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William Lafayette Clapp 1922–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 November 1922

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 12 March 1992

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Clapp

Mother: Gertrude Jennings

Spouse(s): Marie Ellis

Children(s):

William Lafayette Clapp was born in 1922 in Tennessee, the child of William Lafayette S Clapp And Gertrude Jennings. In 1930, William Lafayette Clapp resided in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, William Lafayette Clapp resided in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA. William Lafayette Clapp married Marie Miller Ellis, and had children including Ellyn. William Lafayette Clapp passed away in 1992 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Lafayette Clapp was born in 1922 in Tennessee, the child of William Lafayette S Clapp And Gertrude Jennings.
  • In 1930, William Lafayette Clapp resided in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, William Lafayette Clapp resided in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA.
  • William Lafayette Clapp married Marie Miller Ellis, and had children including Ellyn.
  • William Lafayette Clapp passed away in 1992 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Clapp's Ancestors

Self
William Clapp
1922–1992
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Lafayette S Clapp
1880–
Tennessee, United States
Gertrude Jennings
1882–1956
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Jennings
1848–1923
Pennsylvania
Julia Forrester
1861–1945
Jacksboro, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Forrester
1838–1864
Elizabeth Mozingo
1841–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Mozingo
1790–1823
Nancy Hansen
1796–1880

William Clapp's Timeline

4 Records

1922
3 November 1922
Birth of William Lafayette Clapp in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 8
William Lafayette Clapp resided here in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
William Lafayette Clapp resided here in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
1992
12 March 1992
Age 70
Death of William Lafayette Clapp
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 November 1922
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 2341992
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 2341992

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1992
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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