Ninth Generation

2575. William Anderson CLAPP was born on 28 March 1853 in Guilford Co., NC.¹⁴⁴⁹ He died on 22 March 1922 at the age of 68.

William Anderson CLAPP and Lula Ella RANKIN were married on 16 April 1879 in NC.¹⁶⁴ They¹⁶⁴ appeared in the census in 1880 in Gilmer Twp.,, Guilford Co., NC.¹⁴⁴⁹ Wm. A. CLAPP Self M M W 24 NC Occ: Sewing Machine Agent Fa: NC Mo: NC
Loula E. CLAPP Wife F M W 21 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
Bertha M. CLAPP Dau F S W 3M NC Fa: NC Mo: NC
Wm. C. RANKIN BroL M S W 26 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Wm. WHARTON Other M S MU 10 NC Occ: Works On Farm Fa: NC Mo: NC They¹⁴⁴⁹ appeared in the census in 1920 in Gilmer Twp.,, Guilford Co., NC. Page 196 B, Gilmer Twp., Guilford Co., NC, line 59, dwelling 234, family 238
Clapp, William, head, M, W, 64, M, NC, NC, NC, Carpenter, house
Luola, wife, F, W, 61, M, NC, NC, NC
Mary L., daughter, F, W, 26, S, NC, NC, NC, stenographer, hardware ???
Basham R., son, M, W, 20 , S, NC, NC, NC, bookkeeper, laundry
Clarence, son, M, W, 17, S, NC, NC, NC, salesman, retail dept. store
Barnes, Bascue T., son in law, M, W, 27, M, NC, NC, NC adver. man., hardware Co.
Lula Ella RANKIN¹⁴⁴⁹, daughter of Albert RANKIN and Mary D. MCMURRAY, was born about 1859 in NC.¹⁴⁴⁹ Brother, William C. Rankin, was living with them in 1880.

William Anderson CLAPP and Lula Ella RANKIN had the following children: