Levi Stanhope (abt. 1833 - 1894)

Born about 1833 in Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States

Husband of Lorinda (Whitfield) Stanhope — married 29 Jan 1857 in Champaign, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1894 at about age 61 in Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States

Biography

Levi Stanhope is a part of US Black heritage.

Levi Stanhope was born about 1833 in Urbana, Champaign, Ohio.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

He was the son of Richard Stanhope and Charity Smith.^[1][6]

His last name is also recorded as Stanup.^{[1][2][3][4][7]}

Levi married Lorinda Whitfield 29 Jan 1857 in Champaign County, Ohio.^[2][4][5][7]

Their children include:

• Flora, b ca 1857 Ohio^[2]
• Richard, b 12 Feb 1859 Urbana^[2][4][5][8]
• Silvia, b ca 1861 Ohio^[4]
• Sarah Esta, b ca 1862 Ohio^[4]
• Levi, b ca ca 1866 Ohio^[4][5]
• Florance, b ca 1868 Ohio^[4][5]
• Elizabeth, b 4 Aug 1873 Urbana^[5][9]
• Ada L, b Jan 1880^[5]

Levi registered for the draft June 1863 in Urbana. He was 30 years old, born in Ohio, married, and a tanner.^[3]

Census:

• 1850: Concord, Champaign, Ohio - Levi Stanup, age 17, farmer, with parents, siblings, and brother-in-law.^[1]
• 1860: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio - Levi Stanup, age 26, laborer, with wife, children, mother-in-law, and brother.^[2]
• 1870: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio - Levi Stanup, age 36, laborer, with wife and children.^[4]
• 1880: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio - Levi Stanhope, age 56, works in tann yard, with wife, children, and brother.^[5]

Levi passed away 20 Nov 1894 at his home in Urbana. He was a tanner.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3V-WDH : Thu Oct 05 03:58:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Stanup and Charity Stanup, 1850.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGD-JT9 : Sat Oct 07 00:17:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi Stanup and Larinda Stanup, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. NAID: 4213514. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. The National Archives in Washington D.C. Ancestry Record 1666 #3446585
   Name Levi Stanup
   Birth Year abt 1833
   Place of Birth Ohio
   Age on 1 July 1863 30
   Race Black
   Marital Status Married
   Residence Urbana, Champaign, Ohio
   Congressional District 4th
   Class 1
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6K6-XZ3 : Tue Oct 03 17:28:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi Stanup and Lunida Stanup, 1870.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1N-RKH : Tue Oct 03 16:06:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi Stanhope and Larinda Stanhope, 1880.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F664-Q6V : Sat Dec 16 20:34:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi Stanhope and Richard Stanhope, 20 Nov 1894.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZK7-14R : Wed Oct 18 15:25:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Levi Stanup and Lorinda Whitfield, 29 Jan 1857.
8. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X65N-7P8 : Fri Oct 13 21:26:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Stanhope and Levi Stanhope, 15 Dec 1947.
9. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6LR-3PX : Thu Oct 26 08:35:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth Stanhope and Levi Standhope, 4 Aug 1873.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LY26-ZYW
• Find A Grave: Memorial #38480794, (accessed 19 January 2024), memorial page for Levi Stanhope (1837–20 Nov 1894), citing Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by America (contributor 46915944). Includes obituary.