If everybody
would keep a record,
they would know where they belong, and not get into such a fix as the
writer was in. Besides, a great deal of
money has been lost to deserving parties on account of not being able
to trace
their genealogy. Every family ought to keep a genealogical record,
which
becomes itself very valuable property. Why not do so?
Acknowledgments are due to a number
of friends for kindnesses shown and information given, but as they are
mentioned in the proper places in
the body of the work, it is not necessary to give their names here.
Furthermore, it has afforded the
writer much pleasure to collect and arrange the information contained
in this little volume, and much curiosity has
been satisfied, as well as many new friendships formed. Many of my
relatives
I have never seen. This work has, however, as I have good reason to
believe, multiplied my acquaintances of them, and it will doubtless
extend them
still more in the future, with greater intimacy among all. And if, in
addition to this,
the numerous relatives and friends
who peruse these lines shall partake in some
degree of the
pleasure,-—minus the work,-—I have found, it will
indeed be
great reward for the labor performed.
THE AUTHOR
June 20,1895
Revision of
this book by M. Tope was
made by A. D. Maddux in search of
some accurate information on his
wife's family. She, Delores Tope, was a
great-grand-daughter of a George W.
Tope. G. W. Tope's last known information, that we are able to find,
was in Du Quoin, Perry county, Illinois. This
was for 1869. The first record we
have located was for his marriage in 1861,
Chester, Randolph county, Illinois.
The book by M. Tope has been
re-typed in its original style, as much as
possible. The main revisions being
the inserting of genealogical forms and the
addition of our Tope generations,
with some pictures.
I am most grateful to William C.
Tope, an uncle, for his advice and en-couragement.
THE REVISOR
June 3, 1979