Richard William Waughop was born on March 8, 1805 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia, the son of Captain James Waughop III. James was born c. 1769 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. James was married Ann Fryer, who was born c. 1772/74 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. In 1811, Capt. James Waughop is said to have "escaped in his merchantman from a pursuing British man-of-war by shooting down its main mast with his one cannon." Captain James Waughop is also said to have been a Captain of a Blockade Runner during the War of 1812 and according to a site on familysearch.org, died c. 1817 either at sea or in Virginia. Ann (Fryer) Waughop is believed to have died c. 1821, thus leaving Richard William Waughop an orphan at the age of 16.
Richard William Waughop is said to have built river and canal boats for a number of years. Richard Waughop was married 1st to Eliza A. Willis 20 Aug 1825 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA. Eliza Willis was born 14 December 1806 in New York City, NY and died 14 June 1835 in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. Five children were born to them. They include:
1. James Fryer Waughop, born about July 11, 1826 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died September 11, 1836. Buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
2. Rebecca Waughop, born September 5, 1828 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died July 2, 1830 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
3. Richard Waughop (8 October 1830 in Portsmouth, VA- 24 May 1928 in Henry, Marshall Co., IL); Richard was married on April 2, 1857 to Mary Catherine BonDurant, the daughter of Isaac Garrett BonDurant, a native of Virginia, and Marcy Sutton (Hay) BonDurant, who was born in Kentucky; the Waughops resided several times in Tazewell and Marshall County, Illinois, going back and forth; Richard farmed, while Mary taught school in both Tazewell and McLean counties.
4. Amos Edwards Waughop (16 December 1832 in Portsmouth, VA-6 May 1892). [NOTE: I think this is possibly the Amos E. Waughop, who is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, but this needs to be verified.)
5. Eliza A. Waughop, born about May 17, 1835 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; died on July 17, 1836 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
After his 1st wife's death in 1835, Richard Waughop was married 2nd to Mary Ann Bowman on April 13, 1837 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Mary is believed to have also been born in Virginia. Richard and Mary Ann are known to have been the parents of at least 8 more children, including;
6. Mary E. Waughop, born c. 1837/38; married to Xenophon Wilmot; They are known to have resided in LaPrairie Township in Marshall County, Illinois.
7. John Wesley Waughop, born October 22, 1839 in Tazewell County, Illinois; later a member of the 17th Illinois during the Civil War and was a Assistant Surgeon in the 17th the last 18 months of the war. The following is an excerpt taken from "In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii" about John Wesley Waughop and his son Phillip Rexford Waughop, who were both famous doctors that had a lake in Washington State (Waughop Lake) named in honor of them. "John Wesley Waughop was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, on October 22, 1839, the son of Richard and Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop. His father was a builder of river and canal boats, and his grandfather, Captain James Waughop, was a daring blockade runner in the War of 1812.
His early education was received in country schools. At the start of the Civil War, he was a student at Eureka (Illinois) College. Professor Rudd of the College organized and became captain of a full company of students, which became part of the 17th. Illinois Volunteers. As one of the volunteers, John took part in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh and the siege of Vicksburg. During the last 18 months of the war he served as a surgeon's assistant.
At the end of the war he entered the medical school of the University of Michigan but then transferred to Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 1865. The following year Dr. Waughop began his practice in White Cloud, Kansas, where he was made mayor. From 1867 to 1868 he lived in Blue Island, Illinois.
On February 1, 1866, DR. Waughop married Miss Eliza Susan Rexford of Blue Island. They had one son, Philip Rexford Waughop.
Moving his family to Olympia, Washington, in 1871, the doctor practiced there for nine years. In 1880 he accepted the position as superintendent of what later became Western Washington Hospital for the Insane at Steilacoom, a post he held for over 16 years. It is at this site that a lake was named Waughop Lake in his honor and the name remains today. Dr. Waughop was very interested in psychiatry, and his reports during this period commanded wide attention.
In August, 1897, Dr. and Mrs. Waughop and their son, now a doctor, arrived in Honolulu for a visit. Soon the islands had worked their familiar magic, and both doctors decided to remain. By September they had opened an office located in the Masonic Temple building in Honolulu. The following year both moved to Kauai. Dr. Waughop, Sr. was a government physician for Koloa and Lihue and had his home in Koloa. In 1900 he moved to Kealia where he was in private practice.
In failing health, Dr. Waughop decided in 1903 to leave Kauai and return to Seattle. Accompanied by his wife and son, he took passage on the S.S. "Moana" but died August 31st. while still at sea. He was within a few weeks of his 64th birthday."
Dr. John Wesley Waughop died on August 31, 1903 and his mortal remains were buried in the Masonic Memorial Park in Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington.
8. William Henry Waughop, born May 2, 1842 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; resided in Davis County, Iowa for some time.
9. Virginia A. Waughop, born c. 1843/44; married to S. B. Wilmot.
10. Benjamin Franklin Waughop, born c. 1846/47; known to have resided in Ford County, Illinois.
11. George W. Waughop, born c. 1849/50; became a College Professor and taught at Hedding College in Knox County, Illinois for some time.
12. Sarah A. Waughop; believed to have died in infancy.
13. Emily Caroline "Emma" Waughop, born May 31, 1854 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; married to the Reverand E__________ VanPetten, of Peoria.
At the time of 1860 census of Tazewell County, Richard, Mary A. and seven children are found residing in Washington Township, where Richard, John and William are farming the land for a living.
Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop died on __________ __, 1878 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
On October 26, 1909, Richard Waughop dictated the following letter for the family;
"Dear Family Circle,
We are all enjoying a good degree of health this beautiful morning. I will answer Carries questions now for fear I might not have room later.
Father, Uncle Jimmie, and Mr. Tart, with their familys started in covered wagons from Portsmouth Va. to Ill. Sept,1834 and arrived in the vicinity of East Peoria in Oct after a journey of seven weeks. We crossed the Ohio River at Gallipolis. That brought us into Ohio. We went through the black swamp in Indiana. One night in a storm father came very near to losing his life (he was 29 years old at that time) a treefell and brushed his back in falling.
There were other families in the company besides the three in the start. One named Hodges. They thought too much time was wasted by not traveling on Sunday. The result of not resting their horses one day in seven, they gave out and our company overtook and passed them.
Father lost his hat on the broad prairies of eastern Ill. and went back to find it. The wagons went on but soon went to camp for the night. He found his hat but slept that night in a hay stack. At camp they fired off the guns but he could not hear the sound, but could see the flash of light and thought it was lightning. He was lost the next day. There was a great commotion in the camp untill he was in sight sometime that day.
William Drury Mrs. Tarts brother was with them. Aunt Sarah Willis and Shadrach Green was with father and mother.
They had 3 children James aged 8, Richard 4, and Amos about 2, Rebecca the 2nd child having died in Va. aged 22 mo.
James died in 1836 aged 10 yrs. Mother died June 1835 aged 28 yrs. Uncle Jimmie had 5 children James aged 13, John 11, Richard 8, Mary 4, and Lucy 1.
Uncle Jimmies wife Eliza Jarvis died a year or two after arriving in Ill.
Father moved from the timber East of Peoria to Washington in the fall of 1841.
With love to all I remain your brother, Richard Waughop"
Richard William Waughop is said to have built river and canal boats for a number of years. Richard Waughop was married 1st to Eliza A. Willis 20 Aug 1825 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA. Eliza Willis was born 14 December 1806 in New York City, NY and died 14 June 1835 in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. Five children were born to them. They include:
1. James Fryer Waughop, born about July 11, 1826 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died September 11, 1836. Buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
2. Rebecca Waughop, born September 5, 1828 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died July 2, 1830 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
3. Richard Waughop (8 October 1830 in Portsmouth, VA- 24 May 1928 in Henry, Marshall Co., IL); Richard was married on April 2, 1857 to Mary Catherine BonDurant, the daughter of Isaac Garrett BonDurant, a native of Virginia, and Marcy Sutton (Hay) BonDurant, who was born in Kentucky; the Waughops resided several times in Tazewell and Marshall County, Illinois, going back and forth; Richard farmed, while Mary taught school in both Tazewell and McLean counties.
4. Amos Edwards Waughop (16 December 1832 in Portsmouth, VA-6 May 1892). [NOTE: I think this is possibly the Amos E. Waughop, who is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, but this needs to be verified.)
5. Eliza A. Waughop, born about May 17, 1835 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; died on July 17, 1836 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
After his 1st wife's death in 1835, Richard Waughop was married 2nd to Mary Ann Bowman on April 13, 1837 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Mary is believed to have also been born in Virginia. Richard and Mary Ann are known to have been the parents of at least 8 more children, including;
6. Mary E. Waughop, born c. 1837/38; married to Xenophon Wilmot; They are known to have resided in LaPrairie Township in Marshall County, Illinois.
7. John Wesley Waughop, born October 22, 1839 in Tazewell County, Illinois; later a member of the 17th Illinois during the Civil War and was a Assistant Surgeon in the 17th the last 18 months of the war. The following is an excerpt taken from "In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii" about John Wesley Waughop and his son Phillip Rexford Waughop, who were both famous doctors that had a lake in Washington State (Waughop Lake) named in honor of them. "John Wesley Waughop was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, on October 22, 1839, the son of Richard and Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop. His father was a builder of river and canal boats, and his grandfather, Captain James Waughop, was a daring blockade runner in the War of 1812.
His early education was received in country schools. At the start of the Civil War, he was a student at Eureka (Illinois) College. Professor Rudd of the College organized and became captain of a full company of students, which became part of the 17th. Illinois Volunteers. As one of the volunteers, John took part in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh and the siege of Vicksburg. During the last 18 months of the war he served as a surgeon's assistant.
At the end of the war he entered the medical school of the University of Michigan but then transferred to Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 1865. The following year Dr. Waughop began his practice in White Cloud, Kansas, where he was made mayor. From 1867 to 1868 he lived in Blue Island, Illinois.
On February 1, 1866, DR. Waughop married Miss Eliza Susan Rexford of Blue Island. They had one son, Philip Rexford Waughop.
Moving his family to Olympia, Washington, in 1871, the doctor practiced there for nine years. In 1880 he accepted the position as superintendent of what later became Western Washington Hospital for the Insane at Steilacoom, a post he held for over 16 years. It is at this site that a lake was named Waughop Lake in his honor and the name remains today. Dr. Waughop was very interested in psychiatry, and his reports during this period commanded wide attention.
In August, 1897, Dr. and Mrs. Waughop and their son, now a doctor, arrived in Honolulu for a visit. Soon the islands had worked their familiar magic, and both doctors decided to remain. By September they had opened an office located in the Masonic Temple building in Honolulu. The following year both moved to Kauai. Dr. Waughop, Sr. was a government physician for Koloa and Lihue and had his home in Koloa. In 1900 he moved to Kealia where he was in private practice.
In failing health, Dr. Waughop decided in 1903 to leave Kauai and return to Seattle. Accompanied by his wife and son, he took passage on the S.S. "Moana" but died August 31st. while still at sea. He was within a few weeks of his 64th birthday."
Dr. John Wesley Waughop died on August 31, 1903 and his mortal remains were buried in the Masonic Memorial Park in Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington.
8. William Henry Waughop, born May 2, 1842 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; resided in Davis County, Iowa for some time.
9. Virginia A. Waughop, born c. 1843/44; married to S. B. Wilmot.
10. Benjamin Franklin Waughop, born c. 1846/47; known to have resided in Ford County, Illinois.
11. George W. Waughop, born c. 1849/50; became a College Professor and taught at Hedding College in Knox County, Illinois for some time.
12. Sarah A. Waughop; believed to have died in infancy.
13. Emily Caroline "Emma" Waughop, born May 31, 1854 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; married to the Reverand E__________ VanPetten, of Peoria.
At the time of 1860 census of Tazewell County, Richard, Mary A. and seven children are found residing in Washington Township, where Richard, John and William are farming the land for a living.
Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop died on __________ __, 1878 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
On October 26, 1909, Richard Waughop dictated the following letter for the family;
"Dear Family Circle,
We are all enjoying a good degree of health this beautiful morning. I will answer Carries questions now for fear I might not have room later.
Father, Uncle Jimmie, and Mr. Tart, with their familys started in covered wagons from Portsmouth Va. to Ill. Sept,1834 and arrived in the vicinity of East Peoria in Oct after a journey of seven weeks. We crossed the Ohio River at Gallipolis. That brought us into Ohio. We went through the black swamp in Indiana. One night in a storm father came very near to losing his life (he was 29 years old at that time) a treefell and brushed his back in falling.
There were other families in the company besides the three in the start. One named Hodges. They thought too much time was wasted by not traveling on Sunday. The result of not resting their horses one day in seven, they gave out and our company overtook and passed them.
Father lost his hat on the broad prairies of eastern Ill. and went back to find it. The wagons went on but soon went to camp for the night. He found his hat but slept that night in a hay stack. At camp they fired off the guns but he could not hear the sound, but could see the flash of light and thought it was lightning. He was lost the next day. There was a great commotion in the camp untill he was in sight sometime that day.
William Drury Mrs. Tarts brother was with them. Aunt Sarah Willis and Shadrach Green was with father and mother.
They had 3 children James aged 8, Richard 4, and Amos about 2, Rebecca the 2nd child having died in Va. aged 22 mo.
James died in 1836 aged 10 yrs. Mother died June 1835 aged 28 yrs. Uncle Jimmie had 5 children James aged 13, John 11, Richard 8, Mary 4, and Lucy 1.
Uncle Jimmies wife Eliza Jarvis died a year or two after arriving in Ill.
Father moved from the timber East of Peoria to Washington in the fall of 1841.
With love to all I remain your brother, Richard Waughop"
Richard William Waughop was born on March 8, 1805 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia, the son of Captain James Waughop III. James was born c. 1769 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. James was married Ann Fryer, who was born c. 1772/74 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. In 1811, Capt. James Waughop is said to have "escaped in his merchantman from a pursuing British man-of-war by shooting down its main mast with his one cannon." Captain James Waughop is also said to have been a Captain of a Blockade Runner during the War of 1812 and according to a site on familysearch.org, died c. 1817 either at sea or in Virginia. Ann (Fryer) Waughop is believed to have died c. 1821, thus leaving Richard William Waughop an orphan at the age of 16.
Richard William Waughop is said to have built river and canal boats for a number of years. Richard Waughop was married 1st to Eliza A. Willis 20 Aug 1825 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA. Eliza Willis was born 14 December 1806 in New York City, NY and died 14 June 1835 in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. Five children were born to them. They include:
1. James Fryer Waughop, born about July 11, 1826 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died September 11, 1836. Buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
2. Rebecca Waughop, born September 5, 1828 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died July 2, 1830 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
3. Richard Waughop (8 October 1830 in Portsmouth, VA- 24 May 1928 in Henry, Marshall Co., IL); Richard was married on April 2, 1857 to Mary Catherine BonDurant, the daughter of Isaac Garrett BonDurant, a native of Virginia, and Marcy Sutton (Hay) BonDurant, who was born in Kentucky; the Waughops resided several times in Tazewell and Marshall County, Illinois, going back and forth; Richard farmed, while Mary taught school in both Tazewell and McLean counties.
4. Amos Edwards Waughop (16 December 1832 in Portsmouth, VA-6 May 1892). [NOTE: I think this is possibly the Amos E. Waughop, who is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, but this needs to be verified.)
5. Eliza A. Waughop, born about May 17, 1835 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; died on July 17, 1836 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
After his 1st wife's death in 1835, Richard Waughop was married 2nd to Mary Ann Bowman on April 13, 1837 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Mary is believed to have also been born in Virginia. Richard and Mary Ann are known to have been the parents of at least 8 more children, including;
6. Mary E. Waughop, born c. 1837/38; married to Xenophon Wilmot; They are known to have resided in LaPrairie Township in Marshall County, Illinois.
