William James Rapp Sr.
- Born: 10 Dec 1834, Albany, Albany County, New York
- Marriage (1): Harriet Elizabeth Gage
- Died: 2 Jun 1923, Albany, Albany County, New York at age 88
- Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York
General Notes:
14 Sep 1850 Troy, Rensselaer Co, NY no street name John Wrapp (sic) age 49 b. 1801 NY – grocer Ann age 54 b. 1796 NY John age 20 b. 1830 NY clerk Sarah A. Dunbar age 18 b. NY Wm J age 14 b. 1836 NY Charles A. age 11 NY Wm Dunbar age 23 b. 1827 NY; clerk John Cole age 66 b. 1784 NY clerk Dan'l Hagadorn age 18 b. 1832 NY clerk Samiel Athyus age 19 b. 1831 NY clerk Lydia McKinney age 36 b. 1814 NY Jacob Birdsall age 28 b. 1822 NY clerk [the last five are probable boarders and not related…Wm Dunbar may be Sarah's husband? Looks like John Rapp owned and ran a store???]
25 Jan 1861 Albany, NY ward 9 – no street name John Rapp age 62 b. 1798 NY; no occ listed Ann age 66 b. 1794 NY John Jr age 31 b. 1829 NY laborer Wm J. age 25 b. 1835 NY teamster Charles A. age 21 b. 1839 NY Teamster
1870 Albany, Albany, NY subdivision 335 enumeration 2150 Charles E. RUPP age 30 b. 1840 NY teamster Mary age 25 b. 1845 NY keeps house Sarah A. age 6 b. 1864 NY at home Charles J age 1 b. 1869 NY at home John Rapp age 42 b. 1828 NY teamster Enumeration 2151 Wm J. Rapp age 34 b. 1836 NY Harriet E. age 25 b. 1845 NY keeps house Theodore age 4 b. 1866 NY at home William age 1 b. 1869 NY Also in household is Barbara Snyder age 13 a servant b1857 Prussia
14 June 1880 Albany, NY Maple Street [no number] Wm J. Rapp age 44 b. 1836 NY; peddler Harriet age 34 b. 1846 NY; housekeeping [wife] Theodore age 144 b. 1866 NY [son] Annie age 8 b. 1872 NY [dau] Wm J. age 5 b. 1875 NY [son]
1892 Albany ward 17 Albany County, NY Wm J. Rapp age 52 b. 1840 USA; Teamster Hattie E. age 44 b.1848 NY Theodore age 25 b. 1867 NY Maggie age 26 b. 1866 NY Willie age 17 b. 1875 NY Walter age 7 b. 1885 NY Lila age 2 b. 1890 NY
1900 Albany, NY 369 Third Street Wm J. Rapp age 65; b. Oct 1834 NY; widowed; teamster [drives truck or wagon] Charles Rapp age 61 b. Nov 1838 NY; widowed; teamster; [brother] Wm J. Rapp age 25 b. Feb 1875 NY; married 3 yrs [c1897] [son] Lisbeth age 20 b. Feb 1880 [dau in law] Walter age 1 b. Aug 1898 NY [son]
1910 Albany, Albany NY wd 11 369 Third St Wm J. Rapp age 75 b. 1835 NY; gardener; widowed Wm J Rapp age 35 b. 1875 NY; married 13 yrs; plumber Elizabeth age 30 b. 1880 married 13 yrs; ch:7 with 5 living Walter 1899 [grand son] Eleanor 1901 [grand dau] Wm 1903 [grand son] Frank 1905 [greandson] Beatrice 1907 [grand dau]
1915 Albany, Albany, NY 367 Third St all born US Wm J. Rapp age 40 b.1875; plumber Elizabeth age 35 b.1880 [wife] Walter E. b.1899 Helen b.1900 Wm J. b.1903 Frank b.1905 Beatrice b.1907 Sylvia b.1910 Adele b.1914 Wm J. Rapp age 78 b.1837; works as ash gatherer Also in same dwelling are Arthur and wife Winifred Leggett [2 flat dwelling?]
1920 Albany, Albany, NY Third Street [all born NY] Wm J. Rapp age 43 b. 1877 NY; plumber in shop Elizabeth age 39 [wife] Walter 21 b. 1899 [son] Helen age 18 b.1902 [dau] Wm age 17 b.1903 [son] works as freight helper for express company Frank 14 b. 1906 [son] Beatrice age 12 b. 1908 [dau] Sylvia age 9 b. 1911 [dau] Dell age 4 b. 1916 [dau] Helene age 3 b.1917 [dau] Wm Rapp age 84 b. 1836; widowed [grand father] no occ listed
1925 Albany, Albany, NY ward 11 367 Third St Wm Rapp age 50 b. 1875 US; plumber Elizabeth [wife] age 44 US- housework Walter age 26 US;chauffeur; [son] Frank age 28 b. 1899 US; machinest [son] Sylvia age 16 b. 1909 US; APW or RPW worker? [dau] Adele age 10 b. 1915 US . (student) [dau] Arlene age 8 b.1917 US (student) [dau] Russell age 3 b.1922 US [son] There is a Hart family Phillip and Hannah that lives in this dwelling also so probably a flat up and down?
14 Apr 1930 Albany, Albany, NY 367 Third St [owns his house] Wm J. Rapp age 55 b. 1875 NY ; married at age 22; works as plumber in a shop; able to read & write Elizabeth age 55 b. 1875 NY [wife] father b. NY; mother b. Northern Ireland; married at age 17; able to read & write; occ: none Adele age 16 b. 1914;single; can read & write; not in school [dau] Arlene age 14 b. 1916; can read & write; attends school [dau] Russell age 7 b. 1923 can read and write; attend school [Hannah Hart now widowed and her married son Phillip and his wife and son live in same multiple dwelling Walter E. Rapp, wife Catherine and dau Germaine rent # 365 Third St Wm J. Rapp Jr , his wifeAnna and dau Mildred and son Wm J rent # 369 Third St] She emigrated 1912; Wm works as a handy man in a bakery. He married at age 17 and she ata age 15
13 Apr 1940 Albany, Albany, NY - 367 Third Street [owns] is Wm Rapp age 65 b. NY; edu 2yrs; plumber and roofer with own business….lived same house in 1935 Elizabeth age 60 b. 1880 NY edu: 4yrs [wife] Russell Rapp age 17 b. NY edu: H1 ho occ: listed Also at 367 [renting] is Wm J. Rapp Jr age 47 b. NY; edu: 4yrs; occ: receiving clerk in bakery His wife Anna age 33 born Czecoslovakia; 7th grade; works as charwoman for RR Ch: Mildred [dau] age 18 b. NY edu: 1 yr of HS; salesgirl;single Wm J. Rapp III age 15 b. NY; edu: 5yrs [no occ listed] [All of above say they lived same place in 1935]
William married Harriet Elizabeth Gage. (Harriet Elizabeth Gage was born on 20 Mar 1845 in New Baltimore, Greene County, New York and died 25Oct 1897 in Albany, Albany County, New York.). The cause of her death was typho mal fever.
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