Descendants of John Walp

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN1 WALP1 died Unknown in PA1.  He married MARIA DEMUTH, (?)1 Bet. 1792 - 17951.  She was born Abt. 1778, and died 11 Jan 1861 in Buried in Mennonite Cem, Whitehouse Oh2.

       

Child of JOHN WALP and MARIA DEMUTH is:

2.                i.    ALEXANDER2 WALP, b. NY; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ALEXANDER2 WALP (JOHN1) was born  in NY3, and died Unknown.  He married MARGARET C. RUTTLE4 Dec 18474, daughter of UNKNOWN FINZEL.  She was born  in NY5, and died Unknown.

       

Children of ALEXANDER WALP and MARGARET RUTTLE are:

3.                i.    MARY ELLEN3 WALP, b. 1854, Whitehouse OH; d. Unknown.

                  ii.    ALFORD ALEXANDER WALP, d. Unknown.

                 iii.    WILLIAM WALP, d. Unknown, Buenos Aires6.

 

Notes for WILLIAM WALP:

Helen (Ribble) Bradley wrote that "William was in the Civil War as a boy, then shipped out on a whaling vessel.  Next heard from in Buenos Aires (?) ill, died & buried in Episcopal Mission Cemetery there."

 

                 iv.    GEORGE LEWIS WALP7, d. Unknown; m. CATHERINE MELISSA DISHER7, 03 Nov 1878, Lucas County, OH; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  MARY ELLEN3 WALP (ALEXANDER2, JOHN1)8,9 was born 1854 in Whitehouse OH10, and died Unknown.  She married JAMES P. SHIELDS11, son of JAMES SHIELDS and UNKNOWN.  He was born 1848 in OH, and died Unknown.

 

Notes for MARY ELLEN WALP:

Helen (Ribble) Bradley wrote of her grandmother that she was "Born in Whitehouse Ohio next door to Eber Bradley and Griffith house."

 

Notes for JAMES P. SHIELDS:

Helen (Ribble) Bradley recalled that her grandfather was "born above Grand Rapids Ohio on 640 acre section of land bought from government by his father.  He died when my father (or grandfather?) J. P. Shields was 8 years old. 

 

John B Shields, half brother of James Michael

His mother was sister of General Stedman

 

 

More About JAMES P. SHIELDS:

Residence: 1880, Miami, Cass, Indiana12

       

Children of MARY WALP and JAMES SHIELDS are:

4.                i.    LILLIAN4 SHIELDS, b. 20 Jan 1876, OH; d. 20 Jul 1962, Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL.

                  ii.    JOHN F. SHIELDS, b. 1873, OH; d. Unknown.

                 iii.    JAMES SHIELDS13, b. 1878, OH; d. Unknown.

 

More About JAMES SHIELDS:

Residence: 1880, Miami, Cass, Indiana13

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  LILLIAN4 SHIELDS (MARY ELLEN3 WALP, ALEXANDER2, JOHN1)14 was born 20 Jan 1876 in OH, and died 20 Jul 1962 in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL15.  She married CALVIN G. RIBBLE16 23 Aug 1897 in Whitehouse OH, son of CALVIN RIBBLE and ELIZABETH FREED.  He was born 14 Apr 1876 in Niagara County, NY, and died 13 Nov 1945 in Ghent Cemetery, Carrollton, KY17.

       

Children of LILLIAN SHIELDS and CALVIN RIBBLE are:

5.                i.    HELEN MARGUERITE5 RIBBLE, b. 04 Nov 1899, Whitehouse OH; d. 1995, Columbus OH.

                  ii.    DOROTHY RIBBLE, b. Private; m. ORR R. MONTGOMERY, Private; b. Private.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

5.  HELEN MARGUERITE5 RIBBLE (LILLIAN4 SHIELDS, MARY ELLEN3 WALP, ALEXANDER2, JOHN1)18 was born 04 Nov 1899 in Whitehouse OH, and died 1995 in Columbus OH.  She married GEORGE ALBERT BRADLEY 17 Oct 1919 in Newport KY, son of ALBERT BRADLEY and CLARA GRIMES.  He was born 28 Dec 1898 in Belpre OH, and died Unknown in Florida.

       

Children of HELEN RIBBLE and GEORGE BRADLEY are:

6.                i.    HELEN JEANNE6 BRADLEY, b. 15 Nov 1920, Whitehouse OH; d. 14 Feb 2005, Westerville OH.

7.               ii.    GEORGE BRADLEY, JR., b. Private.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  www.familysearch.org.

2.  Gravestone in Mennonite Cem, Whitehouse OH.

3.  1880 U.S. Census.

4.  www.familysearch.org.

5.  1880 U.S. Census.

6.  Notes written by Helen (Ribble) Bradley.

7.  www.familysearch.org.

8.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

9.  1880 U.S. Census.

10.  Notes written by Helen (Ribble) Bradley.

11.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

12.  1880 United States Federal Census, 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints© Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Miami, Cass, Indiana, ED 26, roll T9_268, page 243.3000, image 0122.

13.  1880 United States Federal Census.

14.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

15.  Newspaper obituary.

16.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.

17.  Newspaper obituary.

18.  Personal papers and documents from Helen Ribble Bradley.