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LeRoy Pope (January 30, 1765 – June 17, 1844) was an American planter, lawyer, and early settler of Madison County, Alabama. He purchased much of the land on which downtown Huntsville, Alabama, now stands, and for his role in the establishment and early growth of that city, has been called the "Father of Huntsville." [1]
Dec 22, 2014 · Why he's known as Leroy "Father of Huntsville" Pope. Although many people consider Huntsville to have been founded by its namesake John Hunt, Pope was the man who purchased the land and created...
Mar 19, 2024 · Cotton planter and attorney LeRoy Pope (1764-1844 or 1845) was a founder of the city of Huntsville, having purchased much of the land on which the city now sits in 1809. He was also the first chief justice of the first court held in Madison County .
Feb 24, 2021 · LeRoy Pope Walker, I discovered, was the first War secretary of the Confederate States of America and the husband of one of my ancestral cousins, named Eliza. Along with...
Leroy M. T. Pope was among the first American settlers on the Cibolo watershed, in the new state of Texas, to pursue ranching rather than operating a plantation. He was born in 1822 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee to Jonathan Pope and Delilah Coulter.
LeRoy Pope (1765-1844) was one of the founders of Huntsville and a member of the group of powerful planters and businessmen known as the Broad River Group, so called for their origins around the Broad River of northern Georgia.
Interview with Leroy Pope. Leroy Pope III His great, great grandfather owned this farm. 5 generations have lived on this farm. The first one was prior to 1860. Leroy was born in 1941. Main crops were peanuts and corn.
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