Person:Andrew Kapp (2)

1850 Residence: New York City, NY

Naturalization: 16 Feb 1856, Superior Court, New York

The following obituary taken from the Lebanon (Missouri) Rustic, Thurs. Feb 1, 1906: "Andrew Kapp died after a brief illness of pneumonia, at the family residence four miles north of Lebanon, Mo. The funeral service, conducted by Rev. H. G. Mais, was held at the family home at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan 24, 1906 and the burial took place in our city cemetery. ________ Kapp was an old resident of Lacelda County and was a well-known and highly respected citizen. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, April 15, 1827. He came to America in 1847, lived in Mt. Vernon, New York and was in the tailoring business. He married Sophia Stegmier and moved to Missouri in 1871. The following year he moved on to the farm where he lived continuously until the time of his death. He was converted in 1852 and united with the German M. E. Church at Mt. Vernon, N.Y.. When they came to this country they did not find a German Methodist Society, but united with the Society of the M. E. Church, south at Marvin Chapel. He loved the church and always took an active intrest in the religious work of his community where his influence was felt and his life greatly appreciated."

The Bronx and its People: A History 1609-1927, The Lewis Historical Publishing Company Inc., New York, 1927 by Benedict Fitzpatrick. Page 418, in the chapter on the Civil War: "The following men had substitutions furnished by the town (Eastchester) at a cost of four hundred and ten dollars: ...Andrew Kapp...

1. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).
2. ↑ Descendants of Andrew Kapp.