Meadow Bluff Meanderings

a history of the Crane, McClung, Walkup, and allied families

Benjamin Wilson Zopp

Male 1854 - 1927  (73 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Wilson Zopp was born on 8 Sep 1854 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., VA; died on 1 Oct 1927 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 2 Oct 1927 in Amwell Baptist Church Cemetery, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Benjamin married Catherine Crane on 25 Dec 1878 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Catherine (daughter of Edward Ebbetts Crane and Martha E. Kirby) was born on 16 Mar 1852 in Greenbrier Co., VA; died on 13 May 1923 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 15 May 1923 in Amwell Baptist Church Cemetery, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV.
    2. 3. Mary Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV.
    3. 4. Glenco Preston Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1883 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died in 1937 in Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.
    4. 5. Dollie D. Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1884 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 25 Aug 1974 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA; was buried on 27 Aug 1974 in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.
    5. 6. Wesley Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1887 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 18 Apr 1954 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 20 Apr 1954 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.
    6. 7. Maud Nema Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1900.
    7. 8. Mona Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died in 1963 in Huntington, Cabell Co., WV; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.
    8. 9. Amanda Kathryn Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1893 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 22 May 1988 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.
    9. 10. Truma Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1895 in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1900.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV.

  2. 3.  Mary Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 26 Jul 1881 in Greenbrier Co., WV.

  3. 4.  Glenco Preston Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Feb 1883 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died in 1937 in Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Glenco married Sadie Moses on 18 Nov 1905 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Sadie (daughter of Joseph Henderson Moses and Mary Virginia Crane) was born on 12 Oct 1882 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 6 Jan 1966 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 9 Jan 1966 in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. William Preston Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1914 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 18 Nov 1990 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

  4. 5.  Dollie D. Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Mar 1884 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 25 Aug 1974 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA; was buried on 27 Aug 1974 in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Dollie married Samuel Elliot Shawver on 30 Jan 1927 in Winona, Fayette Co., WV. Samuel (son of Lycurgus "King" Shawver and Josephine McClung) was born on 6 Dec 1889 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Wesley Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 27 Apr 1887 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 18 Apr 1954 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 20 Apr 1954 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Wesley married Bettie Beitz on 16 Jun 1917 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Bettie (daughter of Joseph Henry Beitz and Florence McClung) was born on 3 Aug 1893 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died in Dec 1981 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Maud Nema Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1900.

  7. 8.  Mona Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died in 1963 in Huntington, Cabell Co., WV; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Mona married Owen Tilden Martin on 21 Aug 1912 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Owen (son of Samuel G. Martin and Virginia C. Smith) was born on 13 Mar 1877 in Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 10 Apr 1938 in Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie Co., FL; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Son Martin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1914 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1920.
    2. 13. Daughter Martin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1914 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1920.

    Family/Spouse: ? Clark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Amanda Kathryn Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 29 Mar 1893 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 22 May 1988 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Amanda married William Elvin Shafer in 1918. William (son of Daniel Washington Shafer and Matilda C. "Mattie" Deitz) was born on 14 Jul 1889 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 6 Sep 1959 in Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV; was buried on 9 Sep 1959 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Dollie Lee "Jackie" Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1921 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 4 Nov 2007 in Charlottesville, VA; was buried on 9 Nov 2007 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.
    2. 15. William Clyde "Bill" Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1926 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 18 Nov 2008 in Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 23 Nov 2008 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

  9. 10.  Truma Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Aug 1895 in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1900.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  William Preston Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (4.Glenco2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Nov 1914 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 18 Nov 1990 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    William married Evelyn Jean Crane on 3 Feb 1941 in Greenbrier Co., WV. Evelyn (daughter of John Roosevelt Crane and Ileta Catherine Selvey) was born on 4 Dec 1923 in Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. James Preston Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Son Martin Descendancy chart to this point (8.Mona2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Jan 1914 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1920.

  3. 13.  Daughter Martin Descendancy chart to this point (8.Mona2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Jan 1914 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; died before 1920.

  4. 14.  Dollie Lee "Jackie" Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Amanda2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 12 Sep 1921 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 4 Nov 2007 in Charlottesville, VA; was buried on 9 Nov 2007 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

  5. 15.  William Clyde "Bill" Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Amanda2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 23 Mar 1926 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV; died on 18 Nov 2008 in Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV; was buried on 23 Nov 2008 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.

    Family/Spouse: Mina T. ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Wyon Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Jill Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. Billie Jean Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 16.  James Preston Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (11.William3, 4.Glenco2, 1.Benjamin1)

    James married Vaughn Elizabeth Spears [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. William Benjamin "Billy Ben" Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Rebecca Zopp  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 17.  Wyon Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (15.William3, 9.Amanda2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Family/Spouse: ? Wheatley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 18.  Jill Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (15.William3, 9.Amanda2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Family/Spouse: Mike Mayer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Billie Jean Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (15.William3, 9.Amanda2, 1.Benjamin1)


Generation: 5

  1. 20.  William Benjamin "Billy Ben" Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (16.James4, 11.William3, 4.Glenco2, 1.Benjamin1)

  2. 21.  Rebecca Zopp Descendancy chart to this point (16.James4, 11.William3, 4.Glenco2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Family/Spouse: Patrick Warren Massie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Heather Massie  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Holly Massie  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 6

  1. 22.  Heather Massie Descendancy chart to this point (21.Rebecca5, 16.James4, 11.William3, 4.Glenco2, 1.Benjamin1)

  2. 23.  Holly Massie Descendancy chart to this point (21.Rebecca5, 16.James4, 11.William3, 4.Glenco2, 1.Benjamin1)



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