Third Generation

4. Robert Lee CLAPP was born on 26 October 1879 in Union Co., TN.² He appeared in the census in 1880 in Maynardville, Union Co., TN.² Robert L. CLAPP Son M S W 9M TN Fa: TN Mo: TN He appeared in the census in 1900 in District 1, Union Co., TN. Robert, son, W, M, Oct, 1878, 21, S, TN, TN, TN, farm laborer Robert died on 13 July 1956 at the age of 76 in St. Paul, Decatur Co., IN. 13 July 1956 Shelby News
Robert Clapp dies at home
Rites for Farmer, 76, will be held Monday
Robert Lee Clapp, 76, widely known Decatur County farmer, died at his home two and one-half miles northeast of St. Omer ar 1:35 p.m. Friday of carcinoma. He had been ill for a year and seriously ill two months.
He was born in Tennessee October 26, 1879, the son of Alec and Phoebe Ann (Merritt) Clapp and had lived in the St. Omer community 31 years. In 1908 he was married to Ella Mae Sallings (sic) who died last February 23. Eight children survive, Delbert, St. Paul, Mrs. Fay (Cecil) Brune, Mrs. Sheldon (Opal) Wright, Raymond and Dale Clapp, all of Greensburg R.R.m Mrs. James (Edith) Harrington, Independence, Kan., Mrs Oscar (Agnes) Bate of North Rose, N.Y., and Roy Lee Clapp of near St. Paul.
Also surviving and 18 grandchildren and six brothers and four sisters. The latter are Mrs. Ethie Kuhn, this city; John C., James, Gordon and Carter Clapp, Waldron; R. T. Clapp, Manilla; Mrs. Elizabeth Feezell, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Martha M. Kitts, Luttrell, Tenn., Mrs. Myrtle Gates, Lebanon, and Milton Clapp, Greensburg R.R.
Last rites will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Carmony Funeral Home in St. Paul with Revs. R. L. Kenworthy and Harry Cooke officiating. Burial will be in Star Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00 this evening.
He was buried in July 1956 in Star Cemetery, Decatur Co., IN. He started farming west of Knoxville at Concord, TN. It was on Kingston Pike. They hauled an organ from Union Co. to Concord. Stella rode in the wagon & organ with Bob to concord and rode the train back to Corryton and Uncle Willett. When the family moved to Shelby Co., IN he loaded all his farm equipment, two horses and his family into a boxcar. Ella was pregnant in the Spring of 1911 with Edith and road in a rocking chair in the boxcar to St. Paul, IN. Bob, Roy and Cecil also rode in the car. Ella May SALLING and Robert Lee CLAPP were married on 15 March 1908 in Union Co., TN.^3,4 Married by Lon Snodderly, J.P., J. M. Sharp, Clerk. They^{^3,4} appeared in the census in 1910 in District 10, Knox Co., TN. Page 125 A, line 8, dwelling 391, family 398
Clapp, Robert E., Head, M, W, 30, M1, 3, TN, TN, TN, English, Farmer
Ella M., Wife, F, W, 22, M1, 3, 2, 2, TN, TN, TN
Cecil E., Daughter, F, W, 1, S, TN, TN, TN
Roy, Son, M, W, 5/12, S, TN, TN, TN
Warren G., Brother, M, W, 17, S, TN, TN, TN, laborer, farm

They appeared in the census in 1920 in Noble Township, Shelby Co., IN. Page 221 A, 30 Jan 1920, line 1, dwelling 129, family 130
Clapp, Robert, head, R, M, W, 40, M, TN, TN, TN, farmer
Ella, wife, F, W, 28, M, TN, TN, TN
Cecile, daughter, F, W, 11, S, IN, TN, TN (born in TN)
Roy, son, M, W, 10, S, IN, TN, TN, (born in TN)
Edith, daughter, F, W, 9, S, IN, TN, TN
Opal, daughter, F, W, 5, S, IN, TN, TN
Delbert, son, M, W, 2, S, IN, TN, TN Ella and Robert appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Page 11 B, 24 Apr 1930, line 80, family 301
Clapp, Robert, head, M, W, 50, M, 28, TN, TN, TN, farmer
Ella, wife, F, W, 42, M, 19, TN, TN, TN
Cecil, daughter, F, W, 21, S, TN, TN, TN, servant, private family
Roy, son, M, W, 20, S, TN, TN, TN, laborer, farm
Edith, daughter, F, W, 18, S, IN, TN, TN, servant, private family
Opal, daughter, F, W, 15, S, IN, TN, TN, TN
Delbert, son, M, W, 12, S, IN, TN, TN
Raymond, son, M, W, 8, S, IN, TN, TN
Agnes, daughter, F, W, 4 3/12, S, IN, TN, TN
Dale, son, M, W, 11/12, S, IN, TN, TN Married in Union County, TN by Lon Snodderly, Justice of the Peace.

5. Ella May SALLING was born on 3 August 1887 in Union Co., TN. She appeared in the census in 1900 in District 5, Union Co., TN. Ella M., daughter, W, F, May 1887, 13, S, TN, TN, TN
She died a heart attack on 23 February 1956 at the age of 68 in St. Paul, Decatur Co., IN. Ella was buried in February 1956 in Star Cemetery, Decatur Co., IN. Buried at the Star Church Cemetery in Decatur Co., IN.

