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George TOPE and Elizabeth BOWER
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Family of Levi Frederick TOPE and Alta Belle DODGE
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     Levi Frederick TOPE was born 06 November 1874 in Blue Creek Twp., Paulding Co., Ohio, and died 07 June 1950 in in the Paulding Hospital, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 1]. Levi married Alta Belle DODGE in Paulding Co., Ohio on 03 March 1900 [note 2]. She was born 18 August 1878 in Paulding Co., Ohio, and died 28 November 1947 at her home, south of Worstville, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 3]. They are buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 4].
  1. Flossie Mae TOPE, born 24 August 1900 in Blue Creek Twp., Paulding Co., Ohio [note 5], died 10 May 1992 [note 6]
  2. Edward Levi TOPE, born 7 October 1902 in Worstville, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 7], died 14 September 1985 in Paulding Co., Ohio.
    "Eddie L. TOPE, 82, Rt. 2, died at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 14 in Paulding County Hospital shortly after admission.
    A retired farmer and retired Marathon Oil distributor in Paulding, he was a member of Paulding Grange and Lions Club and Sherwood Lodge 620 AMF, where he was past master and 50-year member." [note 8]
    He married Gladys E. CARLISLE who was born 28 July 1905 in Haviland, Paulding Co., Ohio, and died 30 March 1984 in Paulding Co., Ohio. They are buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 9].
  3. Esther Lena TOPE, born 24 August 1904 in Blue Creek Twp., Paulding Co., Ohio [note 10], died 26 January 1981 "at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday in Van Wert Hospital where she had been a patient two weeks." [note 11]. She married Harvey H. RUBLE 23 December 1924 in Paulding Co., Ohio [note 12]. He was born 12 August 1900 in Monroeville, Indiana [note 12], and died in 1971. They are buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio.
  4. Leroy Frederick TOPE, born 12 September 1906 in Blue Creek Twp., Paulding Co., Ohio [note 13], and died 04 November 1983 in Indiana. He married Iva Ethel FULMER who was born 06 May 1909 and died 17 January 1992 in Payne, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 14]. They are buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio.
  5. John William TOPE, born 31 December 1908 near Worstville, Paulding Co., Ohio. "He accidentally met his death Sunday afternoon, May 17, 1925, about four o'clock, with two of his associates, when the machine in which they were riding was struck by the east bound passenger train, at the railroad crossing, in Briceton, Ohio, thus bringing to a tragic close the life that had such a bright future before it, he having reached the age of 16 years, 4 months, 16 days." He was buried 20 May 1925 in St. Paul's Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ohio [note 15].
  6. Edna Mabel TOPE born 24 August 1904 in Blue Creek Twp., Paulding Co., Ohio. She married Logan Newell MARSON in Cambridge City, Wayne Co., Indiana. He was born 21 December 1916 in Cambridge City, Wayne Co., Indiana, and died 14 January 1983 in Jacksonville, Pulaski Co., Arkansas; burial Rest Hills Cemetery, North Little Rock, Arkansas. [note 16]
  7. William Russell TOPE born 20 April 1916 in Paulding Co., Ohio died 30 May 1971 in Sweetwater, Tennessee. He married Ursula C. CLARK. [note 17]
Notes. Except where otherwise noted the source is Levi Tope paper, untitled, undated, author not identified:
  1. Mortality Records, Paulding Co., Ohio, Through 1993 and obituary.
  2. Marriages Records, Paulding County, Ohio, Bk. 6, p. 130, no. 262. The marriage record gives his name as "Lee."
  3. Obituary
  4. Cemetery Inscriptions, Paulding Co., Ohio (to 1986), page 468 for Levi and page 469 for Alta.
  5. Birth Records, Probate Court, Paulding County, Ohio, Vol. 4, p. 301
  6. Email message from Shelly Hallard to Donald L. Kear, October 9, 2000.
  7. Obituary
  8. Birth Records, Probate Court, Paulding County, Ohio, Vol 4, p. 202.
  9. Mortality Records, Paulding Co., Ohio, Through 1993 and obituary.
  10. Birth Records, Probate Court, Paulding County, Ohio.
  11. Obituary
  12. Marriage Records, Probate Court, Paulding County, Ohio, Bk. 10, p. 173
  13. Birth Records, Probate Court, Paulding County, Ohio, Vol 4, p. 203.
  14. Mortality Records, Paulding Co., Ohio, Through 1993.
  15. Obituary
  16. Family Group Sheet from Mable Tope Marson, received 1 April 2000
  17. Family Group Sheet, 11 December 1981 from Lena Leffler to Donald L. Kear.


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