 Abt 1801 - 1883 (82 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin R. Zopp [1] |
| Birth |
Abt 1801 |
Germany  [2] |
- Benjamin's occupation is listed in the 1860 census as "Farmer". He and his family occupy Dwelling #469, and are Family #429.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
13 Feb 1883 |
Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, WV [3] |
- Obituary of Benjamin R. Zopp
Benjamin R. Zopp, after four years of suffering and confinement to his bed, died in the 13th ultimo, at his residence on Mill Creek Mountain, in his 83rd year. He came to this county from Baltimore in 1834, on account of ill health. He leaves a wife and seven children - five boys and two girls - to lament his death.
His land was willed to him at the death of Jos. S. Crane in 1839. When the Sheriff's came around, year by year, his taxes were always ready for them. From the time he came to Greenbrier until his death he never owed any man a cent. He never visited his native city after coming to Greenbrier.
The Greenbrier Independent, Volume XVII, Number 39, March 8, 1883
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| Person ID |
I442 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
18 May 2023 |
| Family |
Abigail Shawver, b. Jan 1832, Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, VA d. Apr 1919, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Oct 1850 |
Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, VA [5] |
- The Greenbrier Independent - Volume V; Number 33; November 7, 1850; Page 3.
Married – On the 7th ult. [October 31, 1850], by the Rev. Mr. Sa’l Martin, Mr. Benjamin Zopp formerly of Baltimore, to Miss Abigail Shawver of Greenbrier.
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| Children |
| | 1. Joseph H. Zopp, b. 1 Sep 1851, Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, VA d. 27 Aug 1938, Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 86 years) |
| | 2. Benjamin Wilson Zopp, b. 8 Sep 1854, Mill Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County, VA d. 1 Oct 1927, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Charlotte Jane Zopp, b. 4 Jul 1856, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA d. 28 Jun 1922, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 65 years) |
| | 4. Truslow Zopp, b. Apr 1858, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA d. 17 Jun 1929, Quinwood, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 71 years) |
| | 5. Ledonia Zopp, b. Abt 1862, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA |
| | 6. Beauregard Granville Zopp, b. 19 Apr 1865, Rupert, Greenbrier County, VA d. 9 Jun 1938 (Age 73 years) |
| | 7. Stonewall Jackson Zopp, b. 18 Aug 1867, Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV d. 29 Oct 1960, East Rainelle, Greenbrier County, WV (Age 93 years) |
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| Family ID |
F111 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Jul 2018 |
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| Notes |
- According to Stonewall Jackson Zopp, Benjamin's youngest child, "[Benjamin] moved from Baltimore, Maryland around 1825, and married in 1850. He was a harsh, cruel man, and insanely jealous of his gay, young wife. As long as he felt that she was frightened of him, he assured himself that he had her completely under heis control.
[Abigail] soon learned to pretend great fear and complete subjugation. Then when he was sound asleep, and he was a notoriously sound sleeper, she would slip out and have a gala time with other young people in the community. Everyone connived with her to keep this secret from her husband, and Benjamin never found out about any of this."
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| Sources |
- [S245] 1850 U.S. Census, Greenbrier County, VA, 19 Apr 2017, 4. (Reliability: 3).
Benjamin Zopp - HoH
- [S3246] Death Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV 1 Oct 1927 Benjamin Wilson Zopp, (State Registration #12669, District #1371A, Series #46 24), 18 May 2023 (Reliability: 3).
- [S242] Greenbrier County, Register of Deaths, Greenbrier County, (Greenbrier County Courthouse, Lewisburg, WV), 3 Jul 2018, 15. (Reliability: 3).
Benjamin Zopp
- [S249] Gillespie genealogy report composed by James E. Hicks, James E. Hicks, Gillespie FGS, 5045.
- [S243] Marriage Record: CRANE, Mary Louise & MORTON, John Johnson, 3 Jul 2018, 15. (Reliability: 3).
Benjamin Zopp & Abigail Shawver
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