Paul Henry Jessup

Brief Life History of Paul Henry

When Paul Henry Jessup was born on 18 December 1914, in Clay City, Harrison Township, Clay, Indiana, United States, his father, Charles Jessup, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Beatrice Norris, was 20. He married Mary Elizabeth Turley on 19 October 1935, in Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Jasonville, Wright Township, Greene, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, United States in 1992. He died on 22 August 1992, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Midland, Wright Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.

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Paul Henry Jessup
1914–1992
Mary Elizabeth Turley
1916–1981
Marriage: 19 October 1935
Ronald Lee Jessup
1936–2003
Mary Jo Jessup
1938–2010

Sources (10)

  • Paul Jessup Flynn in household of Charles Flynn, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Paul Jessup, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Paul Henry Jessup, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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1917

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Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Jessup, a vernacular form of Joseph , representing the usual pronunciation of the name in the Middle Ages.

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

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