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Evan ALLTOP

Evan ALLTOP

Male 1840 - 1925  (~ 85 years)

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  • Name Evan ALLTOP 
    Born Feb 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Co D, 31st Va. Inf. (CSA), and Co A, 19th Va. Inf. (CSA), Civil War  [3] 
    • Military records show that on 31 May 1861, Evan Alltop enlisted in Co D, 31st Virginia Infantry, in Gilmer County. On 31 Jul 1861, he deserted at Cheat Mountain on Gen. Garnett's retreat from Laurel Hill. There is then a two-year gap in the records. On 20 Mar 1863, he enlisted as a 4th Sgt in Co. A, 19th Va. Infantry, at Frankfort (no state). On 13 Nov 1863, he was captured at Bull Town, Va., by Capt. Harrison on charges of desertion. He entered Camp Case, Ohio, on 2 Dec 1863. He turned himself in at Clarksburg on 29 Feb 1864 and was sent to Fort Delaware because he violated the Oath of Allegiance. He entered Fort Delaware on 4 Mar 1864, and was released on 19 Jun 1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance.
    Census 1850  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1866  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1866, 1870  [2, 4] 
    laborer 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [5] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1890  Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1900  Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [1] 
    farmer, overseer of alms house 
    Census 1910, 1920  Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 18 Jun 1925  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I68547  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2017 

    Father John ALLTOP,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Esther JONES 
    Family ID F47708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Amanda ROBISON,   b. 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1898, Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1866  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 17 1870:
      Evan Alltop, 28, common laborer; Amanda Alltop, 19; Samuel H. Fox, 27, common laborer; Felix Moore, 25.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 17 1880:
      Iven Alltop, 40, farmer; wife Sarah A, 29, cannot write; son James L, 9; dau Clarah B, 6; son Erven, 5; dau Laura, 3; dau Minie, 1.

      1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Glenville District), enumerated on Jun 25 1900:
      Evan Alltop, 60, b. Feb 1840, widowed, farmer & overseer of alms house; son James L. Alltop, 29, b. Dec 1870, farmer, single; dau Clara B. Jarvis, 26, b. Jun 1873, married 6 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); dau Laura Floyd, 23, b. Feb 1877, married 5 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Minnie Alltop, 21, b. Mar 1879, single; dau Martha Alltop, 19, b. Mar 1881; granddau Sarah D. Jarvis, 4, b. Nov 1894; grandson Clark Floyd, 3, b. Dec 1896; graddau Pearl Floyd, 2, b. Feb 1898.
      The household also included the following persons of no apparent relation, presumably associated with the alms house:
      Lodger Emma Varner, 40, b. Mar 1860, widowed, mother of 9 children (7 still living); lodger Fanny Minear, 13, b. Oct 1886; lodger James C. Minear, 2, b. Sep 1897; pauper James Kerns, 64, b. 1836, widowed; pauper Maggie Robinson, 35, b. 1865; pauper Sarah Moss, 24, b. 1876; pauper Charlie Bennett, 3, b. Mar 1877.
    Children 
     1. William "Willie" ALLTOP,   b. 8 Nov 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. James L. ALLTOP,   b. Dec 1870,   d. 3 Nov 1946, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
    +3. Clara B. ALLTOP,   b. 10 Jun 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1953, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Richard Erven ALLTOP,   b. 14 Mar 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Apr 1940  (Age 65 years)
    +5. Laura ALLTOP,   b. 28 Feb 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Minnie ALLTOP,   b. Mar 1879
     7. Martha ALLTOP,   b. 6 Mar 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1920, Normantown, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F47647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bina Belle BRANNON,   b. 1 Feb 1879, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1970, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1902  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Apr 20 1910:
      Evan Alltop, 70, farmer (own income), married 7 yrs; wife Bina, 32, married 7 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); granddau Odeta, 14; son John W, 6; dau Allie J, 3; grandson Clark L. Floyd, 13.
      The next enumerated household was that of Evan's son Ervin and his family:
      Ervin Alltop, 35, farmer, married 15 yrs; wife Sarah, 43, married 15 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Joy, 14; dau Belle, 13; dau Oma, 9; dau Ruth, 3.

      1920 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Jan 26 1920 on Peachtree Road:
      Evin Alltop, 79, farmer; wife Bina, 40; son John, 16; dau Allie, 13; son Bailey, 9; son Johnson, 5; dau Lucile, 2y 7m.
    Family ID F47701  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2170] 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Glenville District).

    2. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV.

    3. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).

    4. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    5. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    7. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    8. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, MR p. 32, Line 143 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12522326&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Evan Alltop, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Marion Co, son of Benjamin & Elizabeth, occupation laborer; and Amanda Robison, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Marion Co, dau of John J. & Julia. Married Dec 2 1866 in Marion County, officiated by James Cleland.

    9. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.