 1850 - 1910 (59 years)
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| Name |
Katharina Rapp |
| Nickname |
Kate, Katie
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| Born |
4 Aug 1850 |
Burgberg, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
 [1, 3, 4] |
|
|
| Gender |
Female |
| Emigration |
1875 [3] |
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Address:
Emigrated to the U.S.
|
| Name |
Kathryn Rapp [5] |
| Reference Number |
80125
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| _AMTID |
190111275576:1030:113173531
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| Died |
13 Feb 1910 [1, 4] |
|
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| Buried |
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
[4] |
Address:
Apostolic Christian Cemetery Old
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| Notes |
- DEATH OF MRS. VOELPEL
WAS ILL FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS AT THE HOME IN MORTON.
THE NUMEROUS FRIENDS OF MRS. WILLIAM VOELPEL WERE GRIEVED THIS WEEK TO L
EARN OF HER DEATH WHICH OCCURRED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE HOME IN THI
S VILLAGE. MRS. VOELPEL HAD BEEN ILL WITH DROPSY FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS, B
UT IT WAS NOT UNTIL A WEEK AGO THAT HER CONDITION WAS THOUGH TO BE DANG
EROUS.
CATHARINE RAPP, THE DAUGHTER OF CHRISTIAN AND MARY RAPP WAS BORN IN AUG
UST, 1850, IN THE VILLAGE OF BURGBERG, BADEN, GERMANY, AND CAME TO AMER
ICA WITH HER PARENTS IN 1875, THEY LANDING AT NEW YORK AND COMING OUT T
O FORREST, ILL.
AT FORREST, SHE WAS MARRIED TO JACOB SCHLEGEL. OF THEIR FOUR CHILDREN T
WO BOYS DIED WHEN QUITE YOUNG. THE TWO CHILDREN WHO SURVIVE ARE MISS MA
RY SCHLEGEL AND MRS. CARRIE STEINER, WIFE OF JOHN STEINER, THE FORMER O
F MORTON AND THE LATTER LIVING NEAR TOWN. MR. SCHLEGEL DIED SEPTEMBER 1
5, 1884.
SHE WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM VOELPEL OF MORTON IN 1894, WHO LIVES TO MOUR
N THE LOSS OF AN EXCELLENT HELPMATE AND COMPANION.
MRS. VOELPEL LEAVES ALSO TWO SISTERS AND SIX BROTHERS TO CHERISH HER ME
MORY: MRS. MARY HAAB, WIFE OF HENRY HAAB, OF FORREST; MRS. CARRIE METZ, W
IFE OF SAMUEL METZ, OF FORREST. THE SIX BROTHERS ALL LIVE HERE AND ARE W
ELL KNOWN AND PROMINENT IN BUSINESS: ANDREW, BARTHOL, CHRISTIAN, JOHN, S
AMUEL AND MATTHEW RAPP.
MRS. VOELPEL WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED AND WARMLY LOVED BY A WIDE CIRCLE OF F
RIENDS WHO ARE DEEPLY PAINED AT PARTING FROM HER. SHE WILL BE MISSED IN H
ER CHURCH WHERE SHE WAS A CONSCIENTIOUS AND EARNEST WORKER FOR THE MAST
ER, AND WHERE HER MEMORY WILL BE CHERISHED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER.
THE CHURCH WAS FILLED WITH FRIENDS FROM THE TOWN AND TOWNSHIP, FROM PEO
RIA, TREMONT, ROANOKE, EUREKA, FORREST AND OTHER TOWNS HEREABOUTS.
REV. SAUDER, OF INDIANA, DELIVERED THE SERMON.
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| Person ID |
I92098 |
Megan's Big Tree |
| Last Modified |
22 Mar 2019 |
| Family 1 |
Jacob Slagel, b. Between 1850 and 1851, Wisconsin, United States
, d. 15 Sep 1884, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
(Age ~ 34 years) |
| Married |
7 Oct 1877 |
Livingston, Illinois, United States
[6] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Schlegel, b. 20 Aug 1878, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
, d. 22 Nov 1966 (Age 88 years) |
| | 2. Carrie Schlegel, b. 18 Mar 1880, Illinois, United States
, d. 6 Feb 1920, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
(Age 39 years) |
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| Last Modified |
4 Jul 2019 |
| Family ID |
F30204 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 4 Aug 1850 - Burgberg, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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 | Married - 7 Oct 1877 - Livingston, Illinois, United States
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 | Married - 26 Nov 1893 - Tazewell, Illinois, United States
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 | Buried - Address:
Apostolic Christian Cemetery Old
- - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
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| Sources |
- [S55] Apostolic Heritage History & Genealogy Newsletter
.
- [S2115] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
.
- [S16] 1900 Census
.
- [S797] Find-a-Grave Website
.
- [S235] From Schlegel to Slagel
.
- [S3039] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
, accessed; 20 March 2019; Jacob Slagler Or Schlegel
.
- [S3039] Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
, accessed; 22 March 2019; William Voelpel
.
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