Eleventh Generation

9733. Robert Lee CLAPP was born on 26 October 1879 in Union Co., TN.¹²⁵⁸ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Maynardville, Union Co., TN.¹²⁵⁸ 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.

Robert Lee CLAPP and Ella May SALLING were married on 15 March 1908 in Union Co., TN.^942,2265 Married by Lon Snodderly, J.P., J. M. Sharp, Clerk. They^942,2265 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 Robert and Ella 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. Ella May SALLING, daughter of Joseph Arley SALLING and Sarah Ann GRAVES, 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.

Robert Lee CLAPP and Ella May SALLING had the following children: