Joseph Ware Tapp 1857-1924 Part 2 -- 1860s
1860 age 3
Birth of sister Mary Jane Tapp
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| McGuffey's Eclectic Primer Page 7 |
Mary Jane Tapp was the seventh child born about 2 weeks before the census takers came round. She was named after her mother, Mary Jane Essex Tapp.
Census, Toulon, Stark County Illinois
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| 1860 Census, Toulon Township, Stark County Illinois |
Starting at line 15, we see Bushrod Tapp age 40, who looks like he's working as a grocer. Honestly, I had thought the family were farmers for all time! His real estate is worth $330 while his personal estate is worth just about the same. We see that he was born in Virginia. His wife Mary J. Tapp is age 33 and also born in Virginia. The children were all born in Illinois. So, the kids are Sarah E.; Martha E; George W.; Charles W.; Joseph age 3 and Baby Mary who is actually less than a month old.
The next house down we find William and Belinda Johnson. Belinda is actually Bushrod's sister. If you look above at line 8, we find Judith Tapp age 63 and her son Richard. She is Bushrod's mother Judith Basye Tapp. I'm pretty sure I'd read that he'd had a brain fever which adled his brain. He required help to live. He lived with his mother for the most part, and by the 1900 census he was an inmate in the Stark County Almshouse. I feel sorry for him, it must have been very hard.
Historical Insight -- Lincoln-Douglas debates in August
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| 1860 Lincoln Douglas debates
Credit: Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Ancestry.com Historical Insight |
Abraham Lincoln became a household name through a series of public debates against seasoned Illinois political leader Stephen A. Douglas in a senate race that changed American history. – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
The dreary October weather in Galesburg, Illinois, didn’t deter the masses from traveling to Knox College—about 15,000 huddled together to hear Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. It was the fifth of seven public debates the senatorial candidates had agreed to, and the series deeply inspired the people of the state. At the Charleston debate, a four-mile parade of supporters greeted the candidates, and thousands gathered on blankets with their picnic baskets. Although the candidates would be chosen by the legislature, not the people, the topics covered in the heated discussions were of great interest to everyone—the issue of slavery in particular drew many citizens from neighboring states. Stenographers from Chicago newspapers reported detailed accounts to a whole nation reading on with bated breath. Though Lincoln’s views on slavery lost him the senatorial election, they would ultimately win him the presidential election just two years later in 1860.
In other news -- The Rifled barrel is first invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018). According to Wikipedia, "Barrel rifling was invented in Augsburg, Germany in 1498. In 1520 August Kotter, an armourer of Nuremberg, Germany improved upon this work. Though true rifling dates from the mid-16th century, it did not become commonplace until the nineteenth century."
South Carolina secedes from the Union (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
1861 age 4
Historical Insight -- Northern Life in the Civil War
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Credit: MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Ancestry.com Historical Insight
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During the American Civil War, Northerners banded together to support the cause of the Union and the soldiers who fought for it. – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln called the American Civil War “a people’s contest,” a cause that had to be taken up by all: men, women, and children. Citizens in the 23 northern states loyal to the Union took his words to heart and threw themselves into the war effort. One aid organization for children raised $16,000 by selling portraits of President Lincoln door to door, while women organized sewing bees to make uniforms. For the men who stayed home, the draft was a hot topic; several draft riots took place in major cities like New York and Boston, where recruiters and military personnel were beaten to death. Just one year into the war, the financial burden began to take its toll as well when the U.S. Congress enacted the first income tax law. However, with encouragement from their President, Northerners pushed onward, supporting the cause of the Union. As one Pennsylvania newspaper said: “We are all in this war; those who fight and those who stay at home.” – Ancestry.com Historical Insight
1861, 20 April
Death of sister Mary Jane Tapp
Poor infant girl, she was barely ten months old when she died. I don't have any death record for her other than a Find a Grave memorial. I wonder why she died? Was it in some way related to the beginning hardships of living in the Civil War? There is no photo of the tombstone, but a notation indicates the marker is on the same stone as her parents Bushrod and Mary Jane Tapp. Their stone is a large monolith so it is possible.
1861 President Abraham Lincoln
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| 1861 Abraham Lincoln, 16th President |
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President from 1861 to his assassination April 1865. “Lincoln led the nation through the Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.” In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the Federal government and modernized the economy (Wikipedia -- Lincoln, 2018).
