John Loop (1811-1855) and Some of His Ancestors

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John Loop
(1811-1855)
And Some of His Ancestors

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Some of John LOOP's lines can be traced back seven generations, to Germany and Switzerland.

In the chart below, a person's father has a number that is twice the child's number and a person's mother has a number that is one number higher than the child's father's number. Thus the father of number 6 is number 12 and the mother of number 6 is number 13.

First Generation

1. John LOOP (Christian, #2) was born on 23 Jun 1811 in Augusta County, Virginia.^1,2 He married Margaret Rebecca SPOHR in 1829.³ He died in 1855 in Henderson County, Texas. He moved to Indiana in 1832, two years before his parents followed; then to Missouri (date unknown); about 1843 to Fannin County, Texas; and before 1850 to Henderson County, Texas. He was a farmer and mechanic and a Democrat.^4,5,6 To read about his wife, their children, and some of their descendants, click on his name above or click here.

Generation Two

2. Christian LOOP Jr. (Philip LUPP, #4) was born on 17 Nov 1788 in Rockingham County, Virginia.^7,8,9 He married Eva AIRHART (see #3), daughter of Christian EARHART and Elizabeth ZIRKLE, on 11 May 1810 in Augusta County, Virginia.^10,11 He died on 20 Sep 1879 in Beckville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 90.^12,13 He was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹⁴ While in Augusta County, Virginia they were members of St. John's German Reformed and Lutheran Church. In about 1834 they moved to the western edge of Boone County, Indiana, near Montgomery county. The trip from Virginia was by horse and wagon through wilderness and took four weeks. The Airharts migrated with the Loops. Five of the girls walked the entire trip. (One history says that Christian had a sister, Catherine, who accompanied him and Eva on the move and that he had two brothers, Phillip and Jacob, and some sisters who remained in Virginia.) The nearest mill was ten miles away, on the Cox River. One account of those days in nearby Montgomery County says that 'many of the farmers took their wheat to Chicago to market. The pioneers here lived in log houses, wore clothes made of flax and wool, raised on their farms, and woven, cut and made by the wives and daughters, and their food was of home production, varied by game from the forest.' In 1855 the Loops sold the Boone County farm and bought a farm near Beckville, in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. He owned 220 acres when he died. He did all his business in German, although he could write his name in English. He was a life-long Democrat. Both belonged to the German Lutheran church.^{15,16,16a,16b,16c}

Children of Christian LOOP Jr. and Eva AIRHART (see #3) were:

1. i. John LOOP.
ii. Sarah ('Sallie') LOOP married Anthony BECK. She was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹⁷ She was born on 7 Jan 1813 in Augusta County, Virginia. She married John BOWMAN on 29 Mar 1828 in Virginia.¹⁸ She died on 8 May 1892 in Indiana at age 79. They lived in Iowa.¹⁹

Andrew Loop

iii. Andrew LOOP (pictured above)^19a was born on 24 Mar 1816 in Augusta County, Virginia.²⁰ He married Elizabeth AIRHART, daughter of Peter AIRHART and Elizabeth FULWIDER, on 27 Dec 1837. He married Harriet B. FARLOW, daughter of William FARLOW and Elizabeth MILLER, on 3 Apr 1842 in Montgomery County, Indiana.²¹ He married Lydia WHEAT, daughter of James W. WHEAT and Mary _____, on 27 May 1852 in Montgomery County, Indiana.²² He died on 15 Oct 1910 in Montgomery County, Indiana (near Mace), at age 94. He came from Virginia to Boone County, Indiana with his parents in 1834, at age 18. At age 21 he worked one year for his father, then bought 160 acres of land. By 1881 he owned 384 acres, which he farmed, and lived in Mace, Indiana. He also owned 1000 acres in Iowa as a young man. A life-long democrat, he was constable as a young man, member of the county board of supervisors for two years, justice of the peace for over eight years, treasurer of the Horse Thief Detective Association for many years, and township trustee two terms. He was an elder of the Presbyterian church at Union, two miles east of Mace, but she was a Methodist. He acted as administrator of different estates, which fact, it was said, "proved that the integrity and conscientiousness of his life in the community led the people to accord him respect and confidence." The date of his marriage to Elizabeth may have been 27 Dec 1832.^22a,22b,22c To read his biography, click on his name above or click here.
iv. Elizabeth LOOP was born in 1821. She married William BOWMAN on 8 Dec 1836 in Boone County, Indiana. She died in Nov 1837. She was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.
v. David LOOP married Elizabeth ('Peggy') _____. He was born on 4 Feb 1818 in Augusta County, Virginia. He died on 23 Feb 1889 at age 71. He was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.²³ He was a farmer in Montgomery County, Indiana. The grave marker identifies his wife as Peggy Loop, whose marker says she died on 3 Dec 1875 at age 58 years, 8 months, 18 days, suggesting her birthdate to be 16 Mar 1817. Death records of Montgomery County indicate he married an Airhart. The 1850 census for Boone County, Indiana suggests his wife then was Elizabeth, born about 1817-1818 in Virginia.
vi. Catherine LOOP was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.²⁴ She was born on 13 Aug 1823. She married John AIRHART, son of Peter AIRHART and Elizabeth FULWIDER, on 7 Jan 1841 in Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. She died on 8 Nov 1902 at age 79. One source gives her date of death as 1886. Another source gives 1811 as her birth date and 2 Mar 1864 as the date of her death. She was a member of the Christian Church. To read John Airhart's biography, click on his name above or click here.
vii. Rebecca LOOP was born circa 1827 in Augusta County, Virginia.²⁵ She married John SIMMONS. They lived in Missouri.
viii. Polly LOOP was born on 15 Mar 1831 in Augusta County, Virginia. She married Jacob K. FALL, son of David FALL and Anna _____, on 13 Jan 1869. She died on 21 Feb 1896 at age 64. She was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.²⁶ She lived with her brother, Andrew, for many years.

