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Dominic “Aka Dominicus Krapp” Rapp Veteran

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
12 Nov 1863 (aged 34–35)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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aka Dominick Crape as listed in the 1860 census
listed as Dominick Krapp in the St. Louis Death Index-
listed as Dominique RABB when he married in 1854
listed as Dominick Rapp when he joined the Union forces in St. Louis in 1861---the family name is actually RAPP--- as we all know every good German had 4 or more first names-- most of the kids death cert list some form of Dom but daughter Louise dc says John-- I have long suspect that John was one of Dom's other names as I find no immigration records for Dom nor naturalization--his wife's 1900 c info says she was naturalized in 1854 which was the year she married Dominic

Dominic Rapp was born 1828 Baden Germany per the 1860 census--I did NOT find him in the 1850 census— Dominic Rapp married Viviana aka Bibiana Meier June 6,1854 St. Louis, Mo--
In 1861, Dominic was listed as a private Company K, 1st Regiment US Reserve Corps Missouri Infantry ( St. Louis)--- Dominic died Nov 12 1863—probably a causality of the Civil War as Bibiana collected a widow's pension until she married John Rumpf abt 1867 and the kids collected a minor's pension until age 16—Dominic was buried in St. Vincent's ( de Paul) Cemetery--
My understanding is that St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery in St. Louis was used from
abt 1845-1865 . I was told that there were abt 800 burials in this time frame and that at some point ( when the interstate was first constructed ) the people buried in St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery were moved to Calvary Catholic cemetery--supposedly in the part of Calvary called Potter's Field

children of Dominic Rapp and Bibiana Meier were:
Anna M Ludwig
John Rapp
Mary Rapp Brennell
Katherine Rapp
Louise Rapp Kiel Heimburger
Elizabeth Rapp Heppe

daughter Elizabeth was born after her father died
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St Vincent's Cemetery--it was in use from 1845-1865- the Cemetery was 3 miles from St Vincent de Paul's Church -location was at Jefferson Ave at Park Ave--They say that when I-44 was upgraded ( late 1940-1955), the graves from St Vincent were moved to Potter's Field--which the bio for the Cemetery says in Calvary cemetery--as I understand there are NO markers for these graves in Calvary cemetery..

I found an  map of old  Cemeteries  in St. Louis--https://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/oldcemeteries.htm

It shows St Vincent Cemetery at the intersection of Park, Jefferson, Ohio and Eads Ave where St Vincent Ave intersects Ohio Ave -- basically  0.3 mile north of the 1-44  exchange-- currently -the piece of land between  the businesses of Zentrilia ( apartments),  ManoNight Computer and Family Dollar is as close as I can get to the location of  St Vincent Cemetery---St Vincent Ave is abt 300 ft off of Jefferson and Park.....
aka Dominick Crape as listed in the 1860 census
listed as Dominick Krapp in the St. Louis Death Index-
listed as Dominique RABB when he married in 1854
listed as Dominick Rapp when he joined the Union forces in St. Louis in 1861---the family name is actually RAPP--- as we all know every good German had 4 or more first names-- most of the kids death cert list some form of Dom but daughter Louise dc says John-- I have long suspect that John was one of Dom's other names as I find no immigration records for Dom nor naturalization--his wife's 1900 c info says she was naturalized in 1854 which was the year she married Dominic

Dominic Rapp was born 1828 Baden Germany per the 1860 census--I did NOT find him in the 1850 census— Dominic Rapp married Viviana aka Bibiana Meier June 6,1854 St. Louis, Mo--
In 1861, Dominic was listed as a private Company K, 1st Regiment US Reserve Corps Missouri Infantry ( St. Louis)--- Dominic died Nov 12 1863—probably a causality of the Civil War as Bibiana collected a widow's pension until she married John Rumpf abt 1867 and the kids collected a minor's pension until age 16—Dominic was buried in St. Vincent's ( de Paul) Cemetery--
My understanding is that St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery in St. Louis was used from
abt 1845-1865 . I was told that there were abt 800 burials in this time frame and that at some point ( when the interstate was first constructed ) the people buried in St. Vincent's Catholic Cemetery were moved to Calvary Catholic cemetery--supposedly in the part of Calvary called Potter's Field

children of Dominic Rapp and Bibiana Meier were:
Anna M Ludwig
John Rapp
Mary Rapp Brennell
Katherine Rapp
Louise Rapp Kiel Heimburger
Elizabeth Rapp Heppe

daughter Elizabeth was born after her father died
*****************************************************************************************
St Vincent's Cemetery--it was in use from 1845-1865- the Cemetery was 3 miles from St Vincent de Paul's Church -location was at Jefferson Ave at Park Ave--They say that when I-44 was upgraded ( late 1940-1955), the graves from St Vincent were moved to Potter's Field--which the bio for the Cemetery says in Calvary cemetery--as I understand there are NO markers for these graves in Calvary cemetery..

I found an  map of old  Cemeteries  in St. Louis--https://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/oldcemeteries.htm

It shows St Vincent Cemetery at the intersection of Park, Jefferson, Ohio and Eads Ave where St Vincent Ave intersects Ohio Ave -- basically  0.3 mile north of the 1-44  exchange-- currently -the piece of land between  the businesses of Zentrilia ( apartments),  ManoNight Computer and Family Dollar is as close as I can get to the location of  St Vincent Cemetery---St Vincent Ave is abt 300 ft off of Jefferson and Park.....

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from 1845-1865-intersection of Park, Jefferson, Ohio and Eads Ave where St Vincent Ave intersects Ohio Ave
( old map ) -- St Vincent Ave now is abt 300 ft off of Jefferson and Park-- abt where it was in this area from St Vincent to Jefferson



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  • Created by: nannu
  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138924425/dominic-rapp: accessed ), memorial page for Dominic “Aka Dominicus Krapp” Rapp (1828–12 Nov 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138924425, citing Saint Vincent de Paul Churchyard, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by nannu (contributor 47635501).