Mrs. Anna Rapp, widow of the late John Rapp, died at the family home in Pontiac at 12:30 A.M. Sunday. Death was due to pneumonia and followed an illness of 10 days.

Funeral services were held at 2 P.M. from the First United Lutheran Church at Pontiac. The Rev. F. L. Schreckenberg, pastor, conducted the services. Burial was in Livingston County Memorial Park.

Mrs. Rapp, née Anna Boston, was born at Bloomington (McLean County, Illinois), March 29, 1856, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Boston.

She was married to John Rapp at Minonk on March 1, 1881. They established their home on a farm near Flanagan. Thirty-eight years ago they moved to their home just west of Pontiac. Mr. Rapp died on 2 February 1921*.

Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Elizabeth Weber, Mrs. Mary Holzhauer, Edward Rapp, George Rapp, Fred Rapp, William Rapp and Henry Rapp. Also surviving are 24 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren and the following sisters and brothers; Mrs. Amelia Spires of Minonk, Edward Boston and Henry Boston of El Paso, IL; Otto Boston of Minonk, and Lena Boston of Wisconsin.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Otto in 1934 and Louis in 1939, and three children in infancy, besides two sisters and three brothers.

Mrs. Rapp was a member of the First United Lutheran Church of Pontiac, having been confirmed on March 21, 18_5 at Minonk.

* This year is incorrect. The year should be 1935, not 1921.

Obituary from Flanagan Home Times Newspaper of Friday, February 15, 1940
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Children of Heinrich and Elizabeth: Anna Mae, Ida, Louis, Otto, Amelia, Bertha, John, Frederick, Edward, Henry and Lena.

She married John Rapp, son of immigrants, Jacob and Catharina (Swartz) Rapp on January 1, 1881 in Flanagan, Illinois. They established their home near Flanagan, and in 1902 they moved to their home just west of Pontiac, IL where they lived until their deaths.

John and Anna M. Boston Rapp were the parents of Louis Christian Rapp, Edward Rapp, Otto Carl Rapp, George Henry Rapp, Elizabeth Caroline Rapp Weber, Mary Magdalena Rapp Holzhauer, Frederick William Rapp, William Daniel Rapp, and Henry Rapp. According to the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Anna had 11 children (that was before Henry was born in 1900), so three other children died as infants.

Anna's brother, John Boston, married Elizabeth Rapp who was already her sister-in-law, her husband John Rapp's half-sister.
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1880 United States Federal Census
Birth Year: abt 1856 in Illinois
Home in 1880: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
Father: Henry Boston, b. Brandenburg
Mother: Elizabeth Boston, b. Brandenburg
Household Members:
Henry Boston 51 (farmer) and Elizabeth Boston 45 (housekeeping)
Anna Boston 24 (works at home)
Ida Boston 22 (works at home)
Lewis Boston 21 (farmer)
Otto Boston 19 (farmer)
Mealy Boston 17 (works at home)
Rebecka Boston 15 (works at home)
John Boston 13 (at home)
Fredrick Boston 12
Edward Boston 10
Henry Boston 5
Lena Boston 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Birth Date: Mar 1856
Home in 1900: Nebraska, Livingston, Illinois
Marital Status: Married to John Rapp in 1881; Married 19 years
Mother: number of living children: 8; How many children: 11
Household Members:
John Rapp 43 and Anna M Rapp 54
Edward Rapp 17
Otto Rapp 15
George Rapp 14
Elizabeth Rapp 7
Mary Rapp 5
Frederick Rapp 3
William Rapp 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois
Years Married: 29
Number of Children Born: 11*; Number Living: 9
* This should be 12 because in the 1900 U.S. Census, she had 11 children with 8 living, and Henry was born after the 1900 census, thus the 9 living stated above. Three children had died, and I believe it was two sons and one daughter as shown by the links below and by St. Petri Lutheran Church records.
Household Members:
John Rapp 53 and Anna M Rapp 53
Otto Rapp 25
George Rapp 24
Elizabeth Rapp 17
Mary Rapp 14
Fred Rapp 13
William Rapp 11
Henry Rapp 9

1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois
Able to Read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
John Rapp 68 and Anna Rapp 68
Louis Rapp 37 and Bessie Rapp 30 (Louis' wife)
Loyd Rapp 2 6/12 (Louis' son)
Mary Rapp 24
Fred Rapp 23
William Rapp 21
Henry Rapp 19

1930 United States Federal Census
Home in 1930: Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois
Household Members:
John Rapp 73 (farmer) and Anna M Rapp 74
Fred Rapp 30 (farmer)
William Rapp 29 (farmer)
Orville Weber 16 (grandson) (farmer)