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Portage County, Ohio

Moses Sapp

born 1823, Wayne County · documented in 1 county history

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Born 1823, Wayne County

From History of Portage County, Ohio (1885)

As printed in 1885

MOSES SAPP, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was born in Cumberland, Md. September 3, 1823, son of Jacob and Mary Sapp, natives of Maryland, who came to this county in 1828, remaining until their death. The mother died April 9, 1852, the father January 13, 1868. Our subject was married September 12, 1850, to Fannie Yoder, born in Wayne County, Ohio, October 3, 1829, and to this union has been born one son — Horton J., born January 18, 1852, and married September 30, 1874, to Laura E. Caris, a native of Franklin Township, this county, born August 12, 1850, daughter of Michael and Julia A. Caris, residing in Ravenna Township. Mr. and Mrs. Horton J. Sapp had twins, born July 30, 1875, one now living named Merton; the other died when four weeks old. Moses Sapp, our subject, who has been a farmer all his life, owns 140 acres of land. He has lived in Rootstown Township fifty-five years.

As printed in History of Portage County, Ohio (1885). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.

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