1. COL. WILLIAM P.² STOOPS (STORY¹)¹ was born ca. 1765 in Sinking Valley, [Huntington (now Blair) County], PA, and died 10 May 1825 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. He married (1) MARY ANN BROWN ca. 1785 in Huntington, Pennsylvania, daughter of MOSES BROWN. She was born ca. 1765, and died 04 Sep 1807 in Venango Twp., Butler County, Pennsylvania. He married (2) UNKNOWN Aft. 1807. He married (3) SARAH WARREN² 05 Feb 1818 in Nicholas County, Kentucky³. She was born 1788 in Maryland.

COL. WILLIAM P. STOOPS:

Burial: May 1825, Shoemaker, Nicholas, Kentucky
Census 1: 1810, Venango County, French Creek Twp., PA⁴
Census 2: 1790, Huntingdon CO., Pennsylvania ⁵
Census 3: 1800, Venango County, Irwin Twp., PA⁶
Census 4: 1820, Nicholas County, Kentucky⁷

Children: 19 children⁸

Migration: Btn. 1812 - 1815, From Pennsylvania to Nicholas County, Kentucky 1^9,10
Moved 1: ca. 1798, Moved from Sinking Valley to near Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Moved 2: Aft. 1803, Moved from Venango County, Pennsylvania to Nicholas County, Kentucky¹¹
Occupation: Shoemaker¹²

1. WILLIAM STOOPS and MARY BROWN: Marriage: ca. 1785, Huntington, Pennsylvania

2. WILLIAM STOOPS and UNKNOWN: Marriage: Aft. 1807

3. WILLIAM STOOPS and SARAH WARREN: Marriage: 05 Feb 1818, Nicholas County, Kentucky¹⁴

SARAH WARREN: 
Census: 1860, Nicholas County, Kentucky¹³

Children of WILLIAM STOOPS and MARY BROWN are:

i. SARAH³ STOOPS, b. 18 Jan 1786, PA or  Maryland

2. ii. JOHN STOOPS, b. 21 Sep 1787, Westmoreland County, PA; d. 1855.

3. iii. MOSES BROWN STOOPS, b. 18 Feb 1789, Sinking Valley, Huntington County, Pennsylvania; d. 1845, Perry Twp., Clay County, Indiana.

4. iv. PHILIP STOOPS II, b. 15 Mar 1791, Prob Sinking Valley, Blair County, PA; d. 21 Jul 1880, Washington Twp, Butler County, PA.

5. v. ELIZABETH STOOPS, b. 13 May 1792, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

vi. MICHAEL STOOPS, b. 07 Oct 1793, Sinking Valley, Huntingdon, PA; d. 04 Jul 1874, Ipava, Pleasant Twp., Fulton, IL; m. (1) ELEANOR VANSICKLE, 28 Apr 1814, Hamilton County, OH; m. (2) SUSANNAH GORE, 27 Jun 1844.

MICHAEL STOOPS: Burial: Stoops Cemetery
Moved: 1835, from PA to Pleasant Twp., Fulton County, IL

MICHAEL STOOPS and ELEANOR VANSICKLE: Marriage: 28 Apr 1814, Hamilton County, OH

MICHAEL STOOPS and SUSANNAH GORE: Marriage: 27 Jun 1844

vii. WILLIAM STOOPS,JR., b. 20 Feb 1794, Westmoreland County, PA; d. Ripley County, IN; m. (1) ZERRELDA (MAIDEN NAME UNK) GRAY; m. (2) SUSAN MYERS, 01 Jan 1816, Nicholas County, Kentucky^15,16; b. ca. 1796; d. ca. 1817.

WILLIAM STOOPS,JR.:
Census: 1830, Nicholas County, Kentucky¹⁷
WILLIAM STOOPS and SUSAN MYERS: 
Marriage: 01 Jan 1816, Nicholas County, Kentucky^18,19

6. viii. MARY 'POLLY' STOOPS, b. ca. 1795, Pennsylvania.

7. ix. JAMES D. STOOPS, b. 05 Jan 1797, Venango County, Pennsylvania; d. 25 May 1880.

x. SAMUEL STOOPS, b. 20 Sep 1799.

xi. ROBERT STOOPS, b. 11 Aug 1800, PA.

8. xii. NANCY AGNESS STOOPS, b. 16 Dec 1803, Venango County, PA; d. 22 Mar 1863, Bourbon, Marshall County, Indiana.

9. xiii. JUDITH ANN STOOPS, b. 07 Jul 1805, Venango County, PA Or Nicholas County, KY; d. 02 Oct 1882, Brown County, Il.

Children of WILLIAM STOOPS and UNKNOWN are:

10. xiv. HUGH³ STOOPS, b. 06 Jan 1812, Venango County, PA; d. 06 Nov 1878, Texas County, MO.

xv. ANNA STOOPS, b. ca. 1813, Venango County, PA Or Nicholas County, Kentucky.

xvi. MARGARET STOOPS, b. 1815, Nicholas County, Kentucky; m. GEORGE MEYERS, 22 Apr 1842, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

GEORGE MEYERS and MARGARET STOOPS: 
Marriage: 22 Apr 1842, Nicholas County, Kentucky

xvii. ALICE (ALICIA) STOOPS, b. ca. 1815, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

xviii. SERALDA STOOPS, b. ca. 1817, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

Children of WILLIAM STOOPS and SARAH WARREN are:

xix. MARIA (MARIE)³ STOOPS, b. 1820, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

xx. HESTER STOOPS, b. ca. 1825, Nicholas County, Kentucky; m. JAMES DELAP, 15 Apr 1850, Ripley County, Indiana²⁰; b. ca. 1830.

JAMES DELAP:
Census: 1860, Ripley County, Indiana²¹

JAMES DELAP and HESTER STOOPS:  
Marriage: 15 Apr 1850, Ripley County, Indiana²²

 

2. JOHN³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 21 Sep 1787 in Westmoreland County, PA, and died 1855. He married (1) ROSANNA KEPHART in Nicholas County, Kentucky. She was born ca. 1801 in Maryland. He married (2) NANCY JAMES. She was born in Pennsylvania.

ROSANNA KEPHART:

Census 1: 1860, Warren, Marion Co., Indiana PO:Lawrence²³
Census 2: 1850, Warren , Marrion Co., Indiana²⁴

JOHN STOOPS and ROSANNA KEPHART: 
Marriage: Nicholas County, Kentucky

Children of JOHN STOOPS and ROSANNA KEPHART are:

i. JOSEPH⁴ STOOPS, b. ca. 1828, Kentucky.

ii. MARY A. 'POLLY' STOOPS, b. ca. 1830, Kentucky; m. NATHAN DAVIS.

iii. SAMUEL STOOPS, b. ca. 1831, Kentucky.

11. iv. ANDREW STOOPS, b. ca. 1833, Kentucky.

v. ELLEN STOOPS, b. ca. 1834, Indiana; m. BENJAMIN SPRINGER.

vi. SARAH STOOPS, b. ca. 1836, Indiana; m. ANDREW VANSICKLE.

vii. FRANKLIN STOOPS, b. ca. 1837, Indiana.

viii. ROBERT STOOPS, b. ca. 1840, Indiana.

ix. DELILAH STOOPS, b. ca. 1841, Indiana; m. JOHN HANES.
    JOHN HANES: Residence: Hancock County, Indiana

x. MARTHA STOOPS, b. ca. 1843, Indiana; m. JEREMIAH COFFIN.

xi. JACOB STOOPS, b. ca. 1845, Indiana.

 

3. MOSES BROWN³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 18 Feb 1789 in Sinking Valley, Huntington County, Pennsylvania²⁵, and died 1845 in Perry Twp., Clay County, Indiana. He married REBECCA PORTER ca. 1811 in Pennsylvania.

MOSES BROWN STOOPS:

Census 1: 1820, Nicholas County, Kentucky²⁶
Census 2: 1810, Venango County, Pennsylvania²⁷

MOSES STOOPS and REBECCA PORTER: Marriage: ca. 1811, Pennsylvania

Children of MOSES STOOPS and REBECCA PORTER are:

12. i. ROBERT B.⁴ STOOPS, b. 29 Jan 1812, Venango County, Pennsylvania; 
      d. 02 Jan 1884.

13. ii. WILLIAM STOOPS, b. 1817, Clermont County, OH.

14. iii. GEORGE W. STOOPS, b. ca. 1821, Ohio.

15. iv. MOSES STOOPS, b. ca. 1823.

16. v. MICHAEL STOOPS, b. 1826.

 

4. PHILIP³ STOOPS II (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 15 Mar 1791 in Prob Sinking Valley, Blair County, PA, and died 21 0r 23 Jul 1880 in Washington Twp, Butler County, PA. He married ELIZABETH VANDERLIN ca. 1811 in PA. She was born 11 Sep 1795, and died 15 Jun 1860.
PHILIP STOOPS, II: Burial: Mt. Varnum Presbyterian Church, Washington Twp. Butler County PA

PHILIP STOOPS and ELIZABETH VANDERLIN: Marriage: ca. 1811, PA

Children of PHILIP STOOPS and ELIZABETH VANDERLIN are:

i. MARY⁴ STOOPS, b. 1812, Butler County, PA.

17. ii. JOHN STOOPS, b. 23 May 1815, Butler County, PA; d. Arcadia, Manistee, MI.

iii. KATHERINE STOOPS, b. 1817, Butler County, PA; d. 1904.

iv. SARAH STOOPS, b. 1819, Butler County, PA; d. 1899.

v. WILLIAM STOOPS, b. 08 Oct 1821, Mercer Township Butler County, PA; d. 1892.

18. vi. STEPHEN S. STOOPS, b. 1823, Butler County, PA; d. 1919.

vii. JAMES STOOPS, b. 1826, Butler County, PA; d. 1880.

viii. JOSIAH STOOPS, b. 1828, Butler County, PA; d. 1836.

ix. ELIZABETH STOOPS, b. 1831, Butler County, PA; d. 1910.

x. NANCY STOOPS, b. 1835, Butler County, PA; d. 1915.

xi. PHILIP STOOPS, b. 1837, Butler County, PA; d. 1917.

xii. HENRY VANDERLIN STOOPS, b. 1840, Butler County, PA; d. 1864.

 

5. ELIZABETH³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 13 May 1792 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. She married WILLIAM LYNN/LINN Btn. 1811 - 1812 in Pennsylvania. He was born 1773, and died Mar 1847 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.

ELIZABETH STOOPS: Burial: Her body was interred in Buckhorn Twp., Illiois, Linn Cemetery.

