Allen County Hopple Family

B-1 George Hopple, b 1-24-1791 PA, d 12-6-1871 Allen Co.

IN, m Margaret, b 7-8-1790 KY, d 7-24-1869. The Hopples moved from Allen Co to Adams Co,  before 1839, when they sold some land to their dau and her husband, Hugh & Sarah O'Hara.

They also sold land to dau, Anna and husband Michael Roe.

George purchased land from the Fort Wayne Land Office:

78.92 acres with receipt #2577,
40 acres with #2648, 
84.92 with #2234, 
69.66 with #2235,
67.19 acres #7334,
40 acres #6818,
173.2 acres #17927

for a total of  553.89 acres, all in the southern part of the county, near the border of Adams Co. None of  this land was purchased with a military land warrant.

When George and Margaret sold land 10 Nov 1835, the deed was witnessed by Anna Hopple. Anna could be George’s mother, as their daughter Anna would not have been of a legal age. A gazetteer of 1862 shows a George Hopple in Washington Twp, Allen Co, probably the one born 1810 PA, as shown in the 1860 census.

This George bought land in Washington Twp, in the NW part of Allen County, IN in 1836.

It is not known if this man is related or not. George and Margaret are in Preble Twp, Adams Co, IN in the 1860 census.

Some Roechi are with them, and daughter Anna, now married to Morton, is living next door.

Both George and Margaret are buried in Bethel Cem in the Southern part of Allen Co, IN. Have a picture of their headstones.

C-1  Anna Hopple, b 10-22-1818 OH, d 2-26-1890, m 12-26-1836 Adams Co to Michael Roe, b 1811, d 4-18-1854.

Both bur Bethel Cem, Allen Co. They show 1850 census living in Preble. Anna married 2nd Michael Morton, b 1809 VA.

He had several children by an earlier marriage.

They were living next to George and Margaret in Preble Twp, Adams Co in the 1860 census.

D-1 Elizabeth Roe, b 1838D-2 
Margaret Roe, b April 1840, d 7-3-1841, bur Bethel Cem.
D-3 Joel Roe, b 1843 Adams Co, d 1881
D-4  Lydia Roe, b 1845 Adams Co.
D-5  Adam Roe, b 1847
D-6  George Roe, b 1849
D-7  Sarah Ann Roe, b 1853
D-8  Emeline Morton, b 1859

C-2  Sarah Hopple, b 1820 OH, m 1-1-1839 Adams Co, IN to Hugh O'Hara, b 1812Wayne Co,  OH, son of Hugh O'Hara.

It is not known when they died, but they were found in Marion Twp in Allen Co as late as 1870. Hugh voted in Pleasant Twp 1841.

Had to be either naturalized or born in the U. S.
D-1  Susannah O'Hara, b 1837 IN
D-2  Olive Ann O'Hara, b 12-27-1839 IN,  d 5-21-1864, m 6-14-1857 Allen Co. Daniel L/J Fuller.
He d 3-18-1924 Lake Co,  FL.
D-3  Charlotte O'Hara, b 1839 IN
D-4  Louise O'Hara, b 1840, d 7-181-1859, bur Bethel Cem.
D-5  John D. O'Hara, b 7-6-1843 Allen Co, IN, d 11-8-1926 Fort Wayne, m 5-6-1877 Martha Joy Emerick, b 1845 OH, dau of Jacob Emerick. They lived Pleasant Twp 1880 and have Perry Fuller with them. Perry was the son of his sister, Mary Jane O'Hara, who later m Charles Chalon Edwards. John came to Washington state to visit his sister Mary Jane O'Hara Edwards.

Jacob Emerick, b 8-3-1828, d 4-14-1903 Poe, Allen Co, wife was Elizabeth, b 5-14-1830, d 12-20-1906, both bur Bethel Cem.

They were of Wayne Co, OH, as were the O'Haras.

E-1  Marion T. O'Hara, b Feb 1878 Allen Co, m Ann Miller.
E-2  Sarah E. O'Hara, b Jul 1883 Allen  Co, m Ezra F. Fackler, b Oct 1879 OH, son of Michael & Parelina Fackler of GY.
E-3  Etta Cora Elizabeth O'Hara, b 2-10-1895, m 10-12-1911 Walter W Adams.
E-4 John T. O'Hara, b 7-21-1902, d 8-15-1902.
D-6  Margaret O'Hara, b 1845, m 9-17-1863 Allen Co, IN to William Edward Whitcomb, d before 1888, son of Philo Whitcomb.
D-7 Catherine O'Hara, b 1-30-1846 IN, d 9-14-1868, m 3-17-1867 William Lopshire. He died Wells Co, IN after marrying 2nd ____________. They are mentioned in History of Adams Co, pub 1979.
He was a Civil War Vet. He is probably son of George Lopshire, age 66 PA of 1860 Marion Twp. , Allen Co. Frank Lopshire of Fort Wayne is a desc. of the brother of William. William is buried Ossian Cem. in Wells Co. He was in the Civil War. No mention is made of any children.
D-8  George W. O'Hara, b 1849 Allen  Co, m ? 10-3-1891 Rae M. Edwards.
D-9  Mary Jane O'Hara, b 9-6-1853 Allen Co, d 6-7-1934 Everett, Snohomish Co, WA.
D-10  Sarah A. O'Hara, b 1859 Allen Co, m James B. Emerick, lived St Joseph Co, MI.

C-3  ? son, b 1830-1835, m Thirza Walker. Lewis Hopple sold land for her ca 1901 in Adams Co.
C-4  ? Elizabeth Hopple, b 1830-1835, m 8-10-1854 Robert Walker.
C-5  ? Louis (Lewis) C. Hopple, b 1837 in, m Alice Whitcomb, b 12-16-1854, d 4-16-1904 at her home in Dupont, IN, lived Jefferson Co, IN. This from the Whitcomb Family, page 380. He shows pages 231 & 258 of History of Adams Co published 1979, as a minister.
C-6  ? John A. Hopple, d 9-1-1848 Allen Co, no age given, buried Bethel Cem. Allen Co, IN. He may be the John Hopple who paid tax 1826 in Butler Co, OH. If so he is B-2 as a bro, not C-6 as a son.

Submitted by: June Smith, 5307 St Hwy 303 NE #22, Bremerton, WA 98311-3654 BoJu2325@ix.netcom.com