Joseph CHARAPP

1879 - 1957

• Born	3 Mar 1879	Neterpince, Poland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Nov 1957
  Buried	Ahavath Achim Congregation Cem., Forrest Hills, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I187	Johnson Hindin Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Meyer CHARAPP
  Family ID	F942	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bessie HACKMAN,   b. 6 Aug 1880, Kovno, Lithuania (Russia) ,   d. 14 Jul 1965
  Married	22 Jun 1902  [2]
  Children	1. Helen CHARAPP,   b. 4 Oct 1908, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Mar 1982, Biloxi, Mississippi   2. Celia CHARAPP,   b. 1903, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Apr 1956, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania   3. Sarah Jane CHARAPP,   b. 6 Nov 1906, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Apr 1992, Woodbridge, Prince William Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph (also spelled Josef, Joszef and Jozeff) owned and operated a grocery store at 1 Miller St., Rankin, Pennsylvania until approximately 1931, when he turned it over to his son-in-law Benjamin Hindin. According to family lore, he did this in an effort to protect his assets after a woman who had been hit by one of his trucks brought a lawsuit against him. According to the 1920 Census, Joseph (age 43) lived with his wife Bessie (40) and their three children, Sally (age 16), Sarah (age 14) and Helen (age 11) at 1 Miller Street, in Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. He immigrated in 1900. She immigrated in 1891. The became naturalized citizens in 1905. He was born in Galacia (the enumberator's notes indicate that this was in Austria) and she was born in Russia. They spoke "Yiddish" at home before coming to the United States. He was a butcher who worked for his own account as a merchant. According to the 1930 Census, Joseph lived with his wife Bessie at 1 Miller Street, in Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. They owned their own home, which Joseph valued at $12,500, but they did not own a radio. They had married in about 1900, he at age 21 and she at age 19. He immigrated from Poland in 1900. She immigrated from Lithuania in 1890. They spoke "Jewish" at home before coming to the United States. He was a storekeeper. According to a U.S. Passport Application filed by Jozef on March 14, 1914, 1. Jozef was born on March 3, 1879 in Neterpince, Austria, 2. he arrived in the United States on May 10, 1900 (or 1904?) aboard the ship Lahn from Hamburg, 3. he lived in the United States, in Rankin, Pennsylvania, from 1900 to 1914, 4. he became a naturalized U.S. citizen on October 27, 1905 in the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 5. he was a retail merchant and 6. he resided at 1 Miller St. in Rankin, Pennsyvlania. According to a U.S. Passport Application filed by Jozef on March 23, 1925, 1. Jozef was married on June 22, 1902 to "Bessie," 2. Bessie was born on August 6, 1880 in Russia, 3. he was born on March 3, 1879 in Austria, 4. his father's name was "Meyer" and he was deceased, 5. he lived in the United States from 1890 to 1925, and 6. he became a naturalized U.S. citizen on October 27, 1905 in the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, Pennylvania. The following obituary was published in the Pittsburgh Press on November 25 1957: Joseph Charapp, 78, owner of a grocery store in Rankin for the past 50 years, died yesterday. Mr. Charapp resided at 1 Miller Street, Rankin, and has lived there for the past 55 years. He was a member of the Rankin and Braddock Synagogues and the Aguduth Achim and Ahavath Achim Congregations. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie Charapp, two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Hindin and Mrs. Helen Caplen, six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services were held today at 1 p.m.at the Hirsch Funeral Home, 7701 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill, and burial will be in Ahavath Achim Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] According to the the Application for Marriage Lice. [S708] U.S. Passport Application filed by Jozef Charapp on March 23, 1925.