"It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion" -- Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, 2018).
How did this presidency affect the Tapp family? I imagine they were proud of a fellow Illinoisian. Did they listen to his speeches?
In other news -- The TransContinental Telegraph is completed. According to the History channel, the workers of the Western Union Telegraph Company linked the eastern and western tlegraph networks of the nation at Salt Lake City, Utah. This was the first time one could have instant communication between Washington DC and San Francisco CA. "The chief justice of California sent the first transcontinental telegram to President Abraham Lincoln, predicting that the new communication link would help ensure the loyalty of the western states to the Union during the Civil War (History.com Editors -- Transcontinental Telegraph, 2018)
In other news -- The Apache Nation declares war on the United States (how did this affect the Tapp family?); Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota all organize as territories, while Kansas enters the Union as the 34th state as a free state. According to History.com "the struggle between pro-and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in the eruption of the Civil War" (History.com Editors -- Kansas, 2018). The Confederate States of America organizes, and exists until 1865, and the entire country was in turmoil because of the Civil War (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
1862 age 5
Birth of brother and sister, twins Theodore B Tapp and Isadore Tapp in Toulon, Stark County Illinois
Again, no official birth records are available, we have death records and census records and other tertiary sources. I wonder if there is a family bible out there somewhere? Wouldn't that be nice to have an image of that? Heavy Sigh
Theodore B. Tapp lived in Illinois and Nebraska, dying in Iowa and is buried there. He'd married Carrie Capitola Aumick Phillips, and I don't have a record yet of any children. If you are connected, contact me using the form on the right. His FindaGrave memorial is here (Ancestry -- Theodore B. Tapp, 2018); (Everett, Theodore B. Tapp 1862-1927, 2008).
His twin Isadore Tapp apparently lived in Illinois, married in Indiana, and is buried in Illinois. She married Wilbur Campbell and had three girls and two boys. Her FindaGrave memorial is here (Ancestry -- Isadore Tapp, 2018); (Everett, Isadore Tapp Campbell 1932-1917, 2007).
In other news -- the US Homestead act was signed (OurTimelines.com, 2018). I'm pretty sure some Tapp family took advantage of this and obtained land in Iowa and Indiana. Looking for primary records, though. If you can point me to the right direction, contact me using the form on the right.
1863 age 6
The Battle of Gettysburg is fought, and the Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves (OurTimelines.com 2018). How did this affect Toulon residents, I wonder?
In other news -- Arizona and Idaho organize as territories, while West Virginia enters the Union as the 35th state (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
1864 age 7
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| Lincoln Johnson campaign poster (Wikipedia -- Andrew Johnson, 2018) |
Lincoln runs for his second term as president, with Andrew Johnson as his Vice President. This is his campaign poster. Lincoln wins the election, but ....
in other news -- Louisiana organizes as a territory and Nevada enters the union as the 36th state (OurTimelines.com 2018).
1865 age 8
President Lincoln is assassinated
How would the Tapp family have heard about this news? Probably telegraph first, with people running around asking each other "have you heard what happened?" Then more detail through special printed newspapers. I imagine many were gathered in the telegraph office or whatever gathering place they had to cry, lament and comfort each other. It probably seemed like the end of the world to them.
in other news -- the Ku Klux Klan was founded; Lister invents Disinfection (OurTimelines.com 2018).
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| KKK night rally in Chicago, about 1920 Wikipedia -- KKK, 2018) |
According to Wikipedia, the KKK had three different movements, with this being the first iteration. It flourished in the Southern states, dying out by early 1870s. It planned to overthrow the Republican state governments in the South, especially by using violence against black leaders. It is considered, by Wikipedia, as a right-wing extremist organization, with secret membership (Wikipedia -- KKK, 2018). Another source is https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ku-Klux-Klan
1866 age 9
Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States
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| Andrew Johnson, 17th President (Wikipedia -- Johnson, 2018) . |
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Johnson assumed the presidency as he was Vice President at the time of Lincoln's assassination. He was a Democrat who ran with Republican Lincoln on the National Union ticket. The new President wanted quick restoration of the seceded states, but his plans did not give protection to the former slaves, he conflicted with the Republican congress and was impeached by the House of Representatives. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote (Wikipedia -- Johnson, 2018). He was born in North Carolina and never attended school, was homeschooled and trained as a tailor.
