Eleventh Generation

8257. John Edward CLAPP²⁶⁴² was born on 12 May 1914 in Knox Co., TN.^1237,1911 He appeared in the census in 1920 in District 5, Knox Co., TN. John, son, M, W, 5, S, TN, TN, TN He was living in 1954 in Corryton, Knox Co., TN.²⁶³⁷ John died on 5 May 1978 at the age of 63 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.^{1237,1911,2644} He was buried on 7 May 1978 in Little Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox Co., TN.^1237,1911 He was co-owner and operator of Clapp Brothers Shell Station for 27 years and was a former Knox Transit Lines Driver for 18 years.

John Edward CLAPP and Ruth Lillis GRAVES were married on 15 December 1934 in Knox Co., TN.²⁶⁴⁴ Ruth Lillis GRAVES, daughter of Elmer Horace GRAVES and Bessie Matilda CARDWELL, was born on 7 April 1913 in Knox Co., TN.^1911,2644 She appeared in the census in 1920 in District 5, Knox Co., TN. Ruth L., daughter, F, W, 6, S, TN, TN, TN
She was living in 1982 in Corryton, Knox Co., TN.²⁶⁴⁴ Ruth was living on 7 January 1998 in Knox Co., TN. She died on 24 December 2000 at the age of 87 in Knox Co., TN.¹²³⁷ She was buried in December 2000 in Little Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox Co., TN.¹²³⁷

Was a 2nd grade teacher at Corryton Elementary School.

John Edward CLAPP and Ruth Lillis GRAVES had the following children: