Person:William Shoop (1)

There is a death record in Erie County (Vol. 1, p. 304, #9) for a William Shupe. Born 1812, he died October 26, 1878 (married) age 66. He resided in Milan, Erie County, having been born in N. Amherst, Lorain County and was a shipbuilder. He died of the palsy in Milan.

All records except his name have not been proven to be correct.

DOB = 12 Jun 1836^{Citation needed} cannot be true if marriage date posted is true.

From Queries, Ohio Records and Pioneer Families #1343

Shoop--Slee--Kalb--Kaler

... Wm. Shoop m. Mary J. Slee, prob. 1858. Who were her parents? She had brother John Slee living in Henry Co., Ohio. Mrs. Howard K. Hansen 6664 West Belmont, Fresno, CA 93705

From Cindy Sullivan

I am a descendent of this line through the son of Henry (John) Shoop and Mary Barbara Kaler, William Franklin Shoop, b. 1836 in Ohio and moved on to Kansas. William's wife was Mary Jane Slee. I am familiar with Mary Ruth Shoop Hansen's work. I am interested in corresponding and sharing my info.

From A Pictoral History of the Western Reserve

In the 1820's and 1830's Milan (Erie County) was a normal thriving Western Reserve settlement with its gristmill, sawmill, tannery, cabinetmaker, shoemaker, blacksmith, wagonworks, and numerous stores. But with the completion of the Milan Canal in 1839 the town boomed. It became the busiest grain port in the world, rivaling, so they claimed, the Russian city of Odessa. Towns east, west and south of Milan also prospered as they brought, besides millions of bushels of grain, their cattle, lumber, potash, barrel staves, and whiskey to be shipped to eastern markets and even to European countries. Warehouses, lining the canal banks, were filled to the brim with wheat, corn, and oats ready to be loaded on waiting boats. For ten long years endless lines of wagons deposited their treasures at Milan.

Without realizing the coming importance of the railroads, Milan made no attempt to encourage a line through the town. The canal seemed all sufficient. However, railroads were increasing all over the state as merchants chose the quicker method of transportation, and almost before Milan realized what was happening, the canal sank into decay and the town gradually settled back to the simple hamlet of previous decades. Even today it is difficult to visualize a bustling lake port of the 1840's in this typically New England village.

1. ↑ Researcher.

   Cindy Sullivan, Kimberly Johnson

2. ↑ Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints. LDS Ancestral File.

   Same sources as Mother's

3. ↑ Ohio Records and Pioneer Families. (The Ohio Genealogical Society, Route 1, Box 332b, Ashland, Ohio 44805)
   January - March 1971 issue, p. 51-57.

   Shoop - Shupe Data Derived from War Records
   contributed by Mrs. Mary Ruth Hansen, 6664 West Belmont, Fresno, Ca 93705