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Lydia Wheat

Lydia Wheat Loop's gravestone, Mace (Ind.) Cemetery, courtesy of R & S Fine.

• Birth*: She was born on 2 August 1820 in Ohio.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married James Lockridge in 1844.^3,4,2,5
• Marriage*: She married Andrew Loop, son of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart, on 27 May 1852 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^6,7,8,9,10
• Death*: She died on 8 August 1897 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 77.^11,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹²

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

James Lockridge

• Birth*: He was born on 3 February 1821.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lydia Wheat in 1844.^2,3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 9 August 1846 at age 25.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Lockridge Cemetery, Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 10 Apr 2020

Mary Lockridge

• Father: James Lockridge b. 3 Feb 1821, d. 9 Aug 1846
• Mother: Lydia Wheat b. 2 Aug 1820, d. 8 Aug 1897

• Last Edited: 10 Apr 2020

William C. Loop

William C. Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: Andrew Loop^1,2,3,4 b. 24 Mar 1816, d. 15 Oct 1909
• Mother: Lydia Wheat^5,6,7 b. 2 Aug 1820, d. 8 Aug 1897

• Birth*: He was born on 17 January 1855 in a farm east of Mace, Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.^8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Euphemia Jane Dice, daughter of Christopher Dice and Jane Craig Brockman, on 3 January 1877 in her home ("the old Dice homestead, east of Crawfordsville"), Montgomery County, Indiana.^12,13,14,15
• Death*: He died on 14 April 1946 in his home, 609 East Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 91.^16,17
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹⁷

• Scrapbook*: “Wm. Loop will erect another dwelling on the spot where the one that was destroyed by fire stood”.¹⁸
• Note*: He was raised in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, attended Wabash College for two years, and farmed and raised cattle and hogs the rest of his life. He helped organize and was a director of Crawfordsville State Bank, was vice-president of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Montgomery County, was a member of the Montgomery County Fair Board and a director of Culver Union Hospital, and belonged to the Horse Thief Detective Association. In 1913 he owned a 480-acre farm in Walnut Township. He was a Democrat and a member of the township advisory board. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Knights of Pythias. In his last years he lived in a large home on Wabash Avenue in Crawfordsville. He and Virginia were twins.^19,20,21

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Euphemia Jane Dice¹

Euphemia Dice Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: Christopher Dice^2,3 b. 22 Jan 1828, d. 2 Sep 1906
• Mother: Jane Craig Brockman^4,5 b. 12 Jan 1832, d. 30 Jul 1866

• Birth*: She was born on 7 May 1856 in Indiana.⁶
• Marriage*: She married William C. Loop, son of Andrew Loop and Lydia Wheat, on 3 January 1877 in her home ("the old Dice homestead, east of Crawfordsville"), Montgomery County, Indiana.^7,8,9,10
• Death*: She died on 19 November 1925 in her home, 609 East Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 69.^11,12
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^6,13

• Obituary*: "MRS. W. C. LOOP PASSES AWAY AT RESIDENCE HERE
     "Heart Attack Proves Fatal—Funeral Services Will Be Held Friday.
     "Mrs. W. C. Loop died suddenly today at her home at 609 east Wabash avenue from an attack of heart disease. Mrs. Loop had been ill for several years but her condition did not become critical until the past few days.
     "Mrs. Loop was born May 7, 1858, four miles east of this city, the daughter of Christopher and Jane Dice. She had spent most of her life in Walnut township.
     "Since January 14, 1914, Mrs. Loop had been a resident of Crawfordsville. She was a highly respected woman and a member of the Methodist church and the Busy Bunch Club.
     "Those surviving are her husband and five children, Clyde Loop of Mace, Ernest Loop of Warsaw, Luella [Ludella] at home, Mrs. Ruth J. McNulty [McAnulty] and Mrs. Mary Davenport, both of Mace. One daughter, Virginia, died in 1899. One sister, Mrs. Ida McCray of Lizton, two brothers, Frank and Beecher Dice of near Crawfordsville, one half-brother, J. H. Dice of this city and seven grandchildren also survive.
     "A brief service will be conducted from the residence Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with the Rev. Guy Carpenter in charge.
     "The main service will be held at the Mace Methodist church with the Rev. Carpenter in charge and assisted by the Rev. Clearwater. Burial will be made in the family lot at the Mace K. of P. cemetery."¹³
• Note*: Her newspaper obituary gives her birth date as 7 May 1858 (not 1856) and says she was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, four miles east of Mace.¹³

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Christopher Dice¹

• Birth*: He was born on 22 January 1828 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.^2,3
• Marriage*: He married Jane Craig Brockman.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: He married Mary M. Brocies, daughter of John Brocies, on 11 February 1869.^4,7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 2 September 1906 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 78.^10,11,12

• Note*: "CHRISTOPHER DICE, a successful and influential farmer, resides about three and a half miles from Crawfordsville, on the Indianapolis gravel road. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, January 22, 1828. His father, David Dice, settled in this County in 1835 and died in 1843. He was in the War of 1812, was a Jackson democrat, a member of the Presbyterian Church, as also was his mother, Martha. Mr. Dice had the advantages of the common school of his day, and has always lived on the farm. He began farming for himself when he was twenty-one years old, with very little capital. But by hard work, close attention to business, and good management, he has accumulated considerable property. He has now 250 acres of land in good condition. Mr. Dice was married, the first time, in 1848, to Jane 0. Brockmon. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and died in 1866. The children by this union were - Martha E., Louisa E., Sarah F. (deceased), Euphemia J., Mary A., James F., William B. and Anna B. (deceased). He was married the second time, in 1869, to Mary A. Brocies. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was born in 1840. They have three children: Edna V., John H. and Chrissie (deceased). Martha is married to David A. Kennedy, and lives in Virginia; Louisa is married to David A. McCray; Mary A. to William R. Borroughs; Euphemia to William 0. Loop. Mr. Dice has been an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for a number of years. He has traveled in the west, Alabama, Tennessee, and revisited the scenes of his boyhood days in the "Old Dominion" three times. His married daughters are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dice is an Odd Fellow, a Knight of Pythias, and in politics a democrat. His grandfather was in the revolutionary war. Mr. Dice is a valuable citizen and a Christian gentleman."¹³

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2023

Jane Craig Brockman

• Birth*: She was born on 12 January 1832.¹
• Marriage*: She married Christopher Dice.^2,1,3
• Death*: She died on 30 July 1866 at age 34.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Aug 2023

Clyde Dice Loop

Clyde Dice Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: William C. Loop^1,2,3 b. 17 Jan 1855, d. 14 Apr 1946
• Mother: Euphemia Jane Dice^4,5,6 b. 7 May 1856, d. 19 Nov 1925

• Birth*: He was born on 17 October 1877 in Montgomery County, Indiana.⁷
• Marriage*: He married Mamie Buchanan on 28 January 1899 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^8,9,10,11
• Marriage*: He married Sally Fisher.¹²
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery, Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹³
• Death*: He died on 22 September 1958 in Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 80.^14,15,16

• Note*: He lived in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. He and his second wife, Sally, died in an auto accident; she died at the scene, and he died early the next day in a hospital.^12,17,18

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Mamie Buchanan

• Birth*: She was born on 8 January 1878 in Montgomery County, Indiana (near Darlington).^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Clyde Dice Loop, son of William C. Loop and Euphemia Jane Dice, on 28 January 1899 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^3,4,5,6
• Death*: She died on 2 January 1933 in her home, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 54.^7,2,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery, Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.²

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Sally Fisher

• Marriage*: She married James Miles.¹
• Marriage*: She married Clyde Dice Loop, son of William C. Loop and Euphemia Jane Dice.¹
• Death*: She died on 21 September 1958 in Montgomery County, Indiana (two miles south of Ladoga).^2,3

• Last Edited: 24 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

James Miles

• Marriage*: He married Sally Fisher.¹
• Death*: He died in 1932.²

• Last Edited: 28 Aug 2004

Ernest Andrew Loop

Ernest Andrew Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: William C. Loop^1,2 b. 17 Jan 1855, d. 14 Apr 1946
• Mother: Euphemia Jane Dice^3,4 b. 7 May 1856, d. 19 Nov 1925

• Marriage*: He married Ethel A. Conn.⁵
• Birth*: He was born on 10 February 1880 in Indiana.⁶
• Death*: He died on 11 February 1930 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 50.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery, Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁶

• Note*: He was a special agent for Ohio Farmers Insurance Company. They lived in Warsaw, Indiana.⁵

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Ethel A. Conn

• Marriage*: She married Ernest Andrew Loop, son of William C. Loop and Euphemia Jane Dice.¹
• Birth*: She was born on 4 January 1879 in Indiana.²
• Death*: She died on 7 January 1973 in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, at age 94.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana.²

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Wilbur Conn Loop

• Father: Ernest Andrew Loop^1,2 b. 10 Feb 1880, d. 11 Feb 1930
• Mother: Ethel A. Conn^3,4 b. 4 Jan 1879, d. 7 Jan 1973

• Birth*: He was born on 22 August 1907 in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 1 October 1969 in San Bernardino County, California, at age 62.^8,5,9
• Burial*: Interment was in section 201, lot 143, S 1/3, Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.⁵

• Last Edited: 24 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Mary Louise Loop

• Father: Ernest Andrew Loop b. 10 Feb 1880, d. 11 Feb 1930
• Mother: Ethel A. Conn b. 4 Jan 1879, d. 7 Jan 1973

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 1997

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Robert Loop

• Father: Ernest Andrew Loop b. 10 Feb 1880, d. 11 Feb 1930
• Mother: Ethel A. Conn b. 4 Jan 1879, d. 7 Jan 1973

• Last Edited: 14 Feb 1997

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Ludella Loop

Ludella Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: William C. Loop^1,2,3,4 b. 17 Jan 1855, d. 14 Apr 1946
• Mother: Euphemia Jane Dice^5,6,7,8 b. 7 May 1856, d. 19 Nov 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 26 February 1882 in Montgomery County, Indiana (near Mace).^9,10,11
• Death*: She died on 17 August 1954 in Culver Hospital, 521 E. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 72.^12,13,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 20 August 1954 in Mace Cemetery, Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^14,15

• Note*: She attended grade school at Mace and high school at New Ross. She moved to Crawfordsville, where she became a member of the First Methodist Church.¹⁶

• Last Edited: 10 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Ethel V. Loop

Ethel Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

Picture of Ethel Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons, copied from her Find A Grave memorial on 5/28/19.

• Father: William C. Loop^1,2,3 b. 17 Jan 1855, d. 14 Apr 1946
• Mother: Euphemia Jane Dice^4,5,6 b. 7 May 1856, d. 19 Nov 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 26 July 1884.^7,8
• Death*: She died on 24 May 1899 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 14.^9,10,11
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁸

• Obituary*: "Death has again marched steadily and silently with his sharp sickle and gathered one of earth’s children, one of the sweetest and fairest that has ever bloomed. Wednesday the death angel came again and took from our midst one of our dear ones, Ethel Loop. Her life was like the flowers of the earth after gently budding, they bloom but a short time and we know not their worth until the sweet odor of their lives has gone from us.
     "She was sick about two weeks with spinal meningitis and although all human assistance was given it proved worthless. Death seemed to hover over her home for several days and about noon Wednesday he came with noiseless descent and with touch soft and light he closed the tired eyes of our dear companion, and folded in kindly arm the spirit of her we mourn he took her from us.
     "She is not dead, the one we mourn,
       In deep and chastened sorrow;
     "Her spirit has but gone to dwell
       Where ours may be tomorrow.
     "There cometh ever in our grief
       Amid our sighs and weeping,
     "The blessed and consoling thought
       She is not dead but sleeping
     "She was about fifteen years of age and of a bright and loving disposition and will be greatly missed not only by parents and relatives, but also by her numerous friends. The family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community."¹²
• Note*: She died of spinal meningitis after about two weeks' illness.¹³

• Last Edited: 25 Apr 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Ruth Jane Loop

Ruth Jane Loop McAnulty, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: William C. Loop^1,2 b. 17 Jan 1855, d. 14 Apr 1946
• Mother: Euphemia Jane Dice^3,4 b. 7 May 1856, d. 19 Nov 1925

• Birth*: She was born on 15 May 1892 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married John Wallace McAnulty on 3 September 1909 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^7,8,9,10,11
• Death*: She died on 13 November 1970 in her home on Route 2, Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 78.^12,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 16 November 1970 in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^6,5

• Note*: There is conflicting information about the date and place of their marriage: both of their Find A Grave memorials say they married on 3 Sep 1909 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; his obituary says they married on 26 Aug 1909 in Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, and hers also dates the marriage as 26 Aug 1909 but does not name the place.^13,14,15

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

John Wallace McAnulty

• Birth*: He was born on 4 June 1891 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Ruth Jane Loop, daughter of William C. Loop and Euphemia Jane Dice, on 3 September 1909 in Montgomery County, Indiana.^3,4,5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 12 September 1976 in Golden Manor Nursing Home, Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 85.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 14 September 1976 in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^8,9

• Note*: • He was a farmer in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  • He was a member of First United Methodist Church at Mace, Indiana, and a member of the Modern Woodmen Lodge.
  • There is conflicting information about the date and place of their marriage: both of their Find A Grave memorials say they married on 3 Sep 1909 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; his obituary says they married on 26 Aug 1909 in Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana.^{10,11,12,13,14}

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Pauline Jane McAnulty

• Father: John Wallace McAnulty^1,2 b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 12 Sep 1976
• Mother: Ruth Jane Loop^3,4 b. 15 May 1892, d. 13 Nov 1970

• Birth*: She was born on 12 September 1910.⁵
• Marriage*: She married Finis Reign Burkhardt in 1930.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 4 May 1977 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 66.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁵

• Last Edited: 19 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Finis Reign Burkhardt

• Birth*: He was born on 6 September 1908 in Fayette County, Indiana.¹
• Marriage*: He married Pauline Jane McAnulty, daughter of John Wallace McAnulty and Ruth Jane Loop, in 1930.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 25 June 1997 in Prince George's County, Maryland, at age 88.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 11 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Barbara Jane Burkhardt

Barbara Jane Burkhardt Wiley, from her online obituary.

• Father: Finis Reign Burkhardt^1,2 b. 6 Sep 1908, d. 25 Jun 1997
• Mother: Pauline Jane McAnulty³ b. 12 Sep 1910, d. 4 May 1977

• Birth*: She was born on 15 May 1937 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Wayne Spencer Wiley on 5 June 1955.⁴
• Death*: She died on 31 March 2010 in Lane House Nursing Home, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 72.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was on 4 April 2010 in Shannondale Cemetery, Shannondale, Montgomery County, Indiana.^8,9

• Note*: She graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1955 and was a member of the Eastern Star and the Shannondale Presbyterian Church.⁴

• Last Edited: 12 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

James Wallace Burkhardt

• Father: Finis Reign Burkhardt^1,2 b. 6 Sep 1908, d. 25 Jun 1997
• Mother: Pauline Jane McAnulty³ b. 12 Sep 1910, d. 4 May 1977

• Birth*: He was born in 1933.⁴
• Death*: He died on 30 December 1986.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁴

• Note*: His grave marker indicates that he served as a corporal in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.

• Last Edited: 11 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Robert R. ('Bob') Burkhardt

Robert R. Burkhardt, from his online obituary.

• Father: Finis Reign Burkhardt^1,2,3 b. 6 Sep 1908, d. 25 Jun 1997
• Mother: Pauline Jane McAnulty^4,5 b. 12 Sep 1910, d. 4 May 1977

• Birth*: He was born on 8 November 1931 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁶
• Death*: He died on 10 June 2023 in Ocean View, Sussex County, Delaware, at age 91.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 29 June 2023 in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland.^9,6

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was an engineering technician for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, retiring after thirty-four years.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 11 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Frances Marie McAnulty

• Father: John Wallace McAnulty^1,2 b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 12 Sep 1976
• Mother: Ruth Jane Loop^3,4 b. 15 May 1892, d. 13 Nov 1970

• Birth*: She was born on 18 October 1912 in New Ross, Montgomery County, Indiana.^5,6,7,8,9,10
• Marriage*: She married Harry Edwin Henning on 7 March 1942 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa.^{11,12,13,14,15}
• Death*: She died on 22 December 1993 in Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 81.^16,17,10,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 27 December 1993 in Brownsburg Cemetery, Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana.^6,18,19

