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Philemon, Jun., born April 19, 1822, in Fayette county, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, Sept. 7, 1848, to Melissa Shoup. They had four children, three of whom are dead. Her only living child, Samuel J., born August 22, 1849, was married July 30, 1871, to Emma L. Brasfield. They had one child, Edna May, who died in infancy. Mrs. Melissa Stout died February 26, 1855.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, By John Carroll Power
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Died, in Sugar creek precinct, Sangamon county, February 26, Melissa Stout, aged 26, wife of Philemon Stout.
Illinois State Register, Springfield, IL, March 2, 1855
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Philemon, Jun., born April 19, 1822, in Fayette county, Kentucky, was married in Sangamon county, Illinois, Sept. 7, 1848, to Melissa Shoup. They had four children, three of whom are dead. Her only living child, Samuel J., born August 22, 1849, was married July 30, 1871, to Emma L. Brasfield. They had one child, Edna May, who died in infancy. Mrs. Melissa Stout died February 26, 1855.
EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876, By John Carroll Power
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Died, in Sugar creek precinct, Sangamon county, February 26, Melissa Stout, aged 26, wife of Philemon Stout.
Illinois State Register, Springfield, IL, March 2, 1855
Inscription
Wife of Philemon, Aged 25 Years
Gravesite Details
Melissa has an individual stone and also name inscribed on large stone with husband Philemon
Family Members
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John Shoup
1803–1865
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Mary Shoup Fletcher
1804–1885
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Jacob Shoup III
1805–1832
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Sarah Shoup
1807–1867
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Thomas Shoup
1809–1857
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Eliza Shoup Gulliford
1810–1857
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Maria Shoup Brunk
1812–1899
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Timothy Shoup
1813–1850
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Elizabeth Shoup Ramsay
1815–1886
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Delila Shoup Bradshaw
1817–1870
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Dorcas Shoup Lavelock
1821–1908
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Henry Shoup
1822–1904
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Nancy Shoup Penn
1826–1882
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Samuel Newton Shoup
1828–1886
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