thrale & thrall family history
John Timothy Soper
1836 - 1902 (66 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. John Timothy Soper was born in 1836 (son of Virgil Soper and Martha D Thrall); died in 1902.
2. Virgil Soper was born in 1803; died in 1859. Virgil married Martha D Thrall. Martha (daughter of Captain Walter Thrall and Lydia Skinner) was born in 1809; died in 1859 in New Harmony, Posey, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Martha D Thrall was born in 1809 (daughter of Captain Walter Thrall and Lydia Skinner); died in 1859 in New Harmony, Posey, Indiana, USA. Children:
- Celia Catherin Soper was born in 1834; died in 1902.
- 1. John Timothy Soper was born in 1836; died in 1902.
- Helen Augusta Soper was born in 1838; died in 1883.
- Josephine Mary Soper was born in 1840; died in 1855.
- Edwin Elish Soper was born in 1841; died in 1844.
- Anna Maria Soper was born in 1844; died in 1926.
Generation: 3
6. Captain Walter Thrall was born on 11 Apr 1786 (son of Luke Thrall and Deborah Granger); died on 30 Apr 1861. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Old Homestead, Turkey Hills, Connecticut, USA; Farmer
- Residence: 1859, Old Homestead, Turkey Hills, Connecticut, USA
Walter married Lydia Skinner on 9 May 1805. Lydia was born on 9 Feb 1787; died on 4 Mar 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Lydia Skinner was born on 9 Feb 1787; died on 4 Mar 1859. Notes:
The following verses were written by her husband Walter after Lydia's death...
"THE MOURNING HUSBAND.
Though God oÂ’erwhelms with sovereign stroke, And blasts my dearest pleasures here, His cheering smiles IÂ’ll still invoke And love, and trust, and hope and fear.
Though clouds may hide his smiling face, His chastenings, and his love unite, In darkest hours, his sovereign grace, Like bow of promise, cheers my sight.
He leads me on through lifeÂ’s dark path With future wisely hid from view; I feel the tokens of his wrath Mingled with blessings not a few.
Such sorrow fills my wounded heart, As friends, or strangers, cannot tell; God has taken my better part, Yet I would worship, and be still.
The world to me is clad in gloom, Its pleasures dim with grief, alloy, For lo! the dark insatiate tomb Hides now the relic of lifeÂ’s joy.
Yet hope inspires my soul to trust, And may that hope neÂ’er prove in vain, That Christ will raise that precious dust, And I shall see her yet again.
Strong faith presents her to my sight, For ever fixed in heavenly home, Arrayed in robes of purest light And beckoning me with smiles to come.
In glorious hopes, my soulÂ’s delight, To live in day, without the night; No more to sin, no more to die, To live with God, and friends on high.
By night, by day, my thoughts ascend, And rove through heavenly scenes above; Angels I pass, to meet my friend, And Saviour too, with equal love.
But when the happy visions fade, I realize I’m here below— A pilgrim walking in the shade, Of death’s dark monument of woe."Children:
- Mary G Thrall was born in 1808; died on 29 Apr 1879.
- 3. Martha D Thrall was born in 1809; died in 1859 in New Harmony, Posey, Indiana, USA.
- Newton W Thrall was born on 9 Sep 1811 in East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 9 Jun 1846 in New Harmony, Posey, Indiana, USA.
- Jane Skinner Thrall was born in 1816; and died.
- Cynthia Maria Thrall was born on 3 Jun 1825; died on 12 Nov 1844.