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Nellie May Jenkins Rapp

Birth	:	28 May 1890 Dana, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	14 Dec 1979 Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Paton Cemetery, Paton, Greene County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1624985, -94.2433014
Inscription	:	Rapp
Description	:	Nellie was born on Wednesday, May 28, 1890 near Dana and Long Point, Livingston County, Illinois. She was the youngest child of Civil War Veteran Albanus Logan Jenkins and Phoebe Elizabeth Hamlin Jenkins. Her parents had nine children: George Avery, Mary Elizabeth, Lydia Ann (died as infant), Charles Howard (died as infant), Jesse Herbert, Allen Franklin, Emma Eliza, John Logan and Nellie Mae. She met George Henry Rapp of Flanagan, Illinois. They were married on Feb. 1, 1911. They had grown up just a few miles from one another. George and Nellie had four daughters... Read More	Nellie was born on Wednesday, May 28, 1890 near Dana and Long Point, Livingston County, Illinois. She was the youngest child of Civil War Veteran Albanus Logan Jenkins and Phoebe Elizabeth Hamlin Jenkins. Her parents had nine children: George Avery, Mary Elizabeth, Lydia Ann (died as infant), Charles Howard (died as infant), Jesse Herbert, Allen Franklin, Emma Eliza, John Logan and Nellie Mae. She met George Henry Rapp of Flanagan, Illinois. They were married on Feb. 1, 1911. They had grown up just a few miles from one another. George and Nellie had four daughters and one son: May, Mildred, Myrtle, Alvin and Leola Rapp. As a young bride, Nellie moved to Iowa. While her brothers farmed at home, their father had purchased ground in Greene County, Iowa in 1902. The three daughters, Mary, Emma and Nellie, all married and moved to Iowa. George farmed 1/2 section (320 acres) 1 1/2 miles west of Paton, Iowa. Son, Alvin, helped with the farming and livestock. When George became ill and died, Alvin took on the task, and Nellie was still able to maintain an income. Nellie and George had fourteen grandchildren including: James, Robert, Garry and Roger Clark; Linda, Susan, Mark and John Pratt; Judy, Sally, Marilynn and John Rapp; Joan and Carol Peterson. Nellie was a member of the Paton Presbyterian Church and enjoyed serving in the women's groups. She was on the research committee for the 100th anniversary celebration. She enjoyed sewing and made a special quilt and afghan for each grandchild. She would sit in front of the picture window on the south side of her home and crochet. She used her peddle sewing machine to assemble quilts, then hand stitch them to finish. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband George Rapp in 1950, daughters Leola Peterson in 1951 and Mildred Clark in 1975, her son Alvin in 1968, and one grandson Robert Clark. She was the last of the nine Jenkins siblings having been preceded in death by three sisters (Mary Anderson, Lydia Ann who died as infant, and Emma Hansen) and five brothers (George, Charles who died as infant, Jesse, Allen and John). Some memories from a granddaughter who lived 1/2 mile away: Grandma was a good cook. She shared many of her recipes. She always made us grandkids fried mush, sweet corn with milk and butter, gooey chocolate marshmallow bars, and peanut butter blossom cookies with a chocolate star in the center. Her dishes had a dark red apple on them. She made oyster stew on New Year's Day with real oysters in it. She had an old International Harvester refrigerator with a bin at the bottom; in it she kept a gallon jar of raisins which she got out when we visited. She always had little bars of robin egg blue soap - I wish I knew the brand. We might get off the school bus at grandma's house, mow yard, scoop snow or have a cookie, and then walk home. We had party line phones, and her number was "2 on 13" and ours was "4 on 13"; you could call her with two short cranks on the phone. Her sister "Emmie" and Harm Hansen lived a block from the school in Paton. They would come to visit, also Sadie Blanshan, Mabel Donelson, Vera Conant, Alice Hansen, etc., who were nieces her age, daughters of her sister, Mary Anderson of Rippey. Jenkins and Rapp relatives from Illinois would also visit, and she would trVel there for weddings, funerals and family gatherings. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Source: Jefferson Bee, Dec. 17, 1979 Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 17, from the Slininger Chapel in Jefferson for Nellie M. Rapp, 89, longtime Paton area resident. The Rev. Ralph M. Jordan, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church of Paton, officiated. Mrs. David Carlstrom was organist. Casket bearers were Jim, Roger and Garry Clark, John and Mark Pratt and John Rapp, Nellie's grandsons. Interment was in Paton Township Cemetery. Nellie May, daughter of Albanus and Phoebe Hamlin Jenkins, was born May 28, 1890, near Dana, IL. She was baptized in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America on December 25, 1922 (record below shows 1911). She grew to womanhood there. On Feb. 1, 1911, Nellie married George Rapp at Pontiac, IL, where the couple resided for five years before moving to their farm home near Paton. They were the parents of five children: May, Mildred, Myrtle, Alvin and Leola. Mrs. Rapp moved from her farm residence into Paton in 1975 where she lived until her recent hospitalization in Jefferson. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Paton and the Missionary Society of that church for over 50 years. Mrs. Rapp died Friday, Dec. 14, 1979 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three children, Leola Peterson, Alvin Rapp and Mildred Clark; and a grandson, Robert Clark. Her survivors include her two daughters, May (Mrs. A. E.) Estlund of Fort Dodge and Myrtle (Mrs. K. J) Pratt of Bloomington, MN; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Note: She was also preceded in death by a sister Lydia and a brother Charles, in infancy; sisters: Mary Anderson of Rippey and Emma Hansen of Paton; brothers: George Jenkins, Jesse Jenkins, Allen Jenkins and John Jenkins, all of Long Point, IL; various in-laws. She was the last of her immediate family of parents and siblings. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1900 United States Federal Census Birth Date: May 1890 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1900: Long Point, Livingston, Illinois Race: White Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Albanis Jenkins Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's name: Pheobe Jenkins Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Household Members: Albanis Jenkins 66 Pheobe Jenkins 49 Allen Jenkins 20 Emma Jenkins 16 John Jenkins 13 Nellee Jenkins 10 Lydia Jenkins 55 (aunt) 1910 United States Federal Census Home in 1910: Long Point, Livingston, Illinois Marital Status: Single Native Tongue: English Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Household Members: Alvanus Jenkins 76 Phoebe E Jenkins 59 Nellie Jenkins 19 John Jenkins 23 Margaret Jenkins 23 (sister-in-law) U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 Name: Nellie Jenkins Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 11 Feb 1911 Marriage Place: Pontiac, Illinois Spouse: George H Rapp Church Name: First Church Location: Pontiac, Illinois U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 Name: Mrs Nallie May Jenkin Rapp Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 28 May 1890 Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1911 Baptism Place: Pontiac, Illinois Father: Albanus Logan Jenkin Mother: Phebe Elizabeth Church Name: First Church Location: Pontiac, Illinois 1940 United States Federal Census Home in 1940: Dawson, Greene, Iowa Residence in 1935: Dawson, Greene, Iowa Highest Grade Completed: 8th grade Household Members: Geo H Rapp 54 Nellie M Rapp 49 Alvin Rapp 18 Leola Rapp 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Nellie May Jenkins Rapp's memorial is located at: Paton Cemetery, Paton, Greene County, USA.
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Nellie May Jenkins Rapp death on 14 Dec 1979 in Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1624985
Longitude: -94.2433014

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

George Henry Rapp

(1886 - 1950)

Siblings

Emma Eliza Jenkins Hansen

(1883 - 1978)

Children

Alvin LeRoy Rapp

(1921 - 1968)

Leola Vaun Rapp Peterson

(1925 - 1951)

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