George Orval Rupe b. Jul 30,1818 d. June 7,1872
m. Sep 4,1840 in Van Buren Co, IA, Mary Hawkins born 1819.

Their children are as follows

1)Sarah b. Jul 1,1841 and d. Apr 27,1899 north of Mt.Sterling,Ia

2)George b. Jul 29,1842 and d. Aug 22,1930 Mt. Sterling,IA
m. Aug 29,1866, Amanda Sullivan She died Aug 6,1906.

3)Amanda b. 1845 and died Sep 7,1853

4) Hannah born May6,1847 and died in 1890.

5) Mary Matilda b 1849 m. Sep 9,1866 Edward Jones

6) Morgan b. in 1851, d. in 1873 Mt.Sterling,Ia
He was the only murder ever commited in Mt. Sterling

7) Jane b. Dec 23,1853
m. George Zachau

8) Oliver b. in 1855 and d. Feb 22,1856

9) John b. Aug 13,1859

10) Wesley b.?? and d. Dec 11,1864

11) James b. Dec 23,1865 and d. Feb 23,1867

12) Nancy b. Dec 22,1865 died on Apr 8,1933
m. William John Ewing on Feb 22,1882.

Sarah Rupe m. Nov 18,1858 A J McElroy

They had the following children
1) Mary b. Jun 15,1860 d. Aug 19,1887.
m. Jan 19,1886 at Keosauqua,Ia Joel Holland

2) Orval Fredrick b. Nov 12,1862 Mt. Sterling,Ia
d. Aug 10,1939 at Cantril,Ia.
m. Fidelia Holland born Dec 29,1856 at Carthage,IL
died Mar 25,1949 at Cantil,Ia

3) a female listed as H.E. was 4 in the 1870 census

4)William H b. abt.1868

5) George Washington b. in 1870 d Aug 12,1918 at Utica m. Jennie Bell Randolph Mar 29,1899 d.Mar 16,1958 at Keosauqua,IA

6) John R.b. Jan 8,1873 d.Jan 28,1873

7) Andrew Jackson born Mar 6,1879.

George and Amanda Sullivan Rupe had the following children 1)Edward

2) Margaret

3) Grace

4)Alice

5,

6,and

7 i have no info on

8) Orpha born Dec 14,1880

9) Emma Belle born Apr 1,1882

10) Ellen born Apr 30,1884

11)Joseph born Jul 1887

12) Mattie born Sept,1888

13)Addie born Jan 1893

14) Sammie born Aug 1897.



Hannah m. J W Owings They had 4 children

1) Laura Belle born Apr 9,1864

2) William Edward born Sep 22,1866 and died Sep 8,1874

3) Julia

4)Rose Anna born Oct 17,1878.



Mary M Rupe b.1849
m. Sept 9, 1866 in Van Buren Co Edward H Jones
b. Jul 7,1842, Virginia
They had the following children

1) James V born Sept 14,1867

2) L.J. was 1 in the 1870 census he was a male 3,4,5,

6) Melissa Ann b. Aug 2,1879 at Mt. Sterling d. Feb 4,1976 at Fairfield,Ia . m.#1. 1902, Aubrey Smith

m. #2. Dec 24,1925 in Mt.Sterling,Ia , Allen Drummond

7)Christina b. Jan 18,1881 Mt.Sterling
d. Nov24,1904 at Mt. Sterling,
buried in the family cemetary
m. Curtis Miller Jan 21,1903 at Mt. Sterling
1 son Edward Jacob born Jan 27,1904--he was my grandfather.

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9) Fred O b. Jun16,1886 d. Oct 7,1954

10) Dora B b. 1888.

6) Morgan Rupe born in 1851 and died 1873 in Mt. Sterling
He is the only murder ever committed in that town

7) Jane b. Dec 23,1853 d. in 1915 m. George Zachau

8)Oliver bd??, died Dec 1854

9) John Clarke b. Aug 18, 1859
m .July23,1882 Rebecca Ewing

10) Wesley d. Oct 11,1864

11) James b. Dec 23,1865 and d. Feb 23,1867 and

12) Nancy b. Dec 22,1865 and d. April 8,1933.
m. Feb. 22, 1882, PA, William John Ewing, b. Aug4,1858

1860 Van Buren County,Iowa, Vernon Township (2 txt)

Orval Rupe 42 b. Ohio
Mary (Hawkins) 41 b. KY
George 16 b. Iowa
Hannah 13 b. Iowa
Mary M 11 b. Iowa
Morgan 9 b. Iowa
Jane 7 b. Iowa
John C 9 mos. b. Iowa
Adam Rupe 21 b. Iowa

Sent to me by; Debbie Miller debsmill@netins.net