The Shemwell Family

Roy Oliver ClapperAge: 80 years19061987

Name
Roy Oliver Clapper
Given names
Roy Oliver
Surname
Clapper
Birth September 15, 1906 46 40
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Census 1915 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret Emma Forney
May 14, 1916 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 years)
Death of a motherEurista Elverda Woodrum
October 24, 1918 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 13 years)
MarriageNina Corrinne LintnerView this family
May 31, 1927 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherPerry Albert Clapper
September 16, 1938 (Age 32 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Jacob Clapper
October 18, 1942 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a brotherOrville Liniel Clapper
July 25, 1947 (Age 40 years)
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherFrederick Franklin Clapper
April 24, 1954 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Jennings Bryan Clapper
June 22, 1966 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherWarren Wesley Clapper
April 5, 1968 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sisterPearl Ora Clapper
April 24, 1976 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherLeeland Stanford Clapper
October 20, 1977 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherPaul Glen Clapper
April 12, 1986 (Age 79 years)
Death February 1987 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Francis Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
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
elder brother
Perry Albert Clapper
Birth: November 18, 1894 34 28Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: September 16, 1938Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
elder 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
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
16 months
elder brother
Paul Glen Clapper
Birth: September 28, 1904 44 38Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: April 12, 1986Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
2 years
himself
Roy Oliver Clapper
Birth: September 15, 1906 46 40Tabor, Iowa, United States
Death: February 1987Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
Family with Nina Corrinne Lintner - View this family
himself
Roy Oliver Clapper
Birth: September 15, 1906 46 40Tabor, Iowa, United States
Death: February 1987Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
wife
Nina Corrinne Lintner
Birth: January 6, 1908Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Death: June 24, 1987Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
Marriage: May 31, 1927Fremont, Iowa, United States

Roy Oliver Clapper has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

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

CensusIowa State - Census transcript - Roy Oliver Clapper - Household

Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Clapper, Roy OheadMW7SIAAt School

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Jacob Clapper - Household

Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Clapper, George JheadOMMW59WdYesYesIAOHOHYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Clapper, PearldaughterFW16SNoYesYesIAIAIAYesNone
Clapper, PaulsonMW15SYesYesYesIAIAIAYesNone
Clapper, Roy OsonMW13SYesYesYesIAIAIAYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Roy Oliver Clapper - Household

Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Clapper, Roy OheadRNoMW23M20NoYesIAIAIAYesLaborerOdd JobsWNo32
Clapper, N CorrinnewifeFW22M19NoYesIAWIIAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Roy Oliver Clapper - Household

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Clapper, RoyheadR20NoMW33MNoIAMechanicAuto CoPW521000
Clapper, CorrinexwifeFW32MNoIA00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Roy Oliver Clapper - Household

Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Clapper, Roy OheadMW43MarIAOT24MechanicFarm Equipment Maintenance GarageP
Clapper, N CorrinnewifeFW42MarIA