NOTE:  Hester is said to have first married Oliver Perry CUPP, son of Philip & Elizabeth (MESSAMORE) CUPP and brother of Jackson CUPP, who married Hester's sister, Caroline MENSER.  Hester is said to have had two sons with Oliver, Samuel and John, and it is said that Oliver died after the birth of John.  The problem with this scenario is that 1) Hester married Abia STACKHOUSE as Hester MENSER, not Hester CUPP — so even if she had had two sons with Oliver, they would have been illegitimate and, thus, should have been surnamed MENSER; 2) the Samuel CUPP and John CUPP living with Abia & Hester in the 1860 census are not Hester's sons, but her nephews — sons of her deceased sister, Caroline (MENSER) CUPP; and 3) Oliver Perry CUPP did not die ca. 1840, he married Margaret FOOR in 1845 and was still alive at least as late as the 1880 census.

— born in Wood Co., OH:
  4.  John STACKHOUSE, b. 1840/1
  5.  Samuel STACKHOUSE, b. 1842

1a.  Anon.  1966.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Stackhouse, Abia P.

Whitacre, Julia E.

2 Feb 1830

Columbiana Co.

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

Abia STACKHOUSE Spouse: Hester MENSER Marriage: 15 Sep 1842, Wood, Ohio Source: Marriage Records, 1820-1929. Ohio. Probate Court (Wood County)

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #22-23 of 44 — indexed "Alva"; the numerical data pages precede the name pages; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

OH

Wood Co.

Bloom Twp.

pp. 420A-420B

Ln. 2

Alra/Abea Stackhouse

020 010 - 100 010

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	5-9	1830-1835	= Allen (b. 1835/6) = Joel (b. 1833/4)
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= Abia (b. 1811/2)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Daughter A
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Julia
1	person employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 16):  Bloom Twp., Wood Co., OH, p. 144A/287, 528/548, enumerated 28 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Abi Stachhaus	38	M		Farmer		Ohio
Ester	27	F				"
Joel	16	M				"
Allen	14	M				"
John	9	M				"
Samuel	8	M				"
Rebecca A	5	F				"
Jobhace?	1	M				"

Listed three households from Jackson CUPP. 

4.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #20 of 31):  Woodberry P.O., Bloom Twp., Wood Co., OH, p. 303A, PN 175, 1293/1276, enumerated 10 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Abia Stackhouse	50	M		Farmer	2500	600	Ohio
Esther	38	F					"
Samuel	17	M		Labor			"
Rebecca	15	F					"
Joshua	11	M					"
Owen	9	M					"
Sarah J	6	F					"
Samuel Cupp	19	M		"			"
John	19	M		"			"
Susan Olevens?	50	F					Pa

Secondary sources have mis-interpreted this record to mean that Samuel CUPP and John CUPP are Esther's sons from a prior marriage (to Oliver Perry CUPP), but they are not; they're the sons of Esther's deceased sister, Caroline (MENSER) CUPP.  Note that son Samuel STACKHOUSE from the 1850 census is still here and is still Samuel STACKHOUSE; that is, the Samuel STACKHOUSE in 1850 was not the Samuel CUPP in 1860. 

5.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #29 of 36):  Woodberry P.O., Bloom Twp., Wood Co., OH, Roll 1283 (Book 1), p. 291A, PN 29, 234/232, enumerated 4 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stachhouse Abraham	64	M	W	Farmer	2500	550	Ohio
__________ Esther	58	F	W	Keeping House			Ohio
__________ Joshua	21	M	W	Farm Laborer			Ohio
__________ Owen	11	M	W	Farm Laborer			Ohio
__________ Sarah J	14	F	W	At Home			Ohio
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__________ Mary E	10	F	W	attending			Ohio
Baker George	17	M	W	Farm Laborer			Ohio