married August Paul Wenkel
moved to Beloit, Rock Wisconsin
Map of Wisconsin, and Beloit, "the gateway to Wisconsin" Wikipedia
Again, I wonder how they met? I think they moved to Beloit because the Wenkel clan lived near there?
Vintage WWI Red Cross Postcard
1932
Birth of daughter Laura Grace Wenkel, and son Laurence Paul Wenkel (twins) 25 February 1932, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin
1933
birth of son Howard Wenkel,
1933 Chicago World's Fair
Historical Insight from Ancestry.com
General Motors constructed a working model of its assembly line for spectators to view at its pavilion. 1933, Chicago, Illinois. Credit: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago/Archive Photos/Getty Images
1933 Historical insight -- The End of Prohibition
From Ancestry.com
The 21st Amendment left alcohol prohibition for the states to decide, and Mississippi remained a “dry” state until 1966. December 5, 1933, New York, New York. Credit: Imagno/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
The last photo taken of all the Tapp children together. Back left to right Olive Tapp Woods, Harold A Tapp, Glenn Tapp, Harry Bushrod Tapp Front left to right Grace Tapp Wenkel, Helen A Tapp, Sadie Tapp Wilson, Clara Tapp Peterson
Children of Joseph and Laura Swope Tapp.
Grace is the first one on the front row
My dad took this photo. But, I don't think anybody noticed the third person hiding. Wonder who she is?
"A Couple of Hams"
Grace Tapp Wenkel with Ruth Wenkel Vidunas
1966 photo by Bill Vidunas
Grace Tapp Wenkel 1966
photo by Bill Vidunas
This photo below is the Wenkel Clan in 1966, including Laurence and Joan Indelicato Wenkel, Grace Tapp Wenkel, Laura Wenkel Saturday, and a bunch of the Wenkel Grandchildren.
Wenkel Clan, 1966
photo by Bill Vidunas
Olive, Sadie, Helen, Clara with Grace Tapp Wenkel on the far right, 1966
The Wenkel Sisters, 1966
photo taken by Bill Vidunas
Grace Tapp Wenkel with a couple of granddaughters
1966 photo by Bill Vidunas
living at 455 Washington Avenue, New Trier, Cook, Illinois.
Grace Tapp, 1930 Census
This area is today known as Glencoe. Then it was the Village of Glencoe, New Trier Township, Cook County Illinois. We find her on line 88, living as a servant with the Carson Family at 455 Washington Avenue.
She is a white female, age 30, single, did not attend school, is able to read and write. She and her parents were born in Illinois. The State code is 61 -- I'll have to research what this means. She speaks English, works as a nursemaid for this private family. The office code in the next column is 9596, which I'll have to research as well. She was a worker, and does not seem to have been unemployed.
The family, Samuel and Camille Carsen have three children, two boys ages 11 and 10, then daughter Margaret age 4 0/12. It must be Margeret that Grace was taking care of. The Mr. was an Executive of a Dry Goods something. It looks like there were a lot of families with servants in this neighborhood.
The house as it looks today:
Grace Tapp, 1930 Census, standard view
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Grace Tapp, 455 Washington Avenue
New Trier, Cook, Illinois
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Grace Tapp, 455 Washington Avenue
New Trier, Cook, Illinois
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This is the description of the house, according to Zillow:
455 Washington Ave, Glencoe, IL is a single family home that contains 3,872 sq ft and was built in 1915. It contains 6 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.
Because it was built in 1915, it must have looked pretty much the same today as it did in Grace's time of living there in 1930.
Historical Insight -- Shipbuilding on the Great Lakes
1930s, Historical Insight -- The Great Depression
from Ancestry.com
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
The workers who built ships in Great Lakes ports from the 1890s to the 1950s were highly skilled laborers. The production of large steel-hulled ships required the talents of steel workers, blacksmiths, carpenters, painters, and engineers. The American Steel Barge Company of West Superior, Wisconsin, had one of the largest dry docks on the lakes in the 1890s. Employing up to 1,500 workers, the company could have 12 ships in production at the same time. The Chicago Shipbuilding Company produced the first steel-hulled ship on Lake Michigan in 1890 and became a world leader by 1899. The Great Lakes shipbuilding industry was vital to the success of the Midwestern economy throughout the early 20th century. World War II submarines were produced in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and by the 1950s, the American Ship Building Company in Cleveland, Ohio, had the largest shipyard in the region.
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Opened in 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway aided the Canadian industry, but the U.S. shipbuilding industry on the lakes was stagnating. 1906, Ecorse, Michigan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
By the 1960s, the age of the steam freighter had given way to new diesel-powered ships that were cheaper to build. 1899, Cleveland, Ohio. Credit: J.B. Mansfield/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
William McKinley is the 25th President at the time.
Aspirin, Felix Hoffman, a German Chemist who worked for Bayer, investigated using a new acetylsalicylic acid as a less-irritating replacement for standard common salicylate medicines and together with other chemists created Aspirin for pain relief. Aspirin has been replaced by paracetamol and ibuprofen over recent years for pain relief but is widely used as a preventive treatment for heart attacks and strokes. -- http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1890to1899.html#1899
1900, Census, age 1
Farm, La Prairie, Marshall Illinois
1900 Census, LaPrairie, Marshall Illinois
Line 14. Tapp family farm in Marshall County Illinois.
Joseph W. Tapp, head, white male, born May 1857. Age 43, married for 10 years. Born in Illinois, parents born in Virginia. Occupation is Farmer working on his own account, able to read, write, speak English. Renting the home.
Laura G. Tapp, wife, white female. Born August 1866, age 35. married for 10 years, 5 children born, all still living. Born in Illinois, father born Virginia, mother born in Illinois. able to read, write, speak English.
Sadie E. Tapp, born February 1891, age 9. Born Illinois. At school, able to read, write, speak English.
Harry B. Tapp, son, born May 1822, age 8, born Illinois. at school, able to read, write, speak English.
Clara E. Tapp, daughter, born July 1894, age 5, born Illinois.
Olive E. Tapp, born November 1895, age 4, born Illinois.
Grace E. Tapp, born April 1899 age 1, born Illinois.
La Prairie Township, Marshall County, Illinois
It is important to note the proximity to Wyoming, and to Toulon.
I've looked at every land owner before I realized something. The reason you won't find a Tapp name is because Joseph Tapp was a Tenant Farmer. He rented the farm from someone who is on this plat. So far as I can tell, I cannot find out who he rented from, therefore, this is as close to finding the farm as I can get. If you have some idea, let me know.
1901, age 2
Birth of brother Harold Alfred Tapp and sister Helen Alice Tapp (twins) 24 August 1901, LaPraire, Marshall Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt, is elected as the 26th President
1901-1905, age 2-5
moved to Iowa sometime in this timeframe. This is over 430 miles away. Why did they move? What incentive did they have to go that far away? I know they were farmers, was there a natural disaster? How did they get there? Probably not by car, perhaps by wagon with horses or by train? How long did that trip take them? Traveling in modern cars on modern roads is still a long trip, over 6 hours.
Trip from Randolph Illinois to Albert City Iowa
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Boy Reading
AntiqueClipArt
1905 age 5
Birth of brother Glenn Reyburn Tapp, 2 January 1905, Albert City, Buena Vista, Iowa
Albert City Iowa
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Below is the Census index and page for Grace Tapp living in Albert City. These are the Iowa State Census for 1905
1908 ad The Levenworth Times, Levenworth KS, January 1908 from Newspapers.com
