Jacob CUPP & Dorcas Ann SMITH & Sarah Adaline WHITE

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Jacob CUPP
Dorcas Ann SMITH
Sarah Adaline WHITE

Husband: Jacob CUPP
Birth: 27 Oct 1817, OH
Death: 18 Sep 1877, Marion Co., MO
Disposition: buried New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Benbow, Marion Co., MO
Father: Conrad CUPP
Mother: Elizabeth CRONINGER

Marriage-1: 17 Nov 1836, Marion Co., OH

Wife-1: Dorcas Ann SMITH
Birth: 1818/9, OH
Death: 26 Aug 1858, Marion Co., MO
Disposition: buried New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Benbow, Marion Co., MO
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John B. SMITH, b. 1784/5

Marriage-2:

Wife-2: Sarah Adaline "Addie" WHITE
Birth: 20 Jul 1836 or 26 Jun 1837, MO
Death: 6 Oct 1881, Marion Co., MO
Disposition: buried New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Benbow, Marion Co., MO
Occupation: homemaker

Children with Dorcas Ann SMITH:

— born in Marion Co., OH:
1. Andrew CUPP, b. 12 Jul 1838 — either his birthyear is wrong or the census is wrong or he died by 1840
2. Katherine / Catharine / Catherine CUPP, b. 18 Nov 1839
3. Louis / Lewis C. CUPP, b. 21 Jul 1841
4. John Sylvester CUPP, b. 1 Jul 1843

— born in Steuben Twp., Steuben Co., IN:
5. Theodore CUPP, b. 27 Aug 1845 {1880: 34, IN}
6. George W. CUPP, b. 22 Apr 1847
7. Henry Clay CUPP, b. 30 Oct 1848
8. Francis / Franklin M. "Frank" CUPP, b. May 1850

Children with Sarah Adaline WHITE:

9. Charles W. CUPP, b. Aug 1859
10. Ella CUPP, b. 1861/2
11. Emma E. CUPP, b. 21 May 1864
12. Anna CUPP, b. 1865/6
13. Jacob CUPP, b. 23 Sep 1869

Sources:

1a. Allen L. Potts. Marion County, Ohio, Probate Court Marriage Records, Vols. I-XII, 1824-1902 (online at Heritage Pursuit):

Cupp, Jacob Smith, Dorcas 11/17/1836 JP Thomas Johnston

1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

JACOB CUPP
Death: 18 Sep 1877
Marriage: 1858, of Palmyra, Marion, Missouri
Spouse: SARAH ADALINE WHITE
Birth: 26 Jun 1837
Source: patron submission

2. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Jacob CUPP
Birth: 17 Oct 1817, Blum Twp, Fairfield, Ohio
Death: 18 Sep 1877
Father: Conrad CUPP; Mother: Elizabeth KRONING
Source: patron submission

ANDREW CUPP
Birth: 12 Jul 1838, Marion, Ohio
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

KATHERINE CUPP
Birth: 18 Nov 1839, Marion, Ohio
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

LOUIS C. CUPP
Birth: 21 Jul 1841, Marion, Ohio
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

JOHN SYLVESTER CUPP
Birth: 1 Jul 1843, Marion, Ohio
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

THEODORE CUPP
Birth: 27 Aug 1845, Fulton, Indiana
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

THEODORE CUPP
Birth: 27 Aug 1845, Steuben, Indiana
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

GEORGE CUPP
Birth: 22 Apr 1847, Steven, Indiana
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

HENRY CLAY CUPP
Birth: 30 Oct 1848, Lagnange, Indiana
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

FRANCES M. CUPP
Birth: May 1850, Lagnange, Indiana
Father: JACOB CUPP; Mother: DORCUS ANN SMITH
Source: [patron submission]

Make that "Steuben" and "Lagrange," but all three were born in Steuben.

3. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #5-6 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 OH Marion Co. Scott Twp. pp. 113B-114A Ln. 28 Cupp Jacob 000 010 - 110 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Jacob (b. 1817)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Katherine (b. 1839)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = ?

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Dorcas

The older girl was born before Jacob and Dorcas married. Is she the child of a former marriage of one of them? Listed next to George PLOTNER.

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 16 — mis-indexed "Cross"): Steuben Twp., Steuben Co., IN, p. 185B, 906/906, enumerated 21 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jacob Cup 31 M Farmer 1200 Oh

Dorcas " 31 F Oh

Catharine " 12 F Oh

Lewis     " 10 M Oh

Sylvester " 7 M Oh

Theodore " 5 M Ia

George    " 4 M Ia

Henry     " 2 M Ia

Francis   " ¹/₁₂ M Ia

Rebecc Dunclebarger 16 F Oh

John B Smith 65 M Farmer ?

