Re: Searching for my Irish Reape History
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Re: Searching for my Irish Reape History
Christina Reape 6/03/02
My great grandfather was supposedly born in the Castle Connor area. His name was John Reape. When he came to the states he changed his name to Realph.You will find Realph's at Castle Connor. John's father was Andrew Reape. John's son was named Anthony Reape who later came to the states in the late 1870's.John & wife, Mary Rogan came tothe states in the 1860's, first stopping in New York where he worked on the Brooklyn Bridge, and later settled for a time in Chicago, before moving to Nebraska where he homesteaded.Anthony and his sister Mary Reape both stayed in Ireland until the late 1870's somewhere in County Mayo.