134. John5 Popenoe (Paul Bowman4, Frederick Oliver3, Willis Parkison2, James1) was born Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, CA  1929.

He married Geraldine Virginia Mann 29 Jun 1952 Hancock, Washington Co, MD. Geraldine was born  1934 Hancock, Washington Co, MD. John earned a PhD in horticulture from the University of Maryland. After several university jobs, in 1963 he became Director of the Fairchild Tropical Garden near Miami, Florida and continued in that capacity until his retirement in 1991. Now living in Hancock, MD he is continuing with plant research, growing fruit, and assisting the Wilderness Society, and is a member of the local Planning Board.

John Popenoe and Geraldine Virginia Mann had the following children:

child 191 i. Deborah Irene6 Popenoe was born  1953. She married three times. She married Edward Guttridge 12 Mar 1977. Edward was divorced from Deborah Irene Popenoe 1982. She married Eric Bloomfield 31 July 1985. Eric was divorced from Deborah Irene Popenoe 1987. She married Jeffrey Koster 18 March 1993. Jeffrey was born 2 December 1947 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co, OH.

child + 192 ii. Natalie Popenoe was born   1956.

child + 193 iii. Juanita Popenoe was born   1959.

child + 194 iv. Jennifer Popenoe was born   1970.

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