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THE TRIBE OF GEORGE - SECOND WIFE

    10 Hiram Tope, was married to Eliza Brackin, daughter of Cornelius
Brackin and sister of Dr. Jasper Tope's wife. They lived at the Mills for a
number of years, but toward the last of his days he sold out and bought a farm of 160 acres about two miles north east of Algonquin, where he resided till his death, which occured about June 1, 1894. The youngest son of the founder of Tope's Mills, he was the last one of the family, and of the name for that_matter who attended the mill there. His wife died on the 24th of Oct., 1894, of  lung trouble. Interment at Mt. Pleasant. Their children are as follows:
    Mary Elizabeth, married to Lewis Lotz, near New Harnsburg, 0. They have some children, but the names we do not know.
    George, died when a small boy-Aug. 25, 1860, aged 2 years 5 months and 25 days.
    Cornelius, married to Annie Nivens, and live on part of the old home place, near Algonquin. They have five children, names not known.
    Rebecca, was married to Marion Smeltz, and they have had three children: Nannie, Wain and Howard. Moved to Colorado a few years ago; came back; and Mr. Smeltz died near New Hagerstown, 0.
    Maggie was married to Steward Hess, and lived near Algonquin, Ohio.
They had two children: Harry and Florence, aged seven and five respectively. She died of consumption July 20, 1896, and the remains were interred at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
    Samuel, who married in Colorado. They moved back to this country, and

live now on part of the old place near Algonquin, 0.
    And one girl, Chastina, who died in infancy, Aug. 7, 1856,-aged 4 months and 21 days.

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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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