Tenth Generation

3773. Wesley CLAPP was born on 26 June 1855. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Patterson Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Westley, 15, M, W, at home, NC
He died on 4 June 1917 at the age of 61 in Guilford Co., NC. The Alamance Gleaner - June 7, 1917
Mr. Wesley Clapp died here Monday. He had been sick only a few days from
pneumonia.
Buried in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Chapel Hill Road. Between Kime's Lake, Highway 22 and Cane Creek Church.

Wesley CLAPP and Mary F. ALEXANDER were married about 1879 in NC. They appeared in the census in 1880 in Patterson Twp., Alamance Co., NC.²⁸⁷ Page 26 B, Patterson Twp., line 19, dwelling 95, family 95
Westly CLAPP Self M M W 24 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
Mary F. CLAPP Wife F M W 19 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
James M. CLAPP Son M S W 2M NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
They^²⁸⁷ appeared in the census in 1900 in Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Page 25 B, Coble Twp., Alamance Co., NC, , line 94, dwelling 185, family 186
Clapp, Wesley, head, W, M, June 1848, 51, M, 19, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer
Mary F., wife, W, F, Apr 1860, 40, M, 19, 9, 6, NC, NC, NC
Jas. M., son, W, M, mar, 1882, 18, S, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer
Emma, daughter, W, F, Mar 1885, 15, S, NC, NC, NC
Columbus, son, W, M, Mar 1887, 13, S, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer
Wm. A., Son, W, M, Apr 1891, 9, S, NC, NC, NC
Walter, son, W, M, Mar 1893, 7, S, NC, NC, NC
Joe, son, W, M, Mar 1896, 4, S, NC, NC, NC
Wesley and Mary appeared in the census in 1910 in Patterson Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Page 9 B, line 80, dwelling 33, family 33
Clapp, Wesley, head, M, W, 54, M1, 30, NC, NC, NC, farmer
Mary, wife, F, W, 48, M1, 30, 11, 10, NC, NC, NC, farm laborer, home farm
Genia, daughter, F, W, 21, S, NC, NC, NC
Joseph, son, M, W, 13, S, NC, NC, NC
Lawrence, son, M, W, 7, S, NC, NC, NC
Burlie, son, M, W, 4, S, NC, NC, NC
Michael, Grandson, M, W, 2, S, NC, NC, NC
Mary F. ALEXANDER, daughter of Mebane ALEXANDER and Delila (?), was born on 10 March 1860 in NC.²⁸⁷ She appeared in the census in 1870 in Patterson Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Mary, 9, F, W, at home, NC
She died on 1 May 1915 at the age of 55.

Wesley CLAPP and Mary F. ALEXANDER had the following children:

+7839	i.	James Monroe CLAPP.
+7840	ii.	Cora Ellen CLAPP.
+7841	iii.	Emma Jane CLAPP.
+7842	iv.	Lockey Columbus "Linn" CLAPP.
+7843	v.	Genia "Genie" CLAPP.
+7844	vi.	William Allred CLAPP.
+7845	vii.	Walter Eugene CLAPP.
7846	viii.	Lucille CLAPP was born in 1895. She died in 1897 at the age of 2.
+7847	ix.	Joseph "Joe" CLAPP.
7848	x.	Lawrence CLAPP was born on 12 April 1900 in NC. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Patterson Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Lawrence, son, M, W, 7, S, NC, NC, NC He died on 11 January 1959 at the age of 58.
+7849	xi.	Berlie Bullard CLAPP.

Wesley CLAPP and Emily ALEXANDER were married about 1916 in NC. Emily ALEXANDER, daughter of Mebane ALEXANDER and Delila (?), was born about 1855 in NC. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Patterson Twp., Alamance Co., NC. Emily, 15, F, W, at home, NC
1st wife of Wesley Clapp. There is a Gleaner obit, 17 Jul 1877 which says, "Klapp, Mrs. Emily, wife of Wesley Klapp died Fri June 29 in Alamance Co., married only 6 months. All the children listed would be by second wife rather than Emily...