Children were:

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Cecil Elizabeth CLAPP was born on 2 December 1908 in Concord, Knox Co., TN. She appeared in the census in 1910 in District 10, Knox Co., TN. Cecil E., Daughter, F, W, 1, S, TN, TN, TN
She appeared in the census in 1920 in Noble Township, Shelby Co., IN. Cecile, daughter, F, W, 11, S, IN, TN, TN (born in TN) Cecil appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Cecil, daughter, F, W, 21, S, TN, TN, TN, servant, private family She died on 18 April 2008 at the age of 99 in Oddfellows Nursing Home, Greensburg, IN. Obituary in the Greensburg Dail News:
Cecil E. Brune, 99
— Cecil E. Brune, 99 of Greensburg , Indiana passed away on April 18, 2008 at the Oddfellows Nursing Home.
She was born on December 2, 1908 in Concord , Tennessee , the daughter of Robert and Ella (Stallings) Clapp. She married Fay Brune on March 15, 1933 in Greensburg and he preceded her in death on August 19, 1973.
She was a housewife and a member of the Clarksburg Holiness Church .
She is survived by Mrs. Richard (Marjean) Sanson of Lancaster, Ohio and sister Agnes Bate s of Taylorsville , SC.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fay Brune; daughter, Shirley Brune; brothers, Raymond, Delbert, Roy, and Dale Clapp; sister, Mrs. Sheldon (Opal) Wright and Mrs. Edith Harrington.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 at the South Park Cemetery with Rev. Tom True officiating.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Clarksburg Holiness Church . Online condolences can be made to www.gilliland-howe.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home.
She was buried on 22 April 2008 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, IN. Graveside services only - Rev. Tom True officiating.
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Roy Lee CLAPP was born on 28 November 1909 in Concord, Knox Co., TN. He appeared in the census in 1910 in District 10, Knox Co., TN. Roy, Son, M, W, 5/12, S, TN, TN, TN
He appeared in the census in 1920 in Noble Township, Shelby Co., IN. Roy, son, M, W, 10, S, IN, TN, TN, (born in TN) Roy appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Roy, son, M, W, 20, S, TN, TN, TN, laborer, farm He died on 28 March 1979 at the age of 69 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN. Died of a heart attack. He was buried in March 1979 in Van Pelt Cemetery, Waldron, Shelby Co., IN. Roy served in the military. Served in the U.S. Navy. Buried in the Van Pelt Cemetery near Waldron, Indiana. Served with U.S. Navy in WWII. Farmed near St. Paul, Indiana.
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Edith Mae CLAPP was born on 25 August 1911 in Shelby Co., IN. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Noble Township, Shelby Co., IN. Edith, daughter, F, W, 9, S, IN, TN, TN She appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Edith, daughter, F, W, 18, S, IN, TN, TN, servant, private family Edith died on 4 March 2004 at the age of 92 in Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., MO.
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Opal Faye CLAPP was born on 28 August 1914 in Shelby Co., IN. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Noble Township, Shelby Co., IN. Opal, daughter, F, W, 5, S, IN, TN, TN She appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Opal, daughter, F, W, 15, S, IN, TN, TN, TN Opal died on 11 September 1996 at the age of 82 in Winona Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN. Died at 4:20 A.M. She was buried on 14 September 1996 in Star Cemetery, Decatur Co., IN. Obituary in the Greensburg Daily News, Greensburg, IN; "A homemaker, she was a member of the Sandusky United Methodist Church and served as a Sunday School pianist. She had lived in the Star community since 1949."
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Delbert Leslie CLAPP.
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Raymond Everett CLAPP was born on 8 February 1922 in St. Paul, Decatur Co., IN. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Raymond, son, M, W, 8, S, IN, TN, TN He died on 24 September 2001 at the age of 79 in Decatur Co., IN.⁵ Died at 10:10 am at his home of cancer. Raymond was buried on 27 September 2001 in Star Cemetery, Decatur Co., IN.⁵ Funeral services at 1:00 pm Thursday at Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home, the Rev. Tom True officiating, burial is at the Star Cemetery. Ray was the manager of Milhon Aerial Applications in Greensburg for 23 years and a tax accountant at Wickens and Wilke for 40 years. He was also a farmer. He was a past member of the Indianapolis Aero Club, Decatur County Aero Club, a member of Adams Township Advisory Board, President of Star baptist Cemetery Association and served as deacon, Sunday School teacher, Trustee and Treasurer of Star baptist Church.
Ray served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He was a graduate of St. Paul High School, St. Paul, IN.
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Agnes Maxine CLAPP was born on 11 December 1925 in IN. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Agnes, daughter, F, W, 4 3/12, S, IN, TN, TN
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Dale Eugene CLAPP was born on 23 May 1929 in Decatur Co., IN. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Dale, son, M, W, 11/12, S, IN, TN, TN He served in the military about 1951 in Korean War. PFC HQ DET 5th Armored Division. Dale died on 20 January 1961 at the age of 31 in Decatur Co., IN. He was buried on 24 January 1961 in Star Cemetery, Decatur Co., IN. Clergymen were Rev. L. J. Poe and Rev. Harry Cooke. Services were held at the Carmony Funeral Home in St. Paul., IN. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Buried at Star Church Cemetery, Decatur, Co., IN. Lived on the home place of Robert Lee Clapp at time of death. Died in Veteran's Hospital in Indianapolis.