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Amos Ellmaker Kapp

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Amos Ellmaker Kapp

Birth
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
23 Sep 1887 (aged 78)
Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Amos was a son of Michael & Mary (Ellmaker) Kapp. He came to Northumberland in December 1832 where he took over the stagecoach business in partnership with William Calder. They also ran packets on the canal which paralleled the Susquehanna River.
Amos organized the First National Bank of Northumberland and served as its president. He was on the board of directors of the Northern Central Railroad Co. He was in the lumber business and operated a highly successful farm. He served as president of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society.
Amos was a son of Michael & Mary (Ellmaker) Kapp. He came to Northumberland in December 1832 where he took over the stagecoach business in partnership with William Calder. They also ran packets on the canal which paralleled the Susquehanna River.
Amos organized the First National Bank of Northumberland and served as its president. He was on the board of directors of the Northern Central Railroad Co. He was in the lumber business and operated a highly successful farm. He served as president of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society.


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