This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chrischapman00 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.cattaraugus/10811.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's a few things I've found: Catherine Ruper married Henry Kettleman (also spelled Kittleman) on Oct 10, 1862 in Ellicottvilee, NY. Marriage info comes from an early Ellicottville paper, The Cattaraugus Republican dated Oct 16, 1862: "In this village on the 10th instant by Rev. W.V. Couch, Mr. H.K. Kittlemann of East Otto and Miss Kate M. Rupper of Mansfield." Catherine died in Mansfield, NY on Feb 25, 1930. Her death record is registered under Kate Kettleman. The record says she died of pneumonia. She was born Aug 7, 1844 in Germany and aged 83y2m2d at time of death. She was widowed by Henry Kettleman. Parents names stated as John Ruper and Dora Unknown. Buried in Otto, NY (no cemetery name was written), undertaker was R.H. Phillbrick. Informant was Dora E. Schuppenhauer of East Otto. The above mentioned informant, Dora Schuppenhauer, was a grandniece of Henry Kettleman. Henry and Catherine lived with the Schuppenhauers (his nephew's family) in the last few years of their lives. Catherine and Henry had some children but the only one I could find was Minnie (born 1874) but she disappears after 1880 census. I couldn't find anything on the sister, Dora Ruper. She didn't marry a Westfall though. That would be a differant Dora entirely. I checked the old records for the Lutheran church that used to be in Plato and couldn't find anything on any of your family. Perhaps they went to the one in Otto. I did check state census and found the Rupers: 1855 East Otto, NY Roper, John, 40, Germany, farmer Roper, Dora, 40 wife, Germany Roper, Elizabeth, 12 dau., Germany Roper, Catherine, 7 dau., Germany Hier, Mina, 7 dau., Germany Roper, Dora, 5 dau., Germany (for Mina, the words Hier and Roper were written over each other) 1865 Ellicottville Rouper, John, 49, 2 marriages, Germany, farmer Rouper, Dora, 49, wife, 2 marriages, 6 children, Germany Hyer, Minna, 19, step dau., Germany Ostrander, James, 6, adopted son, NY (Cattaraugus County) 1875 Ashford Rooper, John, 50, Germany, farmer Rooper, Dora, 50, wife, Germany Nail, Carl, 32, Germany, farm labor Nail, Minnie, 29, wife, Germany Nail, John, 3, son, Germany Nail, Mary, 2, dau., NY (Cattaraugus County) Nail, Sophia, 70, Mother, Germany, widow (the name "Nail" is actually a misspelling of Nagel.) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.