David O. Alsop 1 2 3 4
- Born: 4 Apr 1827, , Spencer County, KY 1 2 4 5
- Marriage (1): Mary Ellen Houser on 1 Oct 1845 in , Shelby County, KY 1
- Marriage (2): Josephine J. Mann between 1876 and 1880 2
- Died: 4 Sep 1898, , Logan County, IL at age 71 1 4
- Buried: After 4 Sep 1898, Atlanta, IL 1 4
 Another name for David was David O. Alsup.5 6
General Notes:
David O. Alsop, married Mary Ellen Houser. The Houser clan began migrating to Logan County, Illinois. David & family moved there about 1859. They lived on a houseboat for a few years, and they fished for their food. David served in the Civil War. By 1870, they owned property. Mary Ellen died in 1876, and David married Josephine Mann in 1877.
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Noted events in his life were:
He has alternate birth date of 1820 and a birth location of Kentucky.
This birth year was referenced by his age of 50 on the 1870 US Census.
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He has alternate birth date of 1824 and a birth location of Kentucky.
This birth year was referenced by his age of 36 on the 1860 census.
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He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Anderson County, KY on 2 Aug 1850. 5
1850 US Census
Page 191B, Dwelling 25, Family 25, Roll 190
, Anderson County, Kentucky
David Alsup..23..KY
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 Jun 1860. 6
1860 US Census
Page 87, Dwelling 659, Family 660, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
David O. Alsup..36..KY..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 04 Apr 1827, then his age should have been 33 instead of 36.
Military: Company F, 106th Illinois Infantry, 1862 To 1864. 1 Mustered into military service on September 17th, 1862 and served as a cook in Company F, 106th Illinois Infantry. Discharged on October 4, 1864 with a disability. His brothers fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War.
He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 Jul 1870. 3
1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 226, Family 233
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
David Alsop..50..KY..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 4 Apr 1827, then his age should have been 43 instead of 50.
He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lincoln, IL on 18 Jun 1880. 2
1880 US Census
Page 151C, District 42, Family 224, Roll 0227
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
David Alsop..Self..53..KY..Laborer
(Living with 2nd wife, 4 children, and 2 step-children.)
He was buried after 4 Sep 1898 in the Niblick Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.
The gravestone for David is the typical military white sandstone domed tablet that reads "David Alsop, Company F, 106th Illinois Inf.".
Find A Grave Memorial 18113684
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David married Mary Ellen Houser, daughter of Jonas Houser and Elizabeth Richardson, on 1 Oct 1845 in , Shelby County, KY.1 (Mary Ellen Houser was born on 16 Mar 1830 in , Spencer County, KY,1 5 died on 24 Feb 1876 in , Logan County, IL 1 and was buried after 24 Feb 1876 in Atlanta, IL 1 7.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Anderson County, KY on 2 Aug 1850. 5
1850 US Census
Page 191B, Dwelling 25, Family 25, Roll 190
, Anderson County, Kentucky
David Alsup..23..KY
Mary E. Alsup..20..KY
Elizabeth P. Alsup..3..KY
Lara B. Alsup..9m..KY
They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 Jun 1860. 6
1860 US Census
Page 87, Dwelling 659, Family 660, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
David O. Alsup..36..KY..Farmer
Mary E. Alsup..32..KY
P. E. Alsup..12..KY
L. B. Alsup..9..KY
Jonas Alsup..7..KY
Kate Alsup...6..KY
James Alsup..4..KY
P. F. Alsup..1..KY
They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 Jul 1870. 3
1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 226, Family 233
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
David Alsop..50..KY..Farmer
Susan Alsop..47..KY..Keeps House
Bell Alsop..19..KY
Kate Alsop..17..KY
James Alsop..13..KY
Fannie Alsop..12..KY
Emma Alsop..7..IL
Edward Alsop..5..IL
Leslie Alsop..2..IL
Marriage Notes:
[Brψderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #2478]
David and Mary Ellen lived in Anderson, Spencer County, Jefferson and Shelby County in Kentucky before moving to Logan County, Illinois (near Lawndale). One son, Jonas, died in 1865.
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According to Mollie McFarland, David O. Alsop lived on a houseboat with wife, Mary Ellen, and at least the last 6 children, with a goat, because one of the children needed goats milk. They fished for their meat for their meals. David also had a drinking problem in his later years.
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David next married Josephine J. Mann between 1876 and 1880.2 (Josephine J. Mann was born in 1841 in Pennsylvania 2 and died after 1 Jun 1880.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lincoln, IL on 18 Jun 1880. 2
1880 US Census
Page 151C, Roll 0227, District 42, Family 224
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
David Alsop..Self..53..KY..Laborer
Josephine Alsop..Wife..39..PA..Keeping House
Edward Alsop..Son..15..IL..Work On Farm
Leslie Alsop..Son..10..IL
Rosa Alsop..Dau..9...IL
Frank Alsop..Son..6..IL
Bell Carpenter..SDau..8..IL
William Carpenter..SSon..6..IL
NOTE - David's first wife, Mary Ellen Houser, died in 1876 and he remarried to Josephine Mann-Carpenter whose two children, Bell and William Carpenter, were living with them. Also note that David's birth location is shown as Kentucky but all four of his children show their father's birth location as Pennsylvania, something that shows the many errors often found in census records.
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