Eva M. Schopf

Notes:

On the Fourteenth Cenus of the United States (1920), a John S. Schopf and family is found in Ferry County, Washington.

State: Washington County: Ferry E.D.: 50 #16-16 Schopf, John S., Head, M, W,35 (Born ca 1885) POB: Indiana Parents POB (M/F): Indiana, Indiana Occupation: Farmer Schopf, Mae,Wife F,W,40 POB: Indiana Parents POB (M/F): Indiana, Indiana Schopf, Eva M, Daughter, F,W,8 POB: Washington Parents POB (M/F): Indiana, Indiana Attended School

Ferry County, Washington, was created from Stevens County on February 8, 1899. Republic is the county seat. Ferry County encompasses 2,313 square miles, the ninth biggest county in the state. It extends from the international boundary line with Canada, on the north, to the Columbia River on the south, and from the Columbia and Kettle Rivers on the east, to Okanogan County on the west. The United States census of 1900 gave Ferry County a population of 4,562; by 1903 this had increased to 4,646. In 1990, the population was 6,295. The 1998 state of Washington Yearbook gave the county an estimated population of 7,300.

(Source of the above information http://www.rootsweb.com/~waferry/)

It is possible, but not likely, that he is one of the six children (as per the 1900 census) of John Jacob and Margaret (Irwin) Schopf. It was very common for all the sons in German families to be given the first name of Johann/John, and to be called by their middle names. However, if his age on the census is accurate, he would have been born between George and May, but born in Indiana whereas they were both born in Michigan. I also noted that he showed both parents as born in Indiana, which is not correct for either John Jacob or Margaret Irwin. He was not listed as a son of Margaret Schopf on the 1900 census, however, and at age 15 would *probably* still been at home, especially as his 17 year old brother George was still at home. However, the obituary of Margaret Schopf did show she was both the mother of a son named J.J. (John Jacob?) and a son named John. Need to follow up further.

John married Mae ???. Mae was born about 1880 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]