This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rapp, Miller, Denslinger, Evans Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0dB.2ACI/4051 Message Board Post: Andrew Rapp, 87 of Emlenton, Pa., prominent-independent oil producer and citizen of the town for the past 30 years, died in the home of his daughter, Mrs. F. P. Evans, in Oil City, Sunday afternoon Dec. 20th, 1937 following an illness of three weeks. He was born October 26, 1849, at Fryburg, Clarion County, Pa., a son of Jacob and Anna Miller Rapp. On June 23, 1874 he was united in marriage with Mary Denslinger, of Fryburg, who preceded him in death several years ago. To this union were born seven children, three of whom survive: Mrs. F. P. Evans, of Oil City; Mrs. Henry Clay, of Harrisburg and Cletus Rapp of Emlenton. He is also survived by two sisters, one brother and eight grandchildren. In 1924 Mr. and Mrs. Rapp celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic church, Emlenton. Mr. Rapp was one of the oldest former oil men of this entire area and in the early days of the industry was engaged in teaming in the oil fields of Petrolia, ! Pithole, Petroleum Center and Rouseville. Mr. Rapp took his initiatory degree in the oil business in the year 1867 on Oil Creek, his first work being that of driving team, which he followed for a number of years to finally embark on a teaming business of his own following the developments down the Allegheny River and into Butler County, where he conducted a livery and feed stable in Petrolia. In 1889 he went to Kennerdell, where in 1906 he struck a well that started off at 1,500 barrels a day. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in St. Michael's church, conducted by Rev. Francis A. Hartleb. Interment followed in the Emlenton cemetery, with the following acting as pall-bearers: John T. Brosnahan, Thomas Barnes, Michael Curran, Joseph Grieff, Peter Rapp and James Sheehan.