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Jacob Shoup
JACOB SHOUP, retired farmer, living in South Bend township, Armstrong
County, Pa., was born June 6, 1830, in Plum Creek township, this county, son
of John and Sarah (Frantz) Shoup. Grandfather Henry Shoup was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War. His wife was born in Holland.John Shoup was born in Maryland, near Harper�s Ferry, and in 1824 settled
on a farm of 100 acres in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county. In the early
days he engaged in teaming across the country between Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh, and also worked in a distillery. He died in 1855, a highly
respected man, and member of the Reformed Church. He married Sarah Frantz,
daughter of Jacob Frantz, who lived within two miles of Greensburg,
Westmoreland Co., Pa. The mother of Jacob Shoup died in 1878, and of the nine
children in the family but two survive, Jacob and J. F., the latter now
residing in Oregon.Jacob Shoup in his boyhood had the usual school advantages of the country
boy of that period and remained with his father in the home farm until the
latter�s death, with the exception of seven years during which he was
lumbering in the pine woods along the Susquehanna River. The rest of the time
he has followed agricultural pursuits.On July 18, 1860, Mr. Shoup was married to Eliza Klingensmith, daughter of
Jacob Klingensmith who was one of the well known early settlers of Armstrong
county. Of the two children born of this union one survives, Emma, who is now
Mrs. Rupert. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Shoup was married (second)
to Margaret Walter, and they have had the following children: Robert M. ,
Jan.1, 1878, Anna A., born Nov. 8, 1879; Marillia S., born Nov. 29, 1881;
Harry W., born July 25, 1884; James M., born March 3, 1887. Mr. Shoup is a
member of the Reformed Church, and in politics is a Democrat. He is well known
in his section of Armstrong county and is held in the highest regard by his
neighbors.Source: Page 893-894, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed November 1998 by Nanci Michalkiewicz for the Armstrong County
Beers Project
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