John Wesley Popejoy

Brief Life History of John Wesley

When John Wesley Popejoy was born on 4 January 1892, in Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States, his father, Nathaniel Tarrence Popejoy, was 51 and his mother, Armendia Russum, was 43. He married Ruth Pauline Harvey in 1929, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Limestone, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 April 1948, in Limestone, Texas, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Faulkenberry Cemetery, Limestone, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Popejoy
1892–1948
Gertrude Louise Ashburn
1895–1927
Aline Popejoy
1915–2001
Shirley J Popejoy
1917–1951
Reese Wesley Popejoy
1920–1992

Sources (10)

  • John W Popejoy in household of Amanda Popejoy, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Wesley Popejoy, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • John Wesley Popejoy, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset and Gloucestershire): nickname from Middle English papejai(e), papagei, pope(n)jai ‘parrot’ (via Old French papageai from Arabic bab(b)aghā). The ending of the English word was altered by folk etymological association with the bird name jay. The nickname was probably acquired by a talkative person or by someone who habitually dressed in bright colors, but occasionally it may have denoted someone who was connected with or who excelled at the medieval sport of tilting or shooting at a wooden parrot (popinjay) on a pole.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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