Joseph Ware Tapp part 7 1910s

Joseph Ware Tapp 1910s

1910 -- Federal Census

1917 Death of sister Isadore Tapp Campbell; America Enters WWI

1910

Census, Randolph, McLean County, Illinois

Joseph Ware Tapp 1910 Randolph, McLean IL

This is another great census for information.  We find our family with three children missing.  It was a practice for them to send the girls to work as domestic servants.  I think this is the case for Sadie and Clara.  Harry I am still working on.  Hold, please .... 

Okay, yes, I found Harry.  He is 17 years old, working as a hired hand on a Reyburn farm.  His name was indexed poorly, as Taupp.  Since Reyburn is a maternal grandmother maiden name, these are probably cousins he works for.

Sadie, in 1910, is working as a servant for the Albert Hanover family.  She is 19 years old, working in Bloomington Illinois as a housekeeper.

Clara is age 15, working as a servant for the James Riley family in Randolph, McLean County, Illinois

How did these girls find these positions?  They were quite young.  Did they advertise for a position, or did they answer an advertisement?  Was the position found by word of mouth?  Did Joseph and Laura interview the family before sending their little girls off?  I suspect, Momma Laura trained her girls to work hard and to live honestly.  There was no helicopter parenting in this time.  These girls were considered old enough to make their way in the world.  And they all did very well.

Randolph Township, McLean County, Illinois

McLean County's location in Illinois

(Wikipedia -- Randolph Township, 2018)

Randolph Township location within McLean County

(Wikipedia -- Randolph Township, 2018)

Historical Insight -- Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus

The foreign performers, trained animals, and incredible stunts of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus probably awed Joseph Ware Tapp of Randolph, Illinois in 1910 -- (Ancestry.com Historical Insights, 2019)

1911 Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus 4
About 1896.  Credit:  Library of Congress
(Ancestry.com Historical Insights, 2019)

Forepaugh's circus was the first to have a separate big top tent for the menagerie.  Performing in places as famous as Madison Square Garden, the show and its exotic features were wildly popular until it performed its last tour in 1911 (Ancestry.com Historical Insights, 2019).

In other news -- Japan annexes Korea;  Halley's Comet shows up;  King George V (Windsor) begins his reign (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

WWI

1911

In other news:  -- In 1911, Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole.   In 1912, Titanic sinks; New Mexico enters the union as the 47th state, with Arizona becoming the 48th state, while Alaska organized as a territory (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

(The Lancaster Morning Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1911)

1913

Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States

He served from 1913 to 1921.  He was a Democrat, President of Princeton University, and New Jersey Governor.  He lead the US during World War I (Wikipedia -- Wilson, 2018)

(Wikipedia -- Wilson, 2018)

Quote:  "The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it" -- Woodrow Wilson (Wilson, 2018)

1912 teeth transplant, The Day Book, Chicago IL April
from Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Historical Insight -- Great Lakes Storm of 1913 

In 1913, Joseph Ware Tapp was living in Randolph, Illinois when a devastating storm furiously slammed the Great Lakes.   Hurricane-force winds of 90 miles-per-hour, towering waves over 35 feet, and whiteout blizzard conditions inundated the Great Lakes between November 7 and November 10, 1913 (Historical Insights -- Great Lakes Storm of 1913, 1913).

Credit:  Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

(Historical Insights -- Great Lakes Storm of 1913, 1913)

1914

In other news: 
In 1914, World War I began in this year.  The Bra became a thing women needed.  
In 1915, Einstein's Theory of Relativity.  
In 1916, the Irish Easter Rebellion flared up;  Sonar is invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1912 train-vintage-graphicsfairy008
(Watson, 2018)

1917

Death of sister Isadore Tapp, Sand Prairie, Tazewell County, Illinois.

She died 4 February 1917.  She had been married to Wilbur Campbell, had three daughters and two sons.  Her Find a Grave memorial, created by Roberta Everett in 2007, can be found here.

Historical Insight -- America Enters World War I

When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Joseph Ware Tapp was probably living in Randolph, Illinois.  President Wilson's speech to Congress was published across the United Sates.  On April 6, 1917, he asked that "all officers, civil or military, of the United States that they exercise vigilance and zeal in the discharge of the duties incident to such a state of war" (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019).

