Brief Life History of Aaron D.
When Aaron D. Ropp was born on 11 July 1861, in Tazewell, Illinois, United States, his father, Jacob Ropp, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Schlegal, was 38. He married Katherine Schrock on 23 November 1886, in Tazewell, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 26 October 1904, in United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
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- Aaron D Ropp, "United States Census, 1900"
- Aaron Ropp, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Aaron D Ropp, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German:
see Roppel .
perhaps an altered form of Rupp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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