B: Germany in 1838 - 53? Arrived in Madison IN in 1855. Married
William Cardinal on 10/16/1869.
The story that was handed down was that
Great Grandpa William Cardinal and Barbara Zapp lived near one
another on Snops Creek. That is above Madison where Jefferson Lake
was at one time. There is a stone house with the walls still
standing that John cardinal built in 1840's. I understand the Zapps
lived up the creek from this house. Great Grandpa William and Great
Grandma Barbara had to get married the first time by the justice of
peace and than later by the priest. Then when the baby was born, he
was baptized and Great Grandpa got mad and would not let Great
Grandma go to church anymore. A Catholic was a no-no in the Cardinal
family.
I don't think the Zapp's had much to do with the
Cardinal's. I don't remember any family get togethers. There never
was anyone from the Zapp family that I knew of. That is terrible
that families couldn't get together.
1936 William L Cardinal, brother John M "Jack", Barbara (wife of Wm)
Elizabeth Zapp and grandson William Matt Cardinal
I was told Barbara could speak several different
languages. I have 2 pictures of her and a picture of Charles Zapp
as a young boy, don't know why I have Charles Zapp picture his name
is on the back of it. I remember she was in bed alot and had a cloth
tied around her head and jaw, as she had very bad tremors. My
father also had what they call Parkinsons now - most of daddy
brothers and sisters had it. Now my cousins are coming up with it. I
was 8 years old when she died as I was a flower girl at her funeral.
Her 6 sons were her pall bearers.
We have a Cardinal reunion in August at North
Vernon.
