Albert Lee Kapp

Brief Life History of Albert Lee

When Albert Lee Kapp was born on 19 February 1864, in Bluffton, Harrison Township, Wells, Indiana, United States, his father, Levi S. Kapp, was 23 and his mother, Nancy C. Holmes, was 18. He married Cora Belle Cherry on 1 September 1922, in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States. He lived in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Ohio, United States in 1931. He died on 25 December 1931, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Harrison Township, Wells, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Lee Kapp
1864–1931
Nellie Arnold Grove
1865–1965
Leha Kapp
1889–1896
Dwight Grove Kapp
1890–1975
Robin Grove Kapp
1894–1956
Naomi Kapp
1897–1969
John Grove Kapp
1901–1995
Herman Grove Kapp
1909–1991

Sources (22)

  • Albert L Kapp in household of Charles O Jackson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Albert S. Kapp - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Albert S. Kapp
  • Albert Lee Kapp, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

German:

from Middle High German kappe ‘hooded cloak’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods and hooded cloaks or a nickname for someone who habitually wore such a garment.

nickname from Middle High German kappe ‘capon’, probably denoting a weak or ineffectual man or a man with a high pitched voice. Compare English Capon . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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