3. Eva AIRHART (Christian EARHART, #6) was born on 7 Apr 1793 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.^27,28 She married Christian LOOP Jr. (see #2), son of Philip LUPP and Catherine _____, on 11 May 1810 in Augusta County, Virginia.^29,30 She died on 28 Sep 1866 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 73.³¹ She was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.^32,33

Generation Three

4. Philip LUPP (Ludwig, #8) was born on 1 Apr 1763 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania.³⁴ He married Catherine _____ (see #5).³⁵ He married _____ _____. He married Catherine MINGA on 14 Oct 1805 in Augusta County, Virginia.³⁶ He died in Botetourt County, Virginia. He was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married two or three times. His first wife, Catherine, was the mother of his first child and possibly his first five children. He must have been living in Rockingham County, Virginia by 1788, as that is where his son, Christian Jr., said he was born in that year. By Sep 1801 he and a brother, Simon, owned land in nearby Augusta County. A few years later, probably in 1811, the family moved to Botetourt County, where he presumably was living when he died in the summer of 1824, as his will, dated 24 Jul 1824, was probated there in Oct 1824. Virginia records consistently spell the name as Loop, so it seems to have been with Philip that the name changed from Lupp to Loop. He was a farmer, and quite likely he still spoke German.

Children of Philip LUPP and Catherine _____ (see #5) were:

i. Simon Joseph LOOP was buried in German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.³⁷ He was born circa 1786.³⁸ He married Elizabeth Catherine Lupp, daughter of Simon LUPP and Mary Elizabeth HECK.³⁹ He died on 5 Mar 1846 in Preble County, Ohio.⁴⁰ He moved from Virginia to Preble County, Ohio, and later to Indiana.⁴¹
ii. John Henry LOOP was buried in Brillheart Cemetery, Virginia (near Roanoke).⁴² He was born in 1795 in Virginia.⁴³ He married Elizabeth HIPES, daughter of Peter HIPES and _____ _____, on 24 Jan 1817.⁴⁴ He died in 1859.⁴⁵ He moved from Virginia to Preble County, Ohio, later to Indiana. He had one son, perhaps other children.⁴⁶
iii. Sarah LOOP was born on 27 May 1783 in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.⁴⁷ She married Henry MINGA Jr. on 26 Aug 1805 in Augusta County, Virginia.⁴⁸ She remained in Virginia.⁴⁹
iv. Rebecca LOOP was born in 1802.⁵⁰ She married Samuel YOUNG on 3 Mar 1822 in Botetourt County, Virginia.⁵¹ She remained in Virginia.⁵²
2. v. Christian LOOP Jr.
vi. Catherine LOOP was born in Jul 1794.⁵³ She married Samuel HIPES, son of Peter HIPES, on 6 Oct 1816 in Botetourt County, Virginia.⁵⁴ She died on 5 May 1885 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 90.⁵⁵

5. Catherine _____ married Philip LUPP (see #4), son of Ludwig Christian LUPP and Anna Maria SPATH.⁵⁶

6. Christian EARHART (George, #12) was born circa 1767.⁵⁷ He married Elizabeth ZIRKLE (see #7), daughter of Andrew ZIRKLE and Mary Catherine _____, on 25 Oct 1787 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁵⁸ He died in Jun 1834 in Augusta County, Virginia.

Children of Christian EARHART and Elizabeth ZIRKLE (see #7) were:

3. i. Eva AIRHART.
ii. John EARHART was born circa 1797. He married Barbara BOSWELL on 23 Feb 1818 in Virginia. He died circa 1837 in Augusta County, Virginia.
iii. Sarah ('Sally') EARHART married John SHOCK Jr. on 8 Oct 1817 in Augusta County, Virginia.
iv. Mary Magdalene ('Molley') EARHART married Samuel FULWIDER, son of John FULWIDER and Elizabeth HULL, on 17 Aug 1818 in Augusta County, Virginia.
v. Andrew EARHART was born circa 1801. He married Polly SPITTLER on 24 Mar 1823. They lived in Augusta County, Virginia.
vi. Elizabeth EARHART married Samuel BEARD on 17 Aug 1822.
vii. Katharine EARHART was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana. She was born on 23 Dec 1805 in Virginia. She married Henry BOWMAN on 13 Dec 1821 in Virginia. She died on 6 Sep 1842 in Boone County, Indiana, at age 36. Their marriage date may have been 6 Dec 1821. They had seven children.

