John W. CUPP & Elizabeth SHAFER

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John W. CUPP
Elizabeth SHAFER

Husband: John W. CUPP
Birth: ca. 28 Nov 1802, Somerset Co., PA
Death (65y 11m 20d): 17 Nov 1868, Somerset Co., PA
Disposition: buried Friedens Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Father: Frederick CUPP, Sr.
Mother: Maria SCHULTZ

Marriage:

Wife: Elizabeth SHAFER / SHAFFER / SHAVER
Birth: ca. 18 Nov 1808
Death (77y 9m 13d): 31 Aug 1886
Disposition: buried Friedens Cemetery, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA
Father: Philip SHAVER

Children — born in Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA:

? (Daughter?) CUPP, b. 1820-25; d. bef. 1830
1. Eli CUPP, b. 14 Oct 1828
2. George Shaver CUPP, b. 2 Jun 1831; d. 19 Jun 1839, Somerset Co., PA
3. Rose Ann / Rosanna CUPP, b. 27 Sep 1836
4. Philip Frederick "Phil" CUPP, b. 16 Jun 1842

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Sources:

1a. Marriage Record:

1b. Archives of the CUPP-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com), specifically, a post by Lynn CUPP:

From "Friedens Lutheran Baptism Record 1782 - 92, 1821 - 43"
(Somerset County, PA) compiled by: Eber Cockley:

Parents Child Born Christened

John KUPP & Elizabeth Eli 14 Oct 1828 19 Apr 1829

John CUPP & Eliz. George Shaver 2 Jun 1831 21 Oct 1831

John CUPP & Eliz. Rose Ann 27 Sep 1836 25 Mar 1837

John CUPP & Eliz. Phil Frederick 16 Jun 1842 5 Sep 1842

2. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #38 of 42 — indexed "Capp"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 PA Somerset Co. Somerset Twp. p. 93 Ln. 18 John Cupp 100 020 - 010 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Eli (b. 1828/9)

2 males 20-29 1800-1810 = John (b. 1802-5)
= Conrad

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter? Niece?

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1808)

Conrad is John's brother. Conrad is missing from their parents' household, so he is probably the male living with John.

3. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #27-28 of 34; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 PA Somerset Co. Somerset Twp. pp. 89B-90A Ln. 6 John Cupp 001 001 - 100 001 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Eli (b. 1828/9)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = John (b. 1802-5)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Rosanna (b. 1836/7)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1808)

1 person engaged in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #42 of 61 — indexed "Capp"): Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA, p. 42B, 292/303, enumerated 5 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Cupp 45 M Farmer 1800 Penna

Elisabeth do 42 F "

Rosanna " 13 F "

Philip " 9 M "

Living next door to son, Eli CUPP.

5. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #535 of 684): Benford's Store P.O., Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA, p. 531A, PN 153, 1079/1059, enumerated 24 Jul 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Capp 57 M Farmer 2000 500 Pa

Elizabeth " 52 F "

Philip " 18 M "

Ephraim Swank 9 M "

Living next door to their daughter, Rosanna (CUPP) SPANGLER, and two doors down, in the other direction, to their son, Eli CUPP. John's sister, Catharine, married a SWANK, so Ephraim is probably John's nephew.

6. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #38 of 72): Levansville [Lavansville] P.O., Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA, Roll 1452 (Book 1), p. 485B, PN 38, 256/259, enumerated 15 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Spangler George 38 M W Farmer Pennsylvania

________ Rossanna 34 F W Keeping House 2500 800 "

[George & Rosanna's children]

Cupp Elizabeth 63 F W 500 "

7. 1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #47 of 55): Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., PA, p. 467C, PN 47, SD 8, ED 22, enumerated 24 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 15 20 24 25 26

340 353 Spangler George W M 49 / Farmer Ruptured / PA PA PA

________ Rose A W F 43 Wife / Keeping House PA PA PA

[George & Rosanna's children]

Cupp Elizabeth W F 72 Mother-in-Law / PA MD PA

Spangler Ed B W M 36 Cousin / Laborer PA PA PA

8. Archives of the CUPP-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com), specifically, a post by Lynn CUPP:

From Friedens Cemetery Headstone inscriptions, Friedens, Somerset TWP, Somerset County, PA (off Route 53)...

John CUPP
Died Nov 17, 1868
Aged 65 Yr, 11 Mo, 20 Days Elizabeth
Wife of John CUPP
Died Aug 31, 1886
Aged 77 yrs, 9 mo, 13 days

9. Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

John CUPP 17 Nov 1868 20d 11m 65y 28 Nov 1802

Elizabeth (SHAFER) CUPP 31 Aug 1886 13d 09m 77y 18 Nov 1808

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

The accuracy of these dates depends, of course, on the accuracy of the reading of their tombstones (and the accuracy of the transcription posted online).

10. Family Pedigrees: Everton Publishers, 1500-1990 (Broderbund CD-15): Family Group Sheets, Nos. 20538 and 20539.

11. Messages in the Cupp Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

12. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

13. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com): in particular, a file submitted by J. William Cupp.

14. Our Family Tree by J. William Cupp. [link died]

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