WILLIAM LYNN/LINN: Will: 11 Mar 1847, The will of William Lynn

Children of ELIZABETH STOOPS and WILLIAM LYNN/LINN are:

i. SARAH⁴ LYNN/LINN.

ii. MASSY LYNN/LINN.

iii. SUSANNA LYNN/LINN.

iv. ALEXANDER B. LYNN/LINN.

v. NANCY B. LYNN/LINN.

vi. MARTHA H. LYNN/LINN.

vii. ELMIRA LYNN/LINN.

viii. ROBERT S. LYNN/LINN.

ix. JAMES LYNN/LINN.

x. SAMUEL F. LYNN/LINN.

xi. MAHALA LYNN/LINN.

xii. BENJAMIN LEXINGTON LYNN/LINN.

 

6. MARY "POLLY"³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born ca. 1795 in Pennsylvania. She married (1) JOHN WOLFE SHANKLAND, son of DAVID SHANKLAND and SARAH WOLFE. He was born Jul 1801 in Sussex County, Delaware, and died 26 Dec 1860 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. She married (2) JOHN SHANKLAND 25 Feb 1818, son of JOHN SHANKLAND and SARAH HARNEY. He was born 1789 in Delaware.

MARY 'POLLY' STOOPS:

Date born 2: 26 Mar 1802, Venango County, PA

JOHN SHANKLAND:

Name 2: John Shankland, Jr.

Date born 2: ca. 1789, Sussex County, Delaware

JOHN SHANKLAND and MARY STOOPS: 
Marriage 1: 25 Feb 1818
Marriage 2: 25 Feb 1818, Nicholas County, Kentucky

Children of MARY STOOPS and JOHN SHANKLAND are:

i. MARTHA ANN BROWN⁴ SHANKLAND, b. 1823; d. 1844.

ii. AMERDELLA IRENE SHANKLAND, b. 1824; d. 1829.

iii. LEWEDY ARTIMISA SHANKLAND, b. 1825; d. 1840.

19. iv. DAVID HENRY SHANKLAND, b. 1828; d. 1859.

v. KENDALL THOMPSON SHANKLAND, b. 1829, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1887; m. MARIANNE PARRISH, 10 Feb 1857, Nicholas County, Kentucky; b. 1836, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

vi. BENJAMIN F. SHANKLAND, b. 1832; d. 1852.

20. vii. EDWARD W. SHANKLAND, b. 1834, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 1912, Carlisle, Nicholas Co., Kentucky.

Child of MARY STOOPS and JOHN SHANKLAND is:

viii. ELIZABETH 'BETSY' P.⁴ SHANKLAND, b. ca. 1819, Kentucky; d. 1907, Custer Co., Nebraska; m. JESSE HUSTON SHANKLAND; b. 1816, Kentucky; d. 1862, Boone County, Indiana.

 

7. JAMES D.³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 05 Jan 1797 in Venango County, Pennsylvania^28,29, and died 25 May 1880. He married (1) MARY "POLLY" SHANKLAND 09 Aug 1814 in Nicholas County, Kentucky^30,31,32, daughter of JOHN SHANKLAND and SARAH HARNEY. She was born 15 May 1791 in Sussex County, Delaware, and died 09 Nov 1863. He married (2) EMILY SHUTTS 17 Aug 1864 in Dearborn County, Indiana³³.

JAMES D. STOOPS:

Date born 2: 05 Jan 1798, Pennsylvania³⁴
Census 1: 1850, Indiana, Ripley County Washington Twp.³⁵
Census 2: 1820, Nicholas County, Kentucky³⁶
Census 3: 1830, Nicholas County, Kentucky³⁷
Census 4: 1840, Nicholas County, Kentucky³⁸
Census 5: 1870, Indiana, Ripley County Washington Twp.³⁹

Emigration 1: ca. 1818, Emigration: Preble County, Ohio; later back to Kentucky.⁴⁰
Emigration 2: 1848, From Kentucky to Ripley County, Indiana.⁴⁰
Estate: Is said to have bought the Bible of his father William at settlement of estate.
Individual Note: 1870, Was still living at the time of the 1870 census enumeration.
Occupation: Methodist Minister⁴⁰

JAMES STOOPS and MARY SHANKLAND: Marriage: 09 Aug 1814, Nicholas County, Kentucky^40,41,42

JAMES STOOPS and EMILY SHUTTS: Marriage: 17 Aug 1864, Dearborn County, Indiana⁴³

Children of JAMES STOOPS and MARY SHANKLAND are:

i. ANNA⁴ STOOPS, b. ca. 1815, Kentucky; m. UNKNOWN GA.

21. ii. ELIZA STOOPS, b. 1817, Kentucky; d. ca. 1866, Indiana.

22. iii. JOHN S. STOOPS, b. 1818, Kentucky.

iv. SAREPTA A. STOOPS, b. 1825, Kentucky; m. WILLIAM GAULT, 30 Jan 1857,  Ripley County, Indiana⁴⁴; b. ca. 1825.

23. v. WILLIAM STOOPS, b. 1828, Kentucky.

vi. ELIZABETH STOOPS, b. 1829, Kentucky.

vii. FLETCHER STOOPS, b. 1832, Kentucky.

 

8. NANCY AGNESS³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 16 Dec 1803 in Venango County, PA, and died 22 Mar 1863 in Bourbon, Marshall County, Indiana. She married TIMOTHY LYNN/LINN 18 Sep 1823 in Nicholas County, Kentucky⁴⁵. He was born 24 Oct 1784, and died 22 Mar 1863 in Bourbon, Marshall County, Indiana.

TIMOTHY LYNN/LINN and NANCY STOOPS: Marriage: 18 Sep 1823, Nicholas County, Kentucky⁴⁵

Children of NANCY STOOPS and TIMOTHY LYNN/LINN are:

i. MELISSA DEAN⁴ LYNN/LINN.

ii. POLLY MCCANN LYNN/LINN.

 

9. JUDITH ANN³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 07 Jul 1805 in Venango County, PA Or Nicholas County, KY, and died 02 Oct 1882 in Brown County, Il. She married ANDREW GIBB SHANKLAND 29 Dec 1825 in Ohio County, Kentucky⁴⁵, son of JOHN SHANKLAND and SARAH HARNEY. He was born 26 Jun 1805 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.

ANDREW SHANKLAND and JUDITH STOOPS: Marriage: 29 Dec 1825, Ohio County, Kentucky⁴⁵

Children of JUDITH STOOPS and ANDREW SHANKLAND are:

i. NANCY BROWN⁴ SHANKLAND, b. 05 Jan 1827, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 24 Feb 1908; m. JAMES E. MEYERS, 18 Nov 1844, Nicholas County, Kentucky; b. 05 Sep 1827, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 17 Mar 1890.

ii. EMERINE SHANKLAND, b. 12 Sep 1828, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 13 Aug 1877; m. JAMES WILLIAM PLEW; b. 08 Jan 1833, Nicholas County, Kentucky.
EMERINE SHANKLAND: Burial: Buckhorn Cemetery; Brown County, Illinois

iii. SAMUEL THOMPSON SHANKLAND, b. 01 Sep 1830, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 1908; m. MARTHA ANN MATTINGLY; b. 19 Jul 1832, Lebanon, Kentucky.

24. iv. SARAH JANE SHANKLAND, b. 19 Apr 1832, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 28 May 1912, Brown County; Illinois.

v. WILLIAM HENRY SHANKLAND, b. 08 Mar 1834, Frankfort, Kentucky; d. 08 Jun 1906; m. NANCY CATHERINE LINN, Brown County, Illinois; b. 28 May 1839, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois; d. 08 Jul 1916.
WILLIAM HENRY SHANKLAND: Burial: His body was interred in Estacada, OR. Wade Cemetery.
Children: Nancy Catherine And William Henry Shankland were the parents of six children.
NANCY CATHERINE LINN: Burial: Her body was interred in Estacada, Or. Wade Cemetery.

vi. MARGARET ANN SHANKLAND, b. 31 Jan 1836; d. 04 Apr 1837.

vii. JAMES MARION SHANKLAND, b. 27 Nov 1837, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. Jun 1901; m. (1) SARAH ISHMAEL; b. 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky; m. (2) LYDIA ELIZABETH GRIFFIN; b. 06 Aug 1858, Cass County, Illinois.

viii. ELIZABETH MARY SHANKLAND, b. 22 Dec 1839, Nicholas County, Kentucky; d. 05 Apr 1922; m. PHILIP BRIGGS, 17 Apr 1856; b. 15 Apr 1836, Buckhorn, Brown County, Illinois.

ix. DAUGHTER SHANKLAND, b. 09 Apr 1842.

x. BENJAMIN HARDY SHANKLAND, b. 23 Nov 1843, Nicholas County, Kentucky; m. (1) ELIZABETH ATTERBURY; b. 04 Feb 1872, Atterbury Station, Illinois; d. 17 Jan 1951; m. (2) HENRIETTA M. BRIGGS, 03 Apr 1862; b. 04 Jan 1841, Brown County, Illinois; m. (3) ELIZABETH PEAK, 02 Feb 1876; b. 19 Nov 1835, Menard County, Illinois.
ELIZABETH ATTERBURY: Burial: Buckhorn Cemetery, Brown County, Illinois

xi. DAVID WORTH SHANKLAND, b. 14 Dec 1847, Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky; m. (1) KATHERINE MEANS, 04 May 1873; b. 1856, Hersman, Brown County, Illinois; m. (2) EMMA CRABB STOOPS, 07 Nov 1886; b. 08 Jul 1860, Timewell, Illinois.

 

10. HUGH³ STOOPS (WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 06 Jan 1812 in Venango County, PA, and died 06 Nov 1878 in Texas County, MO. He married ELIZABETH CARR 15 Aug 1833 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born 1815 in Hamilton County, OH, and died 19 Nov 1894.

HUGH STOOPS:Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Summersville, MO

ELIZABETH CARR:Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Summersville, MO

Children of HUGH STOOPS and ELIZABETH CARR are:

i. HUGH⁴ STOOPS, b. ca. 1843.

ii. ANDREW STOOPS, b. ca. 1849; m. ARSANAH; b. 1848.

iii. JEFFERSON T., b. ca. 1855.

iv. BARNABUS, b. ca. 1857.

v. ELIZABETH A. STOOPS, b. ca. 1858.

vi. MARY A. STOOPS, b. ca. 1862.

 

11. ANDREW⁴ STOOPS (JOHN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born ca. 1833 in Kentucky. He married ELIZA J.. She was born ca. 1837 in Indiana.

Child of ANDREW STOOPS and ELIZA J. is:

i. UNKNOWN⁵ STOOPS, b. Apr 1860, Indiana.

 

12. ROBERT B.⁴ STOOPS (MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 29 Jan 1812 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and died 02 Jan 1884. He married SARAH LAYCOCK 01 Sep 1833 in Ohio Twp. Clermont County, Ohio⁴⁶. She was born 22 Dec 1813 in Ohio Twp. Clermont County, Ohio, and died 17 Mar 1884.

ROBERT B. STOOPS: Burial: Conway Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana
Occupation: Ran A Boat On The Ohio River.⁴⁷

Children of ROBERT STOOPS and SARAH LAYCOCK are:

25. i. RUBEN LAYCOCK⁵ STOOPS, b. 16 Jan 1835, Clermont County,OH; d. 1907.

ii. DEBORAH STOOPS, b. 31 Dec 1838, Indiana; d. 24 Jun 1877, Indiana; m. WILLIAM FERGUSON, 28 Nov 1855.
DEBORAH STOOPS: Burial: Cade Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana

iii. EMILY STOOPS, b. 18 Feb 1840.

iv. JASPER STOOPS, b. 12 Oct 1843.
Date born 2: 12 Oct 1843, Perry Twp., Clay County, Indiana

v. WILLIAM PERRY STOOPS, b. 1847, Indiana.

vi. ISAAC DENMAN STOOPS, b. 1851, Perry Twp., Clay County, Indiana.

26. vii. ROBERT NELSON STOOPS, b. 03 Mar 1854, Perry Twp., Clay County, Indiana; d. 23 May 1906.

 

13. WILLIAM⁴ STOOPS (MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1817 in Clermont County, OH. He married MARY ANN LAYCOCK 13 Jul 1837 in Clermont County, Ohio. She was born 1819 in Clermont County, OH.

Children of WILLIAM STOOPS and MARY LAYCOCK are:

27. i. FRANCIS MARION⁵ STOOPS, b. 1838, Ohio.

ii. MARIAH JANE STOOPS, b. 12 Oct 1844, Clay County, Indiana; m. SOLOMON TUCKER.

iii. WILLIAM NEWTON STOOPS, b. 1847, Clay County, Indiana.

 

14. GEORGE W.⁴ STOOPS (MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born ca. 1821 in Ohio. He married SARAH JANE CLARK.

Children of GEORGE STOOPS and SARAH CLARK are:

i. MARY T.⁵ STOOPS, b. 1864, Clay County, Indiana.

ii. ROBERT M. F. STOOPS, b. 1869, Clay County, Indiana.

 

15. MOSES⁴ STOOPS (MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born ca. 1823. He married RACHEL LAYCOCK. She was born 1821.

Child of MOSES STOOPS and RACHEL LAYCOCK is:

i. TABITHA⁵ STOOPS, b. 1842, Clermont County, OH.

 

16. MICHAEL⁴ STOOPS (MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1826. He married ELIZA ANN BARCLAY.

Children of MICHAEL STOOPS and ELIZA BARCLAY are:

i. WILLIAM WESLEY⁵ STOOPS, b. 18 Feb 1861, Clay County, Indiana.

ii. NANCY ELIZABETH STOOPS, b. 1863, Clay County, Indiana.

28. iii. HOWARD J. STOOPS, b. 17 Oct 1871, Clay County, Indiana; d. 15 Mar 1969, 47879 Shelburn, Sullivan, Indiana.

 

17. JOHN⁴ STOOPS (PHILIP³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 23 May 1815 in Butler County, PA, and died in Arcadia, Manistee, MI. He married MARGARET HOFFMAN. She was born 1817, and died 1903 in Arcadia, Manistee, MI.

Children of JOHN STOOPS and MARGARET HOFFMAN are:

i. WILLIAM⁵ STOOPS.

ii. ELIZABETH STOOPS.

 

18. STEPHEN S.⁴ STOOPS (PHILIP³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1823 in Butler County, PA, and died 1919. He married (1) JANE B. POST. He married (2) ANNA MARIE HILLIARD.

Child of STEPHEN STOOPS and JANE POST is:

29. i. JACOB S.⁵ STOOPS, b. ca. 1845; d. 1906.

 

19. DAVID HENRY⁴ SHANKLAND (MARY 'POLLY'³ STOOPS, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1828, and died 1859. He married ELIZABETH SARAH MYERS 30 Sep 1852 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. She was born ca. 1834 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.

Children of DAVID SHANKLAND and ELIZABETH MYERS are:

i. WILLIAM EDWARD WITT⁵ SHANKLAND, b. 1854, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

ii. FRANKLIN WALLACE SHANKLAND, b. 1856, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

iii. MARY KATHERINE SHANKLAND, b. 1859, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

 

20. EDWARD W.⁴ SHANKLAND (MARY 'POLLY'³ STOOPS, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1834 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died 1912 in Carlisle, Nicholas Co., Kentucky. He married (1) GEORGE ANN CANNON 1856 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. She was born 1836 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. He married (2) CELIA ENGLISH 1878 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. She was born 1847 in Kentucky.

Children of EDWARD SHANKLAND and GEORGE ANN CANNON are:

i. CHARLES W.⁵ SHANKLAND, b. ca. 1857, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

ii. CLINTON THOMAS SHANKLAND, b. ca. 1863, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

iii. JAMES SHANKLAND, b. ca. 1865, Nicholas County, Kentucky.

 

21. ELIZA⁴ STOOPS (JAMES D.³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1817 in Kentucky, and died ca. 1866 in Indiana. She married JESSE M. ALEXANDER  19 Sep 1837 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, son of ALEXANDER and WIFE. He was born ca. 1811 in Kentucky, and died 13 Sep 1866 in Ripley County, Indiana.

