL. THEIR SON WAS "A.D." SO ARTHUR MAY HAVE BEEN "ARTHUR D. POPE". T HANKS, MARSHA ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn B. Cunningham <lcunnin1@bellsouth.net> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 11:36 PM Subject: [GAPIKE] 1895 Merritt/Pope Marriage The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., Friday March 22, 1895 To Be Married The following is a copy of the cards sent out to friends during the early part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Pope invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Katie to Mr. William P. Merritt Thursday afternoon, March twenty-eight Eighteen hundred and ninety five at three o'clock at their residence Zebulon, Ga. The announcement will be of more than usual interest on account of the prominence and popularity of the contracting parties. Mr. Merritt is one of the leading teachers in the Columbus, Ga., public schools, and Miss Pope is a daughter of Judge and Mrs. J.S. Pope of this place. She is one of the most attractive and accomplished young ladies in the state, and is admired by all who know her. (Transcribed 11/2/02 Lynn Cunningham) ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237