Charles L Cupp

Brief Life History of Charles L

When Charles L Cupp was born in 1815, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, his father, Samuel Cloud, was 49 and his mother, Mary Margaret Cupp, was 24. He married Elizabeth Owsley in 1838, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1864, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles L Cupp
1815–1864
Elizabeth Owsley
1812–1872
Marriage: 1838
John Cupp
1839–
Tillman Howard Cupp
1841–1919
James Christopher Columbus Cupp
1841–1915
Rhoda J Cupp
1842–1916
Margaret Mary Cupp
1846–1912
Tennesse Claiborne Cupp
1848–1905
Nancy A Cupp
1853–1919
George Cupp
1854–

Sources (3)

  • Charles L Cupp, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Charlie Cupp in entry for T.H. Cupp, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962"
  • Charles Cupp, "United States Census, 1860"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a variant of Copp .

Possibly an Americanized form of German Köpp/ Kopp , or perhaps of its Dutch cognates Cup and Kup.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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