ELIZA STOOPS:

Census 1: 1840, Nicholas County, Kentucky⁴⁹
Census 2: 1850, Ripley County, Indiana⁵⁰
Census 3: 1860, Ripley County, Indiana⁵¹

JESSE M. ALEXANDER:

Census 1: 1830, Nicholas County, Kentucky⁵²
Census 2: 1840, Nicholas County, Kentucky⁵³
Census 3: 1850, Ripley County, Indiana⁵⁴
Census 4: 1860, Ripley County, Indiana⁵⁵
Property: 1846, Kentucky Land Grants⁵⁶

JESSE ALEXANDER and ELIZA STOOPS: Marriage: 19 Sep 1837 Nicholas County, Kentucky

Children of ELIZA STOOPS and JESSE ALEXANDER are:

30. i. FRANCIS C. ALEXANDER, b. ca. 1839, Kentucky; d. ca. 1866, Ripley County, Indiana.

 ii. EDWIN H. ALEXANDER, b. 1841, Kentucky; d. ca. 1866, Ripley County, Indiana.

31. iii. JAMES L. ALEXANDER, b. 01 Jan 1837, Kentucky; d. 04 Nov 1872, Ripley County, Indiana.

iv. MARION K. ALEXANDER, b. 1847, Kentucky; d. ca. 1866, Ripley County, Indiana.

v. ASHER ALEXANDER, b. 1850, Indiana; d. ca. 1866, Ripley County, Indiana.
 Name 2: Ashban Alexander

vi.  SON ALEXANDER, B. ca. 1852, d. ca. 1860, Ripley County, Indiana.

32. vii. WILLIAM ELLIOT ALEXANDER, b. 11 Sep 1857, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana; d. 05 Feb 1905, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, aged 47 years, 4 months, 25 days..

 

22. JOHN S.⁴ STOOPS (JAMES D.³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1818 in Kentucky. He married LUCRETIA. She was born 1826 in Kentucky.

JOHN S. STOOPS:

Census 1: 1850, Ripley County, Indiana⁵⁹
Census 2: 1860, Ripley County, Indiana⁶⁰

LUCRETIA:

Census: 1850, Ripley County, Indiana⁶¹

Children of JOHN STOOPS and LUCRETIA are:

i. THOMAS F.⁵ STOOPS, b. 1848, Kentucky.

ii. ANNA STOOPS, b. 1850.

iii. LOUISA STOOPS, b. 1852.

 

23. WILLIAM⁴ STOOPS (JAMES D.³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1828 in Kentucky. He married DRUCILLA. She was born in Kentucky.

WILLIAM STOOPS:

Census: 1850, Indiana, Ripley County⁶²

DRUCILLA:

Census: 1850, Washington Twp., Ripley Co., Indiana⁶²

Child of WILLIAM STOOPS and DRUCILLA is:

i. HENRIETTA F.⁵ STOOPS, b. May 1849, Ky.

 

24. SARAH JANE⁴ SHANKLAND (JUDITH ANN³ STOOPS, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 19 Apr 1832 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died 28 May 1912 in Brown County; Illinois. She married WILLIAM BOWEN 11 Nov 1852 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. He was born 02 Dec 1827 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died 02 Jan 1899⁶³.

SARAH JANE SHANKLAND: Burial: Buckhorn Cemetery; Brown County, Illinois
WILLIAM BOWEN: Burial: Buckhorn Cemetery; Brown County, Illinois⁶³

Children of SARAH SHANKLAND and WILLIAM BOWEN are:

i. ALEXANDER⁵ BOWEN⁶³.

ii. IRA BOWEN, b. 1858⁶³.

iii. AMY ALTA BOWEN, b. 17 May 1866, Brown County, Illinois⁶³; d. 31 Oct 1951, Peoria County, Illinois; m. JAMES ARNOLD MULLEN, 31 Oct 1886, Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois; b. 1862, Schuyler County, Illinois; d. 1940, Chillicothe, Illinois.

iv. ELMORE S. BOWEN, b. ca. 1869⁶³.

 

25. RUBEN LAYCOCK⁵ STOOPS (ROBERT B.⁴, MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 16 Jan 1835 in Clermont County,OH, and died 1907. He married REBECCA BARCLAY. She was born 1835, and died 1897.

RUBEN LAYCOCK STOOPS:Burial: 1907, Zenor Cem. Prairie City, Clay County, Indiana

Children of RUBEN STOOPS and REBECCA BARCLAY are:

i. SARAH PRISCILLA⁶ STOOPS, b. 1861, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

ii. ELLEN STOOPS, b. 1862, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.

iii. MARY S. STOOPS, b. 1864, Clay County, Indiana.

 

26. ROBERT NELSON⁵ STOOPS (ROBERT B.⁴, MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 03 Mar 1854 in Perry Twp., Clay County, Indiana, and died 23 May 1906. He married (1) ANN WOODS 20 Jan 1876. He married (2) MARY ANN BEADLE 04 Jun 1885. She was born 22 Sep 1866.

ROBERT STOOPS and ANN WOODS:Marriage: 20 Jan 1876
ROBERT STOOPS and MARY BEADLE:Marriage: 04 Jun 1885

Children of ROBERT STOOPS and ANN WOODS are:

i. MELVIN L.⁶ STOOPS, b. 25 Oct 1876; Adopted child.

ii. RUBY STOOPS, b. 26 Jan 1883; Adopted child.

iii. EFFIE STOOPS, b. 14 Jun 1880; Adopted child.

Children of ROBERT STOOPS and MARY BEADLE are:

iv. NORA ETHEL⁶ STOOPS, b. 23 Jun 1886; d. 14 Jan 1944; m. HARRY NICKELSON, 26 Oct 1908; d. 21 Jun 1958.

v. ROBERT BENJAMIN STOOPS, b. 06 Jul 1888; d. 14 Jan 1944; m. VINA PARR, 26 Aug 1911; b. 09 Mar 1887.

vi. OLIVER NELSON STOOPS, b. 10 May 1890; d. 25 Dec 1890.

vii. SARAH SAMANTHA STOOPS, b. 06 Mar 1892; d. 21 May 1961; m. (1) JAMES THOMPSON; m. (2) JOE MCCULLOUGH; m. (3) CLEM LEMAY.

viii. REBECCA EMMA STOOPS, b. 26 Jan 1895; d. 10 Jan 1951; m. LESLIE HARTFORD GOODMAN.

ix. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANT STOOPS, b. 08 May 1897; d. 10 Nov 1959.

x. JASPER PERRY STOOPS, b. 29 Mar 1900; d. 23 Jan 1965, South Bend, Indiana; m. JESSIE TRIBLE; b. 16 Nov 1904.
JASPER PERRY STOOPS: Burial: St. Joseph Valley Memorial Pk, Mishawaka, Indiana

xi. MATILDA ROSE STOOPS, b. 22 Aug 1902; d. 01 Jul 1991.

 

27. FRANCIS MARION⁵ STOOPS (WILLIAM⁴, MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 1838 in Ohio. He married NANCY LOUDERMILK.

Child of FRANCIS STOOPS and NANCY LOUDERMILK is:

i. JOHN E. N.⁶ STOOPS, b. 07 May 1869, Clay County, Indiana.

 

28. HOWARD J.⁵ STOOPS (MICHAEL⁴, MOSES BROWN³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 17 Oct 1871 in Clay County, Indiana⁶⁴, and died 15 Mar 1969 in 47879 Shelburn, Sullivan, Indiana. He married ELLEN MORSE.

Children of HOWARD STOOPS and ELLEN MORSE are:

i. HAROLD VANE⁶ STOOPS, b. 07 Feb 1901; m. HELEN PATTEN.

ii. ORAL WAYNE STOOPS, b. 17 Nov 1902, Clay County, Indiana.

iii. WILLIAM WOODROW STOOPS, b. 03 Sep 1915, Clay County, Indiana.

iv. LOIS MARIE STOOPS, b. 14 Jul 1922.

 

29. JACOB S.⁵ STOOPS (STEPHEN S.⁴, PHILIP³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born ca. 1845, and died 1906. He married ALICE JANE CAMPBELL.

Child of JACOB STOOPS and ALICE CAMPBELL is:

i. KATHRYN E.⁶ STOOPS⁶⁵, b. 08 Oct 1868, Ohio; d. 14 Jan 1943, San Bernardino, County, California; m. (1) NICHOLAS BARTHELEMY; m. (2) JOHN VINSONHALER, 1885.

 

30. FRANCIS C. ALEXANDER

31. JAMES L.⁵ ALEXANDER (ELIZA⁴ STOOPS, JAMES D.³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 01 Jan 1837 in Kentucky⁷², and died 04 Nov 1872 in Ripley County, Indiana⁷³. He married REBECCA JACKSON 10 Oct 1866 in Ripley County, Indiana⁷⁴, daughter of SAMUEL JACKSON and POLLY JACKSON. She was born 11 May 1845 in Johnson Twp, Ripley County, Indiana, and died 04 Jan 1896 in Howard County, Indiana.

JAMES L. ALEXANDER: Burial: Aft. 04 Nov 1872, Cliff Hill Cemetery, Ripley County, Indiana⁷⁶ 
Aged: 04 Nov 1872, 35y10m3d⁷⁵

Census 1: 1860⁷⁷
Census 2: 1870, Indiana Ripley County, Johnson Twp, Versailles⁷⁸

Enlisted 1: 24 May 1864, As a Private.⁷⁹
Mustered into "B" Co. IN 134th Infantry⁸⁰
Mustered Out: 02 Sep 1864, At Indianapolis, Indiana⁸⁰
Occupation: 1870, Farmer

REBECCA JACKSON: Burial: Jan 1896, Newlight Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana

Census: 1880, Howard County, Indiana⁸¹

JAMES ALEXANDER and REBECCA JACKSON: Marriage: 10 Oct 1866, Ripley County, Indiana⁸²

Children of JAMES ALEXANDER and REBECCA JACKSON are:

i. ELIZABETH⁶ ALEXANDER, b. ca. 1868, Indiana.

ii. ANNIE ALEXANDER, b. ca. 1869, Indiana.

iii. EDWARD FRANCIS ALEXANDER, b. 25 Dec 1870, Correct, Ripley County, Indiana; d. 20 Jan 1951, Ervin Twp., Howard County, Indiana; m. BELLE MITCHELL, 14 Sep 1897, Howard County, Indiana; b. 17 Feb 1873, Ervin Twp., Howard County, Indiana.
EDWARD FRANCIS ALEXANDER: Burial: Galveston, Cass County, Indiana

Census 1: 1900, Ervin Twp., Howard County, Indiana⁸⁴
Census 2: 1910, Ervin Twp., Howard County, Indiana⁸³
Census 3: 1920, Ervin Twp., Howard County, Indiana⁸⁵
Census 4: 1930, Ervin Twp., Howard County, Indiana⁸⁶

 

32. WILLIAM ELLIOT⁵ ALEXANDER (ELIZA⁴ STOOPS, JAMES D.³, WILLIAM P.², STORY¹) was born 11 Sep 1857 in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana⁸⁷, and died 05 Feb 1905 in North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, aged 47 years, 4 months, 25 days.⁸⁸. He married ELIZA ANN "LIDA" JOHNSON 02 May 1880 in Jennings County, Indiana⁸⁹, daughter of NELSON JOHNSON and SARAH VAN KIRK. She was born 02 Dec 1860 in Osgood, Madison County, Indiana, and died 15 May 1934 in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, aged 73 years, 5 months, 13 days.