7. Elizabeth ZIRKLE (Andrew, #14) was born on 3 Oct 1770 in Virginia.⁵⁹ She married Christian EARHART (see #6), son of George EARHART and _____ _____, on 25 Oct 1787 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁶⁰

Generation Four

8. Ludwig Christian LUPP (Johann, #16) was born on 7 Jan 1733 in Hof, Germany. He married Anna Maria SPATH (see #9), daughter of Johann Georg SPADT and Eliza Caterina _____, in 1756. He married Catherine PETERS on 1 Feb 1796. He died on 28 Jun 1798 in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, at age 65. He came to America at age 20 on the ship Rowand, arriving in Philadelphia on 29 Sep 1753. From Hinke, Ministers of the German Reformed Congregations in Pennsylvania: "Shortly after his arrival, Lupp settled near Strausstown, in what is now Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County. Here he was at first the schoolmaster of the parochial school. But, owing to the lack of duly ordained ministers, he gradually assumed all the duties of a pastor . . . He was one of the numerous independent ministers . . . as there were not enough ordained ministers to supply all the Reformed congregations." For many years he ministered to parishes in Strausstown and Bern in northern Berks County. He then moved to the Lebanon area (in the next county west of Berks County) and served many parishes in what were then Lancaster and Dauphin Counties. He married three times, although only two of his wives' names are known. Hinke's book quotes from the "Hebron Diary": "[In 1789] I was in town and heard the Reformed pastor Lupp deliver a funeral sermon. I rejoiced over his evangelical discourse, since he is at other times a legalistically pious man, who attacks sins and evils with the thundering words of the law, which may result in shocks, but in the end the sheep that go astray are not sufficiently directed to the source of healing and life." Hinke also quotes one of Ludwig's successors, Rev. Henry Wagner: "He was not a man of classical education, and had not been regularly prepared for the ministry; he was, however, a well-read man, and pious servant of Christ, and much devoted in his pastoral attention to the people of his charge. It was his regular custom, in his pastoral visits, wherever he remained over night, to have the neighbors invited, in order to spend the evening with them in prayer and religious conversation. He seems to have been untiring in his pastoral labors to promote true piety and godliness among the people entrusted to his care, as a true shepherd of his flock." In 1792 he laid the cornerstone on the First Reformed Church in Lebanon, which still stands, on 10th Street, as the UCC Church. His grave marker is a replacement. The original was in German and translated: "Here sleeps a grey head Ludwig Lupp Minister for 12 years in Lebanon 1733, he was born January 7, 1733 Married 3 times He had 12 children, of whom 5 survive him. He died June 28, 1798 His age 65 years, 5 mos. and 3 weeks. It was my profession and my worldly office To teach what God and Jesus pleased To preach the gospel pure and true And to call sinners to pennance [sic], attonement [sic], and penitence So adieu! Friends, follow my teaching and my word Then we will see each other again at heaven's gate."

Children of Ludwig Christian LUPP and Anna Maria SPATH (see #9) were:

i. Catharina LOOP was born on 7 Sep 1757 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania.⁶¹ She married John HECK before 1777.⁶² She was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1789, John became the guardian of the only child of her brother, Christian, after Christian's early death. In 1785 they were living in Alan Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
ii. Maria Barbara LUPP married George RUNKLE. She was born on 30 Oct 1758 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. George owned land jointly with her brother, Christian, in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
iii. Christian LUPP was born on 9 Feb 1760 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Christina _____ before 13 Sep 1784. He died before 3 Mar 1785 in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Christina before September 18, 1784, the date of his will in which he left his estate to her and his unborn child. They lived in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania, where he owned land jointly with George Runkle, the husband of his sister, Maria. He died there before March 3, 1785.
iv. Elizabeth LUPP was born on 10 Sep 1761 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. v. Philip LUPP.
vi. Simon LUPP married Mary Elizabeth HECK. He was born on 1 Feb 1766 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He died on 18 Dec 1832 in Preble County, Ohio, at age 66. He was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
vii. Anna Maria LUPP was born on 20 Sep 1767 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
viii. Johann Conrad LUPP was born on 20 Jul 1769 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He probably died in infancy.
ix. Johann Henrich LUPP was born on 29 Sep 1771 in Upper Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was christened at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He probably died in infancy.
x. John LUPP was born on 21 Feb 1773 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was christened at the Bern Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He probably died in infancy.
xi. Susanna LUPP was born on 11 Nov 1775 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was christened at the Bern Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
xii. _____ LUPP. The name, sex, and dates of birth and death of this person are unknown.

9. Anna Maria SPATH (Johann SPADT, #18) was buried in Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. She was born on 5 Apr 1732 in Hesse-Nassau Province, Germany. She married Ludwig Christian LUPP (see #8), son of Johann Henrich LUPP and Anna Elisabeth RUBSAMEN, in 1756. She died on 27 Sep 1794 in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, at age 62.

12. George EARHART married _____ _____ (see #13). He lived in Rockingham County, Virginia. To go to a separate page on George Earhart and some of his descendants, click on his name above or click here.

Children of George EARHART and _____ _____ (see #13) were:

6. i. Christian EARHART.
ii. Peter AIRHART was born on 18 Jan 1781 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth FULWIDER, daughter of John FULWIDER and Elizabeth HULL. He died on 16 Mar 1857 in Indiana at age 76. He was buried in Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁶³ They moved to Montgomery County, Indiana in 1834. He may have died in February 1857.

13. _____ _____ married George EARHART (see #12).

14. Andrew ZIRKLE (Lodowick, #28) was born in 1737 in Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.⁶⁴ He married Mary Catherine _____ (see #15) circa 1763 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁶⁵ He married Elizabeth HOTTEL on 17 Nov 1794. He died in 1816 in Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁶⁶His schooling probably took place in the Little Zion Church, built on his father's land about 1730. His father died when he was about 9 years old, and his stepfather died a couple of years later. He probably moved to Virginia with his widowed mother in 1753, at age 16. In 1757 he bought 224 acres from George Brock, Jr. on both sides of Holman's Creek in what now is Shenandoah County, Virginia. Forestville now sits on the north end of this tract. He lived in the two-story log house built by Brock in the late 1740's or early 1750's on the north side of Holman's Creek, near Forestville. His home was about a mile from that of his brother, Michael. He farmed and operated a flour mill that he built on Holman's Creek about 1760. Indian raids occurred in the area until 1766. He engaged in several land transactions, including a land grant from Lord Fairfax in 1755. He was an elder of Rader's Lutheran Church, about one mile west of Timberville, Virginia. He wrote in German. He was in the Virginia Militia in 1775. He had no children by his second wife, Elizabeth. He probably died in May or June 1816, as his will was probated on 10 Jun 1816. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Rader's Church cemetery.

Children of Andrew ZIRKLE and Mary Catherine _____ (see #15) were:

i. Michael ZIRKLE was born on 22 Oct 1764.⁶⁷ He married Elizabeth _____.⁶⁸ He died in 1793.⁶⁹
ii. Adam ZIRKLE was born on 3 Jan 1767.⁷⁰ He married Catherine BOWERS on 4 Oct 1791 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁷¹
7. iii. Elizabeth ZIRKLE.
iv. Eve ZIRKLE was born on 17 Jan 1777.⁷² She married Philip KNUPP, son of Peter KNOPP, on 24 Aug 1795 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁷³ They farmed about 168 acres near Plains Mill, Virginia, on land they bought from her father in February 1806. They worshiped at Rader's Lutheran Church.
v. Andrew ZIRKLE Jr was born on 11 Oct 1779 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.^74,75 He married Anna ROLLER, daughter of John ROLLER and Anna _____, on 5 Dec 1803.⁷⁶ He married Rachel ROLLER, daughter of John ROLLER and Anna _____, on 5 Feb 1805.⁷⁷ He died on 9 Nov 1854 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, at age 75.⁷⁸ He was buried in Solomon's Church Cemetery, near Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He lived at Forestville, Virginia and farmed and operated a mill. He was a Lutheran.
vi. John ZIRKLE was born in 1783.⁷⁹ He married Mary PYFER on 26 Aug 1803.⁸⁰ He died in 1815. They probably lived around Forestville, Virginia.

15. Mary Catherine _____ married Andrew ZIRKLE (see #14), son of Lodowick (Ludwig) ZIRKLE and Maria Eva BEAR, circa 1763 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁸¹ She died before 1794. She was buried in Rader's Church Cem, Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Generation Five

16. Johann Henrich LUPP (Henrich, #32) was born in Hof, Germany. He married Anna Elisabeth RUBSAMEN (see #17), daughter of Henrich RUBSAMEN and _____ _____, on 18 Aug 1715. He was the schoolmaster in Marienberg parish, Hesse-Nassau Province, Germany, residing in the village of Hof. Apparently he was highly regarded in his parish, for he is recorded as godfather to many children who were not related to him.

Children of Johann Henrich LUPP and Anna Elisabeth RUBSAMEN (see #17) were:

8. i. Ludwig Christian LUPP.

17. Anna Elisabeth RUBSAMEN (Henrich, #34) married Johann Henrich LUPP (see #16), son of Henrich LUPP and Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN, on 18 Aug 1715.

18. Johann Georg SPADT married Eliza Caterina _____ (see #19).

Children of Johann Georg SPADT and Eliza Caterina _____ (see #19) were:

9. i. Anna Maria SPATH.

19. Eliza Caterina _____ married Johann Georg SPADT (see #18).

28. Lodowick (Ludwig) ZIRKLE (Henrich ZIRCKEL, #56) was born on 9 Oct 1705 in Ittlingen, Germany. He married Maria Eva BEAR (see #29) circa 1732. He died in 1746 in Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His first name may have been Johann. He probably had a son, George Henry Zirkle, by an earlier marriage in Germany. He came to America in 1725 with his father and twin sister. He owned some land in Pennsylvania, and they farmed near Telford, in the Philadelphia area. The Rising Sun Inn, built in 1739, a short distance from Little Zion Church in Telford, stands on his land. They were Lutherans, and he gave one acre of land to be used for a Lutheran church 'so long as soon a moon a shining' (so long as the sun and moon shine). He was a farmer and saddler.

Children of Lodowick (Ludwig) ZIRKLE and Maria Eva BEAR (see #29) were:

i. Margaret ZIRKLE was born circa 1733 in Pennsylvania. She married Michael NEHS Jr., son of Michael NEHS, on 6 Mar 1753 in Pennsylvania. She died after 1801 in Greene County, Tennessee. She may have been born in 1736. They moved from Pennsylvania to Augusta County, Virginia in about 1753 and probably lived on a 360-acre tract on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River (in present Shenandoah County, Virginia). In 1801 they and two of their children moved to Greene County, Tennessee.
ii. Michael ZIRKLE was born on 29 Jun 1735 in Pennsylvania. He married Catherine _____ circa 1762 in Virginia. He died on 2 Oct 1811 at age 76 and was buried in Zirkle Cemetery, near Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He farmed near Forestville, Virginia and at his death owned several farms, a tan yard, and other investments. Public records show he bought or sold several tracts of land, beginning with the purchase of land on Holman's Creek, near Forestville, in 1755 and a land grant from Lord Fairfax that same year. He wrote in German. He served in the Shenandoah County Militia in 1775 and was a census taker in 1785. They worshiped at Rader's Lutheran Church, near Timberville, until Pine Church (now St. Mary's), near Rinkerton, was built.
14. iii. Andrew ZIRKLE.
iv. George Adam ZIRKLE married Elizabeth RIDENOUR. He was born in 1738 in Pennsylvania. He died in Aug 1800 in Virginia. He was buried in Zirkle Cemetery, near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia. Some local historians believe he returned to the Fredricktown, Maryland area, where he learned the wheelwright's trade and married, before permanently settling in Virginia. For a number of years he lived at Forestville, Virginia. He lived on Smith Creek, near New Market, for several years and there farmed with his brother, Lewis. They then lived on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, about two miles west of New Market. He owned about 1000 acres when he died. He wrote in German. They were members of Pine Church, now St. Mary's Lutheran Church, until 1790, when he assisted in the organization of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in New Market.
v. Lewis ZIRKLE Jr was born circa 1740 in Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.⁸² He married Mary Magdalene ROUSH, daughter of John ROUSH and Susannah SEHLER, circa 1760 in Rockingham County, Virginia.⁸³ He died on 22 Jan 1815 in Smith Creek, New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁸⁴ He was buried in St. Matthew Cemetery, New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia. On 17 Jul 1763 Lewis (or Ludwig) bought twenty-five acres from his brother, Andrew, straddling Holman's Run in the southeast corner of the tract Andrew had bought from George Brock, Jr. just south of Forestville, Virginia. He operated a tan yard there for nine years, until he sold it to another tanner, John Roush, in 1772. About then they probably moved to what then was Augusta County, Virginia (and now is in Rockingham County), about three miles southeast of New Market, as on 3 Jun 1774 he surveyed a 300-acre tract there on the east side of Smith Creek, for which Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia, issued him a land grant on 1 Mar 1781. The Endless Caverns were discovered on this land on 19 Oct 1879. They lived on Smith Creek, about three miles southeast of New Market, Virginia. He wrote in German. They were Lutherans. At his death he owned 1500 acres, a tannery, and a flour mill. They are believed to be buried in unmarked graves in the St. Matthew Lutheran cemetery in New Market.⁸⁵
vi. Peter CIRCLE married Fanny MEYER. He was born in 1741 in Pennsylvania. He died circa Sep 1818. He bought land in the Moore's Store area (southeast of Forestville) on Holman's Creek in what now is Shenandoah County, Virginia in 1773 and sold land on the creek in 1782 and 1783. He served in the Virginia Militia in Shenandoah County in 1775. They probably moved to Botetourt County, Virginia in 1783 or 1784, as he was paying taxes there in 1784. He farmed and owned an ordinary (tavern), a still, and slaves. His will, dated 25 Jul 1818, indicated he owned considerable land on the James River, about four miles south of Iron Gates, Virginia. His wife is mentioned in the will, which was probated in October 1818, and so probably survived him.
vii. Catherine ZIRKLE married John BRANNER. She married Conrad EASTERLY in Pennsylvania. She probably married Conrad Easterly in Pennsylvania. It is believed they moved to Pennsylvania, where he died and she married John (or Conrad) BRANNER.

29. Maria Eva BEAR was born in Germany. She married Lodowick (Ludwig) ZIRKLE (see #28), son of Henrich (Henry) ZIRCKEL and Euphrosina _____, circa 1732. She married Christopher OTTINGER after 1746. She died after Aug 1753 in Virginia. She was buried in Zirkle Cemetery, near Forestville, Shenandoah County, Virginia. She, two daughters, and five sons moved to near 'the Forest,' now known as Forestville, in what then was Augusta County, Virginia (and now is Shenandoah County), probably in August 1753. In 1755 she obtained a grant or patent for seventy-five acres on a branch of the Shenandoah River; the warrant for the survey, which was made in late 1754, said that this land adjoined other land she owned. They may have lived around Culpeper, in East Virginia, for a year or so before settling in the Shenandoah Valley. She had no children by her marriage to Christopher Ottinger. She probably was buried in the Zirkle graveyard on the east bank of Holman's Creek, which now is a pasture without grave markers, about one mile northeast of Forestville.

Generation Six

32. Henrich LUPP (August, #64) was born in Hof, Germany. He married Anna Maria HIBGE in 1683. He married Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN (see #33) in 1692. He died on 5 Jan 1733 in Hof, Germany. He was christened in 1657 and presumably was born in that year. In a 1711 census he and Anna are described as 'poor in possessions.'

Children of Henrich LUPP and Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN (see #33) were:

16. i. Johann Henrich LUPP.

33. Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN married Henrich LUPP (see #32), son of August LUPP and Layb PFEIFFER, in 1692. She died on 15 Aug 1727 in Hof, Germany.

34. Henrich RUBSAMEN married _____ _____ (see #35). He lived in Hof, Hesse-Nassau Province, Germany.

Children of Henrich RUBSAMEN and _____ _____ (see #35) were:

17. i. Anna Elisabeth RUBSAMEN.

35. _____ _____ married Henrich RUBSAMEN (see #34).

56. Henrich (Henry) ZIRCKEL (Johann, #112) was born on 10 Nov 1676 in Kirchardt, Germany.⁸⁶ He married Euphrosina _____ (see #57). He died in 1747 in Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He and Euphrosina lived in Ittlingen, in the Palatinate area of Germany, south of Heidelberg. They had six children. With his twin children, Anna and Lodowick, he came to America in 1725 on a ship from Rotterdam to Philadelphia, immigrating because of religious persecution. They settled in Franconia Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Children of Henrich (Henry) ZIRCKEL and Euphrosina _____ (see #57) were:

i. Anna ZIRKLE was born on 9 Oct 1705 in Ittlingen, Germany. She and Lodowick were twins. She came to America in 1725 with her father and brother.
28. ii. Lodowick (Ludwig) ZIRKLE.

57. Euphrosina _____ married Henrich (Henry) ZIRCKEL (see #56), son of Johann Lofenius (Levenius) ZIRCKEL and Katharina HIRTZEL.

Generation Seven

64. August LUPP (Anthony, #128) married Layb PFEIFFER (see #65), daughter of Anthony PFEIFFER and _____ _____, in 1648 in Bad Marienberg Parish, Germany. He died in Dec 1677. He was buried in Bad Marienberg Parish, Germany. He probably was born in Bach and lived and died in Hof, both of which are villages in Bad Marienberg Parish, Hesse-Nassau Province, Germany, and he probably was a farmer. In the 1650 Beilstein census, he, his wife, and a child are listed in Hof, along with his brother Christian and her father. In the 1665 census the are listed with two sons and four daughters, still in Hof.

Children of August LUPP and Layb PFEIFFER (see #65) were:

i. _____ LUPP was born in Hof, Germany. She died in 1649. She was christened in 1649 and presumably was born in that year.
ii. _____ LUPP was born circa 1651 in Hof, Germany.⁸⁷ She was christened in 1651 and presumably was born in that year.⁸⁸
iii. Anna Elizabeth LUPP was born circa 1654 in Hof, Germany.⁸⁹ She married Christian OSTERMAN in 1683.⁹⁰ She was christened in 1654 and presumably was born in that year.⁹¹
iv. Anna Catherina LUPP was born circa 1655 in Hof, Germany.⁹² She married Anthony KOLB in 1678.⁹³ She was christened in 1655 and presumably was born in that year.⁹⁴
32. v. Henrich LUPP.
vi. Enchen LUPP married Mathias GERBER in 1676. No birth or christening record was found. Her birthdate is estimated from the 1665 Beilstein census.
vii. Christoffel LUPP was born circa 1660 in Hof, Germany.⁹⁵ He married Agnes GIEL.⁹⁶ He married Anna Kunigunda HAAS.⁹⁷ He was christened in 1660 and presumably was born in that year.⁹⁸
viii. Maria LUPP was born circa 1662 in Hof, Germany.⁹⁹ She married Johann Valentine JUNG in 1684.¹⁰⁰ She was christened in 1662 and presumably was born in that year.
ix. Elsa LUPP was born circa 1666 in Hof, Germany.¹⁰¹ She married Paulus CRUM in 1688.¹⁰² She was christened in 1666 and presumably was born in that year.¹⁰³
x. Barbara LUPP was born in Hof, Germany. She died on 22 Apr 1671. She was christened in 1669 and presumably was born in that year.
xi. Gertrude LUPP was born circa 1672 in Hof, Germany.¹⁰⁴ She married Johann Anthony SCHNEIDER in 1693.¹⁰⁵ She was christened in 1672 and presumably was born in that year.¹⁰⁶

65. Layb PFEIFFER (Anthony, #130) married August LUPP (see #64), son of Anthony LUPP and _____ _____, in 1648 in Bad Marienberg Parish, Germany. She died in May 1683. She was buried in Bad Marienberg Parish, Germany.

112. Johann Lofenius (Levenius) ZIRCKEL (Conrad ZURCKEL, #224) was born in 1646 in Germany.¹⁰⁷ He married Katharina HIRTZEL (see #113), daughter of Hans Heinrich (Henry) HIRTZEL and Maria STEINER, on 23 Jan 1672 in Reihen, Germany.¹⁰⁸ He married Barbara _____.¹⁰⁹ He died after 1686 in Babstadt, Switzerland.¹¹⁰ He was a Lutheran and a farrier in Kirchardt and, later, Babstadt, Germany. He and Katharina had three children.

Children of Johann Lofenius (Levenius) ZIRCKEL and Katharina HIRTZEL (see #113) were:

56. i. Henrich (Henry) ZIRCKEL.
ii. Ursula ZIRCKEL was born on 30 Jan 1672 in Kirchardt, Baden, Germany.¹¹¹
iii. Hans Jacob ZIRCKEL was born on 20 Apr 1674 in Kirchardt, Baden, Germany.¹¹²
iv. Anna Maria ZIRCKEL was born on 19 Mar 1678 in Kirchardt, Baden, Germany.¹¹³

113. Katharina HIRTZEL (Hans, #226) was born in 1648 in Aublikon, Pfaffikon Parish, Switzerland.¹¹⁴ She married Johann Lofenius (Levenius) ZIRCKEL (see #112), son of Conrad ZURCKEL and _____ _____, on 23 Jan 1672 in Reihen, Germany.¹¹⁵ She died on 6 Oct 1678 in Babstadt, Germany.

Generation Eight

128. Anthony LUPP married _____ _____ (see #129). He lived in or near Bach, a village in Bad Marienberg Parish in the Hesse-Nassau Province of Germany.

Children of Anthony LUPP and _____ _____ (see #129) were:

i. Anthony LUPP married Barbara _____. He was born in 1610 in Bach, Germany. He married Anna Elizabeth _____ in 1670 in Bach, Germany. He died on 28 Dec 1677 in Pfuhl, Germany. Bach and Pfuhl are in Hesse-Nassau Province. He and his first wife, Barbara, had two sons and five daughters.
ii. Dina LUPP was born in 1612 in Bach, Germany. She married Christian STEUP in 1632. She died on 1 Oct 1670 in Bach, Germany. In 1650 they were living in Bach with four children, next door to her brother, Anthony.
iii. Christian LUPP married Anna _____ in 1646. He died in 1690 in Hof, Germany. In 1650 they were living in Hof, in Hesse-Nassau Province, with three children. They had a son and four daughters, and he had an illegitimate son by Anna Giel, probably after Anna died.
iv. Gutga LUPP married Christoffel ZAYLER in 1647. In 1650 they and one child were living in Marienberg, near her brother, Sebastian.
v. Sebastian LUPP married Eutga (Ann) ZAYLER in 1647 in Bad Marienberg, Germany. He married Gertrude MULLER in 1666 in Pfuhl, Germany. He died in 1702 in Pfuhl, Germany.
64. vi. August LUPP.

129. _____ _____ married Anthony LUPP (see #128).

130. Anthony PFEIFFER married _____ _____ (see #131).

Children of Anthony PFEIFFER and _____ _____ (see #131) were:

65. i. Layb PFEIFFER.

131. _____ _____ married Anthony PFEIFFER (see #130).

224. Conrad ZURCKEL was born in 1603 in Ittlingen, Baden, Germany. He married _____ _____ (see #225). He was a Lutheran chaplain from Solms Braunfels, Germany.

Children of Conrad ZURCKEL and _____ _____ (see #225) were:

112. i. Johann Lofenius (Levenius) ZIRCKEL.

225. _____ _____ married Conrad ZURCKEL (see #224).

226. Hans Heinrich (Henry) HIRTZEL was born circa 1622. He married Maria STEINER (see #227) on 12 Jan 1646 in Lusslingen, Switzerland. He died on 23 Jun 1663 in Reihen, Germany. His birth place is unknown, but in 1646 he married in Lusslingen, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland and in 1648 he was living in the Village of Balm, Pfafficon Parish, Switzerland. Pfafficon Parish is a county known as Bezirkshauptort (Staatsarchiv Des Kanton Zurich). The family moved from Switzerland to Germany around the end of 1652, settling in the town of Reihen, in the Palatinate District, as did many Swiss Mennonite exiles. Henry likely was a brother of Clemons Hirtzel, who came from Winterthur, Switzerland. He was a Calvinist (Reformed) minister from 1651 to 1670 at Reihen, Kirchardt, Steinsfurt, and Stebbach, Germany. Peter Hirtzel, also from Winterthur and living in Kirchardt in 1658, may have been another brother. Reihen is on the Elsenz, a small tributary of the Nechar River.

Children of Hans Heinrich (Henry) HIRTZEL and Maria STEINER (see #227) were:

113. i. Katharina HIRTZEL.
ii. Verena HIRTZEL was born circa 1650.
iii. Hans Henrich HIRTZEL married Margaretha RUDI, daughter of Hans RUDI and Barbara KEISER. He was born circa 1652.
iv. Clemons HIRTZEL was born on 20 Feb 1659 in Reihen, Germany. He married Anna SINTER, daughter of Hans SINTER and Margaretha MAYER, on 23 Nov 1680 in Reihen, Germany. He died on 20 Feb 1707 in Reihen, Germany, at age 48. He was the administrator, or bailiff, of the Von Vennigen family, who had jurisdiction over part of the Village of Reihen.

227. Maria STEINER married Hans Heinrich (Henry) HIRTZEL (see #226) on 12 Jan 1646 in Lusslingen, Switzerland. She was from Batterkinden, Canton Bern, Switzerland.

Sources

1. Kellie Loop, Rice, Tex., miscellaneous papers, pp. 24, 28. Miss Loop collected family data for decades, probably from the 1930s to the 1970s. Some of it is in her handwriting, and much of it appears to have been written by others and sent to her, but very little of it contains source attribution. Occasionally there are inconsistencies within the papers. The papers are now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., who assigned the page numbers for ease of reference.
2. 1850-1860 Census of Henderson County, Texas Including Slave Schedule and 1846 Tax List, comp. by Mrs. Claude Corder (Athens: Henderson County Hist. Soc'y, 1984), 1850 census, p. 22 (age and birth state).
3. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 24, 26.
4. Ibid., p. 27.
5. Omer Loop, 1302 N. 21st St., Superior, Wis., letter to Kellie Loop, 5507 Bryan St., Dallas, Tex., 22 Apr 1957 (attributing most information to 1909 typewritten Loop history written by Andrew Loop) (quoting Andrew Loop as describing his brother John as being "of a roving disposition").
6. 1850-1860 Census of Henderson County, Texas, above, 1850 census, p. 23 (giving his occupation as farmer).
7. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 11, 24, 26, 28.
8. Omer Loop, 22 Apr 1957 letter, above.
9. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1992), p. 51 (stating that he was born 17 Nov 1788 in Pennsylvania or possibly Rockingham County, Virginia).
10. Ibid., p. 51.
11. Omer Loop, 22 Apr 1957 letter, above (not giving the date).
12. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 17 Cadillac Dr., R. # 1, Crawfordsville, Ind., letter to Roger Bartlett, 13 May 1974 (citing grave marker, Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Inc.).
13. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 51 (stating that he died in Beckville, Boone County, Indiana; Beckville is in Montgomery County).
14. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above.
15. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 11 (move to Indiana), 26-27 (moves, politics, religion), 28 (conditions of move to Indiana).
16. Omer Loop, 22 Apr 1957 letter, above (moves).
16a. Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana (Chicago, Ill.: Chapman Bros., 1893), pp. 454-57 (biography of Andrew Loop).
16b. H. W. Beckwith, History of Montgomery County (Chicago, Ill.: H. H. Hill & N. Iddlings, 1881), pp. 393-94 (biography of James G. Johnson).
16c. History of Montgomery County, Indiana, With Personal Sketches of Representative Citizens (Indianapolis, Ind.: A. W. Bowen, 1913), pp. 720-23 (biography of William C. Loop).
17. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above.
18. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, p. 27.
19. Ibid.
19a. Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Pike and Fountain Counties, Indiana, above (biography of Andrew Loop).
20. Omer Loop, 22 Apr 1957 letter, above.
21. Mabel Shanklin, comp., Montgomery County, Indiana Will (1852-1869) and Marriage (1837-1847) Records, vol. 2 (Danville, Ill.: Heritage House, 1970), p. 14 (citing Montgomery County Marriage Record Book II, p. 199).
22. Mabel Shanklin, comp., Montgomery County, Indiana Will (1868-1883) and Marriage (1847-1852) Records, vol. 3 (Danville, Ill.: Heritage House, n.d.), p. 9 (giving her name as Lydia Lockbridge and citing Montgomery County Marriage Record Book III, p. 423).
22a. Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana, above (biography of Andrew Loop).
22b. H. W. Beckwith, History of Montgomery County, above (biography of James G. Johnson).
22c. History of Montgomery County, Indiana, With Personal Sketches of Representative Citizens, above (biography of William C. Loop).
23. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above (suggesting 5 Feb 1818 as his birth date).
24. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above.
25. Supposition as to date, based on believed birth order.
26. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above.
27. Grave marker, Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana (giving only the date).
28. Keith Dull, Early Families of Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin Counties, Pennsylvania (n.p.: n.pub., 1997), p. 11.
29. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 51.
30. Omer Loop, 22 Apr 1957 letter, above (not giving the date).
31. Grave marker, Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana (giving only the date).
32. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above.
33. Grave marker, Providence Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.
34. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 50.
35. Ibid.
36. Ibid., p. 51.
37. Ibid.
38. Ibid.
39. Ibid.
40. Ibid.
41. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 24, 26.
42. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 51.
43. Ibid.
44. Ibid.
45. Ibid.
46. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 24, 26.
47. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 51.
48. Ibid., p. 51 (stating that they married in 1805 or 1825).
49. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 24, 26.
50. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 51.
51. Ibid.
52. Kellie Loop, miscellaneous papers, above, pp. 24, 26.
53. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 51.
54. Ibid.
55. Ibid.
56. Ibid., p. 50.
57. Keith Dull, Early Families of Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin Counties, Pennsylvania, above, p. 10.
58. Ibid., p. 11 (stating only that Christian Ehrhardt married Elizabeth _____ without giving the date or place).
59. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998 (not naming the place).
60. Keith Dull, Early Families of Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin Counties, Pennsylvania, above, p. 11 (stating only that Christian Ehrhardt married Elizabeth _____ without giving the date or place).
61. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 49 (giving her name as Catherine Lupp).
62. Pamela M. Clark, family group sheet sent to Roger Bartlett, 3 Jul 1998.
63. Mrs. Leslie (Marcella) Stout, 13 May 1974 letter, above (suggesting 19 Jan 1781 as his birth date).
64. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998.
65. Ibid.
66. Ibid.
67. Ibid.
68. Ibid.
69. Ibid.
70. Ibid.
71. Christine Rea, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998.
72. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998.
73. Christine Rea, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998 (giving his surname as Knopp).
74. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998 (giving only the date).
75. Christine Rea, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998 (not giving the date).
76. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998 (not giving the date).
77. Ibid.
78. Christine Rea, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998.
79. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998.
80. Ibid. (giving her surname as Pyferns and not giving the date).
81. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 2 Feb 1998.
82. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 31 Jul 1998.
83. Ibid. (spelling her surname as Rousch).
84. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 31 Jul 1998.
85. Ibid. (stating that he was a farmer, tanner, and miller).
86. Ibid. (spelling his surname as Zirckle or Zirkell).
87. Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 11.
88. Ibid.
89. Ibid.
90. Ibid.
91. Ibid.
92. Ibid.
93. Ibid.
94. Ibid.
95. Ibid.
96. Ibid.
97. Ibid.
98. Ibid.
99. Ibid.
100. Ibid.
101. Ibid.
102. Ibid.
103. Ibid.
104. Ibid.
105. Ibid.
106. Ibid.
107. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 31 Jul 1998 (spelling his surname as Zirckle).
108. Ibid. (spelling her name as Katherina).
109. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 31 Jul 1998.
110. Ibid.
111. Ibid.
112. Ibid. (spelling his surname as Zirckle).
113. Fran Daniels, electronic mail to Zirkle-L@rootsweb.com, 31 Jul 1998.
114. Ibid.
115. Ibid. (spelling her name as Katherina).

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