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From "Memoirs' Garden" by Annie (Shoup) Brewe, a tribute written by Rev. Willis William Shoup
Jacob M. Shoup - Our Grandfather
The family name was originally spelled "Chaub," being a German name. Later it was anglicized and was spelled "Shoup," sounding th "ou" as in the word "shout." Later this was again shortened from "Shoup" to be sounded as if called "Shop." The original spelling in the German form was set down in the early records, down as far as the days of Uncle Crystal. These records I have seen and are now in possession of a great grandson of Uncle Crystal's, now living in Chicago. At no time have we any authority to pronounce the name as if spelled "Shoop" for where you come across that name, it is the Anglicized form of the name (German) "Schupp." This I have heard in Germany, and who were conversant with the use of both names. These declare there can be no justification in pronouncing our name in any way but that designated above, giving the "ou" the sound as in "shout."
As far as we have any records the "Shoup" ancestors were originally born in Pennsylvania, and were termed "Pennsylvania Dutch," a misnomer, for in those days, anyone of German extraction was called a "Dutchman." In reality, all the "Pennsylvania Dutch" spoke "High German." Grandfather spoke "High German" fluently as at that time, did all that racial origin.
Before writing Grandfather's life, it might be stated that two brothers of his Grandfather came from Pennsylvania to Canada at the same time that Christian Shoup came. They remained only a short time, and then returned to Pennsylvania. One remained in that state, Elias by name, while the other went west to, I think, Missouri, and eventually became th founder of a Community Sect. Grandfather visited this colony in all and was well pleased with their sincerity and thrift. One of Great-Grandfather's sons was named Christian, but was better [known] as Uncle Crystal. He lived near Springvale and had a large family of some eighteen children. These descendants are to be found centered mostly in Norfolk County.
We will mention but three of Uncle Crystal's family, with whom we were always fairly intimate because they lived at Springvale. Levi lived on his father's homestead. Two of Levi's sisters married Peter and Abraham Winger, also of Springvale. The writer lived a year with Mrs. Peter Winger, known as Aunt Abbey, both Levi and Aunt Abbey were very highly honoured and esteemed citizens.
Grandfather Jacob Shoup, was born in 1817, and as has been already stated was but twelve years old at the time of his father's death. He lived on the farm with his mother, and was married September 10, 1838 to Amarilla Sutherland. They had three children born while they lived on the Niagara farm, Lanissa, Tryphena, and our father, Oscar Everden. After coming to Walpole, a fourth child was born. Sarah, who lived but a few months,
Grandfather came to Walpole when his mother, Grandmother Waggoner, came to the old homestead of south Walpole. He occupied the farm owned by Christian Shoup, near the village of Springvale. After two years, he exchanged farms with Johnathan Beam, and moved out to the 100 acres north of his mother, Lot 14, Concession 3. He usually entered this farm from the second concession road, by way of a lane over half a mile long. Their home was built on the bank of the Sandusk Creek.
The deed to Great-Grandmother's farm was made out to Grandfather, and he gave his mother a life lease to it. This document is now in his daughter's possession. Grandfather's eldest child was Lanissa, a large stout big-hearted woman. She was known as "Big Aunt" by the members of our family. The name did not always please, but it surely was an appropriate one. She married Jacob George Martin and made her home in Michigan. The third child was Oscar Everden (father) and the fourth child was Sarah.
Grandfather Shoup was a robust rugged man of very high character. His memory is cherished among all his grandchildren, who were old enough to remember him, and by all his neighbors and acquaintances.
Grandfather worked both his farm and his mother's for several years. After Wagonner's death, he sent father to stay nights with her for several years. When father married in 1867, he and mother lived with Grandfather and Grandmother for a year, and then Grandfather moved out to the front farm and lived with his mother. In 1857, she had built her house anew, making one living room and two bedrooms. Before Grandfather moved to the front farm, he had a cellar dug under the house, and built two rooms on the north side of the house. The front of the new part was planned to be used as a kitchen and livingroom so the cellarway was put where it is today, and it opens into a little room behind glass doors, and a pantry was made of another section of this lean-to, and opened into this kitchen. The room at the back was planned as a woodshed, and had only a rough floor put down with large cracks between the boards. These evidently became closed up as the years passed. Later, they decided to make their kitchen into a dining room, and the back room into a kitchen. For a woodshed, they put a lean-to on the north end. It remained this way until all our family had grown up, when father put an up-stairs on the old front section and part way back was what was the dining room. The rather incongruous feature to us children in later days, until we learned how it all happened, was that the cellar and pantry were so removed from the kitchen. Grandfather was quite a horticulturalist, and set out orchards on both places. He provided the farm with fruit trees, such as apples, pears, plums, cherries, black, red, white currants, and goose berries, also grapes. Many of the beginnings of these were brought from Niagara.
