Eleventh Generation

9166. Ben Thurston CLAPP was born about 1906 in NC. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Greene Twp., Guilford Co., NC. Ben, son, M, W, 4, S, NC, NC, NC He appeared in the census in 1920 in Greene Twp., Guilford Co., NC. Ben, son, M, W, 13, S, NC, NC, NC Ben died of a heart attack on 24 September 1963 at the age of 57 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC. The Daily Times-News, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1963
B. T. Clapp (father of John A. Clapp)
Ben Thurston Clapp, 58, of Route 5, Julian, was dead on arrival at a
Greensboro hospital late yesterday morning after suffering a heart
attack and running his truck into a car.
The 1962 pickup truck which Mr. Clapp was driving veered suddenly to the
left of the street following his attack. The truck ran into a car being
driven by James B. Stewart of Greensboro, then swung back across the
street and ran into a handrail in the sidewalk, according to police reports.
The Guilford County coroner ruled that Mr. Clapp's death was due to a
heart attack. Damage to the cars involved in the accident was not heavy,
police reported.
A native of Guilford County, Mr. Clapp was the owner of Clapp
Contracting Company in Julian. He was a member of Julian Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mamie Bowman Clapp; two sons, Charles A.
Clapp of Julian and Lewis R. Clapp of Climax; two daughters, Mrs. Paul
Deaton of Liberty and Mrs. Aldeen Priddy of Route 2, Liberty; his
mother, Mrs. John A. Clapp of Route 3, Liberty; five brothers, Vance
Clapp, both of Route 3, Liberty, Carl Clapp of Route 1, Liberty. Willaim
Clapp of Whitsett and J. P. Clappof Greensboro; seven sisters, Mrs. Hoyt
Bowman, Mrs. Wade Sharpe and miss Ammie Clapp, all of Route 3, Liberty,
Mrs. Vincent Neece of Greesboro, Mrs. Roy Clapp of Whitsett, Mrs.
Marshall Paul and Mrs. Sam Story, both of Burlington; and 12 grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
Gilmore Memorial Park in Julian. Rev. Fred Carlisle and Rev. Everett
Horn will officiate.
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North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 about Ben Thurston Clapp
Name: Ben Thurston Clapp
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 58
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1905
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 24 Sep 1963
Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford
Spouse's Name: Mannie B Clapp (Mamie)
Father's Name: John A Clapp
Mother's Name: Ada Smith
Residence: Julian, Guilford, North Carolina
Sept. 24, 1963 Gilmore Memorial Park, Julian, Guilford County, NC He was buried on 27 September 1963 in Gilmore Memorial Park, Randolph Co., NC.

Ben Thurston CLAPP and Mamie BOWMAN were married on 3 February 1926 in Alamance Co., NC.²⁷⁰¹ Mamie BOWMAN was born about 1909 in Guilford Co., NC. She died on 21 June 2002 at the age of 93 in Guilford Health Care, Guilford Co., NC. Mamie C. Wall
LIBERTY - Mamie Clapp Wall, 93, formerly of Liberty, died Friday, June 21, 2002, at Guilford Health Care.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Gilmore Memorial Park with the Rev. Lynn Cash officiating.
She was a native of Guilford County, the widow of Ben T. Clapp and Robert L. Wall, a member of Julian United Methodist Church and a retired employee of Blue Bell.
Surviving are son, Charles A. Clapp of Julian; daughter, Eula Mae Priddy of Liberty; stepchildren, Bobby Wall of Madison, Dwight Wall of Greensboro; sister, Mary Fields Wade of Climax; brother, Frank Bowman of Julian; half brother, Joe Harmon of Julian; 14 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Julian United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 35, Julian, N.C. 27283.
She was buried on 23 June 2002 in Gilmore Memorial Park, Randolph Co., NC.

Ben Thurston CLAPP and Mamie BOWMAN had the following children: