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    Lydia Tope, daughter of George Tope and Elizabeth Bower and twin to Abram Tope [note 1], was born 22 October 1809 [note 2]and died 22 December 1890 in Palermo, Carroll Co., Ohio.  She married  Elisha McQueen, son of William Henry McQueen,  about 1826 in Carroll Co., Ohio.  He was born 9 August 1802 [note 3] in Cross Creek, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, and died 25 February 1890 in Carroll Co., Ohio [note 4]  Lydia and Elisha are buried in the Tabor Cemetery, Carroll Co., Ohio.
    Lydia and Elisha had six children [note 5]:

1. Mary McQueen was born 13 December 1828 in Perry, Carroll Co., Ohio and died 23 January 1889 in Harlan, Shelby Co., Iowa. She married James Casey and they had three children: William, George and Rachel Casey
2. Malinda M. McQueen was born 4 December 1832 in Perry, Carroll Co., Ohio and died 17 July 1896 in Perry, Carroll Co., Ohio.  She married Joseph Tripp on 17 January 1850 [note 6].  Joseph was born about 1824 in Pennsylvania and died in 22 April 1877 [note 7]. Joseph is buried in Palermo Cemetery, Carroll Co., Ohio [note 8].
   Malinda and Joseph had six children:
   
   1. Mary Margaret Tripp was born in Orange Twp, Carroll Co., Ohio and married James Pillers [note 9].
   2. Lydia Tripp married Frank Crumrine.
      "B. F. Crumrine, 83, of Akron, died Saturday morning, March 1, at his home. He was born in Carroll-co in 1847. Mr. Crumrine married Lydia Tripp of Carroll-co. He went to Akron to work for his uncle, M. H. Crumrine, in 1871. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., the Fifth Year club of Akron, and the Grace Reformed church. Besides his widow, he is survived by a son, Charles Crumrine, of Cuyahoga Falls and a daughter, Mrs. Maurice Simon, of Akron. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home. Burial was made in Glendale cemetery." [note 10]
   3. Rachel Ann Tripp married Richard Brooks [note 11].
   4. Hester (Hettie) L. Tripp married Mansfield E. Vorhes.
   5. Ellsworth Elmer Tripp married Rebecca Brackin [note 12].
   6. Martha Tripp born about 1859 [note 13].
3. George McQueen was born 26 February 1834 in Perry, Carroll Co., Ohio.
4. Levi McQueen was born 5 April 1838 in Carroll Co., Ohio and died 27 December 1850 in Perry Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio.
5. Ann Rachel McQueen was born 14 October 1841 in Perry Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio and died in May 1873.  She married John Knight.
6. Samuel McQueen was born in 1848 in Perry Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio.

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Notes:

1. Except as otherwise noted, all information is from History of the Tope Family,  p. 41, Melancthon Tope, 1896, revised 1980 by Austin Dale Maddux.
2. Lydia's birth date was computed from her age at date of death; 81 years, 2 months, 16 days.  [Return to text]
3. Birth date is computed from age at death; 88 years, 6 months, 16 days.  [Return to text]
4. Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d., Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.  [Return to text] 
5. One World Tree (sm). [Return to text]
6. Carroll County Marriages, 1850-1866, page 17 (from Carroll Co. OGS, Vol. II).  [Return to text]
7. Email from Susan Mann).  [Return to text]
8. Tombstone Inscriptions & Family Records of Carroll County, Ohio, page 116 , LDS microfilm, Roll 6, No. 90900. [Return to text]
9. Email, op sit. [Return to text]
10. Susan Mann post January 11, 2001 to Carroll Co. GenConnect Obituary Board, (March 6, 1930 -- The Free Press Standard, Carroll Co., Ohio). [Return to text]
11. Email, op sit. Please note that the 1870 census, Orange Co., list. Elisha E. Tope, per email, Phillip Tripp, tripppe@sbcglobal.net, Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:31 PM. [Return to text]
12. Email, Philip Tripp <tripppe@sbcglobal.net>
    Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:43:38 PM. [Return to text]
13. Email, Phillip Tripp, tripppe@sbcglobal.net, Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:31 PM. [Return to text]

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