Rebecca DUNKLEBARGER is their niece. John B. SMITH is Dorcas's father. Unfortunately, I cannot decipher his birthplace: it looks like an upside down capital "N" followed by a lowercase "p." (Back then, "Ia" was the abbreviation for Indiana, not Iowa.)

5. 1860 Census Every-Name Index and Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 12): West Springfield P.O., Tiger Twp., Shelby Co., MO, Roll M653_656, p. 229, PN 45, 301/303, enumerated 19 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Cupp Jacob 43 M Farmer 4500 5000 Ohio

Cupp Sarah A 21 F Maryland

Cupp Lewis 19 M Farm Laborer Ohio

Cupp Sylvester 16 M " " "

Cupp Theodore 14 M Indiana

Cupp George 12 M "

Cupp Henry 11 M "

Cupp Franklin 9 M "

Cupp Charles ⁹/₁₂ M Missouri

Eggleson Emily 21 F Maryland

Listed next to William WHITE (æ 51, b. MD, wife Ellen).

6a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 37): Palmyra P.O., Union Twp., Marion Co., MO, Roll M593_791, p. 721A, PN 3, 19/19, enumerated 30 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Cupp Jacob 52 M W Farmer 700 Indiana

____ Sarah A 33 F W Keeping house Maryland

____ Francis M 20 M W Farm Laborer Indiana

____ Charles W 10 M W At home Missouri

____ Ella 8 F W " " "

____ Emma 6 F W " " "

____ Anna 4 F W " " "

____ Jacob ⁸/₁₂ M W " " " Sept

6b. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #25-26 of 26): Payson P.O., Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, Roll 186 (Book 1), pp. 155A-155B, PNs 25-26, 182/173, enumerated 11 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Seehorn Eli 63 M W Farmer 95000 45000 Tenn

_______ Margaret 58 F W Keepg House Maryland

Brown Mary 34 F W At Home Ill

_____ Herbert 8 M W Ill

_____ Margaret 6 F W Ill

Bean Moses M 8 M W Ill

____ Margaret J 5 F W Ill

Seehorn Jesse 16 M W Farm Laborer Ill

_______ Isabella 14 F W Ill

_______ William 22 M W Farm Laborer Ill

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Cup Theodore 24 M W Farm Laborer MO

[Eli's wife is Margaret HOGGINS (see IGI).] Theodore was born in Indiana, not Missouri.

6c. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #19 of 26): Quincy P.O., Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, Roll 186 (Book 1), p. 152A, PN 19, 134/124, enumerated 9 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Rankin Robert 43 M W Farmer * 4500 Kentucky

______ Sarah J 42 F W Keepg House Tenn

______ Frances L 20 F W Ill

______ Charles H 11 M W Ill

______ Curtis B 7 M W Ill

Cosgrove William 17 M W Farm Laborer Ill

Barres Thomas 25 M W Farm Laborer England

Huflieg Frank 5? M W Farm Laborer Bavaria

Butler Charles 35 M W Farm Laborer Conn

Cup Henry 21 M W Farm Laborer Indiana

Jenner Lizzie 24 F W Servant Girl England

Furke Edward 27 M W Farm Laborer Maryland

*6000 or 46000

Henry CUP married Frances L. RANKIN the next year.

7. 1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9 of 20): Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, p. 124A, PN 9, SD 6, ED 8, enumerated 8/9 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen). This enumerator left all Dwelling Numbers blank.

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 24 25 26

81 Cupp Theodore W M 34 / Farmer IN PA OH

[Theodore's wife and children]

____ Frank W M 27 Brother / IN PA OH

Thompson George R W M 40 Boarder / Farmer IL OH NY

Harris Nellie W F 30 Boarder D IL

Theodore's and Frank's father was born in Ohio; their paternal grandparents were born in PA.

. Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. c1963. Cemetery Records of Marion County, Missouri. 2 vols. Self-published, Chillicothe, MO (online at Ancestry.com):

Name Jacob Cupp Dorcas Cupp Sarah Cupp Emma E. Cupp

Death Date 18 Sep 1877 26 Aug 1858 06 Oct 1881 29 Jan 1879

Age 50y 10m 21d 43y 9m 18d,
w/o Jacob 44y 3m 10d,
w/o Jacob 14y 8m 8d,
d/o Jacob & Sarah

Cemetery New Provicence Presbyterian Church Est. 1834

Description Location: Near Ben Bow

. Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

Jacob Cupp 18 Sep 1877 21d 10m 50y 28 Oct 1826

Dorcas Cupp 26 Aug 1858 18d 09m 43y 08 Nov 1814

Sarah Cupp 06 Oct 1881 10d 03m 44y 26 Jun 1837

Emma E. Cupp 29 Jan 1879 08d 08m 14y 21 May 1864

(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)

Either Jacob's deathdate was mis-read or his age was mis-read because the censuses indicate he was born

. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

. Messages posted to the Marion County, Ohio, Board (online at Ancestry.com).

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