Tope, Ray Forest {I381} (b. 20 Mar 1894, d. 21 Jul 1919)

Note: [Levi Tope.GED]

Obituary, Convoy Signal, July 25, 1919

After an illness of several weeks Ray F. Tope, of Wren, died at the homeof his father-in-law, Henry Ainsworth, in Harrison township, Monday, July21st, 1919, from the effects of Cronic Lephritis, at the age of 25 years,4 months and 1 day. Funeral services were held Thursday at the U.B.Church in Wren, conducted by Reb. Arnold. Interment in Woodland cemeteryat Van Wert.

Source: (Burial)
Title: Cemetery Inscriptions, Van Wert County, Ohio
Author: Van Wert, Ohio Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society
Publication: 1992
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Page: Vol. III, p. 118

Given Name: Ray Forest

Death: 21 Jul 1919 Wren, Van Wert Co., Ohio

Burial: 24 Jul 1919 Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert Co., Ohio

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Source: (Individual)
Title: Roush, J.M., <JMR5202@aol.com>, message to Donald L. Kear, 96-03-08 20:49:35 EST
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Given Name: Helen Cecelia

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Source: (Birth)
Title: Birth Records, Probate Court, Paulding County, Ohio
Note: Source Media Type: Official Document
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Page: Bk. 1, p. 172

Source: (Death)
Title: Certificate of Death, Florida Department of Health
Author: State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Florida
Note: NS17053
Source Media Type: Official Document
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Page: File No. 2689, Registrar's No. 739

Given Name: Fern Dale

Death: 22 Feb 1950 Miami, Dade Co., Florida

Burial: 27 Feb 1950 Flagler Memorial Park, Miami, Dade Co., Florida

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Source: (Individual)
Title: Descendants of John Jost Wagner
Author: Lois Hall Snouffer
Publication: December 1999
Note: Source Media Type: Other
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Page: p. 8

Given Name: Linda Lou

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Given Name: Elizabeth

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Note: 1 _MILT
2 DATE 1864
2 PLAC Hiram served in the Civil War for 4 months and 24 days in Co. I, 139th OVI
2 SOUR S01948


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Obituary in Paulding library:
"HIRAM J. TOPE
"Hiram J. Tope was born Oct., 30, 1839, and passed away at his home inBriceton, O., March 9, 1915, aged 75 years, 4 months and 10 days. Thefuneral was held at St. Paul's church this morning at ten o'clock"

Source: (Birth)
Title: Levi Tope
Author: Author unknown
Publication: Undated
Note: Source Media Type: Manuscript
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Page: p. 1

Source: (Death)
Title: Now You Know Who That Is!
Author: A.D. Maddux
Publication: Floyd Whistler, Croydon, Indiana 47112, 1984
Note: NS22013
Source Media Type: Book
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Given Name: Hiram J.

Death: 9 Mar 1915 Paulding Co., Ohio

Burial: Blue Creek Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio

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Source: (Birth)
Title: Certificate of Death, State of Colorado
Note: Source Media Type: Official Document
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Page: 10326, File No. 133
Data:
Text: age 97y 8m 7d

Source: (Death)
Title: Certificate of Death, State of Colorado
Note: Source Media Type: Official Document
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Page: 10326, File No. 133
Data:
Text: died at home

Source: (Burial)
Title: Centennial Project
Author: Colorado Genealogical Society
Note: Fair
15-page type copy by Lois DuCharme
NS16893
Source Media Type: Manuscript
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Given Name: Martha Alice

Death: 9 Nov 1938 Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado

Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Berthoud, Weld Co., Colorado

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Note: 1 _ELEC
2 PLAC Paulding Co., Ohio, Township Trustee, Supervisor and Constable


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Page 20, Book __, Recorder' Office, Paulding, Paulding County, Ohio:

15204 Be it known, That we, Lovina L. Tope, unmarried; Fern D. Topeand wife Maggie Tope; Hellen (sic) Phillips and husband Bert Phillips;Jessie A. Foreman and husband Harry E. Foreman, the said Lovina L. Topebeing the widow and Fern D. Tope, Hellen (sic) Phillips, Jessie A.Foreman and Mary Lahmon (sic), the grantee the children and only childrenand heirs at Law of George D. Tope, deceased in consideration of OneDollar to us paid by Mary Shawn do hereby bargain, sell and quit claim tothe said Mary Lhamon, her heirs and assigns forever, the following RealEstate, viz:
The South half (½) of the North half (½) of the North half (½) ofthe Southeast quarter (¼) of Section number five (5) in Township One (1)North of Range two (2) East, Paulding County, Ohio, containing twenty(20) acres of land, be the same more or less. Together with all theprivileges and appurtenances to the same belonging,
To have and to hold the same to the said grantee her heirs andassigns forever; hereby covenanting that the title conveyed is clear,free and unincumbered by any act of the grantors herein. And we, MaggieTope wife of the said Fern D. Tope; Bert Phillips husband of the saidHellen (sic) Phillips and Harry E. Foreman husband of said Jessie A.Foreman in consideration of one dollar to us in had paid do revise,release and forever quit claim unto the said grantee all our right by wayof dower or otherwise, in and to the above granted premises.
In Witness Whereof, the said Lovina L. Tope, Fern D. Tope, MaggieTope, Hellen (sic) Philips, Bert Phillips, Jessie A. Foreman and Harry E.Foreman hereunto set our hands this fifteenth day of August in the yearnineteen hundred and six (1906)
Signed and acknowledged and Fern Tope
Delivered in the presence of Mrs. Maggie Tope
W. R. Coane Lovina L. Tope
Geo. B. Brown Jessie A. Foreman
Harry E. Foreman
Hellen (sic) Phillips
Bert Phillips
The State of Ohio, Paulding County, ss.
Be it Remembered that on the 15th day of August in the year of ourLord one thousand nine hundred and six (1906) before me the subscriber aNotary Public within and for said County, personally came Lovina L. Tope,Fern D. Tope, Maggie Tope, Hellen (sic) Phillips, Bert Phillips, JessieA. Foreman and Harry E. Foreman the grantors in the above conveyance, andacknowledged the signing thereof to be their voluntary act and deed, forthe purposes therein mentioned.
In witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name affixed myofficial seal on the day and year aforesaid.
Geo. B. Brown
Filed Sept. 8th 340 P.M. 1906 Notary Public
Recorded Sept. 10th 1906 Notary Seal Paulding County O.
W.N. Shaffer, Recorder, Paulding County, Ohio

