Mel,
My sister is Kristen Gapen. Our dad was one of the sons of James O. Gapen (my brother ended up being named after that grandfather in fact)
We used to have a family tree book around these parts, however our great aunt died and then we've not seen anything about it.
Most of the descendants of James O. now live in Ohio. ...at least i know of a LOT of them that do, anyway.
It still greatly interests me to speak to you or anyone else on here. There is a tombstone in PA, that is Stephen Gapen's from a LONG LONG time ago. 1700's i believe.
please email me @
Snlmel00@aol.comThanks,
Melissa Gapen