WILLIAM ELLIOT ALEXANDER:Burial: Feb 1905, North Vernon, Indiana
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Census 1: 1860, Ripley County, Indiana⁹⁰
Census 2: 1870, Ripley County, Johnson Twp., Versailles⁹¹
Census 3: 1880, Ripley County, Washington Twp., Indiana⁹²
Census 4: 1900, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana⁹³
Residence 1: 07 Feb 1900, Sold his farm,⁹⁴

ELIZA ANN "LIDA" JOHNSON: Burial: May 1934, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana

Census 1: 1860, Ripley County, Indiana⁹⁵
Census 2: 1870, Ripley County, Indiana⁹⁶
Census 3: 1880, Ripley County, Indiana⁹⁷
Census 4: 1900, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana⁹⁸
Census 5: 1910, Johnson County, Franklin City, Franklin Twp., Indiana⁹⁹
Census 6: 1920, Johnson County, Indiana¹⁰⁰
Census 7: 1930, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana¹⁰¹

WILLIAM ALEXANDER and ELIZA JOHNSON: Marriage: 02 May 1880, Jennings County, Indiana¹⁰²

Children of WILLIAM ALEXANDER and ELIZA JOHNSON are:

i. CARL⁶ ALEXANDER, b. 12 Apr 1881, Delaware, Ripley County, Indiana¹⁰³; d. 22 Nov 1951, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, aged 70 years, 7 months, 10 days.¹⁰⁴; m. ABBIEGAIL LAVINA JONES¹⁰⁵, 01 Oct 1902, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana^106,107; b. 26 Sep 1880, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana¹⁰⁸; d. 12 May 1959, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, aged 78 years, 7 months, 16 days.¹⁰⁹.

CARL ALEXANDER:

Burial: Nov 1951, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana¹¹⁰
Cause of Death: Stroke
Census 1: 1900, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana¹¹¹
Census 2: 1910, Hamilton County, Ohio¹¹²
Census 3: 1920, Jennings County, Indiana (Family )¹¹³
Census 4: 1930, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana¹¹⁴
Draft Card: Btn. 1917 - 1918, Indiana, Jennings County¹¹⁵
Member of 1: Free Masons #59 NV, Indiana 
Masons, Royal Arch - Knights Templar
Occupation 1: Railroader
Occupation 2: 1910, Brakeman - Railroad
Occupation 3: 1920, Yard Master - Railroad
Occupation 4: 1930, Conductor-Steam RR
Residence 1: Btn. 1881 - 1909, Indiana
Residence 2: Btn. 1910 - 1912, Hamilton County, Ohio
Residence 3: Btn. 1912 - 1951, Indiana

ABBIEGAIL LAVINA JONES:

Burial: 18 May 1959, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Indiana¹¹⁶
Census 1: 1900, Decatur County, Indiana¹¹⁷
Census 2: 1920, Jennings County, Indiana¹¹⁸
Census 3: 1930, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana¹¹⁹
Member of: Eastern Star, NV Indiana

CARL ALEXANDER and ABBIEGAIL JONES: Marriage: 01 Oct 1902, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana^120,121
Marriage license: Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Anderson^122,123

ii. FRED ALEXANDER, b. 14 May 1884, Delaware, Ripley County, Indiana; d. 03 Mar 1950, 65 years, 9 months, 17 days; m. (1) MARY GAYNELL GLINDER¹²⁴, 16 Nov 1904, Madison County, Indiana^125,126; b. ca. 1888, Ohio; d. Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; m. (2) CLARA B., ca. 1929; b. ca. 1883, Ohio.

FRED ALEXANDER:

Census 1: 1900, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana¹²⁷
Census 2: 1910, 19-Wd Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio¹²⁸
Census 3: 1920, 807 State Avenue, Cincinnati, Ward 19, Hamilton Co., Ohio¹²⁹
Census 4: 1930, Norwood, Hamilton Co., Ohio¹³⁰
Occupation: 1920, Yard-master, Railroad¹³¹
Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio

MARY GAYNELL GLINDER:

Name 2: Mary "Gale" Glinder
Census 1: 1920, 807 State Avenue, Cincinnati, Ward 19, Hamilton Co., Ohio¹³¹
Census 2: 1910, 19-Wd Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio¹³²
Census 3: 1930, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Ada St. 401/150/219¹³³
Occupation: Hotel Gibson, Cincinnati,Hamilton Co., Ohio

FRED ALEXANDER and MARY GLINDER: Marriage: 16 Nov 1904, Madison County, Indiana^134,135

FRED ALEXANDER and CLARA B.: Marriage: ca. 1929

CLARA B.: 

Census: 1930, Norwood, Hamilton Co., Ohio¹³⁶

 

iii. EDNA ALEXANDER, b. 21 Jan 1888, Buttlerville, Jennings County, Indiana¹³⁷; d. Dec 1978, Plainfield, Hendricks, IN 46168¹³⁸; m. WILLIAM CRAFT, ca. 1905; b. ca. 1880; d. Bef. 1920.

EDNA ALEXANDER:

Census 1: 1900, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana¹³⁹
Census 2: 1910, Franklin City, Franklin Twp., Johnson County, Indiana¹⁴⁰
Census 3: 1920, Franklin Twp., Johnson County, Indiana¹⁴¹
Census 4: 1930, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana¹⁴²

WILLIAM CRAFT:

Residence: Anderson, Indiana

 

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