Charles A. Tapp, son of Harry Bushrod Tapp 3 1940s

This is the third installment covering the 1940s.  If you are related, be sure to contact me using the form on the right.

1940-1949

• 1940 Residence, Bloomington Illinois
• 1940 Historical Insight, Illinois During WWII
• 1941 Historical Insight, United States enters WWII
• 1945 Historical Insight, First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman
• 1945 Historical Insight, V-J Day
• 1946? Induction, McLean County Selective Service Board No. 1

Charles Alfred Tapp mini-pedigree
from Ancestry.com

1940 Census, age 19

1940 Census for Charles Tapp's family

Charles Alfred Tapp  is here, although you wouldn't know it at first glance.  It is indexed as "Alfred Gapp."  He is 19 years old, born about 1921, the son of Harry and Clara "Gapp."  I think the census taker was lazy.  Just look at all the errors -- Charles Warren is written as Warren Gapp.  Charles has only his middle name written.  Joseph is simply "Joe."  Both grandchildren are written as Henry's children.  Anyway, he lives in 810 E. Chestnut Street, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, the same house as he lived in in 1935.  This is a farm, he's finished his first year of High School, and he works as a farm hand.  The extended family includes sister Mary Tapp Milhone and her husband Charles, and daughter Deloris; sister Martha Tapp Gordon and her husband Robert and son Robert.  Also living with them is Charles' cousin Bertha Salzman.

Charles Alfred Tapp's address in 1940
Google Maps 2017

Charles Alfred Tapp's address in 1940
Google Maps Satellite View 2017

NOT Charles Albert Tapp's 1940 address
Google Maps Street view

Well, there is no picture of this house on Google street view.  As you can see, there are no blue lines.  Nobody drove the mapping van down this little street.  I also tried to find information from Zillow to see when the house was built, but there is no information.  At. All.  Nothing to see here, move along.

1940 Insight age 19

Illinois During WWII

Supplying many important materials to an enormous number of military members, Illinois played an indispensable role in World War II.

Credit: Library of Congress
Historical Insight, Ancestry.com

Charles Alfred Tapp may have joined in scrap metal drives or production of war materials while a resident of Bloomington Illinois in 1940.

1940 directory Bloomington Illinois

page  367 C. Alf Tapp lab (labourer) residence 707 West Elm
C. Ann Tapp residence 707 west Elm
Harry B Tapp (Clara F; 4 {four minors in the house}) millwright home 707 West Elm
Martha M. Tapp student residence 707 West Elm

707 West Elm, Bloomington Illinois
Google Maps 2018

707 West Elm, Bloomington Illinois
Google Maps streetview 2018

This is what the house looks like today.  I couldn't find out when it was built, but it looks about the right era.  So, it housed four adults and four sub-adults, according to the directory

1941

Charles Alfred Tapp, 1003 North Lee (lower right corner of image)
Assigned Draft Board number S-2921
The Pantagraph, Bloomington IL, 18 July 1941, page 6
downloaded April 2017 from Newspapers.com

This house address is about 1.3 miles away from the East Chestnut street address.

Google Maps 2017 showing route from 1940 Chestnut street
to 1941 North Lee street.

1941 Historical Insight

The United States enters World War II

Charles Alfred Tapp lived in Bloomington Illinois when the United States delared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.

Credit: Archive Photos/Archive Photos/Getty Images

from Ancestry.com

In the wake of the deadly surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered World War II on December 8, 1941.

1944, age 24, surgical patient

Charles Tapp, 603 North Mason Street, admitted as surgical patient
The Pantagraph, Bloomington IL, 13 February 1944, page 16
downloaded April 2017 from Newspapers.com

Charles Tapp, 603 North Madison Street, discharged from hospital
The Pantagraph, Bloomington IL, 17 February 1944, page 5
downloaded 5 April 2017 from Newspapers.com

1945 Historical Insight

V-J Day

At the close of World War II Charles Alfred Tapp might have taken part in V-J Day celebrations while living in Bloomington Illinois in 1945

August 14, 1945, New York, New York. Credit: Lt. Victor Jorgensen/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Historical Insights Ancestry.com

A photographer captured the iconic image that represented America's elation on J-J Day.

First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman

Charles Alfred Tapp of Bloomington Illinois, was likely shocked when Harry S. Truman suddenly became president of the United States in 1945.

Credit: Getty Images
Historical Insights Ancestry.com

Harry S. Truman became president of the shocked and grief-stricken United States upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945

1946

The Pantagraph (Bloomington IL), 4 April 1946, page 14.
Downloaded April 2017

Due for Induction.  This could be my Charles A. Tapp, son of Harry Bushrod and Clara Ahrendt Tapp.  They lived in Bloomington Illinois at this time.  And the age is about right.  I feel comfortable enough with this possibility that I will include it in this blog as long as you, dear reader, are aware that I am not fully sure this is my man.  I can't, however, add it to my Ancestry.com profile.  Not yet, however.


Here's a thought.  It may be possible that I have included at least one other non-related Charles A. Tapp. Either that, or this Tapp family moved around a lot within Bloomington.  If you have any ideas, please let me know.  It can get confusing at times.

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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