Moses Schweitzer Ropp (1874 - 1963)

Born 20 May 1874 in Mornington Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Eimen) Ropp — married 20 Sep 1896 in Amish, Johnson, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1963 at age 88 in Kalona, Washington, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Ropp, Mose S., son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Ropp, was born at Milverton, Ont., May 20, 1874; died at Kalona, Iowa, March 10,1963; aged 88 y. 9 m. 18 d. On Sept. 20, 1896, he was married to Katie Eimen, who died Feb. 17, 1954. One son and one daughter also preceded him in death. He was the last of a family of 13 children. Surviving are 4 daughters (Mrs. Aaron Spicher, Mrs. Joe Erb, Mrs. Gordon Miller, and Katie Ropp), 7 grandchildren, 3 stepgrandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 11 step-great-grandchildren. He was a member of the East Union Church, where funeral services were held March 13, in charge of J. John J. Miller, Eugene Garber, and A. Lloyd Swartzendruber.

Gospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 13 - April 2, 1963 ­ pages 286, 287.

Sources

• Joseph Ropp and Elizabeth Schweitzer Family Record Compiled by Christina Miller, 1969

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KHNZ-PNW

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178648296/mose-s-ropp

• http://mcusa-archives.org/mennobits/63/apr1963.html

• https://seiowa.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=ropp&i=f&by=1963&bdd=1960&d=03101963-03151963&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_kalona_news_usa_iowa_kalona_19630314_english_1&df=1&dt=9&cid=2722