John Toppins (1875 - 1950)

Born 25 Aug 1875 in Wayne and Lincoln Co., line head of Trough fork, W.V.

Ancestors

Husband of Hariette (Queen) Toppins — married 12 Jan 1900 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1950 at age 75 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

John delivered mail on horse back around the Dunlow, W.V. area, was a constable at one time and always packed a 32 caliber pistol. He was involved in "three" known shootouts as a constable. In 1921 he made Wayne County News in the Kiahs Creek area (Queens Ridge). His house caught on fire from a wood burning cook stove but got it out. John spent some of his last days with Edgar (Taylor Osborn son) and Nora just over the hill from where he was buried. Edgar was in W.W.2 in the Pacific. John died in the old Guthrie Hospital 6th Avenue & 6th Street, Huntington, Cabell County West Virginia of Apoplexy (stroke). Residence at time of death was 2104 Sycamore Street, Kenova, Wayne County West Virginia. Hillie Perdue was the regisrare. (His daughter) Evidently John was with Hillie shortly before he died. Burial behind the Church at Mountain Home Cemetery, little Harts, Dunlow postal address, Wayne County, West Virginia. (next to Harless Branch on Wayne County West Virginia map)

John was born in 1875. He was the son of John William Toppins and Mary Ann Dalton. He passed away in 1950.

Sources

• 1900 census, 9 June 1900, Queens Ridge, Grant magisterial district of Wayne County West Virginia in household of John Absalom Queen and Mary with his new bride Harriet.

• 1910 census, 20 May 1910, (Queens Ridge) Grant magisterial district of Wayne County West Virginia. Household; John Toppins, age-34; Harriet, age-30; Hilie, age-9; Isabell, age-8; Zell, age-5; Frank, age-3 and Melissa, age-1. All born West Virginia. Neighbors were Samuel and Nancy Queen, Sanders and Erie Adkins, Lafayette and Victoria Copley (sister to Harriet), John A. & Mary Queen (parents of Harriet and Victoria)

• 1930 Census, 14 and 15 April 1930, Lincoln magisterial district of Wayne County West Virginia John Toppins, age-54, was a lodger in A timber camp in the household of Sopha E. Meek.

• National Archives: 1950 census, 6 April 1950, 50-10, page 20, East on Sycamore Street, Kenova, West Virginia.
• John was age-75 (widower) WV. staying with his daughter (Hilie)
• Hilie Perdue, age-49 (widow) WV
• Raymond Queen, (son) age-28 WV and his wife Margaret Queen, age28 WV.

• https://findagrave.com/memorial/19436937/John-Toppins

• West Virginia Archives
• Mountain Home Cemetery on Trough Fork, Wayne County, W.V.
• Wayne County, West Virginia News and family
• Mormon Genealogy
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-7W7 : 15 July 2017), John Topping in household of John W Topping, Grant, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 139, sheet 239B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1415; FHL microfilm 1,255,415.

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John and Harriet set up house keeping where the Toppins cemetery is now on Queens Ridge. Harriet received it as a wedding gift.