• Note*: She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.²⁰

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Harry Edwin Henning

• Birth*: He was born on 8 December 1914 in Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Frances Marie McAnulty, daughter of John Wallace McAnulty and Ruth Jane Loop, on 7 March 1942 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa.^3,4,5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 21 April 1994 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 79.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Brownsburg Cemetery, Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana.⁸

• Note*: He served as a CSF in the U.S. Navy in World War II.⁹

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Elizabeth L. ('Betty Lou') McAnulty

• Father: John Wallace McAnulty^1,2 b. 4 Jun 1891, d. 12 Sep 1976
• Mother: Ruth Jane Loop³ b. 15 May 1892, d. 13 Nov 1970

• Birth*: She was born on 9 March 1920 in Indiana.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Foster Dean Nichols on 28 September 1940 in Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^4,6,7,8
• Death*: She died in 2003.⁹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁹

• Note*: She and her husband resided at Mace, Indiana, where they operated Nicholode Ceramic Studio.⁹

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Foster Dean Nichols

• Birth*: He was born on 5 October 1919 in Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth L. ('Betty Lou') McAnulty, daughter of John Wallace McAnulty and Ruth Jane Loop, on 28 September 1940 in Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^2,4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 12 January 1986 in Culver Union Hospital, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 66.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 15 January 1986 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.^9,10

• Note*: In addition to being a farmer most of his life, he owned Nicholode Ceramics and was a salesman for Perry Lewis Ford Co. He was a member of Woodland Heights Christian Church and the Darlington American Legion. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Corps, serving during World War II. He was a graduate of Ladoga High School in Ladoga, Indiana, and attended Indiana University.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Richard J. ('Rich') Nichols

• Father: Foster Dean Nichols¹ b. 5 Oct 1919, d. 12 Jan 1986
• Mother: Elizabeth L. ('Betty Lou') McAnulty b. 9 Mar 1920, d. 2003

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Daniel Joe ('Nick') Nichols

• Father: Foster Dean Nichols^1,2,3 b. 5 Oct 1919, d. 12 Jan 1986
• Mother: Elizabeth L. ('Betty Lou') McAnulty^4,5,6 b. 9 Mar 1920, d. 2003

• Birth*: He was born on 8 September 1952 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁷
• Death*: He died on 22 May 2020 at age 67.⁷

• Note*: • He was an outstanding basketball player at Darlington (Indiana) High School, from which he graduated in 1970. In his senior year he was named to the all-county, all-conference, all-sectional, and all-regional teams. He received a four-year scholarship to the University of Evansville (Indiana), where he played on the Purple Aces basketball team. In 2014 he was inducted into the Montgomery County Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • He lived in Georgia, where he was amployee of Lithonia Lighting, then of Cincom Systams, and operated Nick's Bar and Grill in Lithonia.⁸

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Mary Esther Loop

Mary Esther Loop Davenport, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.

• Father: William C. Loop^1,2 b. 17 Jan 1855, d. 14 Apr 1946
• Mother: Euphemia Jane Dice^3,4 b. 7 May 1856, d. 19 Nov 1925

• Birth*: She was born in 1899 in the family farm, Montgomery County, Indiana (east of Mace).^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Wayne Davenport on 14 June 1921 in her parents' home, 609 East Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.^7,8,9,10
• Death*: She died on 29 April 1946 in her farm, Montgomery County, Indiana (east of Mace).^11,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 May 1946 in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.^12,13

• Note*: • "A beautiful wedding was solemnized Tuesday night at 8 o’clock when Miss Mary Esther Loop and Wayne T. Davenport were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Loop, 609 east Wabash avenue. An altar was arranged with palms and ferns before which the simple ring ceremony was read by the Rev. L. S. Smith of Indianapolis.
     "Miss Irma Dykes of Bowers sang 'I Love You Truly' and 'Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms' and was accompanied by Miss Bernice Campbell, who played the Lohengrin wedding march for the processional.
     "Miss Florence Sterzik of Chicago was maid of honor and Donald Leonard of Lebanon, best man. Miss Sterzik wore a pink organdie frock and carried a shower bouquet of Aaron Ward roses. The bride presented a beautiful picture in her gown of white organdie with a bridal veil caught with pearls and lilies of the valley and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses. A reception followed the service, the dining room was beautifully decorated in daisies and ferns. The table was laden with ferns and smilax and lighted with tapers in the center of which was the bride's cake.
     "The bride is a graduate of the Crawfordsville high school, class of 1917, and spent two years at Lake Forest College. She is a charming and beautiful young woman.
     "The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Davenport of Linden. He has attended Wabash College and the University of Illinois. He was seventeen months overseas during the war. Mr. Davenport is now employed at the Crawfordsville State bank.
     "Mr. and Mrs. Davenport will be at home to their friends after July 1 at 106 Woodlawn avenue."
  • Mary Esther was a member of the Methodist church at Mace, Indiana. She was found dead on her farm east of Mace, and the coroner found that she had taken her life while despondent over ill heath.
  • The 1921 newspaper story about her wedding and her 1946 obituary give conflicting dates for the marriage: the 1921 item gives 14 Jun 1921 as the date, and the 1946 obituary says they married on 14 May 1920.^14,15

