Charles A. Tapp, son of Harry Bushrod Tapp 1 1920s

This one is actually my Tapp.  He is first cousin to my mother, making him my First Cousin Once Removed.  This is the first installment.  If you are related, be sure to contact me using the form on the right.

1920-1929

• 1920 Birth of Charles Alfred Tapp
• 1921 birth of sister martha May Tapp
• 1923 birth of half-sister Clara Ann Tapp
• 1925 Historical Insight, Tri-State Tornado
• 1926 birth of brother Harry Earl

Charles Alfred Tapp mini-pedigree
from Ancestry.com

1920

Charles Alfred Tapp is born to Harry Bushrod and Clara Frances Ahrendt Tapp.  The only proofs I have are secondary sources, Censuses, Marriage, death and public records.  And FindaGrave.  Which is totally proof, right?  No, it is probably at best a tertiary source since people enter this information themselves.  I did a couple of searches, delineated below.  All of which mean I don't have a primary birth record.

1. Google Search for 
1. Charles Alfred Tapp birth 1920
1. The photos are out of context, so I'm gonna skip them for now.



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2. Lots of results of separated items in the search, such as Alfred Tapp, or just 1920.  Lets try this differently, by putting quotations around "Charles Alfred Tapp" which forces the search engine to look for all three names together.  It may limit my results by dropping the "Charles Tapp" and "Charles A. Tapp" but I can look for those in a different search.
2. "Charles Alfred Tapp" by itself; Tapp Genealogy; Tapp Family
1. Nothing. Either nothing at all, or too many rabbit holes to burrow through.
2. Ancestry.com Search
1. Found no new information, other than what I already have on my Charles Alfred Tapp profile
3. MooseRoots.com Search
1. I couldn't access them because they have an overlay asking me to block my ad blocker from blocking their ads. Wha-AT?
4. Find A Grave Search
1. found Charles Tapp 1882-1959 buried in California, Memorial ID 85530568.  As far as I know, he is not related
2. Charles Alfred Tapp 1920-1997, FAG memorial 94552117.  More details below



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5. MyHeritage.com website.  I have a financial problem with MyHeritage. They expect money to get to the good stuff, but I already pay for Ancestry and Fold3, I just cannot bet behind another charge.  If I spend more money, it will be for Newspapers.com.  Just my humble opinion, subject to change if and when MyHeritage improves their content. FYI, you can tell if it is paid content by looking at the hyperlinked things.  If it says simply "name of parents, place of birth" then you don't have access unless you pay through the nose.  Just sayin'.
1. Census results are locked off
2. The Social Security Death Index is all free, and there are over 7,000 results for Charles Tapp.  Now, this may include Topp, Taup, and various other spellings.
1. Clicking on the SSDI link for my Charles A. Tapp, we get his index, details below.  It also includes some related records.  Let's see if I have access to these, shall we?
1. Nope, no access for free membership for the 1930 census, 1940 census, public records, California Death.

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1. Biographical summaries of Notable People has a Charles Tapp, Television Producer.  Nope
2. BillionGraves.com portion of this website has a couple of Charles Tapp burials in New Zeland.  Hmm, his wife is Grace Eleanor Tapp, interesting, but nope.
3. The MyHeritage family tree portion of the search showed many Charles Alfred Tapp and Topp entries.  Only one is my Charles Alfred
1. This entry has some information which I will include below in the proper spots.
1. FamilySearch.com for Charles Alfred Tapp
1. From this profile, I can search four websites, Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and FamilySearch.  This profile sometimes includes hints which I can review and add or reject.  Many times, like today, it is information I've already included in my Ancestry profile, but I review and add to FamilySearch because it syncs with Legacy software.

1921 age 1

birth of sister Martha May Tapp, 27 October 1921, Bloomington Illinois.  Later, Martha will marry Robert Gordon and have a son Robert Gordon.  Check out the 1940 census.

1923, age 2

Birth of sister Clara Ann Tapp,  16 April 1923, Bloomington Illinois.  I don't have much to add to her just yet.

1923 City Directory for Harry B. Tapp, Bloomington IL

page 546 Harry B Tapp (Clara) employee C&A residence 207 south University (N)  We figure Charles lives with his parents, right?

1925 age 4

Tri-State Tornado -- Charles Alfred Tapp was living in Illinois around the time the deadliest tornado in US history hit the Midwest.

1925 Tri State Tornado
March 18, 1925, West Frankfort, Illinois.
Credit: Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Historical Insight, Ancestry.com

Entire towns were devastated by the tornadoes. West Frankfort, Illinois, lost 127 lives but still had some buildings standing at the end of the day. 

1926, age 6

birth of brother Harry Earl Tapp, 28 May 1926, Illinois.  He died in Florida 1986.

between 1926 to 1930

The family moved to Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.  What took them to Michigan?  Was it to work in a plant?  Was it because they were still suffering from the Tri-State Tornado?  Well, actually, he probably went to earn money by working in the automotive industry.  Details in the next post.

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Resources

Biographical Summaries of Notable People

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-2259568/charles-tapp-in-

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MyHeritage Family Tree search

https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-

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Source: MyHeritage Family Trees;  MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc.;  https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees

Family tree:  mckenna Web Site, managed by christopher mckenna  https://www.myheritage.com/site-349970381/mckennaRecord:  https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-349970381-2-2684/

charles-alfred-tapp-in-myheritage-family-treesCitation:  Charles Alfred Tapp  Birth: May 25 1920 - Illinois, United States  Death: Apr 1 1997 - Riverside, Riverside, California, United States  Parents: Harry Bushrod Tapp, Clara F Ahrendt  Siblings: Harry Earl Tapp, Robert Lee Tapp, <Private> Gapp, <Private> Gapp, <Private> Gapp, <Private> Gordon, <Private> Milhone, <Private> Tapp, <Private> Tapp, <Private> Tapp, <Private> Arendt, <Private> Arendt, <Private> Arendt, <Private> Arendt, <Private> ArendtAncestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94552117?search=true

FamilySearch profile https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LYYP-S97/details

1941 Pontiac Fisher Body Plant http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/zlakecou102/id/2492

Heritage Center GM 

https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Fisher_Body_-_Pontiac,_Michigan

Wikipedia for Pontiac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac,_Michigan