James
Monroe Tope, son of John Jacob Tope and Margaret Stall, was
born 6
Sep 1869, Carroll Co., Ohio and died 28 February 1957,
Fayette Co., Iowa. He married
Clara Etta Ishman, daughter of
Benjamin Ishman
and Mary Houpt. She was born 5 August 1869 in Fayette
Co., Iowa, and died 16 May 1956 in
Fayette Co., Iowa.

James
and Clara had one child:
Loyd
Lester
Tope was born 1 October 1895 in Fayette
Co., Iowa, and died 29 January 1973 in Fayette
Co., Iowa. He married
Thelma M. Payne, daughter
of William Payne and Amy Shepard. She was born 28 September
1897 in
Fayette Co., Iowa.
- Loyd and Thelma (photo at left) had one child:
- Margaret L. Tope was born 16 May
1921, Fayette Co., Iowa. She married Thomas H. Foxwell on 11
August 1946. Thomas was born 30 December
1914 in Fayette Co., Iowa, and died 4 May 2002 in
Fayette Co., Iowa.

Left to right: Paul, Jim, Margaret, Susan, and Allan Foxwell
Note:
The photos and information on this page were provided by
Margaret L. Foxwell
to Donald Kear on 18 December 2006.
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