Tunis Rappleye b. 2 Feb 1807 Ovid, Seneca, New York, United States d. 25 Dec 1883 Kanosh, Millard, Utah Territory, United States: My Family Online

1807 - 1883 (76 years)

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Name	Tunis Rappleye
Born	2 Feb 1807	Ovid, Seneca, New York, United States
Gender	Male
Died	25 Dec 1883	Kanosh, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Buried	25 Dec 1883	Kanosh, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Person ID	I296	Staples-Record
Last Modified	28 Apr 2016

Father	John Remsen Rappleye, b. 24 Aug 1783, Penns Neck, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA , d. 17 Jan 1861, Tyrome, Schuyler, New York, USA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Margaret (Peggy) Tillier, b. 10 Mar 1784, Interlaken, Seneca, New York, USA , d. 18 Sep 1855, Tyrome, Schuyler, New York, USA (Age 71 years)
Family ID	F816	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Ann Staples, b. 3 Apr 1831, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom , d. 30 Mar 1928, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 96 years)
Last Modified	31 Mar 2015
Family ID	F327	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Louisa Elizabeth Cutler, b. 16 May 1816, Lisle, Broome, New York, United States , d. 9 Mar 1854, Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States (Age 37 years)

Married 17 Jan 1836 Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States

Children

	1. Emily Jane Rappleye, b. 21 Dec 1836, Crooked River Township, Ray, Missouri, United States , d. 20 Feb 1837 (Age 0 years)
	2. John Alpheus Rappleye, b. 22 Aug 1838, Richmond, Ray, Montana, United States , d. 15 May 1839 (Age 0 years)
+	3. Lauraette Rappleye, b. 23 Mar 1840, Adams, Adams, Illinois, United States , d. 12 Dec 1916, Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, United States (Age 76 years)
	4. Clarissa Samantha Rappleye, b. 23 Mar 1842, Macedonia, Franklin, Illinois, United States , d. 3 Jan 1871, Kanosh, Millard, Utah Territory, United States (Age 28 years)
	5. Ammon Llewellyn Rappleye, b. 23 Sep 1844, Macedonia, Franklin, Illinois, United States , d. 3 Mar 1903, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 58 years)
	6. David Franklin Marcellus Rappleye, b. 22 Jun 1848, Carterville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 25 Sep 1914, Fountain, El Paso, Colorado, United States (Age 66 years)
	7. Harriet Frances Melvina Rappleye, b. 22 Jun 1848, Carterville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 13 Aug 1850, Carterville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 2 years)
	8. Ezra Tunis Rappleye, b. 23 Nov 1851, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States , d. 16 Sep 1917, Tropic, Garfield, Utah, United States (Age 65 years)
	9. Edwin Richmond Rappleye, b. 28 Feb 1854, Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States , d. 27 Jan 1926, Utah, United States (Age 71 years)

Last Modified 31 Mar 2015

Family ID F98 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 2 Feb 1807 - Ovid, Seneca, New York, United States
	Married - 17 Jan 1836 - Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
	Died - 25 Dec 1883 - Kanosh, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
	Buried - 25 Dec 1883 - Kanosh, Millard, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography of Tunis RAPPLEYE
Contributed By Dail Allen · 12 July 2014 ·

TUNIS RAPPLEYE By Adelia Cortsen Son of John Ransom and Margaret Tillier Rappleye, Tunis was born February 2, 1807 in Ovid, Seneca County, New York. He was baptized a member of the L.D.S. Church November 29, 1832, just two years after its organization, April 6, 1830. He was the only member of his family to join the new religion. Tunis joined the Saints in Kirtland, and was one of the seventy men given a special blessing by the Prophet Joseph Smith for the faithful performance of work assigned them in the building of the Kirtland Temple. Shortly after this blessing was given, Tunis married Louisa Elizabeth Cutler. The ceremony was performed by Joseph Smith. Tunis and Louise were present at the dedication of the Temple in Kirtland, March 27, 1836. Moving westward with the Mormons, the young couple were at Crooked River, Missouri, when their first child, Emily Jane, was born December 21, 1836. She was followed by John Alpheus, August 22, 1838, died May 15, 1839; Lauretta, March 23, 1840, in Missouri; Clarissa, March 23, 1842; Ammon Llewellyn, September 23, 1844, in Macedonia, Hancock Co., Illinois; David Franklin Marcelis, June 22, 1849; Harriet Francis Melvina, June 22, 1849 at Cartesville, Iowa, died August 13, 1850; Ezra Tunis, Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 26, 1850; and Edmund Richmond, February 28, 1854, Lehi, Utah. Tunis Rappleye came to Utah on July 24, 1847. He was a member of the original company under Brigham Young, which arrived in Salt Lake Valley on that Day. Luke S. Johnson was the Captain of his company, and Tunis drove one of the teams belonging to President Young. In August 1847, Tunis, in the company of Shadrach Roundy, returned to Council Bluffs, to accompany another group of immigrants to the Valley. His wife had remained at Council Bluffs, with her little brood of children, and continued to live there until 1853, while Tunis made several “missions” back and forth, escorting bands of Saints. She gave birth to three children while at Council Bluffs, and after coming to Utah, died giving birth to another son. The family was living in Lehi at this time, 1854, and Tunis remained there with his children until approximately 1870, when he moved to Millard County, living first at Corn Creek, now known as Hatton, and then moving to Kanosh about 1874. During these years, he married Ann Staples. One son, Josiah, was born to them. Tunis served a mission to the Eastern states after settling in Lehi. He was a farmer by vocation. He fought in the Indian wars, and was a typical Yankee; shrewd, and witty. He died December 25, 1883, at age 76, and is buried at Kanosh.