Johann Jacob Schopf

Notes:

Sometime prior to 1870, Jacob Schopf married Margaret Irwin of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. They can be found living with her family at the time of the 1870 census.

Chelisgpayne Township, Milton Post Office, enumerated August, 1870
#183-175
Irwin, Joseph age 42 M W Farm Laborer $100 of Personal Property born PA
Irwin, Jeanette age 36 F W Keeping House born PA
Irwin, Louisa age 11 F W at home born PA
Irwin, John age 6 M W at home born PA
Irwin, Robert age 4 M W at home born PA
Lewis, Elijah age 70 M W father-in-law born PA
Shaoff, Jacob age 22 M W farm laborer born Bavaria father and mother of foreign birth Shaoff, Margaret age 18 F W wife born PA

The following 1880 census information was located on the Familysearch CD's.

Census Place:Eveline, Charlevoix, Michigan
Source:FHL Film 1254576 National Archives Film T9-0576
Page 32B
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Jacob SCHOFF Self M M W 36 MI (sic) Occ:Farmer Fa: -- -Mo: ---
Margreet SCHOFF Wife F M W 27 PA Occ:Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA
Jane SCHOFF Dau F S W 9 PA Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Hanah SCHOFF Dau F S W 7 PA Occ: At HomeFa: PA Mo: PA
Rose SCHOFF Dau F S W 4 OH Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Jacob SCHOFF Son M S W 2 OH Occ:At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA

His great-grandson and namesake, Jake Schopf of Kirkland, Washington, writes that Jacob "Jake left the family one day on the train to find work in Charlevoix, Michigan. He never returned." Jacob left to search for work around the same general time period as the sinking of the Champlain (more details about this accident appear in a Bob Miles re-write of an article in the Charlevoix Journal on June 23, 1887). J.M. Ingalls, also a descendant, speculates that Jake Schopf may have perished in this accident. It is also possible, based on prior health problems as reported by his family, that he may have suffered from a heart attack while searching for work.

According to Mae Schopf Ingalls, Jacob's family were heirs to the estate of Maria Schopf nee Zimmerman, deceased 23 June 1953 in Gerlingen, Germany. (These papers, containing a list of heirs as of 1962, were prepared by Ackermann of Hoerner-Bank gmbh Heilbronn a-n, Lohtorstrasse 26, Telefon 3428 und 3493, Telegramm-adresse: Hoernerbank Heilbronneckar).

Johann married Margaret Ann Irwin on 5 Jul 1870 in Montandon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Margaret (daughter of Joseph K. Irwin and Jane Lewis) was born on 19 Nov 1853 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; died on 4 May 1926 in Stanwood, Snohomish County, Washington; was buried on 6 May 1926 in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Jay Ingalls states that the marriage of Margaret Irwin and Johann Jacob Schopf can be proved through the following three methods:

1) "Central Pennsylvania Deaths and Marriages, 1771-1882", by Dr. Mary Belle Lontz # GC974.8, L86c, in the Allen County Indiana Library, lists, for the Lewisburg (PA) Chronicle; Jacob J. Schoff, married to Margt. A. Irwin, both of Montadon, by Rev. I.C. Burkholter, on 5 July 1870."

2) Family Bible dated 1843

3) Estate Settlement of Maria Schopf nee Zimmerman in Gerlingen, Germany

1. Jane Ann Schopf was born on 5 Sep 1871 in Pennsylvania; died on 2 Sep 1896.
2. Hannah Schopf was born on 2 Oct 1873 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; died on 16 Jun 1894.
3. Rosa Josephine Schopf was born on 1 Oct 1875 in Ohio; and died.
4. John Jacob Schopf was born on 28 Apr 1878 in Ohio; died on 8 Oct 1951 in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington; was buried on 11 Oct 1951 in Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington.
5. Selina Florence Schopf was born on 28 Nov 1880 in Ohio; died on 8 Nov 1892.
6. George Christian Schopf was born on 13 Mar 1883 in Michigan; died on 17 Sep 1954.
7. Anna Mary Schopf was born on 10 May 1885 in South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan; died after 1903.
8. Mae Agnes Schopf was born on 17 Feb 1889 in Snowflake, Antrim County, Michigan; died on 18 Apr 1965 in Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
9. August Clifton Schopf was born on 4 Nov 1890 in South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan; died on 26 Feb 1957 in Seattle, King County, Washington; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington.