Brief Life History of George Cornelius
When George Cornelius Upp was born on 17 January 1804, in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Cornelius Upp, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Sally Merritt, was 19. He married Elizabeth Anderson on 15 July 1830, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Paint Township, Highland, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 June 1880, in Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hulitt Cemetery, Paint Township, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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- George Upp, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Upp, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- George Upp in entry for Lycurgus Clay Upp, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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Probably an Americanized form of German Opp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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