Ross County OhArchives Obituaries.....Wisecup, James Robert "Jim" May 1, 1977 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com March 14, 2006, 5:05 pm From the 2 May 1977 issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times", page 12: WISECUP. James R. Wisecup, 73, Lyndon Rt. 1, died 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Greenfield Municipal Hospital. Born Aug. 6, 1903, in Ross County, he was the son of Joseph and Ruth Herdman Wisecup. Mr. Wisecup was a retired farmer and member of the First United Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Hazel I. Wisecup, died March 9, 1970. Surviving are three sons, John R. Wisecup, Haywood, Calif.; James F. Wisecup, Pomeroy, and Jerry T. Wisecup, Circleville Rt. 1; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Glenn and Mrs. Eileen Head, both of Greenfield, and Mrs. Donna Hill, Chillicothe; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, and two brothers, E.L. Wisecup, Lyndon Rt. 1, and Raymond Wisecup, Washington C.H. A daughter, four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral service for Mr. Wisecup will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Murray's Funeral Home, Greenfield. Rev. Clair Emerick and Rev. Noble Miller will officiate and burial will be in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Additional Comments: Partial Ancestor List of James Robert (Jim) Wisecup: Generation No. 1 1. James Robert (Jim) Wisecup, born August 06, 1903 in Ross County, Ohio; died May 01, 1977 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio. He was the son of 2. Joseph Elwood Wisecup, Jr. and 3. Ruth Herdman. He married (1) Hazel Idella Hester September 22, 1926. She was the daughter of David Meryl Hester and Mary Jane "Molly" Grieves. Generation No. 2 2. Joseph Elwood Wisecup, Jr., born June 10, 1862; died August 28, 1948 in Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 4. Joseph Elwood Wisecup and 5. Isabel Skidmore. He married 3. Ruth Herdman. 3. Ruth Herdman. Children of Joseph Wisecup and Ruth Herdman are: i. Charles Wisecup, born May 12, 1890; died December 18, 1934; married Lulu Olive Hollar March 01, 1912. ii. Edward L. Wisecup, born August 20, 1900; died May 30, 1979; married Gladys Beechler January 29, 1924. iii. Harry Wisecup. iv. Mary Esta (Esty) Wisecup, married Dorsey Houser. v. Raymond Wisecup, born October 10, 1906 in Ross County, Ohio; died February 1982; married Dorothy M. Pollock 1933. vi. John L. Wisecup, born October 19, 1887 in Ross County, Ohio; died November 06, 1956 in Ross County, Ohio; married Nellie Hurless November 24, 1915. vii. Annabel Wisecup, born May 12, 1895 in Paulding County, Ohio; died July 1976 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio.; married Earl Lee Howard. viii. William Bryan Wisecup, born November 22, 1897 in Paulding County, Ohio; died April 28, 1976 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio.; married Ollie Smith April 24, 1920. 1 ix. James Robert (Jim) Wisecup, born August 06, 1903 in Ross County, Ohio; died May 01, 1977 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio.; married Hazel Idella Hester September 22, 1926. Generation No. 3 4. Joseph Elwood Wisecup, born March 20, 1830 in Ohio; died January 11, 1906 in Ohio. He was the son of 8. Jacob Jackson Wisecup and 9. Nancy Franklin. He married Phoeba Frost, 5. Isabel Skidmore 1860, Martha King, and Rebecca Jones. 5. Isabel Skidmore, born Abt. 1837. Children of Joseph Wisecup and Phoeba Frost are: i. Margaret Wisecup, born October 16, 1853; died December 25, 1914; married Willis Smalley June 1873. ii. Mary Elizabeth Wisecup, born February 14, 1856 in Adams County, Ohio.; died April 27, 1934 in South Salem. Ross County, Ohio.; married (1) Zackriah Cokonougher August 29, 1873 in Adams County, Ohio; married (2) George Edward (Ed) Cox December 16, 1907 in Ross County, Ohio. iii. Providince Wisecup, born Abt. 1858; died Aft. 1860. iv. Sydilla Wisecup, born Abt. 1858; died Aft. 1860. Children of Joseph Wisecup and Isabel Skidmore are: i. Stephen D. Wisecup. 2 ii. Joseph Elwood Wisecup, Jr., born June 10, 1862; died August 28, 1948 in Ross County, Ohio; married Ruth Herdman. iii. Sarah "Salley" I. Wisecup, married Charles McMullen April 25, 1883 in Adams County, Ohio. Generation No. 4 8. Jacob Jackson Wisecup, born September 18, 1800 in Virginia. He was the son of 16. Abraham Wisecup and 17. Magdelina Whisler. He married 9. Nancy Franklin. 9. Nancy Franklin. Children of Jacob Wisecup and Nancy Franklin are: 4 i. Joseph Elwood Wisecup, born March 20, 1830 in Ohio; died January 11, 1906 in Ohio; married (1) Phoeba Frost; married (2) Martha King; married (3) Rebecca Jones; married (4) Isabel Skidmore 1860. ii. George Findley Wisecup, born Abt. 1829 in Ohio; married Anna Stumbo. iii. Delila A. Wisecup, born Abt. 1833 in Ohio. iv. Orlean Wisecup, born Abt. 1835 in Ohio. v. C. A. Wisecup, born Abt. 1839 in Ohio. vi. Martin Wisecup, born Abt. 1840 in Ohio. vii. Susanah Wisecup, born Abt. 1843 in Ohio. Generation No. 5 16. Abraham Wisecup. He married 17. Magdelina Whisler. 17. Magdelina Whisler. Child of Abraham Wisecup and Magdelina Whisler is: 8 i. Jacob Jackson Wisecup, born September 18, 1800 in Virginia; married (1) Nancy Franklin; married (2) Elizabeth Stumbo. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/wisecup292nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb