Tapp Family Research: Martha

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Joseph Ware Tapp part 3 1870s

Joseph Ware Tapp 1870s

1870 age 13

Brother Alfred Castle Tapp was born on 23 May 1870 in Penn, Stark County Illinois.

Remember last post where I indicated that brother Henry A. Tapp was born 1869? Well, when we look at the actual census image, rather than the index, we find that his age is 1/12 -- he was one month old when the census was taken in June 1870. Therefore he was born May 1870. Now, after this census, there is NO OTHER record for him, none at all. However, we pick up with the 1880 census showing the youngest boy, Alfred C. Tapp age 10. Why different names? Sometimes the census taker doesn't hear the name, writing it down wrongly. Or, the family had a provisional name, but changed it to Alfred Castle Tapp.

I always wondered about the middle name Castle. Perhaps it is the mother's name somewhare up the line. Interestingly, in Toulon, there was a family with the last name of Castle. Hmmm. Anyway, he married Mabel Adelman in 1893 in Stark County Illinois, died in Iowa. His Find a Grave memorial is here.

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By the way, at least one woman used her connection through Alfred Castle Tapp to connect with Revolutionary soldier and thereby gaining admission into the Daughters of the American Revolution -- DAR. Since he is brother of my great grandfather Joseph Ware Tapp, that should mean I am also eligible to join.

http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=710421&MyLineageCount=1

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1878 clip art man on bike, Town of Salisbury NH report

(Town of Salsibury NH, 1878)

In Other News

US Black men can now vote; Hiram Revels is the first black US senator elected (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1870 age 13

Sister Martha Ellen Tapp died in Wyoming, Stark County Illinois on 4 June 1870. She was only 20 years old. Why did she die? Why in a different place of residence? I found her last in a census 1870, living with her husband Franklin Pratt and his family. It isn't clear that she was married at the time, but she is listed after the 8 year old son. The Find A Grave memorial for Franklin Pratt includes information that presumably came from a newspaper about Mrs. Franklin Pratt. She died suddenly. Was she pregnant? Did she come down with Sepsis? or a blood clot? If she was pregnant, was it Eclampsia? I can't find anything about her death so far. If you have anything, give me a hollar using the form on the right (Ancestry -- Martha Ellen Tapp, 2018).

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(Watson, 2018)

1870 age 13

Census Penn, Stark County Illinois

1870 Penn Twp, Stark County Illinois

(Ancestry -- Alfred C. Tapp, 2018)

1871 to 1876 age 14 to 19

In Other News

1871 -- the Great Fire in Chicago destroys the city.
1873 -- Colour Photographs are developed. Depression with banks failing lasted until 1878, for five years
1876 -- America celebrates it's 100th birthday {did the Tapp family join in the celebration?}; Telephones become more commonplace; The Battle at Little Big Horn happens this year; and Colorado enters the Union as the 38th state (Our Timelines.com, 2018)

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(Watson, 2018)

1877 age 20

President Rutherford B. Hayes takes office

Rutherford B. Hayes
19th President of the United States

(Wikipedia -- Hayes, 2018)

In 1876, Hayes was elected president in one of the most contentious elections in national history. He lost the popular vote to Democrat Samuel J. Tilden but he won an intensely disputed electoral college vote after a Congressional commission awarded him twenty contested electoral votes. The result was the Compromise of 1877, in which the Democrats acquiesced to Hayes' election on the condition that he withdraw remaining US troops protecting Republican office holders in the South, thus officially ending the Reconstruction era. -- (Wikipedia -- Hayes, 2018)

"To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible" -- Rutherford B. Hayes (Hayes, 2018)

In Other News

Wax Cylinder musical recordings started happening (Our Timelines.com, 2018) (Pendlebury, 2015)

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(Watson, 2018)

1878 - 1879 age 21 - 22

In Other News

The first commercial telephone exchange in the US starts 1878
1879 -- The Zulu war begins in Africa; Edison's Electric Light Bulb begins lighting up the world (Our Timelines.com, 2018)

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(Watson, 2018)

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Resources

Ancestry -- Alfred C. Tapp. (2018, December). Alfred Castle Tapp 1870-1901. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14582634/person/260225780/facts
Ancestry -- Martha Ellen Tapp. (2018, December). Martha Ellen Tapp Pratt. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14582634/person/259667731/facts
Pendlebury, T. (2015, November 9). Thousands of 100-year-old wax cylinder recordings available to stream. Retrieved from cnet.com: https://www.cnet.com/news/thousands-of-hundred-year-old-audio-recordings-available-to-stream/

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/

Town of Salsibury NH. (1878). Clip Art Extracted from Ads and other interesting items. (Library University New Hampshire) Retrieved November 24, 2019, from Town of Salisbury New Hampshire Report: https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/salisbury%3A0004
Watson, K. (2018). Various Graphics and Illustrations. Retrieved from Graphics Fairy: https://thegraphicsfairy.com/
Wehmhoener, A. (2008, February 17). Alfred Castle Tapp. Retrieved from Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24692164

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Monday, December 9, 2019

Joseph Ware Tapp part 1

Joseph Ware Tapp 1857-1924 Part 1 -- 1850s

1850-1856

Before he was born, there were underground railroad leading slaves to freedom. These ended about 1860 when Joseph was age 3. Also, Queen Victoria was the monarch of England (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1857

March 6, just before Joseph Ware Tapp was born, the US Supreme Court decided that Blacks could not be US citizens (OurTimelines.com, 2018). They decided that slaves living in free states and territories were not free just because of residence, because “he was not considered a person under the US constitution. In the opinion of the justices, black people were not considered citizens when the Constitution was drafted in 1787 (History.com Editors, 2009).” This was one catalyst leading to Civil War.

James Buchanan was President until Joseph was three years old

(Wikipedia -- Buchanan, 2018)

James Buchanan, 15^th President of the United States, from 1857-1861, just prior to the Civil War. Democrat; Secretary of State, Senator and Representative before becoming President (Wikipedia -- Buchanan, 2018)

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there (Buchanan, 2018).

1857 Birth

Joseph Ware Tapp mini pedigree
from Ancestry.com

Joseph Ware Tapp was born in Toulon, Stark County Illinois, on May 1^st to Bushrod and Mary Jane Essex Tapp. I cannot find ANY birth record other than from census records. I’m not sure there are any birth records available. His middle name, Ware, came from his grandmother Eleanor Ware, daughter of Scottish-born Robert and Catherine Maxwell Ware. Joseph was the 6^th child born, with older siblings Sarah Elizabeth, Martha Ellen, George Washington, James Whitfield and Charles Wesley Tapp. He was smack in the middle of twelve children.

Social things that may have affected the Tapp family include that the Transatlantic cable was started this year According to Wikipedia,

A transatlantic telegraph cable is an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. The first communications occurred August 16, 1858, reducing the communication time between North America and Europefrom ten days – the time it took to deliver a message by ship – to a matter of minutes. Transatlantic telegraph cables have been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables.

Some other famous men who were born the same year include Lord Baden-Powell who founded Boy Scouts; Clarence Darrow of the Scopes Trial fame; and William H. Taft, President (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1858 - 1859 age 1 - 2

In other news -- England transfers governmental responsibility to India; Darwin published his book Origin of the Species; Minnesota enters the union as the 32nd state; Oregon becomes the 33rd state (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

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References:

Buchanan, J. (2018). Janes Buchanan Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/james_buchanan

History.com Editors. (2009, November 13). Dred Scott decision. Retrieved from HISTORY: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dred-scott-decision

Wikipedia -- Buchanan. (2018). James Buchanen, 15th President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

Wikipedia -- Transatlantic Cable. (2018). Transatlantic Cable. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_telegraph_cable

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

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=

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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

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

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.

Google Search for

Charles Alfred Tapp birth 1920

The photos are out of context, so I'm gonna skip them for now.

Weird Vintage Ad

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.

"Charles Alfred Tapp" by itself; Tapp Genealogy; Tapp Family

Nothing. Either nothing at all, or too many rabbit holes to burrow through.

Ancestry.com Search

Found no new information, other than what I already have on my Charles Alfred Tapp profile

MooseRoots.com Search

I couldn't access them because they have an overlay asking me to block my ad blocker from blocking their ads. Wha-AT?

Find A Grave Search

found Charles Tapp 1882-1959 buried in California, Memorial ID 85530568. As far as I know, he is not related
Charles Alfred Tapp 1920-1997, FAG memorial 94552117. More details below

Weird Vintage Ad

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'.

Census results are locked off
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.

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?

Nope, no access for free membership for the 1930 census, 1940 census, public records, California Death.

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Biographical summaries of Notable People has a Charles Tapp, Television Producer. Nope
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.
The MyHeritage family tree portion of the search showed many Charles Alfred Tapp and Topp entries. Only one is my Charles Alfred

This entry has some information which I will include below in the proper spots.

FamilySearch.com for Charles Alfred Tapp

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=

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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/

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