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THE TRIBE OF GEORGE -- SECOND WIFE

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    David McQueen was married to Nancy Buck. He is a farmer of Union township, Carroll county, 0. They had six children: John Moffit, marned Annie Cotter and they have several children; reside near Leavittsville, O.  Ellen, who married Reuben Dayhuff. Mattie who married John. Atwell, a school-teacher, now of Dell Roy, 0. Samuel and Annie, twins, deceased. And Vianna, at home
    2. Katie was married to Augustus Rigby, of Baltic Tuscarawas county, 0. a farmer. They had six children: George, who has three children. Isaac B., John and one dead; James, Margaret, Elizabeth, Sarah and Maria, the last of whom lives in Vicksburg, Mich. Mr. Rigby died, and the widow was marked again to William McQueen, father of "Senator" William McQueen of Palermo, 0. The result of this marriage was one son, Cyrus,MCQueen, a farmer and business man of near Baltic, 0., who has six children: Jacob, Catharine, Mary, William, Adam and John.
    
3. Lydia Tope was married to Elisha McQueen, a farmer, of near Palermo, 0. Mr. McQueen died Feb. 25, 1890-aged 88 years, 6 months and 16 days. His wife died on the following December 22--aged 81 years and 2 months. Interment in the Tabor cemetery. To them were born seven children:
    Mary, married to James Casey; they lived in Carroll county, near Palermo a number of years, then moved to Iowa. Mrs. Casey died Jan. 23, 1889-aged 61 years 1 month and 10 days, and her husband died about two years after.  They had five children: William, George, Rachel and two other boys. Address is Harlen, Shelby county, Iowa.
    William H., born Nov. 26, 1829,in Carroll county 0; went to Modale, Iowa April 6, 1860. They have had five children: Elisha, Amanda, James L., Chafes G and Frank W. The two oldest were born in Ohio, the others in Iowa. Elisha and Charles G. are farmers, James L. and F. W. are in the mercantile business in Modale, Iowa. Amanda is marned to James A. Hester, a farmer Mr. McOueen is retired and lives in Modale.
    Malinda born Dec. 14, 1832. She was married to Joseph Tnpp a farmer of Orange township, Carroll county, 0., Jan. 17, 1850. She departed this life July 17, 1896, her death being caused by malignant cancerous tumor over the right bowel , with other internal complications, as shown by the autopsy Interment at Tubor cemetery. To Mr. and Mrs. Tripp were born five children: Margaret, who married James Pillers, Jr., who is now a lumber dealer and proprietor of a saw-and-planing mill at Bowerston, 0.; they have had six children- Emmett (deceased); Jodie (deceased ; Lola, married to W. A. Rennecker and hasve one son, James Wendell; Willie (deceased); Linnie and Anna. Ann who married Richard Brooks, a farmer of near Palermo, 0.; they have two children: William and Elmer. Lydia, who married Frank Crumrine who is now an officer of militia, 104 Bitman street, Akron, 0.; they have two children living Charles and Gurtie, and one dead. Hettie, married to Mansfield E Vorhes, now of Seneca, Nehama county, Kansas a contractor and builder a terrible cyclone visited them May 19, 1896, and destroyed their home and killed one of their children, Wilbur, 10 years of age; they have six other children- Ada (deceased), Jodie, Roy, Charlie, Ula and a baby. Ellsworth married Rebecca Brackin; have two children, Ethel and Anna, and they live at home with their father, near New Hagerstown, O.
    George was married in Iowa; have one child, a daughter; is well off as a farmer; address is Harlan, Iowa.

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The text above is from History of the Tope Family, by Melancthon Tope, 1896, revised by A. D. Maddux, Copyright © 1981, 1989 (used with permission)

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