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Thomas Walter Pope

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Thomas Walter Pope

Birth
DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Death
21 May 1918 (aged 25)
Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Thomas W. Pope, was a young miner residing on Pine Street in Carterville, Missouri. As did many miners of that era, he died of pulmonary tuberculosis at age 25 years old.
He was buried under the direction of Webb City Undertaking company in Webb City, MO.
His stone is a signature stone, Woodmen of the World so he would have carried an insurance policy through that company.
Upon a clients death, they bought the ornate stone and had it erected.
NOTE: The death certificate can be viewed at Missouri Digital Archives/death certificates online website.
Thomas W. Pope, was a young miner residing on Pine Street in Carterville, Missouri. As did many miners of that era, he died of pulmonary tuberculosis at age 25 years old.
He was buried under the direction of Webb City Undertaking company in Webb City, MO.
His stone is a signature stone, Woodmen of the World so he would have carried an insurance policy through that company.
Upon a clients death, they bought the ornate stone and had it erected.
NOTE: The death certificate can be viewed at Missouri Digital Archives/death certificates online website.


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