7. John Wesley Waughop, born October 22, 1839 in Tazewell County, Illinois; later a member of the 17th Illinois during the Civil War and was a Assistant Surgeon in the 17th the last 18 months of the war. The following is an excerpt taken from "In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii" about John Wesley Waughop and his son Phillip Rexford Waughop, who were both famous doctors that had a lake in Washington State (Waughop Lake) named in honor of them. "John Wesley Waughop was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, on October 22, 1839, the son of Richard and Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop. His father was a builder of river and canal boats, and his grandfather, Captain James Waughop, was a daring blockade runner in the War of 1812.
His early education was received in country schools. At the start of the Civil War, he was a student at Eureka (Illinois) College. Professor Rudd of the College organized and became captain of a full company of students, which became part of the 17th. Illinois Volunteers. As one of the volunteers, John took part in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh and the siege of Vicksburg. During the last 18 months of the war he served as a surgeon's assistant.
At the end of the war he entered the medical school of the University of Michigan but then transferred to Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 1865. The following year Dr. Waughop began his practice in White Cloud, Kansas, where he was made mayor. From 1867 to 1868 he lived in Blue Island, Illinois.
On February 1, 1866, DR. Waughop married Miss Eliza Susan Rexford of Blue Island. They had one son, Philip Rexford Waughop.
Moving his family to Olympia, Washington, in 1871, the doctor practiced there for nine years. In 1880 he accepted the position as superintendent of what later became Western Washington Hospital for the Insane at Steilacoom, a post he held for over 16 years. It is at this site that a lake was named Waughop Lake in his honor and the name remains today. Dr. Waughop was very interested in psychiatry, and his reports during this period commanded wide attention.
In August, 1897, Dr. and Mrs. Waughop and their son, now a doctor, arrived in Honolulu for a visit. Soon the islands had worked their familiar magic, and both doctors decided to remain. By September they had opened an office located in the Masonic Temple building in Honolulu. The following year both moved to Kauai. Dr. Waughop, Sr. was a government physician for Koloa and Lihue and had his home in Koloa. In 1900 he moved to Kealia where he was in private practice.
In failing health, Dr. Waughop decided in 1903 to leave Kauai and return to Seattle. Accompanied by his wife and son, he took passage on the S.S. "Moana" but died August 31st. while still at sea. He was within a few weeks of his 64th birthday."
Dr. John Wesley Waughop died on August 31, 1903 and his mortal remains were buried in the Masonic Memorial Park in Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington.
8. William Henry Waughop, born May 2, 1842 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; resided in Davis County, Iowa for some time.
9. Virginia A. Waughop, born c. 1843/44; married to S. B. Wilmot.
10. Benjamin Franklin Waughop, born c. 1846/47; known to have resided in Ford County, Illinois.
11. George W. Waughop, born c. 1849/50; became a College Professor and taught at Hedding College in Knox County, Illinois for some time.
12. Sarah A. Waughop; believed to have died in infancy.
13. Emily Caroline "Emma" Waughop, born May 31, 1854 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; married to the Reverand E__________ VanPetten, of Peoria.
At the time of 1860 census of Tazewell County, Richard, Mary A. and seven children are found residing in Washington Township, where Richard, John and William are farming the land for a living.
Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop died on __________ __, 1878 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
On October 26, 1909, Richard Waughop dictated the following letter for the family;
"Dear Family Circle,
We are all enjoying a good degree of health this beautiful morning. I will answer Carries questions now for fear I might not have room later.
Father, Uncle Jimmie, and Mr. Tart, with their familys started in covered wagons from Portsmouth Va. to Ill. Sept,1834 and arrived in the vicinity of East Peoria in Oct after a journey of seven weeks. We crossed the Ohio River at Gallipolis. That brought us into Ohio. We went through the black swamp in Indiana. One night in a storm father came very near to losing his life (he was 29 years old at that time) a treefell and brushed his back in falling.
