Brief Life History of Moses D
When Moses D Ropp was born on 1 September 1851, in Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Jacob Ropp, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Schlegal, was 28. He married Fannie Gerber on 27 March 1883. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Groveland, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 23 June 1913, in Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
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- Moses Rupp, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Moses D. Ropp - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Moses Ropp
- Moses D. Ropp, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
German:
see Roppel .
perhaps an altered form of Rupp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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