Jacob S. CUPP & Mary Ann FAULKNER

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Jacob S. CUPP
Mary A. FAULKNER

Husband: Jacob S. "Jake" CUPP
Birth: 10 Apr 1822, VA
Death: 6 Sep 1891, Claiborne Co., TN
Father: unknown
Mother: Sarah Abigail "Abby" CUPP

Marriage: 22 Dec 1848, Claiborne Co., TN

Wife: Mary Ann FALKNER / FAULKNER / FORTNER
Birth: 24 Sep 1824/7/8, Greene Co., TN
Death: aft. 1850
Father: Jonathan FAULKNER
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" FALLS

Mary is said to be born 24 Sep 1824, but that doesn't jibe with the census.

Children — born in Claiborne Co., TN:

1. George W. CUPP, b. Aug 1850 or said to be 10 Apr 1848, but his parents didn't marry until Dec 1848
2. Elizabeth J. CUPP, b. 1 Jan 1853
3. Adaline CUPP, b. ca. 1854
4. James E. CUPP, b. 1855/6
5. Margaret C. CUPP, b. 1858/9
6. Jonathan N. "Jonah" CUPP, b. 1860/1
7. Martha M. CUPP, b. 5 May 1864
8. Sarah Abigail CUPP, b. 1866/7
9. Mary M. "Polly" CUPP, b. 1868/9
10. William Barton "Bud" CUPP, b. 1870/1 or said to be 21 Dec 1869

Sources:

1. Byron Sistler & Barbara Sistler. 1987. Early East Tennessee Marriages, Vol. 1, Grooms. Byron Sistler & Assoc., Inc., Nashville, TN. On p. 86:

Cupp, Jacob to Mary A. Falkner 12-22-1848 [Cl]

2. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): 7th Subdivision, Claiborne Co., TN, p. 302, 892/892, enumerated 16 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jacob Cupp 28 M Farmer 100 Va

Mary A Cupp 22 F Tenn

Geo W Cupp ²/₁₂ M Tenn

Abigail Cupp 50 F 75 Va

Adaline Cupp 19 F Tenn

Aham Cupp 16 M laborer Tenn

Is Mary lying about her age already? Abigail CUPP is Jacob's mother; Adaline and Aham CUPP are Jacob's younger siblings. Living next door to Abigail's sister, Elizabeth (CUPP) FORD.

3. 1860

4. 1870

5. 1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):

Census Place: District 12, Claiborne, Tennessee

Source:FHL Film 1255248; NARA Film T9-1248; Pg 228C

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

Jacob CUPP Self M M W 56 TN Farmer NC NC

Mary Ann CUPP Wife F M W 53 TN Keeping House NC NC

Margaret C. CUPP Dau F S W 22 TN At Home TN TN

Jonathan CUPP Son M S W 19 TN Farming TN TN

Martha CUPP Dau F S W 15 TN At Home TN TN

Sarah A. CUPP Dau F S W 13 TN Farming TN TN

Pollie CUPP Dau F S W 11 TN TN TN

William B. CUPP Son M S W 9 TN TN TN

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

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