William Hezekiah Tope, son
of
George
Washington Tope and
Catherine
Spears, was born 1 April
1869 in DuQuoin, Perry Co., Illinois
[
note
1]. He died 20 February 1953, Chester, Randolph
Co., Illinois, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester,
Randolph Co., Illinois [
note
2]. He married
Margaret Ann
Rouse, daughter of William
Rouse and
June Burden,
on 26 June 1889 in Chester,
Randolph Co., Illinois [
note
3]. Margaret was born 8 January 1871 in Cora City,
Jackson Co., Illinois,
and
died 24 May 1938 in Herrin,
Williamson Co., Illinois, where she is buried in Herrin City Cemetery.
William and Margaret had four children:
- Effie
Tope
was
born 9 December 1892 in Rockwood,
Randolph Co., Illinois; married Charles
F. Congleton.
- Eula Tope born 31 December 1895 in Rockwood, Randolph Co., Illinois, and
died 29 July 1955 in Herrin, Williamson Co., Illinois.
- Jesse Allen
Tope born 6 April 1899 in Rockwood, Randolph Co., Illinois, died
3 January 1952 in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois.
- Charles
Arthur Tope born 13 February 1901 in
Rockwood, Randolph Co., Illinois, died 9 September 1948 in Murphysboro,
JacksonCo., Illinois.
Notes:
- Except for the following, all information is from
Now
You Know Who That Is, by A.D. Maddux, p. 40 (used
with permission) and Family Records.
- Death Records, Randolph County, Illinois, No. 9273.
- Marriage
Records, Randolph County, Illinois, Book
D, No. 202.
Updated July 24, 2009
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