John Paul Topp
–10 July 2003
Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
The Life of John Paul
John Paul Topp was born in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States as the son of Donald D Topp and Lubertha Jacoba DeGraaf. He died on 10 July 2003.
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Family Time Line
Donald D Topp
1911–1961
Lubertha Jacoba DeGraaf
1924–
James Allen Topp
1945–2009
John Paul Topp
–2003
William (Billy) Topp
–
Donna Mae Topp
1946–2013
Parents and Siblings
Donald D Topp
1911–1961Male
Lubertha Jacoba DeGraaf
1924–Female
siblings
(4)
James Allen Topp
1945–2009Male
Donna Mae Topp
1946–2013Female
–2003Male
William (Billy) Topp
–Male
World Events (3)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."
Name Meaning
1 English: from the Old English byname Topp meaning ‘tuft’, ‘crest’, or the cognate Old Norse Toppr.2 German: from Low German topp ‘point’, ‘tree top’, hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense ‘braid’.3 German: variant of Dopp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- John Paul in entry for Donald Topp, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
- Paul Topp in entry for Donna Mae Topp Shattuck, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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