When John SHOPE III was born on 23 September 1851, in Scioto, Ohio, United States, his father, John Shope II, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth CHICK, was 24. He married Nancy Elma CHICK on 21 September 1873, in Cass, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Cass, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 24 December 1935, in Cass, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Walton, Tipton Township, Cass, Indiana, United States.