Barack OBAMA, 44th President of the United States
descendant of Johann Pieter STRAUB, 1733 immigrant to Philadelphia, PA
"We are and always will be the United States of America." (4 Nov 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, IL)
Rudolph CUPP
Catharine HOOVER
Husband:  Rudolph CUPP
Birth:  Sep 1829, PA
Death:  1902, presumably in Dixon, Lee Co., IL
Occupation:  laborer, carpenter
Military Service:  Civil War:  Pvt., Co. K, 5th Rgmt. Heavy Artillery (204th Pennsylvania Volunteers)
Father:  born in VA
Mother:  born in PA
Marriage:  1852/3, PA
Wife:  Catharine HOOVER
Birth:  Mar 1836, PA
Death:  1913
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Jacob B. HOOVER
Mother:  Eve MILLER
Children — born in Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., PA:
1.  Urias Samuel CUPP, b. 1853/4; m. Sarah HITEMAN
2.  John Henry CUPP, b. 18 Feb 1855 
3.  Charles E. CUPP, b. 8 Feb 1858
— adopted son, born in IL:
4.  George CUPP, b. 1869/70
Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Sources:

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, 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.

5a.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1870 (Broderbund CD-319):  not found, but there are no PA records or Lee Co., IL, records on the CD.

5b.  AIS (Accelerated Index System) 1870 Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):  not found, but there are no Somerset Co., PA, or Lee Co., IL, records in the database.

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).
2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26
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).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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 3 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).

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