Are you at all familiar with a Paul and Mary Jessup from the Jasonville Indiana area? At least, she was. They spent most of their married life in Gary Indiana. I am guessing that they were both born around 1918 thru 1925. That is a guesstimate. :) They were good friends of my family. cj > [Original Message] > From: <Lora1957@aol.com> > To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/19/2001 7:36:04 PM > Subject: [INDIANA] Clawson, Wilson, Jessup, Nicholson, Hunt, Parker, Hockett, Cloud, Hill > > History of Rush County Indiana > Brant & Fuller > Chicago > 1888 > Page 597 and 598 > > > SAMUEL H. JESSUP, an old and honored citizen of RipleyTownship, was born in > the house he now occupies, just opposite the town ofCarthage, August 27, > 1834. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Hill)Jessup, both of whom > were natives of North Carolina, of English descent. Hisfather was born August > 6, 1785, and was the son of Jacob and Rachel Jessup. Hismother was born > August 7, 1789, and was the daughter of Thomas and Ann Hill.His grandparents > were all natives of North Carolina.�� He was reared upon his father���s farm, > and continued with hisfather until the latter���s death, which occurred March > 25, 1861. His mothersurvived his father until in July 1864. At her death our > subject became the ownerof the old homestead, which is still in his > possession, and which has been hishome all his life. His first marriage > occurred December 29, 1875, when MissSarah E. Wilson became his wife. She was > born in this State, July 30, 1844,being the daughter of Thomas T. and Mary > Jane (Clawson) Wilson.�� She became the mother of one child ��� adaughter that > died in infancy. Mrs. Sarah E. Jessup died January 20, 1878. Onthe 30th day > of December 1880, Mr. Jessup was married to Miss MaryE.���������������� Nicholson, > who is a native ofRipley Township, born October 23, 1845, being the daughter > of Nathan P. andMiriam (Hunt) Nicholson, the former a native of North > Carolina, and the lattera native of Ohio, both of English descent. Her father > was born July 25,1816,being the son of Nathan and Peninnah (Parker) > Nicholson.�� Her mother was born September 18 1821, beingthe daughter of Libni > and Jane (Hockett) Hunt. Her grandparents were also allnatives of North > Carolina. Her mother died in Ripley Township, October 5, 1848.Her father died > in Hancock County, this State, March 8, 1868, his deathresulting from > injuries received three days previously while helping to move abarn. He left > a widow, whose maiden name was Asenath H. Cloud, to whom he hadbeen married > October 2, 1850. She died May 14, i878. Mr. Jessup and his presentwife are > the parents of three children, as follows: Walter, born March 25,1882; Ida, > born November 14, 1883; and Miriam E., born August 1, 1886, all ofwhom are > living. Our subject and wife are members of the Friends��� Church. Inpolitics, > the farmer is a Republican. He owns 105 acres of land about sixty-fiveof > which are in cultivation. He is a well-to-do farmer, and he and wife > arerespected citizens. The paternal great grandparents of Mrs. Mary E. Jessup > wereNicholas and Sarah Nicholson, and John and Joel Parker. Her maternal > greatgrandparents were Asa and Priscilla Hunt and Joseph and Ann Hockett. > ���������������� > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > --- Carolyn Earle --- cjearle@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.