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   Frederick Tope was born in Frederick County, Maryland in 1768 near Harper's Ferry, and died in Union County, Illinois, probably between 27 August 1842 [note 1] and 30 December 1842 [note 2]. He first married Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Grammer, daughter of John Jacob Grammer and Elizabeth Hopper [note 3], in Kentucky who was was born in in 1773 in Warren County, Kentucky, and died in 1837 in Union County, Illinois.
   Elizabeth was received "in relation" into the Clear Creek Baptist church on 27 March 1819 [note 4].
   After Elizabeth's death, Frederick married Elvira Grammer on 3 June 1839 in Union County, Illinois.  Elvira was born in in 1816 [note 5]. After Frederick's death, Elvira married William Welch on 2 April 1843 in Union County, Illinois [note 6].
   Frederick was appointed a traverse Juror for the 1824 term of the Jackson County Court, therefore he moved to Jackson County, Illinois before 1824 [note 7].

Frederick and Elizabeth had 11 children:

1. Joseph Tope was born in 1791 in Kentucky, died before 1795.
2. Susannah Tope was born in 1793 in Kentucky was unmarried.
3. Elizabeth Ruth Tope was born in 1795 in Kentucky, and married Young John Vancil on 23 March 1839. Her second marriage was to Prestley W. Taylor 16 March 1834 Union County, Illinois [note 7].
4. Jacob Tope
5. Malinda Tope was born in 1797 in Kentucky, married Miles H. Coleman.
6. Mary (Polly) Tope
7. Barbara Tope
8. John Tope was born in 1801 in Kentucky; married Malinda --.
9. Frederick Tope, Jr.
10. William A. Tope
11. George Tope.

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Notes:

1. Except for the following sources, the above text is constructed from Family Sheets in Now You Know Who This Is, 1984, By A. D. Maddux, Copyright 1984 (used with permission) The book is out of publication. [Return to text]
   
2. Estate Records of Frederick Tope, Sr., will signed 27 August 1842, p. 20. Court of Probate, Frederick's will probated 30 December 1842, p.20. [Return to text]
3. Delbert Penrod's entry on Illinois Trails.
4. Gail Caraway to A.D. Maddux [Return to text]
5. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860, ancestry.com gives her name as Elbira Grammer and the marriage date as 8 May 1839. [Return to text]
6. Gail Caraway [Return to text].
7. Gail Caraway [Return to text]. Young John Vancil married Prudence Whitacre on 10 December 1848 in Union Co., Illinois. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860,  Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 0963179 ancestry.com.

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