"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide" -- Andrew Johnson (Johnson, 2018).
in other news -- Mitchel Walker was the first elected US black official of Massachusetts (OurTimelines.com 2018)
1867 age 10
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| 1848 clip art from newspaper |
Brother William Ora Tapp is born, 23 September 1867 in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois. Did the family move? or did county/town lines move? If you know, let me know using the contact form on the right. He married Viola Dugan when she was 17 years old, later divorcing her and marrying Anne C. Tapp. I don't have much more information for him, and I found a Find a Grave memorial but I'm not sure it is his, so I won't include that one here (Ancestry -- William O. Tapp, 2018). Is he your ancestor? Give me a heads up!
In other news -- Alaska was just purchased from Russia; Nebraska enters the union as the 37th state. The Confederation of Canada was formed, Diamonds are discovered in South Africa, and Dynamite was developed (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
According to the History channel, US Secretary of STate William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia (editor sarcasm alert -- would this be Russian collusion?) for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. This works out to about 2 cents per acre ... quite a deal! However, Congress ridiculed him and the press called it "Seward's Folly," "Seward's icebox," and President Andrew Johnson's "polar bear garden" (History -- Alaska, 2018).
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| First Buttercup 2018 photo by Dayspringacres |
1868 age 11
In other news -- War breaks out between Cuba and Spane, lasting for 10 years (OurTimelines.com 2018).
1869 age 12
Brother Henry A. Tapp was born in Penn, Stark County Illinois, on 23 May 1869 or 1870. We should find him in the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1920 censes at least. But I only found him on the 1870 census, which we will see in the next post (Ancestry -- Henry A. Tapp, 2018).
1869 age 12 President Ulysses S. Grant
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| Ulysses S Grant (Wikipedia -- Ulysses S Grant, 2018) |
1869 President Ulysses S Grant, the 18th president for two terms, from 1869-1877. He started out as the Commanding General, leading the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of President LIncoln. During the Reconstruction Era, President Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism, racism and slavery (Wikipedia -- Ulysses S. Grant, 2018).
Some interesting things to know about him -- his baptised name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. The middle initial is fake news, started when a congressman accidentally wrote his name as Ulysses S. Grant when he nominated him to West Point. The name stuck. In a letter to his wife in 1844, he joked with her that she should find a name beginning with the letter "S," saying "You know I have an 'S' in my name and I don't know what it stands for" (Andrews, 2015).
In other news -- The Cutty Sark was built; the Suez canal opens; the Trans-continental railroad is completed (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
The Cutty Sark was the last tea clipper built, and was one of the fastest. The opening of the Suez Canal meant that steamships used a MUCH shorter route to China, so the Cutty Sark spent only a few years on the tea trade before turning to Australian Wool, where she held the record time to Britain for 10 years. She was eventually sold to Portugese company and renamed Ferreira. She was then purchased in 1922 and used as a training ship, then transfered to permanent dry dock in 1954 in London. A National Historic Ship (Wikipedia -- Cutty Sark, 2018)
Some interesting things to know about him -- his baptised name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. The middle initial is fake news, started when a congressman accidentally wrote his name as Ulysses S. Grant when he nominated him to West Point. The name stuck. In a letter to his wife in 1844, he joked with her that she should find a name beginning with the letter "S," saying "You know I have an 'S' in my name and I don't know what it stands for" (Andrews, 2015).
"The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity" -- Ulysses S. Grant (Grant, 2018).
In other news -- The Cutty Sark was built; the Suez canal opens; the Trans-continental railroad is completed (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
The Cutty Sark was the last tea clipper built, and was one of the fastest. The opening of the Suez Canal meant that steamships used a MUCH shorter route to China, so the Cutty Sark spent only a few years on the tea trade before turning to Australian Wool, where she held the record time to Britain for 10 years. She was eventually sold to Portugese company and renamed Ferreira. She was then purchased in 1922 and used as a training ship, then transfered to permanent dry dock in 1954 in London. A National Historic Ship (Wikipedia -- Cutty Sark, 2018)
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