There were other families in the company besides the three in the start. One named Hodges. They thought too much time was wasted by not traveling on Sunday. The result of not resting their horses one day in seven, they gave out and our company overtook and passed them.
Father lost his hat on the broad prairies of eastern Ill. and went back to find it. The wagons went on but soon went to camp for the night. He found his hat but slept that night in a hay stack. At camp they fired off the guns but he could not hear the sound, but could see the flash of light and thought it was lightning. He was lost the next day. There was a great commotion in the camp untill he was in sight sometime that day.
William Drury Mrs. Tarts brother was with them. Aunt Sarah Willis and Shadrach Green was with father and mother.
They had 3 children James aged 8, Richard 4, and Amos about 2, Rebecca the 2nd child having died in Va. aged 22 mo.
James died in 1836 aged 10 yrs. Mother died June 1835 aged 28 yrs. Uncle Jimmie had 5 children James aged 13, John 11, Richard 8, Mary 4, and Lucy 1.
Uncle Jimmies wife Eliza Jarvis died a year or two after arriving in Ill.
Father moved from the timber East of Peoria to Washington in the fall of 1841.
With love to all I remain your brother, Richard Waughop"
Richard William Waughop is said to have built river and canal boats for a number of years. Richard Waughop was married 1st to Eliza A. Willis 20 Aug 1825 in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., VA. Eliza Willis was born 14 December 1806 in New York City, NY and died 14 June 1835 in Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL. Five children were born to them. They include:
1. James Fryer Waughop, born about July 11, 1826 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died September 11, 1836. Buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
2. Rebecca Waughop, born September 5, 1828 in Portsmouth, Virginia; died July 2, 1830 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
3. Richard Waughop (8 October 1830 in Portsmouth, VA- 24 May 1928 in Henry, Marshall Co., IL); Richard was married on April 2, 1857 to Mary Catherine BonDurant, the daughter of Isaac Garrett BonDurant, a native of Virginia, and Marcy Sutton (Hay) BonDurant, who was born in Kentucky; the Waughops resided several times in Tazewell and Marshall County, Illinois, going back and forth; Richard farmed, while Mary taught school in both Tazewell and McLean counties.
4. Amos Edwards Waughop (16 December 1832 in Portsmouth, VA-6 May 1892). [NOTE: I think this is possibly the Amos E. Waughop, who is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, but this needs to be verified.)
5. Eliza A. Waughop, born about May 17, 1835 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; died on July 17, 1836 in Washington Township, Tazewell County, Illinois; buried in the Fondulac Township Cemetery in East Peoria, Illinois.
After his 1st wife's death in 1835, Richard Waughop was married 2nd to Mary Ann Bowman on April 13, 1837 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois. Mary is believed to have also been born in Virginia. Richard and Mary Ann are known to have been the parents of at least 8 more children, including;
6. Mary E. Waughop, born c. 1837/38; married to Xenophon Wilmot; They are known to have resided in LaPrairie Township in Marshall County, Illinois.
7. John Wesley Waughop, born October 22, 1839 in Tazewell County, Illinois; later a member of the 17th Illinois during the Civil War and was a Assistant Surgeon in the 17th the last 18 months of the war. The following is an excerpt taken from "In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii" about John Wesley Waughop and his son Phillip Rexford Waughop, who were both famous doctors that had a lake in Washington State (Waughop Lake) named in honor of them. "John Wesley Waughop was born in Tazewell County, Illinois, on October 22, 1839, the son of Richard and Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop. His father was a builder of river and canal boats, and his grandfather, Captain James Waughop, was a daring blockade runner in the War of 1812.
His early education was received in country schools. At the start of the Civil War, he was a student at Eureka (Illinois) College. Professor Rudd of the College organized and became captain of a full company of students, which became part of the 17th. Illinois Volunteers. As one of the volunteers, John took part in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh and the siege of Vicksburg. During the last 18 months of the war he served as a surgeon's assistant.
At the end of the war he entered the medical school of the University of Michigan but then transferred to Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 1865. The following year Dr. Waughop began his practice in White Cloud, Kansas, where he was made mayor. From 1867 to 1868 he lived in Blue Island, Illinois.
