Joseph Allen ClapperAge: 52 years1911–1964
- Name
- Joseph Allen Clapper
- Given names
- Joseph Allen
- Surname
- Clapper
 Birth | March 8, 1911 24 24 |
 Census | 1915 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Harriet Ruth Clapper July 7, 1918 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eurista Elverda Woodrum October 24, 1918 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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 19, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | 1925 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Elwin Asman October 4, 1929 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 15, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Harriet Maria Rhode February 29, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Jacob Clapper October 18, 1942 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 | January 12, 1964 (Age 52 years) |
| Obituary | Joseph Allen Clapper Obituary and Family Listing January 13, 1964 (1 day after death) Shared note: Joseph Allen Clapper Obituary and Family Listing |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Warren Wesley Clapper Birth: March 19, 1886 25 19 — McPaul, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: April 5, 1968 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
| mother |
Luella C Asman Birth: May 29, 1886 24 26 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: July 19, 1977 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: July 31, 1907 — Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Virgil Warren Clapper Birth: May 12, 1909 23 22 — Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: October 4, 1983 — Alameda, California, United States |
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22 months himself |
Joseph Allen Clapper Birth: March 8, 1911 24 24 — Hand, South Dakota, United States Death: January 12, 1964 — Alameda, California, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Harriet Ruth Clapper Birth: July 7, 1918 32 32 — McPaul, Fremont, Iowa, United States Death: January 18, 1967 — Alameda, California, United States |
| Census | Iowa State - Census transcript - Joseph Allen Clapper - Household
Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Warren Wesley Clapper - Household
Benton, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Census | Iowa State - Census transcript - Warren Wesley Clapper - Household
Mills, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Warren Wesley Clapper - Household
Ross, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Obituary | Joseph Allen Clapper Obituary and Family Listing
CLAPPER, Joseph A., of 844 6th Avenue,
Oakland, January 12, 1964, beloved hus-
band of Beulah C. Clapper, loving father
of Mrs. Carol Crowder of Richmond;
loving grandfather of Susan, Cheryl, and
Mark Crowder; loving brother of Mrs.
Harriet Dennis and V. W. Clapper; lov-
ing son of Warren and Luella Clapper.
A native of Zell, South Dakota; aged 52
years. A member of the Havenscourt
Colonial Church.
Friends are invited to attend services
from the new mortuary of C. P. BAN-
NON, 6800 East 14th Street, Oakland on
Wednesday, January 15, at 2 p.m. Inter-
ment Evergreen Cemetery. (For further
information, please call 632-1011.)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153963843/joseph-allen-clapper |