Richard W. Mapp (1916 - 1988)

Born 22 May 1916 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 12 May 1988 at age 71 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Richard Mapp is a part of US Black heritage.

Richard Mapp has Barbadian Ancestry.

Birth and Family

Richard was born 22 May 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the son of Alexander Mapp and Zylpha Johnson.

Marriage and Family

In 1940, Richard, age 23 and his wife, Gladys age 22, have two children. Richard H. Mapp, 1 year old, and George E. Mapp less than one month old. They are living with Gladys's parents, George E. and Ellinora M. Harris in Brockton City, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Richard works as a truck driver for Wholesale Fruits Co.^[1]

Ten years later, Richard is the proprietor of Wholesale Produce. He and Gladys now have five sons:

1. George E. Mapp age 10
2. Richard H. Mapp age 11
3. Chester A. Mapp age 6
4. Christopher B. Mapp age 3
5. Melbourne A. Mapp age 1

^[2]

Death and Burial

He passed away in 1988, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. ^[3] He is buried in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch ([ark:/61903/1:1:K4N2-98F] : Sat Jul 08 02:38:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard W Mapp and Gladys E Mapp, 1940.
2. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6F35-R26R : Fri May 19 16:18:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard W Mapp and Gladys H Mapp, 5 April 1950.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5T-SSL : 13 June 2019), Richard W Mapp, 1988.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202913150/richard-w-mapp: accessed 07 July 2023), memorial page for Richard W. Mapp (1916–12 May 1988), Find A Grave: Memorial #202913150, citing Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Idreamofgenes (contributor 47680228).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : accessed 6 July 2023), Alexander M Mapp, Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 10B, line 51, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 932; FHL microfilm 2,340,667.