Peter Trapp
Peter Trapp was born in Germany in 1801. Married Mary C. Kile in 1827. Came to the United States in 1832. They landed in Baltimore with only thirty-seven cents in money left after paying his expenses. They remained in Baltimore a short time, then went to Little York, where they remained until about 1838, when they came to Port Jefferson, where Mr. T. took a contract on the canal feeder, which he completed. He afterward bought a farm in section 9. They raised a family of three children: Nicholas, born 1828; Peter M., born 1843; and John, born 1845. Mrs. Trapp died 1878, aged seventy-four years. Mr. Trapp died in 1881.
Peter M. Trapp, the second son of the above, married Marianna Gilfillen, a daughter of James and Mariah (Carr) Gilfillen, in 1866. Their children consist of the following: Annetta T., Bailey A., James P., and Fletcher B.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883