Susan, I don't know if this BOOP line is related, but in the 1871 Atlas of Jeff. Co. there is a J. BOOP listed on Main Street in East Springfield, Salem Twp. To the left are two properties owned by J. Allen, then a prop. owned by J. B. & Co. Across the way is a large property listed as S. G. & S. Mill Girt & Co. I mention the latter property because also on the same page in the atlas, in Bloomfield, Wayne Twp. is a set of 3 properties marked Potten & Bopp/S. G & S. Mills. Then across the street is another marked P&B. The spelling match isn't perfect, but there is a similarity to Samuel Patton Boop. I couldn't help but wonder.... There are no other Boop's (or Bopp) listed in the index. Hope this helps, Karen ------------------- > Can anyone help me with a lookup for: > > Samuel Patton BOOP b.abt.1840/50 d. unk Brilliant, Ohio ...