Grandfather and father cleared most of the land west of the present lane. In 1875, grandfather bought 50 acres at St. Williams in the township of Charlotteville, Norfolk County, and moved there that same year. At that time, father moved from the back of the farm to the house at the front. During his declining years, grandfather specialized in the cultivation of peach trees, and other garden truck. Hid granddaughter, Sarah Watts and her husband, Richard Watts, worked the farm, and cared for Grandfather and Grandmother the rest of their lives.
It was a red-letter day for the children of our family to be allowed to accompany father and mother to Grandfather's in the fall for peaches and a visit, or for that matter, at any other time. It took four hours with horses to traverse the distance from home to St. Williams. Many were the thrills we experienced along the road. A part of the way was a very stumpy roadway, and we would wind in and out for a long distance, among huge white pine stumps.
We always possessed an exagerated sense of our own importance, as we brought the supply of peaches and melons for the season, to our home and to Aunt Lanissa's home.
Grandmother Shoup, a very slow-spoken woman of sterling character, passed on in 1886, at the age of seventy. She was buried in the family plot in the Baptist Cemetery at Cheapside. She was very tall and as a mature woman was quite stout, as a girl she was not so heavy, rather slight. Grandfather once stated, that when they were first married, he could with his two hands, span her waist. She was almost six feet tall - a good woman, a good neighbour, and a kindly spirit.
Grandfather was a man of outstanding character, with the highest possible resolves relative to his living and conduct - he maintained them to his death. A total abstainer all his life - he never knew the taste of intoxicants or tobacco. Those resolves grew directly out of his father's tragic death, as he was at twelve forced to take up the task of bread-winner for the family. These resolves went far towards making him an acknowledged influence in the neighbourhood that he was, and a most respected citizen. In the Village of St. Williams, and among those people who in earlier life that he associated with, his life is as an ointment poured forth. He was loved by all and had no enemies anywhere.
He lived until June, 1897(sic Death Registration says 1898). He was 81 years old. His funeral sermon was delivered by the Baptist Minister from St. Williams, Rev. Buckborough, and his text was one of Grandfather's choosing, and reflected so admirably his life of steady devotion. It was taken from II Timothy, Chapt. IV, and Verses 7-8. "I have fought a good fight; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only but to all them also that love his appearing."
He was laid to rest beside his wife, our Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother Wagonner. He was buried in the family plot in the Baptist Cemetery in Cheapside. Four small white stones mark the resting place of all.
Written by:
Rev. Willis Shoup
1944 (Grandson)
From "Memoirs' Garden" by Annie (Shoup) Brewe, a passage written by Rev. Willis William Shoup
When Oscar was two years old, the family, consisting of his grandparents and his father's family, moved from the Niagara River to Walpole township, Haldimand County. Father's grandmother settled on the present homestead, Lot 14, Concession 3, South Walpole. Grandfather, at first, took up residence near the village of Springvale in North Walpole. This exact location is given in an indenture held by the writer. He bought this farm from his uncle Christian Shoup, which was the west half of Lot 2, Concession 15. After two years residence on this farm near Springvale, he and Johnathan Beam, his brother-in-law, exchanged farms. Beam's wife was Sarah Shoup, grandfather's sister. This farm was 100 acres - the north half of Lot 14, Concession 3.
On the 1842 Census of Willoughby, Welland, Ontario is:
Shouss Jacob, NonP, Farmer, 4 family members, 3 Born English Canada, 1 Born US, 9 PRV, NY
Haldimand Deaths, Walpole - Amerilla Shoup, July 3rd 1886, Female, Aged 70 Years, Married Woman, Born Vermont, U. S., Cause of Death Phlhyea? Pulmonaris, Duration 2 Years, Physician Dr. Sherk, Informant O. E. Shoup, Registered July 5th 1882, Baptist, C. E. Bourne Division Registrar of Walpole
Haldimand Deaths, Walpole - Shoup Jacob, Male, June 4th 1898, Aged 81 Years, Residence Lot 15, Concession 3, Farmer, Born Ontario, Cause of Death Paralysis, Duration 2 Years, Physician Dr. Sherk, Baptist, Informant Dr. Sherk, Registered June 4th 1898, James Mowat Division Registrar of Walpole
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1817 - 1898 (~ 81 years)