John W. CUPP & Christina RINGER

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John W. CUPP
Christina RINGER

Husband: John W. CUPP
Birth: 1839/40, Preston Co., VA [now WV]
Death: 1910
Occupation: farmer

John's parents are said to be John L. CUPP & Mary WILHELM, but they do not have a son, John, in the 1850 (or 1860) census. He does appear to be the John CUPP living with John Peter & Sarah (WILHELM) CUPP in 1850, as his grandchild?

Marriage:

Wife: Christina "Tina" RINGER
Birth: 1847/8, VA [presumably now WV]
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Preston Co., WV:

1. Samuel CUPP, b. 1864/5
2. William Henry CUPP, b. 2 Mar 1867
3. (Son) CUPP, b. Dec 1869; d. by 1880
4. Marshall CUPP, b. 1870
5. Ira CUPP, b. 1873/4
6. Sylvester CUPP, b. 1875/6
7. Howard CUPP, b. 1878/9

They are said to have a son, "Emery," born 1876 (d. 1960; m. Sarah SPIKER). Are Emery and Sylvester the same person?

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. AIS (Accelerated Index System) 1860 Census Index (online at Ancestry.com): the Population Schedules of Preston Co., VA, are not indexed in this database, though the Slave Schedules are.

3. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #28 of 373 — mis-indexed as "Cress"): Rowlesburg P.O., Grant Twp., Preston Co., WV, p. 70B, PN 28, enumerated 13 Sep 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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199 199 Cupp John W? 30 M W Farmer Virginia / / /

____ Christena 22 F W Keeping House Virginia / /

____ Samuel? 5 M W West Virginia

____ Henry 2 M W West Virginia

____ ???????? ⁶/₁₂ M W West Virginia Dec

This record is extremely difficult to read; I may not have gotten it entirely correct. John's middle initial could be "W" or just about anything else.

4. 1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #23 of 47): Grant Dist., Preston Co., WV, p. 229D, PN 20, SD 1, ED 58, enumerated 11 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

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

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169 169 Cupp John W M 40 / Farming WVa WVa WVa

" Fena W F 28 Wife / keeping house / WVa WVa WVa

" Samuel W M 15 Son / At-home / WVa WVa WVa

" William H W M 13 Son / / WVa WVa WVa

" Marshal W M 10 Son / / WVa WVa WVa

" Ira W M 6 Son / WVa WVa WVa

" Syvester W M 4 Son / WVa WVa WVa

" Howard W M 1 Son / WVa WVa WVa

It does read "Fena," but surely it should be "Tena." She is fibbing about her age (she should be 32).

5. AIS 1890 Veterans Schedules (online at Ancestry.com):

1890 Cupp, John WV Preston Co. Grant Dist. p. 5

6. 1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com): not found, at least not in WV.

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

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