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Wayne Davenport

• Birth*: He was born on 2 October 1896 in Indiana.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Esther Loop, daughter of William C. Loop and Euphemia Jane Dice, on 14 June 1921 in her parents' home, 609 East Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.^2,3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 28 March 1968 in Osceola, Seminole County, Florida, at age 71.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Grant Avenue Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Note*: He attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville and the University of Illinois and at the time of their marriage was emplloyed by Crawfordsville State Bank.²

• Last Edited: 23 Sep 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Mary Alice Davenport

• Father: Wayne Davenport¹ b. 2 Oct 1896, d. 28 Mar 1968
• Mother: Mary Esther Loop² b. 1899, d. 29 Apr 1946

• Birth*: She was born on 29 March 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Harold Wayne Williams on 2 June 1946.^4,5,6
• Death*: She died on 23 March 2013 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, at age 88.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁴

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Harold Wayne Williams

• Birth*: He was born on 24 March 1921 in New Ross, Montgomery County, Indiana.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Mary Alice Davenport, daughter of Wayne Davenport and Mary Esther Loop, on 2 June 1946.^3,2,4
• Death*: He died on 21 November 1998 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 77.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.²

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Robert Harold ('Bob') Williams

• Father: Harold Wayne Williams b. 24 Mar 1921, d. 21 Nov 1998
• Mother: Mary Alice Davenport b. 29 Mar 1924, d. 23 Mar 2013

• Birth*: He was born on 31 December 1947 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹
• Death*: He died on 21 September 2000 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, at age 52.¹

• Note*: His remains were cremated.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Virginia Florence Davenport

• Father: Wayne Davenport^1,2,3 b. 2 Oct 1896, d. 28 Mar 1968
• Mother: Mary Esther Loop^4,5,6 b. 1899, d. 29 Apr 1946

• Birth*: She was born on 7 May 1927.⁷
• Marriage*: She married Robert Fredrik Owens.^7,8
• Death*: She died in 1964.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Mace Cemetery (also known as Kinghts of Phythias Cemetery), Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁷

• Note*: They had two adopted children.

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Robert Fredrik Owens

• Birth*: He was born on 27 April 1926 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.¹
• Marriage*: He married Virginia Florence Davenport, daughter of Wayne Davenport and Mary Esther Loop.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 12 September 2006 at age 80.¹

• Note*: His remains were cremated.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jul 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

Virginia A. Loop

• Father: Andrew Loop^1,2 b. 24 Mar 1816, d. 15 Oct 1909
• Mother: Lydia Wheat³ b. 2 Aug 1820, d. 8 Aug 1897

• Birth*: She was born on 17 January 1855 in Montgomery County, Indiana.⁴
• Marriage*: She married William A. Stafford, son of George Stafford and Rachel Stitt, in 1874.^5,4,6
• Death*: She died on 1 May 1927 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 72.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.⁴

• Note*: She and William were twins.

• Last Edited: 1 Jun 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart

William A. Stafford

• Father: George Stafford¹
• Mother: Rachel Stitt²

• Birth*: He was born in 1849.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Virginia A. Loop, daughter of Andrew Loop and Lydia Wheat, in 1874.^4,5,3
• Death*: He died in 1919.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.³

• Note*: He farmed in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.

• Last Edited: 1 Jun 2021

• Charts: Descendants of Christian Loop Jr. and Eva Airhart