William Shoup and Rachel Gordon

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Husband William Shoup ¹

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           Born: Abt 1843 - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 17 Aug 1906 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
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         Father: Barney Shoup (      -1887) 2
         Mother: Henrietta Mays (1824-1896) 3 4

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Wife Rachel Gordon ¹

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Children

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1 M William Shoup ¹

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2 M Birt Shoup ¹

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           Born: 10 Dec 1869 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Maude L. Campbell (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1903 - ? Venango Co, PA

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3 M Harry Shoup ¹

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4 F Kitty Shoup ¹

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5 M John Shoup ¹

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6 M Perry Shoup ¹

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General Notes: Husband - William Shoup

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He was engaged in the oil business, both as a drilling contractor and as a producer. He not only operated in Venango County, Pennsylvania, but was also successfully engaged in Texas and Colorado.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 923.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843, 923.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843, 854, 923.