Andrew J. Walp    

ANDREW J. WALP, stoves and tinware, Meadville, was born in this city, July 10, 1840, and is the son of David and Elizabeth (Geller) Walp, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and early settler of this county, the latter a native of Germany. They had a family of seven children, of whom Andrew J. is the eldest. The family grew up in Meadville, receiving their education in the common schools. Andrew J. chose the tinner’s trade, which has been his occupation for twenty-seven years, an experience that places him at the head of his business. He was married in 1861 to Miss Mary P., daughter of Henry McCoy, a native of Meadville, and of Scotch-Irish descent. They had six children, of whom five survive. Their names are Carrie E.; George, in his father’s store; Addie; A. J. Jr., deceased; Frank and Willie at school. Mr. Walp is a Republican in politics; is a member of the K. of P., and is a Knight Templar.

History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 773. View image of this page of the book on line at ancestry.com.  Free access  More Crawford County History Books  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com

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