Given Name: George D.

Occupation: Place: Farmer, Paulding Co., Ohio

Death: 5 Sep 1899 Paulding Co., Ohio

Burial: Sep 1899 St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio

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Given Name: Eli Henry

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Source: (Birth)
Title: Tombstone, Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert Co., Ohio
Note: Source Media Type: Tombstone
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Source: (Death)
Title: Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Van Wert County, Ohio. Vol. 1
Note: NS23493
Source Media Type: Official Document
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Page: Vol. 2, p. 104

Given Name: Mary Catherine

Occupation: Place: According to her son, O.M. Kear, she wove rugs on a loom in her home, after the death of her husband. Her death certific

Death: 11 Sep 1903 Van Wert, Van Wert Co., Ohio

Burial: Sep 1903 Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert Co., Ohio

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Source: (Birth)
Title: Calculated from date on grave marker
Note: Source Media Type: Other
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Source: (Death)
Title: Marriage Records, Probate Court, Van Wert County, Ohio
Note: Source Media Type: Official Document
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Page: p. 8

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Title: Marriage Records, Probate Court, Van Wert County, Ohio
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Given Name: Sarah Elizabeth

Death: 10 Feb 1887 Harrison Twp., Van Wert Co, . Ohio

Burial: 11 Feb 1887 Wren Cemetery, Van Wert Co., Ohio

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Given Name: Sadie Eulelia

Death: 1969 Sharon, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Sharon, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania

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Obituary in Van Wert library:
Thursday, November 27, 1913
"A Fatal Accident
"To a Respected Van Wert
"County Citizen
" Melvin Tope, aged 59 years was thrown from a lumber wagon Monday noonand, received injuries from which he died thirteen hours later.
"Mr. Tope and wife had hitched a team of young horses to a lumber wagonin the barn yard at their residence home, one mile north of Wren, whenthe team became unmanageable, tipped the wagon and dragged Mr. Tope downbetween the wagon and a wire fence, the wagon wheels passing over hisbody in such manner as to cause his death at about the midnight hour ofMonday night.
"Mrs. Tope managed to climb out of the wagon when the horses startedand, although too frightened to render her husband assistance. was awitness to his injuries and first to summoned assistance. Mr. Topesuffered internal hemorrhage and after being carried into the house,informed the friends present that his injuries were fatal.
"Deceased was a citizen of exemplary life and his death has made a timeof sorrow for a large circle of acquaintances. The wife, two sons and twodaughters are the survivors of the family.
The funeral services were held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the U.B. church at Wren."

Source: (Birth)
Title: Tombstone
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Page: Age at death 59y 7m 22d

Source: (Death)
Title: Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics, Ohio Department of Health
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Page: Reg. District No. 1-71, Primary Reg. District, 571, No. 24

Source: (Burial)
Title: Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics, Ohio Department of Health
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Page: No. 24

Given Name: Melville Freeman

Death: 25 Nov 1913 Van Wert Co., Ohio

Burial: 27 Nov 1913 Wren Cemetery, Wren, Van Wert Co., Ohio

Cause: Died while hauling wood; the horses ran and he was thrown under the wagon.

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Source: (Individual)
Title: Levi Tope
Author: Author unknown
Publication: Undated
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Page: p.9
Data:
Text: d inf ca 1860

Given Name: Celina

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Title: Levi Tope
Author: Author unknown
Publication: Undated
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Page: p. 1

Given Name: Frederick

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Given Name: Sarah

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Obituary in Paulding library:

"Emma Viola Roush, nee Tope, was born in Van Wert county, O., August20, 1867, and died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Tope inBriceton, O., February 21, 1914, aged 46 years, 6 months and 1 day.
"She was united in marriage to Perry Roush in August 1887. To thisunion were born 10 children, 6 sons, 4 daughters, 2 daughters havingproceeded her to the better world. She leaves to mourn her departure herhusband, 6 sons, 2 daughters, her parents, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.
"The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 1:00 from the home of herparents at Briceton, O., Rev. G. M. Baumgardner officiating and intermentwas made in St. Paul's cemetery.
"Farewell dear Emma, sweetly rest,
Weary with years and worn with pain.
Farewell, till in some happy place
We shall behold Thy face again.
Tis ours to miss thee, all our years,
And tender memories of thee keep,
Then in the Lord to rest,
For so He giveth His beloved sleep."

Source: (Birth)
Title: Levi Tope
Author: Author unknown
Publication: Undated
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Page: p. 1

Given Name: Emma Viola

Death: 21 Feb 1914 Paulding Co., Ohio

Burial: St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio

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Given Name: Susan Marie

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Source: (Birth)
Title: Family Group Sheet, Lena Leffler, 11 December 1981
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Given Name: Cathy Lee

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Source: (Birth)
Title: Family Group Sheet, Lena Leffler, 11 December 1981
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Given Name: Grayce

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