1810 James Rapp was born on September 1. [1]
1842 James Rapp and Paulina Roudebush were married on October 27 in Clermont County, Ohio. (FHL film 000327560). [2]
1848 James Rapp, other Rapp family members, and the heirs of Jacob Roudebush were named on the tax list at Stonelick Creek, Batavia Twp, Clermont County, Ohio. [3]
1848 Daniel Roudebush and wife Elizabeth, James Rapp and wife Paulina, Michael Cowen and wife Mary, and John Rapp and wife Rebecca sold land to Francis Roudebush. The tract was 4/9ths of a tract (perhaps inherited from father Jacob Roudebush). [4]
1849 Paulina Rapp, spouse of James Rapp, died on February 2. She was born on September 28, 1816, daughter of Jacob Roudebush and Elizabeth Roudebush. [5]
1849 David Rapp sold land to Jesse Hill on March 12. The land was described as adjacent to land of James Rapp, suggesting that James Rapp was still alive at this time. [6]
1849 Wm Roudebush was appointed administrator for the estate of James Rapp, deceased. John Rapp was appointed guardian for David Rapp (age 11), Matthias Rapp (age 5) William Roudebush Rapp (age 3) and Jacob Hartman Rapp (age 18 months) children of James Rapp deceased. At a special probate court held on May 4 in Batavia, Ohio. [7]
1849 A partition of land was recorded for the Roudebush and Rapp families in the July term. [8]
1849 Francis and Ambrose Roudebush petitioned the Clermont County Probate court in the September term related to Matthias Rapp, William Rap, and Jacob H. Rapp, minor children and heirs of James Rapp deceased [and Paulina Roudebush Rapp]. They petitioned for rights to an 8/9ths share of a tract of property on Stonelick Creek, Clermont County and that Elizabeth Roudebush is the widow of Jacob Roudebush deceased and is entitled to her dowers share of the tract. An answer was given by John Rapp, guardian of David Rapp, Matthias Rapp, William Rapp and Jacob Rapp, which stated that Elizabeth Roudebush had relinquished her right of dower on the property. Elizabeth Roudebush answered that she had released to all her children amongst them the defendant's mother [Paulina Roudebush Rapp?] all her right to dower on the basis of the will of her son John Roudebush. [9]
[1] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[2] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Clermont County (Ohio). Treasurer, Tax Duplicates from 1838 to 1900: Batavia Township. Tax Records 1849, image 376, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] Deeds: Clermont. Deeds 1848–1849, IGN=008142533, F3-106, image 396, [FamilySearchImage].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[6] Deeds: Clermont. Deeds 1849–1850, H3-78, IGN=008366858, image 343, [FamilySearchImage].
[7] Clermont. Court Records 1849–1850, 1851, 1852, page 120, IGN=008197857, image 99, [FamilySearchImage].
[8] Clermont. Newspapers 1849–1850, 1851, 1852, Civil Dockets 1849–1850, 1851, 1852, Court Records 1849–1850, S-127, IGN=008197857, image 102, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Clermont County Probate Court (Batavia, Ohio), Petition Records: 1848–1851, A1-256, image 339, [FamilySearchImage].