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John GAPEN

John GAPEN

Male 1809 - 1865  (56 years)


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  • Name John GAPEN
    Birth 16 Mar 1809  Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1830  Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1840, 1850  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Des Moines Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [2] 
    tenant farmer 
    Death 7 May 1865  Danville, Des Moines Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Blakeway Cemetery, Danville, Des Moines Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I102222  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2017

    Father Stephen GAPEN,   b. 1761   d. 26 Dec 1839 (Age 78 years)
    Mother Rebecca SNIDER,   b. 17 Apr 1788, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1849, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F50000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda GARLOW,   b. 15 Mar 1810, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1888, Beaver City, Furnas Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Marriage 25 Sep 1825  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 1 1850:
      John Gapen, 41, farmer, value of real estate $1,200; Matilda, 40; Joshua, 23, farmer; Nancy, 20; Elisha, 19, farmer; Eady, 17; Harriet, 14; Manerva, 13; Caroline, 9; John, 7; Joseph, 5; Matilda, 3; Daniel, 1.

      1860 Census, Des Moines Co, Iowa (Augusta Twp), enumerated on Aug 7 1860:
      John Gapen, 51, farmer tenant, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $$700; Matilda, 50, cannot read/write; Minerva, 22; Caroline, 19; John, 17, farm hand; Joseph, 15, farm hand; Matilda, 13; Daniel, 11; Jane, 9; Franklin P, 7. All born in Virginia except the elder John, born in Pennsylvania.
    Children 
     1. Joshua GAPEN,   b. 2 Aug 1827, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1900, Rock Bluff, Cass Co, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +2. Nancy GAPEN,   b. 10 Feb 1829   d. 3 Oct 1910, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +3. Edith GAPEN,   b. 17 Jun 1833, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1904, LeRoy, Coffey Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +4. Harriet GAPEN,   b. 30 Jul 1835   d. 14 May 1921 (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F42581  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    2. [S1791] 1860 Census.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.