1.  Marriage Record:

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

John Henry CUPP Birth:  18 Feb 1855, Somerset, Pennsylvania Father: Rudolph CUPP; Mother: Catharine HOOVER Source: patron submission

Charles E. CUPP Birth: 8 Feb 1858, Somerset, Pennsylvania Father: Rudolph CUPP; Mother: Catharine HOOVER Source: [patron submission]

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #31 of 36 — indexed "Capp"):  Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA, p. 181A, 206/218, enumerated 12 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Peter Stahl	43	M	Farmer	900	Pa
Rosa A.	42	F			"
[Peter & Rosa's children]
Rudolph Cupp	20	M	Labourer		"

Peter's wife is Rosa HOOVER.  It's too bad Rudolph wasn't living with his parents in 1850 because we lost our best shot at identifying them.  Listed next to David HOOVER, who is living next door to William HOOVER, who is living next door to Catharine HOOVER, who is living next door to David HOOVER, who is living next door to Abraham HOOVER, in one direction; and, in the other direction, living next door to George HOOVER, who is living next door to Philip HOOVER, who is living next door to Daniel HOOVER, who is two doors down from Jacob HOOVER.  No wonder Rudolph ended up marrying a HOOVER!  There are two young Catharine HOOVERs in the neighborhood:  his next door neighbor, David HOOVER, has a daughter, Catharine, who is 10 yrs old; and Jacob HOOVER has a daughter, Catharine, who is 13 yrs old.

4.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #109 of 684):  Berlin P.O., Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA, Roll 1452, p. 107A, PN 29, 209/209, enumerated 11 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Rudolph Cupp	30	M		Day Laborer		300	Pa
Catharine "	24	F					"
Urias     "	6	M					"
John      "	4	M					"
Charles   "	2	M					"
Andrew J Packer	17	M		Day Laborer			"

Listed five households from William HOOVER, who is two households from Peter STAHL, who is next to Chancy HOOVER, who is next to George HOOVER, who is two households from Daniel HOOVER, who is two households from Magdelene HOOVER, who is next to Abram HOOVER, who is three households Jacob & Eve (MILLER) HOOVER, who are almost certainly Catharine's parents.

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 55):  Forreston P.O., Forreston Twp., Ogle Co., IL, Roll M593_265, p. 271A, PN 19, 165/154, enumerated 27 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Cupp Randolph	41	M	W	Carpenter			Penn
____ Catharine	34	F	W	Keeps house			"
____ U. S.	16	M	W	At home			"
____ J. H.	14	M	W	"			"
____ C. E.	12	M	W	"			"

6.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #30 of 44):  City of Dixon, 3rd Ward, Lee Co., IL, p. 294B, PN 28, SD 2, ED 115, enumerated 11 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).

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43

Cupp Rudolph

W

M

50

/

Carpenter

Pa

Pa

Pa

____ Catharine

W

F

43

Wife

/

Keeping House

Pa

Pa

Pa

____ George

W

M

10

Adopted Son

/

/

Ill

*

*

Fritz Aaron

W

M

32

/

Labourer

Pa

Pa

Pa

*"Do not know" was written once across the three columns, then "Ill" was written over it in the first column.

7.  1890 Census:  the 1890 census population schedules were destroyed.

8.  1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com):  1404 Third Street, Dixon City, Ward 3, Dixon Twp., Lee Co., IL, p. 174A, SN 21, SD 46, ED 59, enumerated 14 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1900:  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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359

393

Cupp Rudolf

Head

W

M

Sep 1829

70

M

47

PA

VA

PA

Y

Y

Y

O

F

H

____ Cathryn

Wife

W

F

Mch 1836

64

M

47

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3

PA

PA

PA

Y

Y

Y

Fritz Aaron

lodger

W

M

Aug 1849

50

S

PA

PA

PA

Day laborer

Y

Y

Y

Lambert John J

lodger

W

M

Apr 1880

20

S

NE

NE

NE

student

1

Y

Y

Y

Kennedy Geo E?

lodger

W

M

May 1880

20

S

IA

IA

IA

student

1

Y

Y

Y

Listed next to son, Charles CUPP. 

9.  American Civil War Soldiers (online at Ancestry.com):

Name	Residence	Occupation	Enlist Date	State
Rudolph Cupp			1 Sep 1864	PA

10.  Civil War Pension Index (index and images online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Soldier	Cupp, Rudolph
Name of Dependent	Widow	Cupp, Catharine
	Minor
	Service	K 5 Pa H A
Date of Filing	Claim	Application No.	Certificate No.	State from which Filed
1879 May 24	Invalid	288,060	236,528
1902 Apr 24	Widow	761,657	544,484	Ill
	Minor

11.  Anon.  1999.  Compiled Civil War Military Service Records from the United States National Archives (online at Ancestry.com):

Surname	Given Name	Company	Unit	Rank - Induction	Rank - Discharge	Allegiance
Cupp	Rudolph	K	5 Pennsylvania H. Art'y	Private	Private	Union

12.  Frederick H. Dyer. 1908.  A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion.  F.H. Dyer, Des Moines, IA (regimental histories online at The Civil War Archive):

5th Regiment Heavy Artillery (204th Volunteers) Organized at Pittsburg, August and September, 1864.  Ordered to Washington, D.C., September, 1864.  Attached to District of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, to November, 1864. 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Corps, to June, 1865. SERVICE.--Duty in Northern Defenses of Washington, D.C., and along Manassas Gap Railroad, protecting supplies for Sheridan, and constantly engaged with Mosby.  Action at: Salem, October 4, 1864; Rectortown, October 7; White Plains, October 11. Destruction of Manassas Gap Railroad, October and November. Duty in the Northern Defenses of Washington; 1st Battalion at Prospect Hill, 2nd Battalion at Vienna, and 3rd Battalion at Fairfax C.H.  Duty on Bull Run battlefield in spring of 1865, burying nearly 2000 dead.  Ordered to Pittsburg for muster out.  Mustered out June 30, 1865. Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and 46 by disease. Total 49.

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

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