7 April 1917, San Francisco, California

Credit:  San Francisco Chronicle/Newspapers.com

(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019)

While some Americans criticized President Wilson for going back on his promise to remain neutral, most eagerly put their backs into the war effort, supporting the four and a half million American soldiers who served in Western Europe (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019).

In other news:

In 1917, Russian revolution starts; US enters WWI.
In 1918, the Flu epidemic lasted two years, yet killed 25 million or more US citizens;  Prohibition started and would last the rest of Joseph's life.
In 1919, the League of Nations instituted;  Shortwave Radio invented (OurTimelines.com).

(The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 1912)

1919

Historical Insight -- Paris Peace Conference

The British delegation negotiated the awarding of mandates over territory
previously controlled by Germany and the Ottoman Empire.
1919, Paris, France
Credit:  Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019)

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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com Historical Insights. (2019). Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). America Enters World War I. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Historical Insights -- Great Lakes Storm of 1913. (1913). Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Retrieved March 20, 2018, from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa. (1912, July 8). 1912 clip art, medication, Save the Babies. Retrieved April 3, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Lancaster Morning Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (1911, April 22). Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition. Retrieved November 27, 2019, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

Watson, K. (2018). Various Graphics and Illustrations. Retrieved from Graphics Fairy: https://thegraphicsfairy.com/

Wikipedia -- Randolph Township. (2018, April). Randolph Township, McLean County, Illinois. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Township,_McLean_County,_Illinois

Wikipedia -- Wilson. (2018). Woodrow Wilson, 28th President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson

Wilson, W. (2018). Woodrow Wilson Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/woodrow_wilson

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Joseph Ware Tapp part 5 1890s

Joseph Ware Tapp 1890s

So, I don't have much information for this decade.  There was a census taken in 1890, but there was a major fire that took out almost all of that census information.  

(Gibson City Courier, Gibson City IL, 1895)

1890

Federal Census taken but that information is burned up

In Other News:  Battle of Wounded Knee happens.  Oklahoma organizes as a territory, while Idaho becomes the 43rd state and Wyoming is the 44th state (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1895_clip_art__medical__swamp_root

(Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 1895)

1891

Daughter Sadie Esther Tapp is born.
I don't have an primary evidence of her birth.  What I do have are five censuses, Iowa State Census of 1905 and Social Security death index.  Her Ancestry Profile is here.  Her Find a Grave memorial created by ZBonnie in 2006 is here.



In other news:  -- Mormon prophesy of coming of the Lord by 1891 is unfulfilled (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1895 Clip Art, Women's Fashion, Capes

(Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 1895)

1892

Birth of son Harry Bushrod Tapp.
Once again, no primary source for this birth date and place.  No birth certificate.  However, again, I have five Federal censuses, Iowa State census of 1905, Social Security Death Index, and Draft records for World War I and World War II.  Those are secondary sources.  There is also a tertiary source, which would be Find A Grave.  His Ancestry profile is here.  His Find a Grave memorial created by Charles Bast (Tapp) is found here.


Death of father Bushrod Tapp
He died 16 April 1893 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois.  Some records show he died in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois.  He is also buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.   His Find a Grave memorial can be found here.  This is an orphaned memorial, having been added by Alice Wehmhoener.  I have requested management of this memorial.  His Ancestry profile is here.


Death of mother Mary Jane Essex Tapp.
The only source I have for this death is Find a Grave.  She died 14 August 1892, and is buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.  Her Find a Grave memorial, added by Alice Wehmhoener in 2008, is here.  [As of this date (November 2019) it is an orphaned memorial, and I have requested to maintain it, since she is my direct line ancestor.]   Her Ancestry Profile is here.

1896 Clip Art, Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour

(The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 1869)

Grover Cleveland elected (again) as the 24th President of the United States.

1893 Grover Cleveland Portrait
(Wikipedia -- Cleveland 2018)

1893 Grover Cleveland, 24th President
(Wikipedia -- Cleveland 2018)

Quote: -- "I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a gentle breeze of responsibility rather than blow me down with a curtain of hot wind" -- Grover Cleveland (Cleveland, 2018).

In other news: -- United States is in financial panic and depression lasting four years.  New Zealand is the first to grant women the right to vote;  Movies beome a thing; and Nikola Tesla (Not Marconi) invents Radio (OurTimelines.com).

1896, Clip Art, Female Figure 1
(The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 1896)

1894

Birth of daughter Clara Edna Tapp, 1 July 1894 in Penn, Stark County, Illinois.

Once again, no primary source, but five Federal censuses, one Iowa State census of 1905, and tertiary source in Find a Grave.  Her Ancestry profile is here.

1896, Clip Art, Female Figure 1
(The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 1896)

1895

Birth of daughter Olive Eleanor Tapp.

Born 18 November 1895 in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois.  Same secondary sources, but there is also Social Security Death Index, Marriage record, and Wisconsin Death Index.  Her Ancestry profile is here.

1896, Clip Art, Female Figure 1
(The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 1896)

1896

William McKinley campaign poster (Wikipedia -- McKinley, 2018)

1896 William McKinley Campaign poster
Wikipedia -- McKinley, 2018)

In other news:  -- Supreme court approves separate but equal segregation;  Utah enters the Union as the 45th state (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1896, Clip Art, Female Figure 1
(The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 1896)

1897

William McKinley becomes the 25th President of the United States

He served from 4 March 1897 until his assassination six months into his second term.  He was the last president to have served in the Civil War, and the only one to have started that war as an enlisted soldier (Wikipedia -- McKinley, 2018).

1897 William McKinley, 25th President
(Wikipedia -- McKinley, 2018)

Quote:  -- "In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest" -- William McKinley (McKinley, 2018)

1896 Clip Art, Food, Van Camp's Boston Baked Pork and Beans

(The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union, Rock Island, Illinois, 1896)

Historical Insight -- Dr Barnum Brown, Fossil Hunter

Joseph Ware Tapp of La Prairie, Illinois may have eargerly read the daily news hoping to hear more about Dr. Barnum Brown's fantastic fossil discoveries in 1900.

Dr Barnum Brown, Fossil Hunter -- Historical Insights (3)
1911.  Credit: AMNH/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018)

Dr Brown's worldwide travels gave him important geographic information, which he provided to the U.S. government during World War II.  Dr Brown's work made him a kind of scientific celebrity, and people flosked to see both him and the fossils he had unearthed (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019).

1899 Clip Art, Buildings, The Chicago Federal Building as it will appear

(The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 1899)

1899

Birth of daughter Grace Elizabeth Tapp

Again, no primary source such as birth certificate.  But we have secondary sources in Federal censuses, Iowa State census of 1905, Social Security Death Index and Florida Death Index.  There are also other tertiary sources, such as Newspaper obituary, and Find a Grave.  Her Ancestry profile is here.

1899 Clip Art, President William McKinley

(The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois, 1899)

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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). Dr Barnum Brown, Fossil Hunter. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Cleveland, G. (2018, December). Grover Cleveland Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/grover_cleveland

Gibson City Courier, Gibson City IL. (1895, July 26). Clip Art, Farm Equipment. Retrieved September 4, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois. (1895, July 12). Clip Art, Medical, Swamp Root. Retrieved September 4, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

McKinley, W. (2018, December). William McKinley Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/william_mckinley

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa. (1869, January 11). Clip Art, Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois. (1896, August 30). 1896 Clip Art, Female Figure. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois. (1899, October 9). 1899 Clip Art, Buildings, The Chicago Federal Building as it will appear. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Inter Ocean, Chicago, Illinois. (1899, October 9). 1899, Clip Art, President William McKinley. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union, Rock Island, Illinois. (1896, November 19). 1896 Clip Art, Food, Van Camp's Boston Baked Pork and Beans. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

Wikipedia -- Cleveland. (2018, December). Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland

Wikipedia -- McKinley. (2018, December). William McKinley, 25th President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley

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Charles A. Tapp, son of Harry Bushrod Tapp 4

This is the fourth and last installment covering from 1950 to his death in 1997.  If you are related, be sure to contact me using the form on the right.

1950-59 I actually have no information for this decade.

• 1961 Marriage to Mary V. Hunter, Orange California
• 1962 Death of father Harry Bushrod
• 1974 Death of mother Clara Francis Ahrendt Tapp
• 1974 Residence Hemet California
• 1974 Death of brother Harry Earl Tapp
• 1991 Death of sister Mary F. Tapp
• 1993 Death of sister Martha May Tapp
• 1993 Residence Anaheim California
• 1994 Death of brother Robert Lee Tapp
• 1996 death of sister Clara Ann Tapp
• 1997 Charles Alfred Tapp died, Riverside California, buried Cypress, Orange County CA

Charles Alfred Tapp mini-pedigree
from Ancestry.com

Well!  I found ONE city directory for 1950, for his parents.  Was he still living with them?  I think so, but it won't be until the 1950 census is released to the public before I can find out.  However, he didn't marry until he was 40 years old, so I think he may well have still lived with them?

1950 City Directory 

page 667 Harry B (Clara F) millwright Caterpiller home 1212 5th Avenue

1961 age 40

Poughkeepsie Journal 9 May 1969
downloaded 2017 from Newspapers.com

Marriage to Mary V. Hunter Tapp, 14 April 1961, Orange California, according to the California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 found on Ancestry.com.  Charles was 40 years old, Mary was 27.  How did they meet?  What made them decide to marry?

1962 age 42

A little over a year after their marriage, his father Harry Bushrod Tapp died, 1 September 1962, in Peoria Illinois.

1974, age 54

I suspect that he had his mother Clara live with him after the death of his father.  His mother died when he was 54 years old.  She was living in Orange, Orange County California, according to her obituary.  Charles is living in Hemet, Riverside California.  Clara died 17 June 1974.

Kodak Film advertisement
The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh PA
22 May 1985
downloaded April 2017 from
Newspapers.com

1986 age 65

death of brother Harry Earl Tapp, 24 February 1986 at Polk City, Polk, Florida

1991 age 71

Death of sister Mary F. Tapp Milhoan, 26 October 1991 in Colorado

1993 age 73

death of sister Martha May Tapp, 4 October 1993, almost exactly two years after her sister Mary died.
Martha lived in Anaheim CA

Cassette Player Advertisement
The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh PA
22 May 1985 page 40
downloaded April 2017 from
Newspapers.com

1994 age 73

death of brother Robert Lee Tapp Sr, 1 May 1994, Los Angeles California.

1996 age 76

Death of sister Clara Ann Tapp, 8 November 1996

1997 age 76

Charles Alfred Tapp died, 1 April 1997, Riverside, Riverside California

He is buried at Cypress, Orange County, California

Find A Grave Memorial 94552117
Charles Alfred Tapp, born 25 May 1920, died 1 April 1997
buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cypress), Cypress, Orange County CA
Plot Sunrise, Map 1, Lot 4624, Space 3

Charles Alfred Tapp headstone
from Find A Grave

Several relatives are linked with their own memorials

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Resources

Biographical Summaries of Notable People

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

biographical-summaries-of-notable-people

MyHeritage Family Tree search

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

trees?action=query&exactSearch=0&formId=master&formMode=1&qbirth=

Event+et.birth+ed.+em.+ey.1920&qdeath=Event+et.death+ed.+em.+ey.1997&qevents=

List&qname=Name+fn.Charles%2F3Alfred+ln.Tapp+g.M&trn=partner_Geni&trp=

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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

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-

biographical-summaries-of-notable-people

MyHeritage Family Tree search

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

trees?action=query&exactSearch=0&formId=master&formMode=1&qbirth=

Event+et.birth+ed.+em.+ey.1920&qdeath=Event+et.death+ed.+em.+ey.1997&qevents=

List&qname=Name+fn.Charles%2F3Alfred+ln.Tapp+g.M&trn=partner_Geni&trp=

profile_research_button

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

Charles A. Tapp #NotMyTapp

1900

The Pantagraph (Bloomington IL) 2 October 1900, page 8.
Downloaded March 2017 from Newspapers.com

Charles A. Tappe is appointed guardian of Clara Tappe, with bond of $700.  I don't think this is my Tapp, and not because the name is spelled wrong.  It was actually very common to have names spelled differently even for the person himself.  My Charles A. Tapp is the son of Harry Bushrod and Clara Ahrendt Tapp, who also lived in this same area.  He "could" have been appointed guardian for his mother, but his father was still alive at the time, and -- hang on, let me check ... -- nope, this man was born before 1900, while my Charles Tapp was born 1920.

This is all the information I have on this man.  Is he your Tapp?  If so, let me know how this helps you.