Moses W. Shoup of Maryland

		George Shoup, Sr.	(family)
Moses W. Shoup
		Charlotte Amalie Loy

Spouse

Elizabeth Miller (family)

26 Mar 1818

Montgomery, Ohio

Data

Birth

1 Oct 1793

Frederick, Maryland

Death

7 May 1880

Burial

Mt Zion Church, Beaver Creek Twp, Greene, Ohio

Notes

Elder Moses Shoup then took charge and continued until the close of his life in 1880. Elder Shoup was born in Frederick County, Maryland Oct. 1, 1793. He came with his parents George and Charlotte Shoup to Greene County in 1805. He was married to Elizabeth Miller. His wife died Jan. 11, 1877. The church continued under the Shoup influence to this day. Daniel Shoup, a son of Bishop Shoup was long a decon and later became a minister in the Old Order Church. (From History of the Church of the Brethren of the Southern District of Ohio by the Historical Committee. Otterbein Press, Dayton Ohio 1920)

Sources

History of Green County, Ohio

George F. Robinson

File:History of Greene County, Ohio, by George F. Robinson.pdf

pp. 375, 418

Moses W. Shoup, the grandfather of our subject, was born, reared and died on the old family homestead which his father had developed and improved. He was a prosperous farmer, owning about one thousand acres of land. His life was ever honorable and upright and he became a preacher of the Dunkard church.

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  Death record of Rebecca Ann Shoup

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  1850 U.S. Census - Ohio, Greene County, Beaver Creek, page 41 of 51

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  Headstone of Moses W. Shoup of Maryland