Edward Tapp (1886 - 1959)

Born 24 May 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Edward was born 24 May 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, the son of William Tapp and Eliza Hodge.

23 June 1900, at the age of 14, Edward lived with his parents and two of his sisters in Worth Township Blue Island village, Cook Co., Illinois. His father was Supt. Smelting Works. Edward attended school.

24 June 1908, he married Eleanore Fique Moore. 13 August 1910, their daughter, Margaret Louise Tapp was born,

26 April 1910, Edward and his wife, Eleanor, both aged 24, lived in his father-in-law's (Robert H. Moore's) household in Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois. He worked as a chemist at a smelter works. They had been married for two years. Eleanor had given birth to one child, who had not survived.

12 September 1918, Edward registered for the WW I Draft in Chicago, Illinois. 32 years old, he resided at 2649 Park Avenue. He was Chief Chemist at Great Western Smelting and Refining Co. Picture him medium height and build, with gray eyes and light brown hair.

17 April 1930, Edward and Eleanor resided at 43 70th Place in Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook Co., Illinois with their daughters, Margaret-19 and Ruth-15. He continued to work in the same job.

1942, he lived at the same address when he registered for the WW II Draft at the age of 56. His employer was The American Smelting and Refining Co.

He passed away 1959 at the age of 72-73. BURIAL Hillcrest Cemetery Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri, United States

Sources

• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-BFFN : 18 May 2016), Edward Tapp, 24 May 1886; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 54886, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7K-7Y8 : accessed 8 June 2019), Edward Tapp in household of William Tapp, Worth Township Blue Island village, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1196, sheet 36A, family 615, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,295.

• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7HL-V25 : 10 March 2018), Edward Tapp and Eleanore F. Moore, 24 Jun 1908; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 486019, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,442.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKCT-7K3 : accessed 8 June 2019), Edward Tapp in household of Robert H Moore, Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 705, sheet 4A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 256; FHL microfilm 1,374,269.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68J-C1K : 13 March 2018), Edward Tapp, 1917-1918; citing Chicago City no 33, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,493,550.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSLL-CFY : accessed 8 June 2019), Edward Tapp, Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 633, sheet 16A, line 12, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 443; FHL microfilm 2,340,17

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KP-CKX : 9 March 2018), Edward Tapp, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 June 2018), memorial page for Edward Tapp (1886–1959), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39879950, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by bill (contributor 46889067) .