Person:William Stoops (3)

"Michael Stoops, a native of Penn. and a farmer, early settled in Ohio and in his 17th year married Eleanor Van Sickle. They had nine children, the eldest of whom was [William]...born Jan 1815 in Hamilton Co., O. Mr. Michael Stoops in 1836 came to Fulton County. In early days Mr. Stoops suffered the extreme privations of frontier life. The first two winters the bill of fare for the family was hominy and venison; the wife's dress was linsey-woolsey; the man's, buckskin. They had to get their groceries in Lewistown on credit and that was very difficult. Milling was almost impossible and the noted grater had to be used. Mr. Wm Stoops first wife was Hannah Lyndsay, who died 1852: they had eight children. His second wife was a Miss Keziah Clark, who died 1860: they had 5 children. His third wife, now living, was Mr[s] Margaret Wentworth of Kentucky, daughter of William Hannah. They were married in 1862 and their children are four." {History of Fulton County, 1879, p. 929, <www.heritageQuest.com>, 28 Dec 2007}

 "Mr. Stoops was thrice married. His first wife was formerly Hannah Lindsay, who became the mother of eight children, but one of them is living: Mrs. William M. Guthrie of Vermont...Mr. Stoops subsequently married Keziah Clark...of this union there were five children, two of whom are living: Mrs. William Holmes of Auburn, Nebraska; and B. C. Stoops of Vermont township.   The third Mrs. Stoops was Mrs. Margaret (Hannah) Wentworth, daughter of William Hannah, and of this union there were four children, two of whom are living: Dr. P. H. Stoops and Professor R. O. Stoops, of Jacksonville, Ill.  Mrs. Margaret Stoops died in June 1892." {History of Fulton County Illinois, 1905, <www.heritageQuest.com>, 28 Dec 2007}"
 There are marriage records for William Stoops and Hannah H. Lindsey in Hamilton Co. Ohio in 1838; for William and Keziah Clark in 1852, and Mrs. Margaret Wentworth in 1862 -- both in Fulton Co., Illinois.
 According to an IGI record, Keziah Clark 1834-1860 was the daughter of William M. Clark and Naomi Doughty.  She married William Stoops in 1852 and had 2 children: Sarah J. 1854- m. Wm. Holmes; and Benton C. 1859. According to an IGI record, William married Margaret Harmon and had son Richard Owen 1871-1943. William had at least 4 children by Hannah: Amy 1840 - m. Samuel Knocks, John 1841, Mary Ellen 1843- m. William Guthrie, and Stephen 1846.  He had at least 2 children by Keziah: Sarah J. 1854- m. William H. Holmes, Benton 1859, and Perry W. 1864.  He had at least 2 children by Margaret: Ada E. 1869 and Richard O. 1871
  In the 1850 census for Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois, there are listings for William Stoops 1819 Ohio; Hannah 1820 OH, Amy 1840 Illinois, John 1841 IL, Mary E. 1843 IL and Stephen 1846 IL.
 In the 1860 census for Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois, William Stoops is a farmer age 45 from Ohio; Keziah is 25 from Kentucky; Mary E. 17 Illinois; Sarah J. 6 IL; Benton 1 IL, and David Guthrie is 21 from Ohio. [p. 267}
 In the 1870 census for Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois, Wm. Stoops is 55, farmer from Ohio; Margaret is 39 from Kentucky; Sarah 16; Benton 11; Perry 6; and Ada E. 1 -- all born Illinois.  James Guthrie is 24 from Ohio. {p. 269}  His brother Andrew is next door.
 In the 1880 census for Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois, William Stoops is (?)5, farmer born Ohio (parents Pennsylvania), wife Margarett is 49 born Kentucky (father Pennsylvania, mother Virginia); the children are Benton 21 Illinois (parents Ohio); Parry W. 16 (father Ohio, mother Kentucky); Addie E. 11 IL (father OH, mother KY); and Richtchard O. 9 IL (father OH, mother KY).  Josephine S. Stell 22 is 'doing house work' from Ohio. {Page 405A}
 I have not been able to locate him in the 1900 census.
 According to Illinois State Archives, Amy Stoops married Samuel Knock in 1858, Mary Ellen Stoops married William Guthrie in 1864, Sarah J. Stoops married William H. Holmes in 1873,  Benton C. Stoops married Anna R. Russell in 1881 -- all in Fulton Co.-- and Perry H. Stoops married Bell Boothby in 1888 in Jo Daviess Co.

1. ↑ Church of Latter Day Saints. International Genealogical Index record / IGI. (<familysearch.com>).