Tenth Generation

2946. Chesterfield CLAPP was born on 4 February 1849 in Edgar Co., IL.^692,693 He appeared in the census in 1850 in Marshall precinct, Clark Co., IL.⁶⁹² Chesterfield 1 born in IL He appeared in the census in 1860 in Morgan Precinct, Coles Co., IL.⁶⁹³ Chesterfield 13 M born in IL Chesterfield died on 30 August 1916 at the age of 67 in Blessing, Matagorda Co., TX. Chesterfield Clapp, 1849-1916
Obituary – Chesterfield Clapp was born in Coles county, Illinois, February 4, 1849, died August 30, 1916. He moved with his parents to McKinney, Texas, when he was six years of age, but removed to Cole County, Illinois and resided there until 1867 when he went to Butler county Nebraska. He trapped during the winter of 1867 in York County Nebraska among the Indians. From this time resided mostly in Missouri until 1881 and moved to Washington County Arkansas, where he remained until June 1900. He then moved again to Nebraska, locating in Greeley county. In the spring of 1911 he came to Texas, purchased a farm four miles west of Blessing, Texas, where he has since resided until his death August 30, 1916. He was married to Mary Alice Cave December 5th 1877. To this union were born three children two of whom, George and Harvey survive him, the daughter Hattie Elizabeth having died November 5, 1895, at the age of 12 years. He leaves a wife, two sons, two brothers and two sisters to mourn his loss.
Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, September 21, 1916

Chesterfield CLAPP and Mary Alice CAVE were married on 5 December 1877 in Carroll Co., MO. Mary Alice CAVE was born in Carroll Co., MO.

Chesterfield CLAPP and Mary Alice CAVE had the following children:

6826	i.	George H. CLAPP was born in 1879.
6827	ii.	Hattie Elizabeth CLAPP was born about 1883. She died on 5 November 1895 at the age of 12.
6828	iii.	Harvey CLAPP was born on 4 February 1889 in Brentwood, Washington Co., AR.¹⁶¹⁷ He died in January 1970 at the age of 80 in Palacios, Matagorda Co., TX. Married 31 May 1917.