Intro (HfSV)
H U P P S f r o m t h e
S H E N A N D O A H V A L L E Y , V i r g i n i a
after the American Revolution
by Timothy A. Hupp
Harrisonburg, Va.
Copyright 1986
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About the Author
I, Tim Hupp, was born on 5/8/1957 in
Waynesboro, Virginia. My parents had lived
many places prior to coming to Waynesboro in
1955, but my dad has lived in the area ever
since. My mother died when I was 3, and my dad <photo of author>
remarried a year later. Let me say that my
step-mother has been as good of step-mother as
I can imagine possible-- she raised me as one
of her own. I have one older brother and two
half-sisters (our family is listed on page
I-13).
I graduated from Stuarts Draft High School
in 1975, and from Virginia Tech in 1979, where
I had majored in Chemistry. I am now employed
at Merck & Co., at the Stonewall Plant in
Elkton, Va. I work in the Quality Control
department. From October of 1980 until 2/1/86,
I worked as a shift Lab Technician. Since then
I have been a daylight Chemist in the same
department.
From earliest memory I have attended
Presbyterian churches. I had godly parents,
and I made my own commitment to Christ in 1976,
and was involved with Campus Crusade for Christ
at Virginia Tech. I now attend Covenant
Presbyterian Church of Harrisonburg, Va.
My interests include, besides genealogy, Astronomy, hiking,
photography, computers, and several other things scientific. I am also
a big brother.
I started into genealogy in May of 1984. I come from a line of
Hupps that has been isolated for 130 years, and we knew little about
other families. There were some other Hupps that are listed in my
phone book. I called some of them, and got to know them, and also
started going to the local library, to find that Hupps lived in this
area in the early 1800's and earlier. At the end of 1984, I printed up
my first book, "The Family of Balser Hupp". Research continued, and
I took a trip through Ohio and Indiana in 1985, collecting a fair
amount of information. Also I corresponded with other interested
people. This book has been a lot of work, but it has turned out much
as I envisioned it. It is my hope that all who read it will find it
satisfactory.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
I could not have done nearly so much in the book if it weren't
for the generous help of many people. I will list just my major
contributors, for there are many more that I could not name all of.
Section A: Robert E. Hupp of Mesa, Arizona, for the listing of Balser
Hupp's estate.
Section B: Daniel Rinker and his wife, Ruth, of Travers City, Michigan;
Mrs. Edith (Zirkle) Kipps of Timberville, Va.; Roscoe I. Hupp of
Slater, Missouri; Brown Hupp and his wife, Dawn, of Bergton, Va., and
Brown's sister Mrs. Alma Martz of Timberville; Robert Sealock of
Alexandria, Va.; Ms. Beverly Gray of Kansas; Robert E. Hupp; Clarence
Zirkle of Edinburg, Va.; Mrs. Pollyanna (Neff) Halterman of Quicksburg;
and Mrs. Charlotte (Zirkle) Emery of Harrisonburg. Special thanks go
to Edith Zirkle and Bob Sealock, who led me to so many other people
that could help me.
Section C: R. Craig Hupp IIII of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, and
Charles J. Hupp of Boca Raton, Fla.
Section D: William Mahan of Urbana, Ohio, who introduced me to many
people in his area; also Roy N. Hupp of Germantown, Ohio; and Geneva
(Hupp) Kendrick of Bryson City, NC.
Section E: James Morrison of Linnville, Ohio; Mrs. Estella Hupp; Mrs.
Dorothy (Hupp) Winegardner; and Mrs. Ruth (Courson) White, the last
three of Thornville, Ohio. Each of these gathered more information for
me, in addition to that which they had at the time I met with them,
particularly Dorothy Winegardner. Also Ruth White and her husband gave
me a place to stay when I came to the Hupp-Mereidth family reunion of
1986. Also, Paul Bryan Hupp of Linnville and Russell A. Hupp of
Newark, Ohio.
Section F: James G. Hupp of Orinda, California.
Section H: Frank Hupp of Strasburg, Va.
Section I: Mrs. Elaine (Hupp) McCreery of Bolivar, Pa.; Mrs. Kathryn
(Hupp) Corwin of Front Royal, Va.; Mrs. Mary (Wisman) Kirkpatrick of
Leesburg, Va.; Mrs. Patricia (Ridgeway) Scott of Westmont, NJ; Mrs.
Lucy Hupp of Strasburg, Va.; Robert A. Hupp of Warrenville, Ill.;
and Mrs. Myrtle (Hupp) Foster of Thornville, Ohio.
These are in addition to some mentioned in "The Family of Balser Hupp".
Also, I want to thank Mary Carr for proofreading my text and for
drawing the sketches in this book. Also thanks to Terri Hoffman, who
also helped proofread, and to Robert Sealock, Robert E. Hupp, Mrs. Edith
Kipps, Mrs. Dorothy Winegardner, Mrs. Ruth White, and James G. Hupp
for reviewing sections of my early drafts.
Finally, I want to thank Terry Fertitta of Kwik-Kopy Center for giving
me good terms for the printing of this book.
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ABBREVIATIONS
m. married
m1. first marriage to
m2. second marriage to
etc
b. born
d. died
bi. born in
@ at
( - ) birth and death dates unknown, but known or presumed dead.
--- first or last name not known
---- name unknown
div. divorced
so. son of
do. daughter of
co. child of
dau. daughter
ch. child or children
I make lists of names in the outline form, with each succeeding
generation being further indented, e.g.:
I. first generation
A. second generation, first born
1. third generation, first born
2. third generation, second born
B. second generation, second born
1. third generation, first born (of family)
a. fourth generation
2. third generation, second in family
3. third generation, third in family
C. second generation, third born
II. first generation, second born
A. second generation, first in family
Each list as this will have the parents of the first generation
at the top. Also each person's marriages will be put on the line
immediately above the first child born to that union (usually
immediately below the person married to, but not in the case of second
marriages to descendants already with children. It is not my policy to
include step children in the lists of descendants, unless they are also
adopted. Adopted children are included, and usually indicated so.
It is also my policy to list dates with the months as numbers,
e.g. 7/20/1986 for July 20, 1986.
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Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
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This map shows the area included by the
following counties: Frederick, Clark,
Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, and
Augusta, all of which are west of the
Blue Ridge. The state line with West
Virginia is shown also.
The Hupps of the Shenandoah Valley
primarily lived between Strasburg and
Broadway, concentrating near New Market.
<hand-drawn map of Shenandoah Valley>
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Hupps in America
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<hand-drawn map of US from Illinois to Virginia and Pennsylvania>
Hupps came from Germany in the mid-1700's, arriving at Philadelphia
coming from Rotterdam, Holland (the beginning point of the Atlantic
voyage. In America, Hupps have tended to concentrate in certain area,
and not spead out evenly. Those places listed below are by no means
the only places of concentration. Some of the are farther west.
location time by whom
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A Shenandoah Valley, Virginia by 1763 see sections A,H
B Greene and Washington Co.s, Pa. 1766 Everhard Hupp
George Hupp
C Monroe-Noble Co.s, Ohio 1790's Phillip Hupp
later immigrants
D Licking County 1810's see sections E,H,I
E Champaign and Clark Co.s, Ohio 1830 see sections B,D
F LaPorte, St. Joseph, Marshall Co.s 1836 see sections B,F,G
G Henry, Delaware, Madison Co.s, Ind. 1840 see sections B,I
H LaSalle Co., Illinois 1840's see sections H,I