JOHN CUPP

CUPP, RIDDLE, OGLE

Posted By: Mona Sarratt Knight (email)
Date: 5/24/2009 at 08:25:56

Source: The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

JOHN CUPP, far., S. 4; P.O. Moulton; born in Blount Co., Tenn., in 1811; came to Lee Co., Iowa, in 1843; thence to Appanoose Co. in 1850; has 200 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Married Miss Riddle in 1834; she was born in Washington Co., Tenn, in 1808; died in 1858, leaving eleven children - Mary C., Jane, Sarah, Martha, Susan, Angelina L., Iowa, David G., Tennessee, William F. and Louisa; then married Miss Rebecca Ogle in 1859; she was born in Putnam Co., Ind., in 1831; they have seven children - Louisa, John, Theressa, Andrew, George, Franklin and Cora. Republican. Has held the office of School Director. When Mr. Cupp came to this county, his worldly posessions consisted of a team, wagon, wife and six children; he now owns a farm, as mentioned above, which with respect to quality of soil, improvements, etc., having two good orchards, is much superior to the average of the county, which is clear from incumbrance, and has raised a large family, many of whom are now men and women worthy, and respected members of the community in which they live.