Notes:
Data source is the 1971 self published book by Richard Glenn Huffman [deceased], "George Muma Genealogy".
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No effort was made to reconstruct the genealogy of the Shoup Family however the following information was revealed:
Tuscarawas Co., OH Marriage Records # 1, 2, and 3 (combined):
John Jacob Shoup married Barbara Muma in Tuscarawas County on 12 June 1814 and the officiating minister was Rev. Christian Espich.
Tuscarawas Co., OH Deed Book # 19, page 404
On June 22, 1843 John Jacob Shoup and Barbara his wife of Dover Twp. Tuscarawas Co. Ohio, sold to George K. Stouffer of the same place, for $900.00, the 9th section, near a spring in the Northwest and South Quarters of said 9th section, containing 90 acres. This land was patented to John Jacob Shoup by James Madison, President of the United States, by a patent on April 22, 1815. The land being part of the Northwest Quarter of the 9th Section in the 18th Twp. 3rd Range, in the Military District to be sold at Zanesville, Ohio. ALSO part of a tract of land sold to Fredrick Swihart on August 18, 1819 by patent of James Monroe, President of the United States; which was sold by Swihart to Jacob Shoup on February 24, 1821 (father of John Jacob Shoup) containing 20 acres. The land was sold to John Jacob Shoup (son of Jacob Shoup) on April 7, 1842.
Tuscarawas Co., OH Deed Book # 21, page 476 :
On December 31, 1844 John Jacob Shoup and wife, Barbara, sold to Margaret Mumma of Tuscarawas County, a lot of 1 acre for $ 4.16.
The above information shows that Barbara Shoup and her husband, John Jacob Shoup resided in Tuscarawas County, at least from 1815 until 1844. No further research was made into this family.
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A search of RootsWeb revealed this information posted about John Jacob Shoup.
*********** [History of Tuscarawas Co., OH, 1884] ****************
The early settlers of Dover Township were principally Pennsylvania Germans. They remained citizens of the township, almost without exception, through life, and the descendants of many still dwell in the abodes of their ancestors. In later years an almost purely German stream of emigration has been filling the hills and vales with citizens; so that at this time the preponderating element of population is of this nationality. Among other early pioneers who arrived prior to 1812 and located in the western part of Dover Township, may be mentioned Mathias Burchfield, Christian Noftzinger, Abraham Overholt, John Burkholder, Jacob Crites, Henry Kretzer, Isaac Thomas and John Wible. Christian Noftzinger entered, and occupied until his death, the southeast quarter of Section 18, Township 9. Abraham Overholt owned the northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 8, and Mathias Burchfield the east half of Section 11., Township 9. These three families were related, came from Pennsylvania. and one winter lost eleven members from typhoid fever. John Burkholder entered and settled on the southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 9. Jacob Crites, a German, and his two sons, Andrew and Jacob, owned the south half of Section 10, Township 8. Henry Kretzer was the first individual owner and settler on the northeast quarter of Section 8, and Isaac Thomas of the northeast quarter of Section 10, same township. John Wible, a Pennsylvanian and member of the United Brethren Church, settled in the southwestern portion of the township. Other settlers, who came a little later and also founded homes in the western portion of Dover, were Benjamin Hostetler, Christian Kohr, Adam Snyder, Jacob Smith, Edward Wolf, in Township 9, and Benjamin Baer, Jacob Haverstock, John Muma, George Pollins, Jacob Shoup, Frederick Swinehart, John Jacob Shoup, Joseph Shrock, Michael Welty and Peter Walter, in Township 8. Benjamin Hostetler settled on the southeast quarter of Section 21. Christian Kore entered, and resided until death, upon the southeast quarter of Section 13. Adam Snyder, a Lutheran, entered and occupied the southeast quarter of Section 20. Jacob Smith settled on the southeast quarter of Section 12, where be died. Edward Wolf lived in the southwest quarter of Section 11. Benjamin Baer, a Pennsylvanian, was the possessor of the northeast quarter of Section 2, Township 8; Jacob Haverstock, the northwest corner of Section 3; John Muma, the northeast quarter of Section 1; George Pollins, part of the southwest quarter of Section 9. Jacob Shoup and his son John Jacob, Winebrennerians, owned and occupied the northwest quarter of Section 9; Joseph Shrock, the northeast quarter of Section 13. Michael Welty and Peter Walter owned the northwest quarter of Section 11. Frederick Swinehart, a Lutheran, entered and farmed the southeast quarter of Section 9. He was a life-long resident of the township. Richard Burrell, Philip Baker, Jacob Welty and others, settled further east.
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Note: The estimated birth year for Barbara is estimated to be about 1794. If she was about 18-20 years of age at marriage, a more likely birth year would have been about 1794 [Doug Mumma]