Willis THORP & Ms. __?__ & Eunice __?_

Table of Contents

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt — for Ancestors!

Every-Name Index

Willis THORP
Ms. __?_
Eunice __?__

Husband: Willis "Willy" THORP — phonetically misspelled Willice, Wyllys, and "Wylly"
Birth: 1798/99, CT
Death: 1850-60, presumably in OH
Occupation: farmer

Marriage-1 1830-35

Wife-1: Ms. __?__
Birth: 1810-20
Death apparently: 1841-44
Occupation: homemaker

Marriage-2: 23 Jan 1844, Putnam Co., OH
Migration: 1865-70, Ohio to New York

Wife-2: Eunice __?__
Birth: ca. 1808, VT
Death: 1880-1892, presumably in Cattaraugus Co., NY
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. ca. 1827, Mr. RIPLEY

Eunice is age 50 in the 1850 census, age 58 in the 1860 census, age 49 in the 1870 census, age 74 in the 1875 census, and age 77 in the 1880 census, leaving us somewhat in the dark as to her actual birth year. Her presumed earliest child was born in 1828/9 and her youngest in 1848/9, within the normal span of fecundity for a woman, which is a maximum of 23 years.

The average 19th-Century woman married first at the age of 19, had her first child at the age of 20, and her last child at the age of 43. So, if we want to fit Eunice into these typical parameters, she should have married ca. 1827 and been born ca. 1808, not ca. 1800. Had she been born in 1800, she would have been too old to bear Willis's children.

Children with Wife-1 — born in OH:

1. (Daughter A) THORP, b. 1830-35
2. (Daughter B) THORP, b. 1835-40
3. (Son A) THORP, b. 1835-40
4. (Son B) THORP, b. 1835-40
5. George THORP, b. 1841/2

Children with Eunice — born in OH:

6. Mary Jane "Dolly" THORP, b. 1846/7
7. Jacob THORP, b. 1847/8
8. Nancy A. THORP, b. 1848/9

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Vermont

Sources (n.b., Putnam Co., OH, is between Allen and Defiance Cos.; Putnam and Allen Cos. were formed in 1820, Allen Co. gained land from Putnam Co. in 1848; "towns" in New York were comparable to townships in other states):

1a. Ohio: County Marriages: Putnam, 1842-1850 (online at FamilySearch.org):

f

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

Thorp, Wylly Reply, Eunice Jan 23, 1844 Putnam Co.

2. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

3. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1-2 of 6; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1840 OH Putnam Co. Monroe Twp. Roll 422 pp. 335B-336A Ln. 13 Throp Willice 200 001 000 100 - 110 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Son B
= Son A

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Willis (b. 1798/9)

1 male 70-79 1760-1770 = Father? Father-in-Law?

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter B

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Wife-1

1 person employed in agriculture

Given his age, it's not surprising Willis had a wife prior to Eunice. So, where are the children in 1950? If she died by 1844, the children are probably with their maternal grandparents or some other relative.

4. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 23): Dist. No. 6 in Monroe Twp., Allen Co., OH, Roll M432_657, p. 379B, 2068/2068, enumerated 28 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Willel Tharp 51 M Farmer 400 Connecticut

Eunice   " 50 F Vermont

John Ripley 21 M Labourer Ohio

Amelia " 19 F "

Clement " 16 M Labourer "

Clark Baily 14 M "

George Tharp 8 M "

Dolley   " 3 F "

Jacob    " 2 M "

Nancy    " 1 F "

The RIPLEY children are Eunice's from her prior marriage. I don't know how the BAILEY boy fits in. George was born before Willis & Eunice married, so presumably he is a son of Willis's prior wife. Eunice cannot be 50 years old and the mother of the three youngest children. Most women have had their last child by the age of 43.

5. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #44 of 49): Defiance P.O., Defiance Twp., Defiance Co., OH, Roll M653_947, p. 44, PN 44, 329/322, enumerated 20-21 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Eunice Thorp 58 F OH

Mary 16 F "

Nancy 11 F "

Jacob 9 M "

6. 1865 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found in NY; apparently still in OH.

7. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 38): Otto P.O., [Town of] New Albion, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll M593_909, p. 381B, PN 32, 208/294, enumerated 21 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 13

208 294 Thorp Jacob 19 M W Laborer Ohio

" Eunice 49 F W Keeping house New York

" Nancy A 14 F W at home Ohio

Herkimer Ingham 2/12 M W at home New York ?

8. 1875 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 28): Town of Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 15/510, enumerated 17 Jun 1875, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1875 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1875: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16

128 Log 128 Eunice Thorp 74 F Vermont /

Jacob Thorp 24 M Child Ohio / Farm Laborer /

Malissa Thorp 20 F Wife Catt Co /

Willis G M Thorp 6/12 M Child Catt Co

Amasa Ford 46 M Catt Co / Farm Laborer /

Jane Ford 26 F Wife Ohio /

Nancy A Thorp 24 F Child Ohio /

Wm H Ingham 6 M Catt Co

9. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17-18 of 25): Town of Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll 812, pp. 294A-294B, PN 17-18, SD 11, ED 18, enumerated 14 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 7 8 9 10 11 13 21 22 23 24 25 26

199 211 Thorp Jacob W M 33 / Works on Farm / / OH CT VT

_____ Melissa W F 21 Wife / Keeping House NY NY NY

_____ Hiram W M 5 Son / Attends School NY OH NY

[next page]

199 211 Thorp Wm E W M 10/12 July Son / NY OH NY

_____ Eunice W F 77 Mother / / / VT MA MA

Daniels Nancy W F 29 Sister / / / OH CT VT

_______ James W M 40 B-in-law / Works on Farm / / NY ENG IRL

_______ Wm H W M 10 Nephew / attends School / NY NY OH

Listed two households from Eunice's married daugther, Mary Jane "Dolly" (THORP) FORD.

10. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

11. 1892 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Eunice not found.

12. Anon. 5 May 1854. "Sheriff's Sale." The Kalida Venture (Kalida, Putnam, OH), p. 3 (online at www.myheritage.com):

13. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

Contact Home
Page Table of
Contents DNA
Hub Biddle
DNA Carrico
DNA Corbin
DNA Cupp
DNA Danish
DNA Ely
DNA Lyon(s)
DNA Rasey
DNA Reason
DNA Rose
DNA Straub
DNA Pedigree
Charts Census
Records Every-Name
Indices

Everything I have is online at this web site. I have no further information, so please don't write asking me if I do.
On the other hand, if you feel I've made an error, please don't hesitate to notify me, but in which case,
please include a link to the page you are referencing.
There are over 18,000 pages on this web site, and I simply don't remember every page, much less every person on every page.

"The Cloud" is double-speak for "dumb terminal on a main frame." Been there; done that. Never again.
You are giving away not only your privacy, but control of your data, your apps, and your computer to a corporation. Is that really where you want to go?
The IT guys on the big iron hated the Personal Computer because it gave users freedom and power; now they've conned you into being back under their control.

Table of Contents

Every-Name Index