Joseph Ware Tapp 1910s
1910 -- Federal Census
1917 Death of sister Isadore Tapp Campbell; America Enters WWI
1910
Census, Randolph, McLean County, Illinois
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| 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
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| McLean County's location in Illinois |
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| Randolph Township location within McLean County |
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
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)
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| 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).
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| 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).
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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)
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Quote: "The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it" -- Woodrow Wilson (Wilson, 2018)
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| 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).
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Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
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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).
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).
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| 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)
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).
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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 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).
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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
Historical Insights -- Great Lakes Storm of 1913. (1913). Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Retrieved March 20, 2018, from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com
The Lancaster Morning Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (1911, April 22). Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition. Retrieved November 27, 2019, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.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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Historical Insights -- Great Lakes Storm of 1913. (1913). Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Retrieved March 20, 2018, from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com
The Lancaster Morning Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (1911, April 22). Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition. Retrieved November 27, 2019, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.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
