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734. Peter Cornelius CLAPP was born on 16 August 1810 in Guilford Co., NC.46,164,589 He died on 20 November 1891 at the age of 81 in Guilford Co., NC.46,590 Aged 81 years, 3 months and 4 days.
He was buried in November 1891 in Frieden's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford Co., NC.164,590 Death date from stone in Frieden's Church Cemetery, Guilford Co., NC. Page 32 of Cemetery Records 1669-1919 by the Guilford Battle Chapter of DAR. Found in genealogy library at Raleigh, NC. Also some of the information is from Emily Clapp, wife of David Clapp who is a descendant of John Ludwig Clapp. Peter was a farmer, as were his sons. Upon adulthood each son received and acreage to establish a home and farm. Babe (Cornelius) remained at home and looked after his parents. Therefore he attained the home place. he later built a new house in front of the original house. That house is still located on Clapp Farms Road. It is owned by Babe's granddaughter Millie Lee Clapp. (1999) Mt. Pleasant united Methodist Church now sits on a portion of the original Peter Clapp Acreage. Peter Cornelius CLAPP and Delilah COBLE were married on 6 September 1834 in Guilford Co., NC.67 Guilford Co., NC Marriage Bond dated 6 Sep 1834, Bondsman Christian Cobb, witness - A. E. Hanner. Married at Frieden's Lutheran Church.
Name listed as Delilah Cobb.
Eli and Peter R. were both in the Civil War. One wore Blue and the other Gray. They both died of pneumonia in their respective camps and died only a few weeks apart. Their bodies were sent home to be buried at Frieden's Church. Delilah COBLE, daughter of Johannes COBLE and Catherine (?), was born on 24 November 1815 in Guilford Co., NC.590 She was baptized on 17 March 1816 in Frieden's Church, Guilford Co., NC.590 She died on 24 December 1849 at the age of 34 in Guilford Co., NC.590 Delilah was buried in December 1849 in Frieden's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford Co., NC.590 Birth and death dates from stone in Frieden's Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, NC.
Peter Cornelius CLAPP and Delilah COBLE had the following children: 2538 | i. | Eli Phillip CLAPP was born on 6 November 1834 in Guilford Co., NC.164,190 He died on 17 September 1861 at the age of 26 in Civil War.164,190 Buried in Frieden's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, 26y, 10m, 11d. He was buried in September 1861 in Frieden's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford Co., NC. | 2539 | ii. | Peter R. CLAPP was born on 1 April 1836.190,591 He died on 25 August 1861 at the age of 25 in Civil War.190,591 25y, 4m, 24d. He was buried in August 1861 in Frieden's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford Co., NC. | 2540 | iii. | Rose A. CLAPP was born in 1839 in Guilford Co., NC.590 | 2541 | iv. | Jacob L. F. CLAPP was born in 1843 in Guilford Co., NC.164,590 He died on 23 December 1863 at the age of 20 in Richmond, Chesterfield Co., VA.164 | 2542 | v. | Delilah CLAPP was born on 29 November 1849 in Guilford Co., NC.190,590,591 She died on 9 July 1850 at the age of 0 in Guilford Co., NC.190,591 Buried in Frieden's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, 7m, 3d. She was buried in July 1850 in Frieden's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gibsonville, Guilford Co., NC.590 |
Peter Cornelius CLAPP and Catherine GERRINGER were married on 27 January 1857 in Guilford Co., NC. Bond date. They appeared in the census in 1880 in Jefferson, Guilford Co., NC.589 Peter CLAPP Self M M W 69 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Catharine CLAPP Wife F M W 55 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Henry L. CLAPP Son M S W 22 NC Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC
Mary L. CLAPP Dau F S W 20 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
John Z. CLAPP Son M S W 18 NC Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC
Cornelia CLAPP Dau F S W 15 NC Occ: At School Fa: NC Mo: NC Catherine GERRINGER, daughter of Henry GERRINGER and Sarah Adah SUMMERS, was born on 20 June 1824 in NC.589,591 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Jefferson Twp., Guilford Co., NC. Living with son, Cornelius, in 1900;
Clapp, Catherine, mother, W, F, Jun 1824, 75, Wd, 6, 4, NC, NC, NC
She died on 12 November 1905 at the age of 81 in Guilford Co., NC. Buried in Frieden's Lutheran Cemetery. Catherine had 3 children from her first marriage that died of typhoid fever and are buried at Frieden's Church Cemetery. Catherine owned most of the land that is now the town of Gibsonville. Upon her marriage to Peter Clapp she sold all of her land for $2.00 an acre and together they purchased approximately 400 acres of what is now Clapp Farms Road in Guilford Co., NC. This acreage extended to McConnel Road, Mt. Hope Church Road and Burlington Road (Highway 70). Peter and Catherine had 4 children. Peter Cornelius CLAPP and Catherine GERRINGER had the following children: |