Table of Content
Introduction
Do you feel responsible for errors in others’ family trees?
A Trip to Northern Alsace, France
Generation 1: Hannes Bartel RUPP
17th Century Ancestors: Anna Sybilla and Hannes Bartel RUPP
Generation 2: Johann Jacob RUPP, der Jüngere (the younger)
The RUPP-FETZER Family of Oberhoffen-lès-Wissembourg
Generation 3: Johann Jacob RUPP aka Jacob RUPE, the emigrant
The Johann Jacob Rupp Family History Spans Two Continents
Johann Jacob RUPP of Oberhoffen, Northern Alsace, present-day France
Rupe/Roop/Ruppe/Rupp Migration in the Years 1752-1820
Setting the Record Straight: The Rupe Family’s Migration Trail Story
How to Find Your 18th Century Immigrant’s Signature
Rhineharts Folly in Pipe Creek Hundred, Baltimore County, Maryland
Where I Found the Land Records of my RUPE Ancestors in Maryland
Three Fantastic Finds Made While Researching 1752 Immigrant Johann Jacob Rupp
Proof of Patriotic Service During the Revolutionary War for Jacob RUPE
Generation 4: Henry RUPE and Catherine Barbara NOLL of Baltimore County, Maryland, Rockbridge County, Virginia, and Montgomery County, Virginia
Henry RUPE and Catherine Barbara NOLL ~ The Early Years in Maryland (1765-1793)
Henry RUPE and Catherine Barbara NOLL ~ The Years in Rockbridge (1793-1801)
Setting the Record Straight: The Rupe Family’s Migration Trail Story
Henry RUPE and Catherine Barbara NOLL ~ At Home on the Old Henry Roop Place
Henry RUPE and Catherine Barbara NOLL ~ Family Life in Montgomery County, Virginia
The Last Will and Testament of Henry RUPE 1765-1845
Henry RUPE’s Estate and his Widow Catherine’s Last Days
A Date of Death for Catherine Barbara NOLL (1768-1859)
Generation 5: James ROOP of Floyd County, Virginia
James ROOP 1808-1890 – Found on 8 Consecutive Censuses!
Elizabeth CARROLL abt. 1808-bet. 1880-1890
They Married Six and a Half Weeks Earlier!
Elizabeth’s parents Robert and Anne CARROLL
Generation 6: Gordon ROOP, a casualty of the Civil War
What’s in a Name? Getting Gordon ROOP’s Name Right
Generation 6: 3rd Great-Grand Uncle William H. T. ROOP
The Roop Boy Who Died Twice (a son of James ROOP and Elizabeth CARROLL)
Generation 6: 3rd Great-Grand Uncle James Anderson ROOP
Discovery of the Year….of the Decade!
Generation 6: 3rd Great-Grand Uncle Hamilton N. ROOP and his wife Mary Elizabeth EPPERLY
The ROOP Couple Who Were Buried Before They Died
Generation 6: Crockett RUPE, son of Mary “Polly” ROOP, grandson of Henry RUPE and Catherine Barbara NOLL
A Family Bible, An Application for DAR, and Genealogy Networking
Generation 7: Gordon Washington ROOP, born in Floyd County, Virginia and moved to Kanawha County, West Virginia
Civil War Baby, Gordon Washington ROOP 1862-1930
Milla Susan “Millie” PETERS 1856-1891
Generation 8: Walter Farmer ROOP, a coal miner and artist
A West Virginia Coal Miner’s Poetic Memories
Great-grandfather Roop’s Poetry
Generation 8: 3C3R Nora Mae ROOP and Sherman Paris LUCAS
Correcting a Date of Death with Virginia Vital Records
Generation 9: Myrtle Hazel ROOP, my paternal grandmother
Fearless Females: Happy Birthday Grandma!!
Fred Rothwell DEMPSEY 1899-1975
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Opening Doors in Brick Walls 