Eli Todd Tappan (1824 - 1888)

Born 30 Apr 1824 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Lucretia (McDowell) Tappan — married 4 Feb 1851 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Died 23 Oct 1888 at age 64 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Eli was born in 1824. He is the son of Benjamin Tappan. He studied law with his father and his father's partner, Edwin M. Stanton. He was mayor of Steubenville in 1844-1845, superintendent of schools in 1856-1859, professor of mathematics in the University of Ohio, 1859-1860 and 1865-1868. and he was president of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1869-1875.^[1]

He married Lydia McDowell. They had two children:^[2]

1. Mary (b-1851) married Wright
2. Charles (b-1853)

Eli died in 1888.

Sources

1. ↑ Tappan: Page 29.
2. ↑ Tappan: Page 30

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX39-L92 : 21 December 2020), Eli T Tappan in household of Benjamin Tappan, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147910809/eli-todd-tappan
• Tappan, Daniel Langdon. Tappan-Toppan Genealogy (D.L. Tappan, Arlington, Mass., 1915) [1]