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"Maria Tope married William Moles [note]; they moved to Marion county, Iowa, where they lived a while and then moved to Lettsville, Louisa county, Iowa. He was at one time a hotel-keeper, but later he ran a blacksmith-and-wagon-maker's shop. They had seven children: Hiram, William, George, Mary, Elizabeth, and two others whose names we do not know. It is proper to state that before going west Mr. Moles lived at Tope's Mills and worked with Eli Tope at the blacksmith trade."
Source: History of the Tope Family, page 43, (used with permission).
Note: Maria married William Moles on 11 August 1849, Carroll County Marriages, 1830-1849, page 35 (from Carroll Co. OGS, Vol. I).
This page prepared by Donald L. Kear, dlkgen@ameritech.net.
18 February 2005 last update.