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Husband: Jacob S. Cupp Census name: Jacob C. Cupp Born: Jul- -1866 in Luray, Page Co, VA 1,2,3 Died: Sep-30-1929 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: heart attack while squirrel hunting on Maxwell Ridge 6 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 3,7,8 Father: Samuel J. Cupp (1832 - 1897) Mother: Amanda Jane Harshbarger (1832 - 1898)
Wife: Rebecca Ann Shrieves Census name: Rebecca Shreeves Married: Jan-12-1887 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Born: Dec-26-1867 9,1,2 (see note 1) Died: May-31-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,9,4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,5,11 Census: 1900 10 20 30 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1870 in Elk District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Earl F. Cupp Born: May- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,4,12 Died: 1936 4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1916 post office clerk 14 Occupation: 1910 bookkeeper at planing mill 7 Wife: Bertha McKinney b. May- 3-1894 d. Mar- -1982 Married: Jul-22-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Roy Cupp Born: Jun- 9-1890 15 Died: Jun-22-1890 15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 (see note 3)
M Child 3: Campbell Dye Cupp Born: Apr-26-1893 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,11,1,4 Died: Aug-10-1955 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: laborer for state roads 11 Occupation: 1910 clerk in novelty store 7 Never married: 11
F Child 4: Atha Cupp Born: Apr-26-1893 15 Died: Aug- 3-1893 15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 5: Harry T. Cupp Born: Aug-19-1895 15 Died: Jun-20-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 6: Nellie B. Cupp Born: 1900 4,7 Died: 1918 4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Paul Davis Cupp Born: Sep- 4-1903 20 Died: Jan- 3-1988 20,21 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 17 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,20 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 meatcutter at Dawson Grocery Store 23 Wife: Naomi Ruth Cox b. Mar-28-1911 d. Mar- 7-1993 Also known as: Ruth Cox 24,22,25 Married: Dec-26-1927 21
M Child 8: (Infant son) Cupp Born: Jul- 7-1905 15 Died: Jul- 8-1905 15 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 9: Mary Jane Cupp Born: May- 1-1908 27 (see note 4) Died: Nov-15-1964 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11,4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,19 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,28,13 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Birth record of son. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Obituary. (7) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=36137&Type=Death. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Obituary of father. (14) West Union Record, 5/4/1916. (15) Headstone. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Obituary of wife. (22) Newspaper wedding announcement of son. (23) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (24) Marriage record of son. (25) Obituary of sister. (26) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167. (27) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (28) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Doddridge County, but in death record as Lewis County. Note (2) Listed as ward Rebecca Shreeves, 12, attended school within the year, in the household of Franklin & Frances (Reynolds) Maxwell and their family. Note (3) On same marker as grandparents Samuel J. & Amanda J. Cupp. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is 1909. But census records conform to the May 1 1908 date on her death record.




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