HUSBAND..(full name ): LOOP, Christian BORN.....(date/place): about 23 JAN 1754 CHR......(date/place): MAR......(date/place): DIED.....(date/place): 23 SEP 1826 BUR......(date/place): Berkshire Twp Cemetery, Delaware, OH HUSBAND'S FATHER.....: Compiled by: HUSBAND'S MOTHER.....: Victor L. Bennison HUSBAND'S OTHER WIVES: 2 Georgetown Drive ---------------------------------------------------------- Amherst, NH 03031 WIFE.....(full name ): Maria Elisabeth BORN.....(date/place): CHR......(date/place): DIED.....(date/place): BUR......(date/place): WIFE'S FATHER........: WIFE'S MOTHER........: WIFE'S OTHER HUSBANDS: FILE: C1.FGSV ----+-------------------------+---------------+--------------------------------+ # / | CHILDREN | WHEN | WHERE OR TO WHOM | SEX | surname / given names | | town, county, state or country | ----+-------------------------+---------------+--------------------------------| 1. | ROUSH, John (adopted) |b. 13 MAY 1775 | calculated from tombstone | M | |m. | (1) ______, Elizabeth | | |m. | (2) ______, Abigail | | |d. 21 MAR 1834 | Berkshire Twp, Delaware, OH | ----+-------------------------+---------------+--------------------------------+ 2. | ROUSH, ______ (adopted) |b. | | M | |m. | had daughter Catherine | | |d. | | ----+-------------------------+---------------+--------------------------------+ 3. | ROUSH, Grace (adopted) |b. | | F | |m. | FELKEY, Jacob | | |d. | | ----+-------------------------+---------------+--------------------------------+ 4. | LOOP, George W. |b. about 1790 | ______, Westmoreland, PA | M | |m. | HARPER, ______ | | |m. 3 JUL 1822 | ______, Nancy Ann | | |d. 6 AUG 1868 | Darwin, Clark, IL | ----+-------------------------+---------------+--------------------------------+ NOTES: 1790 census of Northumberland County, PA: Christian Loop, one male over 16, two males under 16 and three females. IGI: John George Roush/Christina Mohr Freeburg, Northumberland, PA John George Roush 1773 Margaret 1774 Andrew 1775 George 1780 Philip 1783 John 1785 Martin 1787 John Michael 1789 Catherine 1791 Martin/Elizabeth Dietz Mount Pleasant twp., Westmoreland, PA Magdalena 1802 John Martin 1804 Susanna 1811 John Abraham 1814 John Roush, son of John Jacob Roush/Elizabeth (or Barbara?) Wittermyer, 1774, Freeburg, Northumberland, PA Elizabeth Rauch daugther of John Rauch/Elizabeth, b. 17 AUG 1800 Mount Pleasant twp., Westmoreland, PA Marilyn Loop: Christian's "daughter" Grace Felkey is listed in a deed as Grace Rouse Felkey. [Note: She was apparently born before George in 1790, because of the order in which Christian listed his children in his will, and back then middle names were not very much in vogue, so Rouse is probably her maiden name.] Commissioners Vault, Courthouse, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA: [info collected by Peggy Corbin] Tax Records of Augusta Township. 1790-1813. March, 1785 - John Lytle, assessor Lupp, Christian: house and lot, 1 cow, county levy 6 pence 16 MAR 1785, Walter Clark and John Lytle, assessors Loop, Christian: state levy 11 pence, county levy 6 pence 18 JUN 1791 Loop, Christian: state levy 3 pence 1793 Loop, Christian: state levy 2 shillings 1795 no Loop's Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. 19, p. 647: State tax, Northumberland county: 1786 10 pence 1787 11 pence (1 cow) Peggy (Roush) Corbin claims that the John Roush who was born to John Jacob Roush and Mary Elizabeth or Barbara Elizabeth Wittenmeyer in 1774 died at age 92 in Liverpool, Perry County, PA. If this is true, then he cannot be the John Rouse who was the "son" of Christian Loop of Delaware County, Ohio. 1820 Census, Sunbery Twp., Delaware County, Ohio, p. 113: 3 Males under 10 (John age 9, David age 4, Benjamin age 2) 1 Male 16 to 24 1 Male under 45 (George age 30) 1 Female 16 to 24 (Nancy age 18) next door is a Jacob Filkey. 1850 Census, 19th District, Edgar County, IL, p. 172-3 George Loop, age 60 born Westmoreland Co., PA Nancy age 48 born NY Mary A. age 19 born Delaware Co., Ohio Horatio age 16 born Delaware Co., Ohio Sarah J. age 14 born Delaware Co., Ohio Moses age 12 born Delaware Co., Ohio Henry age 9 born Delaware Co., Ohio Caleb age 5 born Delaware Co., Ohio Letter from Susan Pottenger White to Marilyn Loop: I did find a Will Abstract in GATEWAY TO THE WEST for Christian Loup of Berkshire Twp., Delaware Co., OH., dated 20 Sept. 1826; Recorded 6 Nov. 1826, as follows: Sons: George Loop and John Rouse; Daughter: Grace Filkey; Granddaughter: Catherine Rouse. Executors: John Rouse and George Loup. Signed: Christian Loup. Witnesses: Amos Utley & George Fisher. (P. 82) Will Book 1. I also checked Tax Lists and found: Delaware Co., OH 1810: Loop, Christian. Delaware Co., Oh. 1814: Loop, Christian. Letter from Lillian Hoover (descendant of David Loop, son of George Loop) to Marilyn Loop: George bought his sister Grace's land; then George and wife Nancy sold out 10 April 1852. 1826 Auditor's Tax List, Delaware County Ohio, July 31, 1826. Loup, Christian range 17, twp 4, 81 acres, value: 137 Loup, George range 17, twp 4, 50 acres, value: 85 Page 2. Westfield Township being township No. 7 in the 18th range and the west half of township No. 7 in the 17th range of the United States Military Lands: Loup, George range 17, twp 7, 100 acres, value including house: 68 Delaware County Ohio, Book 11, page 403 [land records]: Jacob Filkey and wife, Grace to George Loop - $100.00 1st Qtr. T 4 17 R - part of 100 acres owned by Christian Loop (36 a.) 6 NOV 1833. J. Felkey and wife, Grace to George Loop - $60.00 Tsp. Berkshire - pt. lot 6 - 1st Qtr. 4T 17 R of the U.S. Mil. Land 2 FEB 1829 [part of farm owned by Christian Loop at the time of his decease] George W. Loop and wife, Nancy sold this land in 10 APR 1852. Early Ohio Tax Records, 1971, Esther Weygandt Powell: Tax Resident Duplicate for Columbiana County for the year 1810 -- page 73: Jacob Loop Tax Resident Duplicate for Delaware County for the year 1810 -- page 98: Christian Loop page ??: John Roush Delaware County, Ohio, 1814 Tax Record -- page 100: Christian Loop Cemetery Inscriptions from Berkshire Township Cemetery, Ohio: Christian Loop d. Sept 23, 1826, ae 72y 8m [born about 23 JAN 1754] Elizabeth Rausch d. July 20, 1827 in 52 year. [born about 1775] John Roush d. Mar 21 1834 ae 58y 10m 8d [so born about 1775] Daniel Felky d. Sept 19, 1830 in 46th year of his age [born about 1784] Emmanuel Felky, son of Daniel and Mary (sunken stone - child's grave) Benjamin H. Loop d. Dec 30, 1867 aged 50y 5m 23d Elizabeth Loop 1820-1897 Cemetery Inscriptions from Berlin Township House Cemetery [Berlin Township is next door to Berkshire Township]: Abigail Roush, wife of Martin, d Mar 12, 1845 age 34y 2m 25d George W. Roush, son of Martin and Abigail, b. Oct 26 d. Dec 21 1829 ae 2m 15 d Cemetery Inscriptions from Marlborough Churchyard, Troy Township: Loop, Rachel C., daug of B. H. and E., d. Aug 27, 1840 ae 9m Felkey, Jacob, Co. C 145th Reg, d. June 30, 1864 age 32y 8m Will: In the name of God Amen. I Christian Loup of the township of Berkshire in the County of Delaware and State of Ohio, being sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind and memory ... do make and publish this my last will and testament ... to wit: Principally and first of all I recommend my immortal soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in decent and Christian like manner ... And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner, towit: To my son John Rouse I give and bequeath thirty acres of land off north west corner of the farm on which I now live, beginning at the north west corner of said farm then running east half the length of said farm then running east half the length of said farm, thence south, far enough south to contain the aforesaid thirty acres. To my Grand daughter Catherine Rouse I give thirty acres of land off the north east corner of the aforesaid farm lying due east of the thirty acres given to the aforesaid John Rouse, also a certain two year old heifer. To my daughter Grace Felkey I give thirty acres of the land off the ... farm beginning on the west line of said farm south of the ... pieces given to John and Catherine Rouse. Also a certain iron pot. To my son George Loup I give all the remainder of the aforesaid farm, being a piece on the south side of said farm running the whole length of said farm and south of the piece given to Grace Felkey supposed to contain sixteen acres. All the rest and residue of my estate after payment of my debts, funeral expenses and the aforesaid legacies to be equally divided among the four above mentioned heirs. And I hereby nominate and appoint John Rouse and George Loup executors to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and seal this twentieth day of Sept, 1826. - Christian Loup (seal) Witnesses: Amos Utley, George Fisher Will, original destroyed in fire, this is a copy [this is my abstract]: John Roush of Brown Twp in Delaware County specifies: Pay off just debts Collect due from Noah Wilson Pay for land contracted from Benjamin Hull, deed 17 DEC 1833 Gives 25 acres to Cornelius Sickels if he pays for it as per contract Use and profits from 75 acres (residue of same lot) to wife Abby for supporting herself and two youngest children James and John until they reach 21. James is blind. 50 acres to James when wife dies, goes to John if James dies without children Executor: Thomas Arnold Signed: 18 MAR 1834 Administration mentions John Roush late of Berlin Twp and indicates in was at least 55 years old at time of signing will [don't recall how that was worded and my notes are skimpy on details. That would mean he was born prior to 1779.] Lebanon Reformed Church (now Tabor UCC) baptisms: Lup, Christian and Maria Elisabeth 1) Anna Elizabeth, b. May 16, 1775, bpt. June 4, 1775 Sponsors: Joh. Sassamen and A. Magd. Steindorff 2) Magdelena, b. Oct. 5, 1777, bpt. Oct. 9, 1777 Sponsors Joh. Dittman and A. Elis. Strackbein Pastor: Rev. J. C. Bucher