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MARTIN LAPPE, tanner, Allegheny, a son of John and Elizabeth Lappe, was born in Germany, Jan. 13, 1819, and came to America in 1840 with his parents, who located in Allegheny City, and afterward, in 1843, moved to where they now reside. They were blessed with a family of seven children: John C., Martin, Margaret (wife of Fred Gerwig), Elizabeth (wife of Charles Kiefer), Catherine (wife of Fred Bixler), Eleanor (wife of Henry Gerwig) and Mary (wife of Adam Weise). The father died Sept. 18, 1858, aged seventy years; the mother died April 21, 1859, aged seventy years; they were members of the U. P. Church. Martin Lappe was married, June 16, 1859, to Elizabeth, daughter of John P. and Elizabeth Hax, of Baltimore, and by this marriage there are five children: George J., Charles H., Alfred A., Norma B. and Edward W. Mr. Lappe learned the tanner’s trade with his father, and in 1852 became a partner in the business. After the decease of his father he took his brother-in-law, Adam Weise, into partnership with him, and he remained a member of the firm eleven years. Since then his sons, George J. and Charles H., have become members of the firm. Mr. Lappe is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the Presbyterian Church.