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James Clapp 1872–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1872

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 23 Dec 1959

Death Location: Quarry, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Father: James Clapp

Mother: Elizabeth Steele

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In 1872, James Clapp entered the world in Virginia, born to James David Clapp And Elizabeth Betsy Steele. James Clapp passed away in 1959 in Quarry, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1872, James Clapp entered the world in Virginia, born to James David Clapp And Elizabeth Betsy Steele.
  • James Clapp passed away in 1959 in Quarry, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

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James Clapp's Ancestors

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James Clapp
1872–1959
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
James David Clapp
1840–1926
Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Steele
1841–1912
Lancaster, SC, USA
Grandparents
John (Jacob) Clapp
1803–1870
North Carolina
Mary Alexander
1804–1870
Orange County, North Carolina
Molly (Polly) Isley
1815–1870
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
John Steele
1810–1860
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Clapp
1767–1846
Eve Cortner
1770–1851
Magdelena Hottinger
1777–1853
Michael Yankey
1775–1834
Barbara Graves
1773–1844
George Isley
1768–1848
Henry Steele
1785–1876
Dorothy Shaddy
1787–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1739–1806
Anna Coble
1746–1832
John Sr.
1738–1812
Elizabeth Newton
1747–1818

James Clapp's Timeline

2 Records

1872
16 Jul 1872
Birth of James Clapp in Virginia
Virginia
1959
23 Dec 1959
Age 87
Death of James Clapp in Quarry, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Quarry, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Quarry, Smyth, Virginia, USA

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