The Shemwell Family

Perry Albert ClapperAge: 43 years18941938

Name
Perry Albert Clapper
Given names
Perry Albert
Surname
Clapper
Birth November 18, 1894 34 28
Census 1895 (Age 44 days)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Jennings Bryan Clapper
November 15, 1896 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterRuby Elverta Clapper
December 31, 1898 (Age 4 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterPearl Ora Clapper
May 22, 1903 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherPaul Glen Clapper
September 28, 1904 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMargaret Prudence “Amanda” Baxter
June 30, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherRoy Oliver Clapper
September 15, 1906 (Age 11 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Emma Forney
May 14, 1916 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandfatherHenry W Clapper
April 20, 1917 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherEurista Elverda Woodrum
October 24, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 23 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death September 16, 1938 (Age 43 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tabor Cemetery
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mother
Marriage: September 12, 1883Fremont, Iowa, United States
10 months
elder brother
Orville Liniel Clapper
Birth: July 12, 1884 24 18Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: July 25, 1947Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States
20 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Alice Clapper
Birth: April 30, 1889 28 22McPaul, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: February 15, 1892McPaul, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
elder brother
Frederick Franklin Clapper
Birth: October 1, 1891 31 25Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: April 24, 1954Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
13 months
elder brother
2 years
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Perry Albert Clapper
Birth: November 18, 1894 34 28Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: September 16, 1938Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Jennings Bryan Clapper
Birth: November 15, 1896 36 30Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: June 22, 1966Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
16 months
younger brother
Paul Glen Clapper
Birth: September 28, 1904 44 38Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: April 12, 1986Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Roy Oliver Clapper
Birth: September 15, 1906 46 40Tabor, Iowa, United States
Death: February 1987Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
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Perry Albert Clapper
Birth: November 18, 1894 34 28Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: September 16, 1938Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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Perry Albert Clapper has 5 first cousins recorded

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CensusIowa State - Census transcript - George Jacob Clapper - Household

Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Clapper, George JheadMW34MIAFarming
Clapper, Eurista wifeFW29MIAKeeping House
Clapper, OrvlesonMW10SIA
Clapper, WarrensonMW8SIA
Clapper, FredsonMW4SIA
Clapper, LeesonMW2SIA
Clapper, Harry (s/b Perry)sonMW0SIA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Jacob Clapper - Household

Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Clapper, George JheadWMMay186040M16IAOHILFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Clapper, EuristawifeWFJul186634M1687IAINMOYesYesYes
Clapper, OrvilsonWMJul188415SIAIAIAAt School5YesYesYes
Clapper, WarrensonWMMar188713SIAIAIAAt School5YesYesYes
Clapper, FredsonWMOct18918SIAIAIA
Clapper, LeelandsonWMONov18927SIAIAIA
Clapper, PerrysonWMNov18945SIAIAIA
Clapper, BayantsonWMNov18963SIAIAIA
Clapper, RubydaughterWFDec18981SIAIAIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Jacob Clapper - Household

Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Clapper, George JheadMW49M26IAOHOHEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOMF
Clapper, Eurista EwifeFW44M261110IAOHMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Clapper, Lee SsonMW17SIAIAIAEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesNo
Clapper, PerrysonMW15SIAIAIAEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesNo
Clapper, BryansonMW13SIAIAIAEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Clapper, RubydaughterFW11SIAIAIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Clapper, PearldaughterFW6SIAIAIANone
Clapper, PaulsonMW5SIAIAIANone
Clapper, RoysonMW3SIAIAIANone