On February 1, 1866, DR. Waughop married Miss Eliza Susan Rexford of Blue Island. They had one son, Philip Rexford Waughop.
Moving his family to Olympia, Washington, in 1871, the doctor practiced there for nine years. In 1880 he accepted the position as superintendent of what later became Western Washington Hospital for the Insane at Steilacoom, a post he held for over 16 years. It is at this site that a lake was named Waughop Lake in his honor and the name remains today. Dr. Waughop was very interested in psychiatry, and his reports during this period commanded wide attention.
In August, 1897, Dr. and Mrs. Waughop and their son, now a doctor, arrived in Honolulu for a visit. Soon the islands had worked their familiar magic, and both doctors decided to remain. By September they had opened an office located in the Masonic Temple building in Honolulu. The following year both moved to Kauai. Dr. Waughop, Sr. was a government physician for Koloa and Lihue and had his home in Koloa. In 1900 he moved to Kealia where he was in private practice.
In failing health, Dr. Waughop decided in 1903 to leave Kauai and return to Seattle. Accompanied by his wife and son, he took passage on the S.S. "Moana" but died August 31st. while still at sea. He was within a few weeks of his 64th birthday."
Dr. John Wesley Waughop died on August 31, 1903 and his mortal remains were buried in the Masonic Memorial Park in Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington.
8. William Henry Waughop, born May 2, 1842 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; resided in Davis County, Iowa for some time.
9. Virginia A. Waughop, born c. 1843/44; married to S. B. Wilmot.
10. Benjamin Franklin Waughop, born c. 1846/47; known to have resided in Ford County, Illinois.
11. George W. Waughop, born c. 1849/50; became a College Professor and taught at Hedding College in Knox County, Illinois for some time.
12. Sarah A. Waughop; believed to have died in infancy.
13. Emily Caroline "Emma" Waughop, born May 31, 1854 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois; married to the Reverand E__________ VanPetten, of Peoria.
At the time of 1860 census of Tazewell County, Richard, Mary A. and seven children are found residing in Washington Township, where Richard, John and William are farming the land for a living.
Mary Ann (Bowman) Waughop died on __________ __, 1878 in Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
On October 26, 1909, Richard Waughop dictated the following letter for the family;
"Dear Family Circle,
We are all enjoying a good degree of health this beautiful morning. I will answer Carries questions now for fear I might not have room later.
Father, Uncle Jimmie, and Mr. Tart, with their familys started in covered wagons from Portsmouth Va. to Ill. Sept,1834 and arrived in the vicinity of East Peoria in Oct after a journey of seven weeks. We crossed the Ohio River at Gallipolis. That brought us into Ohio. We went through the black swamp in Indiana. One night in a storm father came very near to losing his life (he was 29 years old at that time) a treefell and brushed his back in falling.
There were other families in the company besides the three in the start. One named Hodges. They thought too much time was wasted by not traveling on Sunday. The result of not resting their horses one day in seven, they gave out and our company overtook and passed them.
Father lost his hat on the broad prairies of eastern Ill. and went back to find it. The wagons went on but soon went to camp for the night. He found his hat but slept that night in a hay stack. At camp they fired off the guns but he could not hear the sound, but could see the flash of light and thought it was lightning. He was lost the next day. There was a great commotion in the camp untill he was in sight sometime that day.
William Drury Mrs. Tarts brother was with them. Aunt Sarah Willis and Shadrach Green was with father and mother.
They had 3 children James aged 8, Richard 4, and Amos about 2, Rebecca the 2nd child having died in Va. aged 22 mo.
James died in 1836 aged 10 yrs. Mother died June 1835 aged 28 yrs. Uncle Jimmie had 5 children James aged 13, John 11, Richard 8, Mary 4, and Lucy 1.
Uncle Jimmies wife Eliza Jarvis died a year or two after arriving in Ill.
Father moved from the timber East of Peoria to Washington in the fall of 1841.
With love to all I remain your brother, Richard Waughop"
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