Theodore Alexander Lapham (1910 - 1955)

Born 3 Jun 1910 in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Lucretia (Wellin) Graber — married 1932 (to 1944) in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1955 at age 45 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Theodore Alexander "Ted" Lapham was born on 3 June 1910 in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska the eighth child of Horace Irving Lapham (1869-1927) and Anna Margaret Leishman (1875-1951).^{[1] [2]}

When Ted was about a year old, his father moved his family from Nebraska to Viola, Idaho, where they remained until about 1917 when they moved to Spokane, Washington.^[3] At the age of about ten, Ted worked in Spokane, Washington as a newsboy, while his father was away working in Oregon.^[2] Following his father's early death in 1927, Ted lived with his older brother, Charles, in Portland, Oregon, where he worked as cook.^[4]

In 1932, Ted married Alice Lucretia Wellin (1916-1985), the daughter of Wilhelm Percy Wellin (1895-1977) and Lois Beatrice Agee (1897-1983), in Portland, Oregon.^[5] At some point following the birth of their first daughter, Gloria, in 1933 Ted and Alice appear to have separated and possibly divorced. They were remarried on 25 September 1935 in Colville, Stevens, Washington.^[6] Ted and Alice had two more daughters following this, Margaret and Jacqueline.

Before their marriage ended in divorce in about 1944, Ted and Alice lived primarily in the Portland, Oregon area.^[5] However, they also lived in Spokane, Washington.^[6] In 1935, they lived in Idaho, where Ted worked as a miner.^{[7] [8]} While living in the Portland area, Ted worked as a grinder in a foundry for Public Works in 1940.^[7] However, for much of his working life, he was employed as a city bus driver in Portland.^[5]

During World War II, Ted did not serve in the military.^[5] Although a significant number of men were drafted during the war, the draft of fathers with dependent children was usually avoided.^[9] Many men and women who did not serve, however, were involved in essential production in various industries that were vital to the War effort.^[9] Although it is not completely clear what Ted did during this time, it is known that he did work in a foundry in the 1940s.^[7] It is possible his work during the war was similar. His wife, Alice, worked as a welder in the shipbuilding industry in Oregon.^{[10] [11]}

Following his divorce, and towards the end of his life, he worked as a carpenter and contractor building homes in Oregon.^{[5] [1]} Ted passed away on 15 November 1955 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon from congestive heart failure due to an enlarged heart and subacute nephritis.^[1] At the time of his death, he appears to have been either visiting relatives in Portland or seeking medical attention there, for he lived in Milwaukie, Clackamas, Oregon.^[1] He was buried on 17 November 1955 at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland.^{[1] [12]}

Although it is unclear, it is likely that Ted was brought up in the The Seventh-day Adventist Church as a child, as his mother was actively involved in this church.^[5] Later in life, it is unclear what religious beliefs Ted held or what church he attended, if any.^[5]

Timeline

1910 Born in Alliance, Nebraska to Horace I. Lapham and Anna M. Leishman.^{[1] [2]}

Abt. 1911 Moved with parents and siblings to Viola, Idaho.^[3]

Abt. 1917 Moved with parents and siblings to Spokane, Washington.^[3] Worked as a child as a newsboy in Spokane.^[2]

1930 Lived with brother, Chalres, in Portland, Oregon. Worked as a cook in Portland.^[4]

1932 Married Alice L. Wellin in Portland, Oregon.^[5]

1933 Daughter, Gloria Lapham, was born in Portland, Oregon.^{[5] [7]}

1933-1934 Marriage likely ended in separation or divorce.

1935 Ted moved to Idaho, where he worked as a miner.^{[7] [8]} Remarried Alice L. Wellin in Colville, Washington.^[6]

1936 Daughter, Margaret A. Lapham, was born in Portland, Oregon.^{[5] [7]}

1940 Living in Portland, Oregon, where Ted worked in a foundry.^[7] Daughter, Jacqueline K. Lapham, was born in Portland, Oregon.^[5]

Aft. 1940 Worked as a city bus driver in Portland, Oregon.^[5]

1944 Ted and Alice's marriage ended in divorce.^[5]

Abt. 1950-55 Worked as a carpenter and contractor building homes in Oregon.^[1]

1955 Living in Milwaukie, Oregon.^[1] He passed away while in Portland, Oregon.^[1] He was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland.^{[1] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Certificate of Death: Theodore Alexander Lapham. Filed 18 Nov 1955. State of Oregon, Public Health Division. Local Registrar's No. 4466, File No. 13432.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ3-QSY : accessed 25 March 2017), Theadore E Lapham in household of Margaret Lapham, Opportunity, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 20A, line 2, family 475, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1940; FHL microfilm 1,821,940.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Leishman, Robert. “The Leishman Family: William Leishman and Ann Forsyth, and their Descendants.”
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSQ-8HL : accessed 25 March 2017), Ted Lapham in household of Charles Lapham, Portland (Districts 271-553), Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 355, sheet 6A, line 24, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1952; FHL microfilm 2,341,686."United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSQ-8HL : accessed 25 March 2017), Ted Lapham in household of Charles Lapham, Portland (Districts 271-553), Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 355, sheet 6A, line 24, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1952; FHL microfilm 2,341,686.
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12} Shindler, Jacqueline (Lapham). Personal recollection, 2004-2006, as told to William L. Kernan. Notes in the possession of William L. Kernan.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Marriage Record for Theodore A. Lapham and Alice L. Wellin, Stevens County Marriage Records, 1859-2008, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, 25 Mar 2017. https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/FDD23618A0954AB3DA4BDF662F883883
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRT4-17Q : accessed 25 March 2017), Theodore A Lapharn, Election Precinct 394 1/2 Rigler, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-4, sheet 4A, line 22, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3376.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Kernan, William George. Personal recollection, 2004-2006, as told to William L. Kernan. Notes in the possession of William L. Kernan.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription#World_War_II
10. ↑ Alice Lapham's Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Identification Card, Badge No. 96056.
11. ↑ Alice Lapham's International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America Membership and Dues book, Registration No. 1025430, Local No. 72.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-2C3V : 13 December 2015), Theodore Alexander Lapham, 1955; Burial, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America, Lincoln Memorial Park; citing record ID 13569289, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML46-W3G : accessed 25 March 2017), William T Lapham in household of Harry I Lapham, Pioneer, Garden, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 258, sheet 2B, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 846; FHL microfilm 1,374,859.