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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

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/

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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Biographical Summaries of Notable People

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

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MyHeritage Family Tree search

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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, March 6, 2018

Charles A. Tapp, son of Harry Bushrod Tapp 2 1930s

This is the second installment. If you are related, be sure to contact me using the form on the right.

1930-1939

1930 residence Pontiac Michigan
1930 birth of brother Joseph W.
1930 Historical Insight, Ford River Rouge Plant
1930 Historical Insight, Sears, Roebuck and Company
1930 Historical Inight, Nationalization of 4-H Program
1932 birth of brother Robert Lee Tapp
1933 Historical Insight, Social Impact of the First "New Deal"
1935 Residence, Bloomington Illinois
1935 Historical Insight, Living on Route 66
1935 Historical Insight, The Great Depression
1936 Historical Insight, North American Heat Wave

Charles Alfred Tapp mini-pedigree
from Ancestry.com

about 1930, age 10

birth of brother Joseph William Tapp, Michigan. Not much else information at this time

1930 Census, age 10

1930 Census for family of Charles Alfred Tapp

Charles A. Tapp, born about 1921 in Illinois is the son Harry B. and Clara F. Tapp. They lived on 249 Lincoln Street, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan. He attended school, he can read and write, and both parents were born in Illinois. His stepbrother Charles lives with them. Okay, then. The family moved to Michigan to work in the Body Plant, probably in the Ford River Rouge Plant, some information below. Charles' father lists his occupation as Motorfacing (?) and his stepbrother also worked there.

Below are some images relating to this address.

249 Lincoln Street, Pontiac Michigan
Google Maps 2018

249 Lincoln Street, Pontiac Michigan
Google Maps Satellite View

NOT 249 Lincoln Street. This is as close as I can get, t
his address is no longer here, apparently
Google Maps StreetView

This would be the route Charles and his dad would have taken
assuming they worked at the Ford plant
Google Maps

Now Hold On One Cotton-Pickin' Minute!

The census simply states that these two men worked at the Body Plant, but this seems a bit extreme, yes? YES! So, here's an unproven hypothesis.

Fact: both men worked at the Body Plant.
Fact: both men lived in Pontiac.
Fact: people tended to live close to their occupations.
Fact: There was a Fisher Body Plant in Pontiac which became General Motors and Pontiac, and is now defunct.
Therefore: I surmize that, since this is a three mile distance from their home, I think (but don't have any proof, so don't go claiming THIS as fact!) I think they may have worked at THIS place instead of the bigger Ford plant. BTW, the actual name of this local plant is "BODY PLANT."

Route to work if they Tapp men worked at the Fisher Body Plant

Information on the Ford River Rouge plant is below in the historical insights. Here, I include some info on the closer plant.

1941 Fisher Body Plant, Pontiac Motor CoNewberry Library, Curt Teich & Co, Chicago IL

At this Heritage Center website is one man's experience working here.

1930 age 10

The Ford River Rouge Plant

In 1930, Charles Alfred Tapp lived in Pontiac Michigan near the Ford River Rouge plant that employed tens of thousands of Americans.

Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Historical Insights, Ancestry.com

In the early 20th century, Michigan was transformed into an economic and industrial powerhouse when Henry Ford established the world's largest manufacturing complex in Dearborn, Michigan

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Charles Alfred Tapp most likely read or shopped from the Sears catalog from 1914-1930

Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon Illinois
25 August 1938, page 14
downloaded March 2017 from
Newspapers.com

In 1886, about 65 percent of all Americans lived in rural areas and they were forced to pay high prices at local general stores. But Richard Sears, a railway agent, used his spare time to sell valuable commodities, such as jewelry, along his route. When he opened the R.W. Sears Watch Company, he hired Alvah C. Roebuck to repair watches. The two then partnered to expand the mail-order business in 1893, selling in volume in order to lower prices. By 1895, the “farmer’s friend,” as the Sears catalog was known, was 532-pages long and sold everything families needed, including farm equipment, livestock, housewares, medicines, and clothing. Between 1908 and 1940, Sears even sold approximately 100,000 home construction kits, complete with plans and lumber. From the practical to the peculiar, the Sears “Big Book” became so much a part of American life that copies were sent to homesick American soldiers during both world wars.

The Nationalization of 4-H Programs

Credit: Library of Congress

Historical Insight, Ancestry.com

Throughout the early 1900s, 4-H programs grew in popularity, teaching children all over the United States important rural skills.

1932, age 12

birth of brother Robert Lee Tapp Sr, 6 September 1932, Michigan

between 1932 and 1933

The family moved back to Bloomington Illinois. Why? Did they get homesick? Was life that much harder in Michigan? Well, actually yes. According to Wikipedia (another stellar example of certitude) the city was hit just as hard as any other city during the Great Depression.

1933

The Social Impact of the First "New Deal"

The government programs started by the first "New Deal" in 1933 may have assisted Charles Alfred Tapp from Bloomington Illinois.

About 1933, San Francisco, California. Credit: Getty Images
Historical Insight, Ancestry.com

The National Recovery Administration was established to bring industry, labour, and government leaders together to solve the nation's economic problems.

1935, age 15

Residence Bloomington, McLean, Illinois. We get this information from the 1940 census, where it asked where was the residence five years ago in 1935. Details will be below.

1935 Historical Insight

Living on Route 66

In 1935, Charles Alfred Tapp lived in Bloomington Illinois, one of the towns along "The Mother Road" -- Route 66

Credit: Richard Jordan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Historical Insight, Ancestry.com

As more travelers began driving along Route 66, small towns on the way were soon booming tourist destinations.

1936 Historical Insight

The 1936 North American Heat Wave

Charles Alfred Tapp experienced one of the worst heatwaves in North American history while living in Bloomington Illinois during the summer of 1936

Credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Historical Insight, Ancestry.com

Throughout the summer of 1936, the United States experienced one of the most devastating heatwaves in the nation's history.

1937 City Directory 103 North McLean, Bloomington IL

page 356 Harry B (Clara; 6{children}) millwright home 706 Fremont
Mary F. Tapp student residence 706 Fremont

1938 City Directory 904 West Moulton, Bloomington Illinois

page 362 Arthur T. Swope, home 306 South Madison
John J. Swope residence 306 South Madison
Alfred Tapp, student residence 904 West Moulton
Harry B Tapp (Clara; 5) millwright, home 904 West Moulton
Mary F. Tapp, student residence 904 West Moulton

1939 Bloomington High School yearbook

Alfred Tapp and Mary Tapp, Seniors at Bloomington High School 1939
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Purple and Gold Pictorial 1939; Year: 1939
Online publication -- Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010

Alfred Tapp, page 9, senior
also listed is Mary Tapp, also a senior

1939 yearbook detail

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