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Amos Ropp1,2,3

#18226, (1852 - 1886)
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Parents

  • Father: Joseph Ropp
  • Mother: Catherine

Key Events:

  • Amos Ropp was born in 1852 in Illinois.4,5,6
  • Amos married Mary Kennel, daughter of Jacob Kennel and Catherine Gerber, on 8 Mar 1877 in Tazewell Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • Amos died in 1886 at age ~34.6
  • He was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, with a tombstone which also has the names of his wife and her second husband.10
Amos also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Mary Kennel:

  • Ida Ropp
  • Joseph Ropp
  • Emanuel Ropp
  • Rudolph Ropp
  • Philip Ropp (1885 - 1969)

Citations

  1. Joseph Ropp household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  2. Joseph Ropp household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  3. "Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Amos Ropp and Mary Kennel, citing FHL #1314686 - 1314688.
  4. Joseph Ropp household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 7 and state.
  5. Joseph Ropp household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 16 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41845352, Amos Ropp, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. "Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Amos Ropp and Mary Kennel, citing FHL #1314686 - 1314688, shows date and county.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41845392, Mary Kennell Ropp-Portscheller, show him as her spouse and includes tombstone photo showing her name as Mary his wife, with also the names of Amos Roop and Conrad Portscheller.
  9. Amos Ropp household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41845352, Amos Ropp, includes tombstone photo.

Mary Kennel1,2,3,4

#18227, (1854 - 1941)
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Parents

  • Father: Jacob Kennel
  • Mother: Catherine Gerber

Key Events:

  • Mary Kennel was born on 25 Dec 1854 in Morton, Illinois.5,6,7
  • Mary married first Amos Ropp, son of Joseph Ropp and Catherine, on 8 Mar 1877 in Tazewell Co., Illinois.8,9,10
  • Mary married second Conrad Portsheller ca. 1888.11,12,13
  • Mary died on 31 Oct 1941 in Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois, at age 86.14,15
  • She was buried on 3 Nov 1941 in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois.16,17
Mary also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Amos Ropp:

  • Ida Ropp
  • Joseph Ropp
  • Emanuel Ropp
  • Rudolph Ropp
  • Philip Ropp (1885 - 1969)

Child with Conrad Portsheller:

  • Raymond Portsheller

Citations

  1. Jacob Keanel household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Mary Keanel.
  2. Jacob Kennell household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Mary Kennell.
  3. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Portscheller, citing FHL #1851215 and cert no 40832, shows father's surname as Kennel.
  4. "Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Amos Ropp and Mary Kennel, citing FHL #1314686 - 1314688.
  5. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Portscheller, citing FHL #1851215 and cert no 40832, shows date, town, and state.
  6. Conrad Portsheller household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 45, and state.
  7. Jacob Keanel household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 6 and state.
  8. "Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Amos Ropp and Mary Kennel, citing FHL #1314686 - 1314688, shows date and county.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41845392, Mary Kennell Ropp-Portscheller, show him as her spouse and includes tombstone photo showing her name as Mary his wife, with also the names of Amos Roop and Conrad Portscheller.
  10. Amos Ropp household, 1880 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married.
  11. Conrad Portsheller household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married 12 years.
  12. Conrad Portsheller household, 1910 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows married 20 years.
  13. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Portscheller, citing FHL #1851215 and cert no 40832, shows him as her spouse.
  14. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Portscheller, citing FHL #1851215 and cert no 40832, shows date, town, county, and state.
  15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41845392, Mary Kennell Ropp-Portscheller, shows month and year, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  16. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mary Portscheller, citing FHL #1851215 and cert no 40832, shows date, cemetery, town, county, and state.
  17. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 41845392, Mary Kennell Ropp-Portscheller, includes tombstone photo.

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