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August Clifton Schopf

Male 1890 - 1957  (66 years)


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  • Name August Clifton Schopf  [1, 2
    Born 4 Nov 1890  South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Feb 1957  Seattle, King County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • At the time of the 1920 census, he was living with his older brother, John Jacob Schopf. They were enumerated in Washington, Whatcom County, Bellingham, ED #229 at 2106 Lake Street.

      Everett Daily Herald

      AUGUST CLIFTON SCHOPF

      August Clifton Schopf, 66, of Mount Vernon, Rt. 4, died in the Veterans Hospital, Seattle, Tuesday afternoon following an extended illness. Mr. Schopf was born in Sheboygan (sic), Mich, Nov 4, 1890 and had lived at Mount Vernon for 41 years. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Clear Lake for 40 years. Mr. Schopf was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Schopf of Rt. 4, Mount Vernon; a son Floyd Schopf of Rt. 4, Mount Vernon, and three grandsons. Private funeral services will be Friday morning at 11 o'clock in the funeral home of Purdy and Walters. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family requests that friends make their remembrances in the form of donations to the Washington Heart Association.
    Person ID I13849  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Johann Jacob Schopf,   b. 9 Apr 1844, Gerlingen, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Aug 1896  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Margaret Ann Irwin,   b. 19 Nov 1853, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1926, Stanwood, Snohomish County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1870  Montandon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 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
    Photos
    Schopf, John Jacob with his wife, Margaret Irwin
    Schopf, John Jacob with his wife, Margaret Irwin
    Jacob and Margaret married in 1870 in Pennsylvania, later moving to Ohio and Michigan.
    Family ID F428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Leona Livers,   b. 10 Mar 1899,   d. 7 Jun 1963, Seattle, King County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Aft 1920 
    Children 
     1. Floyd Wayne Schopf,   b. 13 Aug 1925, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1989  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F5509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1890 - South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Feb 1957 - Seattle, King County, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.).

    2. [S77] Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery Records, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington.

    3. [S324] Ingalls, Jay (jay_ingalls@pipeline.com) "Descendants of Edmund Ingalls b. abt 1598" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ingalls-4 Ver. 2007-05-17 ; and also "Relatives of J.M. Ingalls" (formerly posted at RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, n.