Ninth Generation

1279. Uriah CLAPP was born on 12 December 1842 in Springfield, IN.²⁷⁸ He appeared in the census in 1850 in Whitley Co., IN.²⁷⁸ Uriah Clapp, 7, M, IN He died on 1 May 1938 at the age of 95 in Manson, Chelan Co., WA. Died at the home of his son, George.
"Uriah Clapp was one of thirteen children. He enlisted in the Union Army, January 4, 1864 and served under Generals Sherman and Thomas. He participated in the battles of Atlanta and Nashville when both were captured. He was wounded in the shoulder while building breastworks, then given an honorable discharge from the Army in 1866."

"Uriah Clapp, son George and Bryan Smithson made the Run for claims (Oklahoma Rush), going south of Alva. Uriah Clapp found a place but lost his pony. There was much lawlessness going on. When his claim was jumped, he homesteaded 15 miles west and 1/2 mile north of Alva. An Indian riding through the country had told them there would be water here. He found a beautiful soft water spring that later furnished water for the settlers from miles around and is still running. In 1903 he moved to Alva where his wife died in 1906. He moved to Manson, Washington in 1933 to be with his son George where he died May 1, 1938."

Uriah CLAPP and Mary Matilda GODOWN were married in 1867 in IA.⁸⁴⁵ They⁸⁴⁵ appeared in the census in 1880 in Gypsum Creek, McPherson Co., KS.⁸⁴⁵ Uriah CLAPP Self M M W 38 IN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: PA
Mary M. CLAPP Wife F M W 32 OH Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: OH
Frank J. CLAPP Son M S W 11 IA Occ: At Home Fa: IN Mo: OH
Minnie E. CLAPP Dau F S W 9 IA Fa: IN Mo: OH
George M. CLAPP Son M S W 7 IA Fa: IN Mo: OH
They⁸⁴⁵ appeared in the census in 1900 in Fritzlin Twp., Woods Co., OK. Page 171 A, line 32, dwelling 97, family 97
CLapp, Uriah, head, W, M, Dec 1843, 57, M, 33, IN, NC, PA, farmer
Mary, wife, W, F, June 1848, 51, M, 33, 12, 2, OH, OH, PA
Five children were born to this union. They moved by ox team to McPherson, Kansas in 1877 and to Greensburg, Kansas in 1885.
Mary Matilda GODOWN was born in June 1848 in OH.⁸⁴⁵ She died in 1906 at the age of 58 in Alva, Woods Co., OK.

Uriah CLAPP and Mary Matilda GODOWN had the following children: