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The results will appear in the next issue of the Scoop. I found a couple of important new pieces of information. Subscription rates are $15 for one year, four issues July, October, January and April. The next volume will be Numbers 21 through 24. If you are retired on a fixed income and would find the $15 to be a hardship, you may subscribe for $5, as in the past. (c) Victor L. Bennison, 1990 ****************************** ARTICLE ********************************* The Origins of the Name The Loop's in America are largely of German extraction. In fact, the main branches of the family in America, as we will see, are most of them descended from one German ancestor, Anthony Lupp of Bach in the parish of Bad Marienberg in the Hesse-Nassau region of Germany, who was born in the late 1500's and died before 1646. Though later Loop arrivals were from Belgium and Switzerland or other parts of Germany, these branches do not represent a significant percentage of American Loop's and may themselves all have earlier German origins. It is possible, of course, that the name Lupp originated in some other country prior to the 1500's. There are several different theories as to the origin of the name itself. A book on German names gives the following derivation: Lupp, Luppertz, Lüppertz, Luppker, Lüppen all from Luppe (Middle High German) which means ointment, remedy. Examples: Mertein Lupp, 1462 and A. Lupper, 1392 in Bavaria Robert Lupp, in his "The Lupp Family, A Report on Work-in-Progress", 1971, provides the following reference: In "Deutsche Namenkunde", Max Gottschald gives the derivation of the name Lupp. On page 413, under the entry "Lupp-,Lüpp-" he refers the reader to "Leute" (people) and "Ljub." On page 404 he says that Leute is derived from the old-high German and middle-high-German "liut" (modern German "Volk", people), related to the anglosaxon "leod" (modern German "Mann", "Fürst", man, prince), and the old-high German "liotan" (modern German, "wachsen", to grow or increase). These are related to Lieb, Lut, and the slavic Ljud. "Ljud" in modern Russian means people or folk. A number of names were formed from the old and middle-high German "liut". Among them was "Liutbrand". Several of the shortforms of this name are "Luppo; Lupp (e); Lub/be, ke; Lüpp/e (s), ken; Lüp, Lüp/kes..." By this notation I believe the author means the names: Luppo, Lupp, Luppe, Lubbe, Lubke, Lüppe, Lüppes, Lüppken, Lüp, Lüpkes... There are also examples of the name "Luppes" as a patronymic. In the Netherlands we find the christening of Willem Luppes the son of Luppe Clasens. We must assume that Luppe Clasens' father's first name was Claus. So it is also possible that Lupp was originally a given name. Of some possible significance to the origin of the Lupp name is the following story, here translated, which originally appeared in 1890 in the "Heimatkundliches Lesebuch fur Mansfeldische Schulen" (i.e., The Local Regional Historical Reading Book of the Mansfeld Schools). The Mansfeld region is approximately 250 km east of Bad Marienberg in Saxony just west of Leipzig. This area was partially settled by Slavs. Note the Slavic and German meaning of the name as "people" or "folk" and recall that many folk legends concern ancient races or ancient folk that inhabit the land in one form or another. Also, pagan sacrifices were commonly made to ensure the fertility of the land, and note the old-high German meaning of the name as "increase or grow." We now read the story of: The Honoring of the Good Lupp at Schochwitz The area around here seems to be the seat of a very strict pagan idolatry so that the traces of this have reached far beyond even into the Christian times. In Schochwitz hardly an hour away from the cloister at Hedersleben, there was a pagan culture which honored Saint Luppe, or the good Luppen. Even into the 15th century it remained untouched and withstood change through all the storms of time. The bishop Gebhard of Halberstadt in whose diocese Schochwitz was located was told about the existence of this idolatry because he didn't think it worth his while to go look for himself. His pious heart was angry about this loathsome custom and in his sacred religious zealotry he ordered two counts Gunther and Gebhard von Mansfeld in 1462 (this paper is still in existence) to get rid of this annoyance. The annoyance consisted of the fact that the simple people were sacrificing the bones of dead animals to a certain dead person who was called the Good Luppen. The bishop promised many indulgences, money, and blessings and the grace of God and all the saints. In coloquial speech in this area the memory of the good Luppen has not been extinguished. The hill on which this person was honored is still called today the Luppberg, or the Lupp mountain, the little forest on top is still called the Lupp forest, and the water that goes through the valley runs by the Lupp mill. The folk legend is still familiar with the place where once upon a time this idol stood. Next to the sacred grove there is a sacrificial place where immeasurable masses of animal bones were piled up to form a big bone mountain. It was just this bone pile that caused the anger of the Bishop of Halberstadt, but the indulgences and the forgiveness of sin which he promised did not remove the bone mountain. It remained into our century, and it wasn't until it was discovered that bones make an excellent fertilizer for the land that the hill was removed. Thousands of cartloads were taken away without any indulgences and any forgiveness of sins. Now the 1000 year old grove of bones has been cleaned up and has become farmland. But the legend of the Good Luppen has not yet been entirely lost. The old idol was saved from it's old sacred grove and was put into a Christian church. In the wall of the church at Mullerdorf there is an old sandstone of about 2 meters height with curious pictures that are very unusual. The people believe that this is the idol, the Lupp stone that came from the Lupp mountain. The many spellings of the name that appear in American records, e.g., Lupe, Loep, Loup, Lup, Luyb,... are mostly just cases of clerical misspelling. Most families ended up with one of the spellings "Loop", "Lupp", or Leupp. The umlat was dropped from the "u" in the spelling "Lupp" (note that the umlat does not consistently appear even in the German records). It is unclear why so many families settled on the spelling "Loop", while relatively few have kept the original spelling "Lupp". The "Loop" spelling perhaps became preferred because the "Lupp" spelling would be too easily mispronounced as having a short "u" (in fact at least one branch of Lupp's now uses the short "u" pronunciation). Some families that kept the "Lupp" spelling in America for half a century or more, still later changed over to the "Loop" spelling. The etymology of the spelling "Leupp" is a very interesting story. The following passage is from the "History of New Brunswick, New Jersey", p. 262: The name "Lupp", by the way, becoming "Leupp" in later days, is thus explained (as to the change) by the late John H. Leupp, Esq., in a letter to the author as follows: "The family originally came from Nieuweid on the Rhine. When my uncle Charles M., of New York, was visiting that place about 1840 he saw on the old gravestones the name spelled Lupp, and thought the dots over the u indicated e and, that the spelling should not be lost entirely, incorporated the e in the name, and the other members of the family agreeing, the spelling was changed to the prevailing mode." John H. Leupp and Charles M. Leupp were both descendants of Gerlach Lupp of New Jersey. Charles M. Leupp could well afford to travel in Europe. He was a millionaire. All his six brothers and sisters followed his example and changed their names to Leupp. Interestingly, one line of the New York Loop's, a little later, also changed their names to Leupp. This was the family of Francis Ellington Leupp, a great-grandson of Captain Peter Loop. He was very interested in the family history, and though he may not have known Charles M. Leupp, who committed suicide when Francis was only 10, he probably met other members of the New Jersey Leupp family. It is probably Francis E. Leupp who decided, mistakenly, that his great-grandfather Capt. Peter Loop was a grandson of Gerlach Lupp, a very persistant misconception. He also decided that his cousin had been right about the spelling of the name, so his family adopted the spelling "Leupp" as well. The German Origins - The Lüpp's of Hesse-Nassau Almost all the LOOP's, LEUPP's, and LUPP's of America are descendants of Anthony Lüpp of Bach in the parish of Bad Marienberg in the Hesse-Nassau region of Germany. He was born in the late 1500's and died before 1646. He was the patriarch of a large clan of Lüpp's which became established in the parish. By the early 1700's the Palatine region (which contains Bad Marienberg parish) had become poverty stricken and overpopulated. Around 1724, the Lüpp's began to disperse in search of more promising circumstances, first to East Prussia where some stayed, and then to America. By the late 1750's there were only a few Lüpp families remaining in the parish of Bad Marienberg. We do not know the name of Anthony Lüpp's wife. The extant parish registers of Bad Marienberg parish begin in 1646. Anthony has clearly died by that time, as he is listed as deceased in the marriage records of his children. No death record appears for his wife after 1646, so that it is likely that she had died previously, though it is also possible that she remarried or moved elsewhere. Anthony had four sons that we know about: Anthony (or Tönges), Christian, Sebastian (or Bast), and August (or Jost). It is likely that there were no other surviving sons, as had there been such, they probably would have shown up in the Bad Marienberg parish registers as godparents for the children of their brothers or sisters (unless they lived very far away). These four sons produced for Anthony at least thirteen grandsons who lived to be married. Most of the Lüpp's were farmers. Two or three of them, however, were schoolmasters or schoolteachers, and three brothers were silversmiths in New Jersey, which trade they probably learned in Germany. Anthony's sons and grandsons for the most part lived in the many little villages scattered around the parish town of Bad Marienberg. These towns were Pfuhl, Hof, Bach, Ritzhausen, Langenbach, Ilfurt, Fehl, Eichenstruth, Unnau, Erbach, and others. It appears to have been a tradition during that period that when a man married, he moved to his wife's town. Perhaps part of her dowry was some land or at least a livelihood working on the father-in-law's farm. Whenever a male Lüpp married a woman from another parish, he subsequently disappears from the Bad Marienberg parish records, though he might appear occasionally as a godparent for his relatives or friends. We know of three lines of descent from Anthony Lüpp that lead to American immigrants. Anthony's son Sebastian was the father of Jacob, who was the father of immigrants Christian, Gerlach, Martin, and Sebastian. Anthony's son August Lüpp, had a son Henrich, who had sons Henrich and Christian. Son Henrich (a schoolmaster), was the father of immigrant Ludwig Lupp. Son Christian was the father of immigrant Anthony Lupp. These three lines, which produced these six immigrants, account for most of the Lupp's, Loop's and Leupp's in America, then and now. We will now give some details of these three lines. For the remainder of this chapter, persons known to have emigrated to America will be marked with an arrow (->) beside their number. The children of Anthony LUPP, the common ancestor of most of the American Loop's, were: 1. Anthony LUPP, b. 1610 in Bach, Hesse-Nassau, Germany, m. (1) Barbara ______, who d. in 1667 in Bach. He is censused in Bach in 1650 with a wife and three children. He m. (2) 1670 in Bach, Anna Elizabeth ______, the widow of Hans Diederick SCHMIDT. Anthony LUPP d. December 28, 1677 in Pfuhl, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. He had seven children (two sons and five daughters) by his first marriage. 2. Dina LUPP, b. 1612 in Bach, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. She m. 1632 Christian STEUP. They were censused in Bach in 1650 with four children, living next door to her brother Anthony. She d. October 1, 1670, in Bach. 3. Christian LUPP, m. 1646, Anna ______, widow of Johannes BAKER. Christian LUPP was censused in Hof in 1650 with a wife and three children. He d. 1690 in Hof, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. He had a son and four daughters by his wife, and an illegitimate son by Anna GIEL, probably after the death of his wife. 4. Gutga LUPP, m. 1647, Christoffel ZAYLER. They are censused in 1650 in Marienberg, with one child, living near her brother Sebastian. + 5. Sebastian LUPP, m. (1) 1647, Eutga (Ann) ZAYLER in Bad Marienberg, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. He m. (2) 1666 in Pfuhl, Gertrude MULLER, He d. 1702 in Pfuhl, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. + 6. August LUPP, m. 1648 in Bad Marienberg, Laýß PFEIFFER, daughter of Anthony PFEIFFER. He was buried in Bad Marienberg December 6, 1677. She was buried there May 18, 1683. Sebastian LUPP [Anthony(1)] was probably born in Bach, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. He married his first wife Eutga ZAYLER in 1647 in Marienberg. They were living in Marienberg in 1650 with one child, near his father-in-law Johannes ZAYLER. His first wife died in 1664 in Fehl. In 1665 Sebastian was censused in Fehl, one of only three families in the village. He is listed with three sons, two daughters and a maid. The maid, Gertrude MULLER, became his second wife in 1666. She was the daughter of Christian MULLER of Neiderrosbach. Sebastian LUPP died in 1702 in Fehl. The children of Sebastian LUPP and his first wife Eutga ZAYLER were [note: the Marienberg parish records seem often to confuse the villages of Fehl and Pfuhl. The villages are only a few miles apart. It is likely that the children shown as being born in Pfuhl were all born in Fehl.]: 1. Anthony LUPP, christened in 1648, b. in Marienberg, m. 1668 Anna-Kortal SCHMIDT. 2. Maria LUPP, christened in 1651, b. in Marienberg. 3. Elizabeth LUPP, christened in 1654, b. in Marienberg, m. 1673 Diederick KOLB. 4. Christian LUPP, christened in 1656, b. in Pfuhl. Died 9 JUN 1678 in Pfuhl. 5. Mathias LUPP, b. 1659 in Fehl, m. 1688 Elizabeth SCHULZ. He d. 16 MAR 1714 in Fehl. 6. Anna Gertrude LUPP, christened in 1662, b. in Fehl, d. JUL 1664 in Pfuhl. The children of Sebastian LUPP and his second wife Gertrude MULLER were: 7. Anna LUPP, christened in 1667, b. in Fehl, m. 1691 Christoffel CRUMM. 8. Johannes LUPP, christened in 1669, b. in Fehl, m. 1698 Anna Barbara RUBSAMEN. + 9. Johann Jacob LUPP, b. 1671 in Pfuhl, m. (1) 1694 Anna Elizabeth ROSS, m. (2) July 11, 1717, Anna Catherina SCHMID. He d. November 15, 1732, in Langenbach, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. 10. Johan Wilhelm LUPP, perhaps the son christened 1673, b. Fehl. Johan Wilhelm m. November 25, 1706, Anna Maria JUNG. They probably did not have any children. 11. Christoffel LUPP, christened 1676, b. in Fehl, he was a Sergeant in the military. He m. June 11, 1706, Anna Elizabeth TURCK. They lived in Emmerichenhain. 13. Heinrich LUPP, christened October 20, 1680, b. in Pfuhl. No more records have been found for him. He may have married in another parish and moved there. He is exactly the right age to be the Henry Lupp who shows up in England, May 6, 1709, on a list of Palatine immigrants. 14. Anna Gertrude LUPP, christened 1683, b. in Pfuhl, m. in 1718 Heinrich HELD of Nisterberg. 15. Christian LUPP, christened in 1685, b. in Pfuhl, m. 1709 Anna Catherina CLASEN. August LUPP [Anthony(1)] was probably born in Bach, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. He married Layß PFEIFFER, in 1648 in Bad Marienberg. She was the daughter of Anthony PFEIFFER, of Hof. In the 1650 Beilstein census, August, his wife and child are listed in Hof, along with August's brother Christian and Layß's father. In the 1665 census, they are listed, still in Hof, with two sons and four daughters. August LUPP was buried in Bad Marienberg December 6, 1677. Layß was buried there May 18, 1683. Their children were: 1. ______ LUPP, a female, christened in 1649, b. in Hof, d. 1649. 2. ______ LUPP, a female, christened in 1651, b. in Hof, not mentioned in 1665 census. However, a daughter of Jost was buried in 1681. As she is not described as a child or as young, this implies probably an unmarried older daughter. 3. Anna Elizabeth LUPP, christened in 1654, b. in Hof. She m. 1683, Christian OSTERMAN. 4. Anna Catherina LUPP, christened in 1655, b. in Hof. She m. 1678, Anthony KOLB. + 5. Henrich LUPP, christened in 1657, b. in Hof. He m. (1) Anna Maria HIßGE in 1683. He m. (2) Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN. He d. January 5, 1733. 6. Enchen LUPP, b. about 1659, if her age in the 1665 Beilstein census is accurate. However, no christening ever occurs for her in the Marienberg Parish registers, unless she is the daughter christened in 1651. Enchen m. 1676, Mathias GERBER. 7. Christoffel LUPP, christened in 1660, b. in Hof. He m. (1) Agnes GIEL. He m. (2) Anna Kunigunda HAAS. 8. Maria LUPP, christened 1662, b. in Hof. She m. 1684, Johann Valentine JUNG. 9. Elsa LUPP, christened 1666, b. in Hof. She m. 1688, Paulus CRUM. 10. Barbara LUPP, christened 1669, b. in Hof, d. 22 APR 1671. 11. Gertrude LUPP, christened 1672, b. in Hof. She m. 1693, Johann Anthony SCHNEIDER. Johann Jacob LUPP [Sebastian(2), Anthony(1)] was born in 1671 probably in Fehl. He married his first wife Anna Elizabeth ROSS in 1694. She was the daughter of Claus and Gertrude ROSS of Langenbach. Jacob and Elizabeth settled in Langenbach, where they had 12 children. She died there April 5, 1716, five days after the birth of her last child. Jacob married his second wife Anna Catherina SCHMID on July 17, 1717. She was the daughter of Christian SCHMID. They continued to live in Langenbach. But in 1724 they moved to East Prussia along with many of their fellow parishioners including several other LUPP families. East Prussia was a Baltic state that is now contained partly in the present-day Kaliningrad Republic of the USSR and partly in eastern Poland. By 1728, Jacob LUPP had left East Prussia and brought his family back to Langenbach. He died there November 15, 1732. Jacob LUPP fathered 16 children by his two wives. Only four of the children were males, but all of the males survived to produce families, and all four sons emigrated to America at early dates. For this reason, Jacob LUPP is probably a common ancestor of well over half of the Loop's in America. His widow Catherine came to America with her sons Martin and Sebastian. She died in Livingston, Columbia County, New York on December 12, 1750, and was buried there two days later. The children of Jacob LUPP and his first wife Anna Elizabeth ROSS were: -> + 1. Johann Christian LUPP, christened 1695, b. in Langenbach. He m. Anna Maria FILGER. He d. after 1747, probably in NY. 2. Anna Maria LUPP, christened 1697, b. in Langenbach. She d. in 1699. -> + 3. Johann Gerlach LUPP, christened 1699, b. in Langenbach. He m. Anna Veronica KEMPEL, February 17, 1723, in Nordhof parish, Hesse-Nassau. He d. after 1778, probably in NJ. 4. Anna Maria LUPP, christened 1701, b. in Langenbach. She married Johann Phillip JUNGBLUT June 23, 1737, in Marienberg. Their last known child was born in 1750. 5. Elizabeth Catherina LUPP, christened 1703, b. in Langenbach. She m. Martin SCHMID on November 15, 1723. 6. Anna LUPP, christened May 28, 1704, b. in Langenbach. She d. July 21, 1704, at Langenbach. 7. Anna LUPP, christened in 1705, b. in Langenbach. She d. December 23, 1705. 8. Elizabeth Maria LUPP, christened 1708, b. in Langenbach. She m. Johann Anthony SEILER on April 29, 1733, at Bad Marienberg. 9. ______ LUPP, christened January 17, 1709, b. Langenbach. Her name is written in her baptism record as Elizabeth Maria but the name is written in a more modern hand and is probably in error. She d. May 24, 1710. 10. Anna Barbara LUPP, christened June 17, 1711, b. in Langenbach. She d. May 24, 1713. 11. Anna Catherina LUPP, christened 1714, b. in Langenbach. She was confirmed February 14, 1728. She m. Johann Henrich MENG October 21, 1742. Apparently Jacob had two daughters named Anna Catherina living at the same time but by two different wives. See child number 14, below. 12. Anna Gertrude LUPP, christened March 31, 1716, b. in Langenbach. Her mother died five days later. She d. September 9, 1720. The children of Jacob LUPP and his second wife Anna Catherina SCHMID were: -> + 13. Anna Elizabeth, christened February 19, 1717, b. in Langenbach. She was confirmed in 1731. She m. Johann Martin COOPER, probably in Germany shortly before coming to New York. In 1737, she was listed as Anna Elisabeth KUPFER along with her sister-in-law Anna Maria LOEP as sponsors at the baptism in New York City for a child born at sea. Her first child was born in August 19, 1738, at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY. 14. Anna Catherina LUPP, christened January 26, 1720, b. in Langenbach. She d. October 21, 1736. Her burial record says she is Jacob's youngest daughter. See child number 11 above. -> + 15. Johann Martin LUPP, b. January, 1723, in Langenbach, m. Anna Maria MINKLER in NY. He d. Februrary 13, 1786 in NY. He d. Februrary 3, 1786, in NY. -> + 16. Johann Sebastian LUPP, b. 1728, in Langenbach, m. Anna Margeret MINKLER in NY. He d. probably in NY. Henrich LUPP [August(2), Anthony(1)] the fifth child of August LUPP and Layß PFEIFFER was christened in 1657 at Marienberg and was probably born the same year in Hof. He is listed there with his family in the 1665 Beilstein census as the oldest son, age seven years. He married his first wife Anna Maria HISSGE in 1683, daughter of Johan HISSGE of Ritzhausen. She died quite likely in childbirth with her only child. He married his second wife Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN in 1692. They are censused in Hof in the 1711 Beilstein census. They are described as "poor in possessions". She died August 15, 1727, in Hof. He died January 5, 1733, in Hof and was buried two days later. The only child of Henrich LUPP and Anna Maria HISSGE was: 1. Anna Gertrude LUPP, christened 1690, b. in Hof. She m. March 29, 1714, to Johan Jacob CRUMM, a widower also from Hof. The children of Henrich LUPP and his second wife Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN were: 2. Johann Tonges LUPP, christened 1692, b. in Hof, d. April 4, 1694, in Hof. + 3. Johann Henrich LUPP, christened in 1695, b. in Hof, m. August 18, 1715, Anna Elizabeth RUBSAMEN. + 4. Johann Christian LUPP, b. prob. near 1697 in Hof. He m. 1724, Anna Maria SCHORN. He d. October 19, 1740, in Hof. She d. April 19, 1763, in Hof. 5. Johann Frantz LUPP, March 14, 1705, b. in Hof. He d. June 22, 1727, in Hof. 6. ______ LUPP, christened 1709, b. in Hof. She d. February 19, 1715, in Hof. 7. Johann Jost LUPP, d. July 3, 1727. Johann Henrich LUPP [Henrich(3), August(2), Anthony(1)] was the third child of Henrich LUPP of Hof by his second wife Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN. He was christened in 1695 in Marienberg and was probably born that year in Hof. He was confirmed in 1708. In the 1711 Beilstein census he is listed in Hof with his father and is described as single and 13 years old. He married on August 18, 1715, Anna Elizabeth RUBSAMEN, daughter of Henrich RUBSAMEN of Hof. Johann Henrich LUPP was a schoolmaster, and a much respected man in the parish. He was asked to serve as godfather for many children in the parish, not just for those of relatives as was typical. No death record has yet been found for him. In "Ministers of the German Reformed Congregations in Pennsylvania" (Hinke, 1951) is described a sermon-book, copyright 1752, that contains the German inscription "1763, May 12th, ascension day, written by me John Henry Lupp, schoolmaster in the court parish." This book had come into the possession of his son Ludwig by 1790. He was still appearing in the Marienberg parish registers as late as 1769. The children of Johann Henrich LUPP and his wife Anna Elizabeth RUBSAMEN were: 1. Johann August LUPP, christened November 22, 1716, b. in Hof. He d. there October 15, 1717. 2. Maria Margaret LUPP, christened December 14, 1718, b. in Hof. She was confirmed in 1734. She m. May 11, 1738, Frantz KOLB. 3. Johann August LUPP, christened 1720, b. in Hof. He m. Anna Elizabeth SCHURG. They had children (all born in Hof): Anna Elizabeth b. November 5, 1748; Hermanicus b. December 9, 1750, confirmed 1765; Christina Dorothy b. July 1754; Johann Friedrich b. June 1758, d. August 28, 1759; Maria Margaretha b. February 1761, d. November 11, 1763; Johann Jost b. November 1764, m. Anna Maria JUNG in 1791, d. March 18, 1842; Anna Catherina b. 1768, confirmed 1781. 4. Johann Christian LUPP, christened 1722, b. in Hof, d. September 3, 1722 in Hof. 5. Anna Elizabeth LUPP, christened November 5, 1723, b. in Hof. Confirmed 1748. She m. January 22, 1748, Joh. Bast Steupp, a widower from Hof. 6. Johann Henrich LUPP, christened February 6, 1726, b. in Hof, d. May 11, 1728, in Hof. 7. Anna Catherina LUPP, christened October 15, 1728, d. June 23, 1729, in Hof. 8. Anna Maria, christened 1730, d. August 15, 1733, in Hof. -> + 9. Ludwig Christian LUPP, b. January 7, 1733, in Hof, m. (1) ______, m. (2) Anna Maria SPATH in 1756, m. (2) Catherine PETERS on February 1, 1796. He emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1753. He d. June 28, 1798, in Lebanon, PA. 10. Johann Friedrich LUPP, b. June 13, 1736, christened June 24, 1736, m. March 27, 1768, Anna Maria UHR, daughter of Christian UHR. She was b. April 20, 1750 and d. November 21, 1791. 11. Johann Anthony LUPP, b. February 24, 1739, in Hof, christened March 3, 1739, d. May 4, 1740 in Marienberg. 12. ______ LUPP, a son d. December 5, 1749. Johann Christian LUPP [Henrich(3), August(2), Anthony(1)] was the fourth child of Henrich LUPP of Hof by his second wife Anna Catherina WIEDERSTEIN. He was probably born near 1697 in Hof. He was confirmed in 1711. Children were usually confirmed when they were about 14 years old. He married in 1724 Anna Maria SCHORN. They appear to have had trouble having children as only one child appears in the baptismal records. Two other children were buried, perhaps having died before being christened. Johann Christian LUPP died October 19, 1740, in Hof. His widow died April 19, 1763, in Hof. Three years after she died, their only surviving child, Anthony, left for America with his family. The children of Johann Christian LUPP and Anna Maria SCHORN were: -> + 1. Johann Anthony LUPP, b. February 6, 1733, in Hof, christened in Marienberg February 18, 1733. He was christened April 12, 1748. He m. (1) October 22, 1758, Anna Catherina DENCKER. They emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1766. She was buried July 29, 1778, aged 44. He m. (2) Susanna PETER December 8, 1778, in Lehigh County, PA. She was the widow of Rudolph PETER. 2. ______ LUPP, d. November 9, 1735, 3. ______ LUPP, a son, d. October 17, 1737. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++VITAL DATA +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. From "Voters and Taxpayers of Bureau County, Illinois", p. 262, Arispie Township: BENSON, Alanson, Farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Tiskilwa, born in Worcester Co. Mass, Feb. 27, 1823; came to this county in 1839; Rep; Bapt; owns 1,000 acres land, value $50,000; he lived in Mass. fifteen years and one year in Ohio; has lived in this county 37 years, and is one of the earliest settlers, only four houses here on this prairie then; has held offices of Supervisor, Town Collector and Road Commissioner; married Miss Sarah A. Loop, Feb. 27, 1851, she was from St. Lawrence Co. N.Y.; they have three children, daughters, their only son, Alanson Benson, Jr., died March 9, 1876. 2. From the Rushville Times, Rushville, IL: 6 FEB 1884, Camden: David Loop died at Camden of Pneumonia. Remains taken to Huntsville. His only brother, who lives in Indiana, was telegraphed for, but arrived a few hours after the remains were interred. 3 APR 1884, Camden: The funeral service of David Loop will be preached in the M. E. Church in this place, May 4 at 10 o'clock by Rev. N. A. Walker of the U. B. Church. 15 JAN 1885, Camden: Mrs. David Loop buried in Huntsville. 20 AUG 1885, Camden: Funeral service for Mrs. David Loop will be preached in M. E. Church one week from next Sunday by O. F. Smith of the U. B. Church. 3. Army of the United States, Certificate of Disability for Discharge: Private David Loop of Captain George Rockwell Company E 7th Cav Regiment of the United States 7th Vols was enlisted by William Bishop of the Black Hawk Regiment of Cavalry at Warsaw, IL on the 30th day of September, 1861, to serve 3 years; He was born _____ in the State of ______, is 45 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, Dark complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Farmer. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty 6 days. Rhumatic Broken constitution at the time of enlistment. Station: Chariton Bridge, MO, H & St Jo RR April 5, 1862. 4. Affidavit in the matter of the estate of Polly Loop, George W. Loop administrator: ... heirs and legal representatives in the above estate are as follows viz: John H. Loop, Josiah D. Loop, Charles A. Loop, Samantha Loop, Amanda Burmood, Mary Redding, Caroline Walters and Catherine Rigney. ... Samantha Loop, Mary Redding, and Caroline Walters are not residents of the State of Illinois, but their residence and post office address are as follows: Samantha Loop and Mary Redding, Clayton, Norton County, Kansas, Caroline Walters 1310 Morgan Street, Keokuk, Iowa. 8 APR 1887. 5. From McDonough County Illinois History: 59th Infantry Co C (orig. 9th Mo. Inf.) all Illinois. John H. Loop - Tennessee - enlisted 10 July 1861, promoted to Commissary Sgt. Re-enlisted as Veteran; promoted to 1st Lt. (was a battleground Captain, Commanding Officer was killed). (Perryville, Nolansville, Knob Gap, Murfreesboro (Tullahoma Campaign)) Siege of Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, Kingston, Dallas, Ackworth, Pine Top, Kenesaw Mountain, Smyra, Atlanta, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nashville. 6. Discharge Papers: Know ye, that George W. Loop a private of Captain Edward J. Lewis Co C 33rd Regiment of Illinois Infantry Veteran Volunteers who was enrolled 22 FEB 1864 to serve three years or during the war, is hereby discharged... 24 NOV 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi... Said George W. Loop was born in Vermillion in the state of Indiana, is 25 years of age, five feet eight inches, fair complexion, light eyes, brown hair, and by occupation when enrolled a farmer. [In handwriting around the eagle emblem at the top are the following: Siege of Spanish Fort; Columbia, Tenn; Spring Hill, Tenn; Franklin, Tenn; Nashville, Tenn.] 7. From the Rushville Times, Rushville, IL, January 29, 1930: Mrs. Amanda Burmood - departed this life at her old home near Huntsville, Ill. January 26, 1930, after a very short illness, at the age of 89 years and 8 days. Mrs. Burmood, daughter of David and Mary Loop, was born January 18, 1841, near Terre Haute, in Vermillion County, Indiana. While she was still young she moved with her family to their home near Rushville in the year 1848. Most of her girlhood, with the exception of a few years in Missouri, was spent in this community. She was married to Samuel Wilcox, July 4, 1859. After their marriage the young couple moved to Wisconsin. To this union were born Samuel E., Sarah Alice, and a child who died in infancy. Her yound husband, while serving in the Union Army, died January 18, 1865. Mrs. Wilcox then returned to Schuyler County and settled near Huntsville. September 27, 1866 she was married to Nicholas Burmood. To this union seven children were born. She was preceded in death by four of their children, Oscar, an infant, and George (these three all dying in infancy) and Belle, her daughter, who died at the age of sixteen, December 31, 1888. She is survived by two children by her former marriage, Samuel E. Wilcox and Sarah Alice Harris, and three by her last marriage, John Burmood, Sophie Scott, and Cora Swett. Her husband, Nicholas Burmood, died Jan. 12, 1894. Mrs. Burmood is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Kate Rigney, of Baylis, Ill., and one brother Charles Loop of Camden. She also leaves eighteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. At an early age she joined the Methodist Church at Huntsville. ... Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M.E. Church, conducted by Rev. K. V. McConkey. Interment in the Huntsville Cemetery. 8. From the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 1908, Vol. II, Schuyler County: LOOP, Josiah, - The genealogy of this well-known farmer of Schuyler County is traced to Germany, whence some of the name crossed the ocean to America in a very early period of our country's history. The records show that George Loop removed from Ohio to Indiana and thence to Illinois, where he died in Clark County. During his residence in Ohio his son David was born, and from there he accompanied the family to Indiana, where he met and married Mary Beach, a native of Pennsylvania. About 1847 they removed from Indiana to Illinois and settled at Pleasantview, Schuyler County, where he built his first home in Illinois. While he made farming his principle occupation, he ... did other work, following for a time the cooper's trade. The shoes that his children wore were often of his own workmanship, for he had picked up an excellent knowledge of the shoemaker's trade. Leaving Pleasantview about 1855, David Loop removed to Missouri and entered government land in Scotland County, but in 1856 he disposed of the property and returned to Illinois. Shortly afterward he bought eighty acres on Section 1, Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, besides forty acres in Birmingham Township. The land was in its primeval state of wildness... After building a house he at once began the arduous task of breaking ground and raising his first crops. The results were gratifying and he continued on the place until about 1879, at which time he had about 300 acres. During that year he moved to Carthage, Hancock County, where he bought a house with four acres of ground. Having sold this place in 1884, he bought property in Camden village, where he died in 1884, his wife passing away eleven months later. In the family of David Loop there were ten children, of whom three sons and two daughters are now living. One child died in infancy; Samantha died about 1902; George, who was a soldier in Company E, Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry, until the close of the Civil War, died about 1903; Amanda is the widow of Nicholas Burwood and resides at Galesburg, Ill.; John, of Augusta, Hancock County, was a member of Company E, Fifty-ninth Illinois Infantry, and served from July, 1861, until the close of the war. Next in order of birth was Josiah, born in Vermillion County, Ind., July 5, 1844. Mary, Mrs. Robert Redding, is deceased, as is also Caroline, who was the wife of J. M. Walters, of Keokuk, Iowa. Catherine is the wife of Rev. Amos Rigney, of the United Brethren Church, and they make their home in Adair, McDonough County, Ill. ... Upon the migration of the family to Schulyer County in 1847, Josiah Loop was a child three years of age... When he was twenty years of age he left home to give his services to the Union in the Civil War, enlisting October 24, 1864, in Company F, Forty-third Illinois Infantry, and remaining with his regiment until he was honorably discharged in October of 1865... In 1868 he married Miss Lenna, daughter of John Pierce, and during the same year he and his bride began housekeeping in Kansas, where he and a brother, John Loop, bought land in Cherokee County. While making his home there his wife died in 1873, leaving two sons, Sidney P., now at home, and Charles E. of Chicago. The year following his wife's death he returned to Illinois and resumed farming in Schuyler County, where in 1876 he married Mary E. Milton. Afterward he bought forty acres, to which he has added 120 acres, making a quarter-section farm located on Section 12, Huntsville Township. Of his second marriage nine children were born, namely: William, who died in infancy; John E., a farmer in Birmingham Township; Mary Alice, who died at the age of eighteen; Amanda J. (Mrs. George Myers), of Camden, Schuyler County; James S., at home; Lulu Belle, who died in infancy; Benjamin N., at home; Enoch M., who died at two years of age; and Amos, at home... 9. Obituary for John H. Loop, d. 6 MAR 1921: Captain John H. Loop "Has crossed the bar" ... Died at Quincy - the funeral at Augusta and burial at Huntsville yesterday. ... Captain Loop died at Quincy Sunday morning and is body was brought to Augusta where a large number of relatives and old friends attended the funeral at 10:00 o'clock yesterday at the Christian church, Rev. F. W. Leonard, officiating... Among those from out of town to attend the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Everett Swett and John Burmood of Galesburg; Mrs. Marietta Meachum of Good Hope; Mrs. Pearl Ashenburger of Springfield; James Campbell of Bushnell; Miss Hazel Irene Whitehead of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conway of Camden. After the services at Augusta the remains were taken to Huntsville for burial. Captain Loop was living on his father's farm near Huntsville at the time of his enlistment for the Civil War. His father, David Loop, and the three sons, John, George, and Joseph, all saw fighting service in the Civil War and at 78 years of age Captain John Loop was the last member of the family that served in the war to pass away. His daughter Lillian Whitehead of Augusta was with him during his final illness and at the time of his death. John H. Loop was born in Indiana the 14th day of October, in the year 1842, and passed away at his home 623 1/2 Lind Street at Quincy, Ill., Sunday morning March 6. He moved with his parents to Schuyler County, Ill., when he was six years of age where his youth and early manhood were passed. When the Civil War came he was early in the field, enlisting in Company C, 59th Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Post of Galesburg. Shortly after his discharge from the service he married Paulina Price on the 23rd day of October, 1866, who died in Augusta, Ill., Aug. 22, 1910. To this union was born one child, Lillian Whitehead, who now resides in Augusta. He was again married to Mrs. Lottie Kelly the 10th day fo July, 1912, who survived him... He was prominent and active in Masonic circles, serving as Worshipful Master at Camden, Illinois, in Schuyler county. He leaves to mourn their loss a wife, Mrs. Lottie Loop of Quincy; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Whitehead of Augusta, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a step-daughter, Mrs. Pearl Ashenburger of Springfield; Mr. Frank Carnes and two children of Camden; two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Burmood of Galesburg, Mrs. Kate Rigney of Baylis; and one brother, Charles of Camden. 10. Obituary of Paulina Price Loop, d. 22 AUG 1910: Death of Mrs. J. H. Loop - Of Augusta - An aged and highly esteemed citizen passed away monday morning. Paulina Price, daughter of John and Eliza Price, was born in Schuyler county, near Camden, Ill., on Oct. 9, 1839 and died at Augusta, Ill., on the morning of Aug. 22, 1910, aged 70 years, 10 months and 13 days. In the year 1860, when a young woman of twenty-one, the deceased united with the Methodist church during a campmeeting held near Camden. Two years later she united with the Christian church of that place... She was united in marriage to Mr. John H. Loop on Oct. 24, 1866. To this union was born one daughter, now Mrs. Lillian Whitehead of Camden. With the exception of five years spent in Kansas, Mrs. Loop always lived in the vicinity of her birthplace, until the removal of the family to Augusta, seven years ago this fall. About a year ago, in the month of August, Mrs. Loop was taken sick with typhoid fever. This sickness was complicated by the presence of heart trouble. Although better at times, she was never in good health from then until the day of her death... She leaves to mourn her departure; her husband, John H. Loop, one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Whitehead of Camden, and three grandchildren, also Mr. Frank Carnes and his two children of Camden. Mr. Carnes had made his home, from infancy until the time of his marriage, with Mr. and Mrs. Loop, who were to him father and mother. Two brothers and five sisters have preceded Mrs. Loop to the other world. She leaves four brothers yet living: Henry Price and Riley Price of Augusta, Columbus Price of Camden and George Price of Ingalls, Kansas. Funeral service was conducted at the home on Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock by Prof. Herbert Garn of Canton, Mo. Interment at the Huntsville Cemetery. 11. Officers commission: Know ye that I, Richard J. Oglesby, Governor of the State of Illinois, reposing especial trust and confidence in the integrity, patriotism and valor of Sergt John H. Loop on behalf and in the name of the People of said State, do hearby appoint and commission him 1 Lieutenant of Company C 59th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers with rank from March 28, 1865. vice Curtis Term expired [?]. [signed 28 MAR 1865] 12. Obituary of I. M. Walters: Mrs. I. M. Walters is dead - Expired at her home after an illness of several years. Mrs. I. M. Walters died at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the family home, 1018 High Street, after a lingering illness of several years with lung disease. She had lived in Keokuk since her marriage, thirty-five years ago, and had many warm friends... She became a member of Chatham Square Church many years ago... The funeral will be preached by the pastor of that church, Rev. I. O. Kemble, this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at the residence. She was Miss Caroline Loop and was born October 13, 1848 [1848?] being over fifty-four years old when she died. She is survived by her husband and three children, Howard L. Walters, Miss Maude Walters and Miss Katherine Walters. 13. Pike County Republican, May 1931: Catherine Loop Rigney, daughter of David and Polly Beard Loop, was born in Pleasant View, Ill, June 10, 1848. With the exception of a short time when the Loop family moved to Missouri, her early life was spent in Schuyler County, Ill. At the time of her death, May 4, 1931, she was 81 years, 10 months, and 23 days. On September 16, 1873, she was united in marriage to Rev. Amos Rigney. To that union five children were born, the eldest, Nancy Josephine, dying in infancy. Her husband died Nov. 19, 1930. The children who survive are: Mrs. Alta Wilson, Moline; Amos Roy Rigney, Kewanee; William Otterbein Rigney, Baylis, and Mrs. Nellie Smith, Chicago. Fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild are left to mourn her going... Since her husband's death she had lived in Chicago at the home of her daughter... From early womanhood, Mrs. Rigney had been a loyal member of the United Brethren church in which her husband served as a minister of the gospel. Funeral services were held in the U. B. Church at Baylis on Thursday, May 7, at 2:00 P.M... Interment was in the Baylis cemetery. 14. Rushville Times, May 27, 1931: Charles A. Loop. Funeral services for C. A. Loop who passed away May 19, were held at Camden M. E. Church, Friday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev. H. C. Artis. Charles Alexander, son of David and Mary Loop was born April 13, 1855, in Pleasant View and departed this life at his home May 19, 1931 aged 76 years, 1 month and 6 days. He was the youngest and last surviving member of a family of 10 children, an only sister Mrs. Kate Rigney of Chicago having preceded him in death only 2 weeks ago. On September 24, 1890, he married Emma Campbell who passed away many years ago. To this union 2 daughters were born, Mary who died at the age of 16 and Ida who died young in a T. B. sanitarium in Bloomington a few years ago. He was again married on September 3, 1916, to Dovie Merritt of Camden. She is the only surviving member of his family... Interment was made in Huntsville cemetery. 15. Marriage Certificate: Mr. Charles Loop of Camden, IL, and Miss Emma Campble [sic] of Camden, IL, were married at Camden on 24 SEP 1890, by Amos Rigney, witnessed by D. Marion Stover and John L. Callison. 16. Marriage Certificate: Mr. Charles A. Loop of Camden, Schuyler County, IL, and Miss Dovie J. Merrett of Camden, Schuyler County, IL, married at Baylis 3 SEP 1916, by A. Rigney, Minister of Gospel, witnessed by A. Rigney and Catherine Rigney. 17. Obituary of Ida McKinley Loop: Ida McKinley Loop, daughter of Charles and Emma Loop, was born at Camden, Illinois, on August 3, 1898. She departed this life at Fairview sanitarium at Normal, Illinois, the cause of her death being pulmonary tuberculosis. She was taken suddenly ill on November 22, 1926, and her soul returned to its Maker on December 24, her age at the time being 28 years, 4 months, and 21 days. Friends who longed to perform just one more act of love, removed her body to Kempton, Illinois, where short funeral services were held before continuing the sad journey to her home. Her mother a brother and a sister have preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her departure her father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Loop, of Camden, Illinois; a very dear friend James Sadler of Cabery, Illinois, besides many other close friends... Her elementary and high school education was received at Camden, Ill., her higher learning at the Western Illinois State Teachers' College at Macomb, Ill.; the State University at Flagstaff, Arizona, and the Illinois State Normal University at Normal, Illinois, a diploma being received from the latter place... She taught for three years in the public schools in the public schools of Schuyler county, then occupied the position of History and English teacher for four consecutive years at the township high school at Cabery, Illinois. She then received an appointment to teach at Sherman Institute - an Indian government school at Riverside, California, this position being occupied for one year. Her next service in this capacity was a Olaa, Hawaii, during the year 1925-26. At the time of her death she was employed for the fifth year at the Cabery high school... Funeral services were held in the Camden M. E. Church, Dec. 26th at 10 A.M., Rev. Homer Artis officiating. Interment in the Huntsville Cemetery. 18. Obituary for Mary Frances Loop: In Memoriam. Mary Frances Loop, eldest daughter of Charles and Emma Loop, of Camden, Schuyler County, Ill., born Aug. 20th, 1893, died June 6th, 1905, of cerebral meningitis. She entered school at eight years of age and her progress was phenominal... She was a child of great strength and vigor, never sick until her final illness. Her physician was called on Sunday and she died the following Tuesday... There never was a funeral in Camden where mourning was so universal. The graduates of her own class were pall bearers and school mates and friends almost filled her grave with floral tributes... The dress she herself helped make for her commencement exercises became her shroud... 19. Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home: Quincy, Ill., Nov 4, 1901. To the Adjutant: George W. Loop H Co. 72 Ills Inf Regt. died in Hospital at 9:20 AM, aged 62 years. Names and address of Relatives or Friends: Eliza Loop, Augusta, Ill. Reg. No. 3430. [signed by Hospital Steward] ... [second document] Nov. 5, 1901. ... [similar info to above] Complications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, pyelonepliritis. Dr. D.M. Landon, surgeon. +++++++++++++++++++++++ NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Ross Roby - The John Loop who married Polly Eggleston was the son of Ensign Henry Loop, see the January 1989 issue of the Scoop. Peter D. Loop also married a woman named Polly Eggleston, apparently. I'm going by the family group sheet in Janet and Lloyd Loop's book which gives as source the will of Peter D. Loop. I have not seen that will. 2. Joanne Ellis - I agree with you that I misinterpreted the Africa Cemetery information. Clearly William H. Loop can't have been the father of the other two. As you suggest, Anna M. is probably Peter's daughter who appears in 1850 as Ann M., though the ages are off by a year or two. Thanks for the information that the James Loop is most likely the son of Peter's son James P. Loop, born 30 JUN 1864. As for the identity of Jacob A. Loop, it sounds like you are on the right track. I don't have time to put into it right now, but I'll tell you what, I'll do Peter H. Loop for the next issue. The pile of information you sent will be very useful. We are indebted to you for your careful and detailed research. 3. Joanne Ellis, meet Robert and Joanna Ford, 3447 Curve Road, Delaware, OH (don't have the ZIP handy). Robert is descended from Peter Loop and Mary McDowell, via their son Albert Lewis Loop. They seem to think the name was McDonald, rather than McDowell, but all the information I have says it's McDowell. Robert and Joanna: Joanne Ellis is our best source of information on the descendants of Peter H. Loop (she is one herself) and she had not until now been able to find a living descendant on the line of Peter Loop and Mary M. So I'm sure she will be in touch with you. I will send Joanne copies of the family group sheets you sent me. 4. Henrietta Nichols of Worthington, Ohio, writes to ask if there is any relationship between the LOOP name and the LOPP name. As far as I have been able to ascertain, there is no relationship. I have never even seen LOOP misspelled as LOPP, though I have seen LOPP misspelled as LOOP. In the early records you have to be on the lookout for DOPP and SOPP as well as LOPP, by the way, as the old script "D", "S", and "L" are very similar, sometimes indistinguishable, and people creating indexes from old records often get them wrong. There is a group of LOPP's in North Carolina in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Other than that I don't know anything about the LOPP's. 5. Ted Loop writes that he "did some searching in Preble County [Ohio] where many Loop's are buried. These were descendants of Ludwig [LUPP] who first went to Botetourt Co., VA, and then to Preble Co. There are still some there with a Bible and a lot of dates, notes, etc. ... They were supposed to be active in the local historical society and there is an old schoolhouse there known as the "Loop Schoolhouse," ... Ted - how long ago was that, and do you still have their names and addresses? 6. Ted Loop - you also mention the Swiss Loop's. I too met a John Loop whose family came from Switzerland, maybe it's the same one. The one I met was working at Bell Labs in Naperville, IL, in 1979. He is probably a descendant of Albert Loop of Kansas, who was born in Switzerland in 1836 and had many children, including seven males who all married. 7. Helen Doty Arenas, PO Box 766, Anza, CA 92306, writes sending information about her ancestor Sarah Loop, daughter of David Loop of St. Lawrence County, NY, who married Alanson Benson (see Vital Data number 1 above). She says she'd love to hear from anyone on Sarah (Loop) Benson's line. 8. Lilian Hoover sent a large packet of information on Christian Loop's family (see Vital Data #2 through #19), and a photo of John H. Loop and Perlina (Price) Loop (see photo). Thanks for all your efforts. You are probably right that David and Mary Loop had no daughter Hannah. Now I can't even find where I got that from, probably from someone's family group sheet. If they did have a Hannah she must have died before 1860 as she does not show up in that census. I guess I'll remove her from the family. 9. Hank Jones, Jr., writes to say that he is up to the letter "K" in his book tentatively called "More Palatine Families: Some Later Arrivals to the Middle Colonies 1717-60". He says the Lupp's will have an important chapter. He also mentions that a newly uncovered batch of petitions to emigrate from Germany may contain some Lupp's. He'll let us know if anything turns up.