Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Clapp was born on 9 February 1840, in Illinois, United States, her father, Benjamin Lynn Clapp, was 25 and her mother, Mary Rachael Schultz, was 24. She married John Lear about 1854. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in California, United States in 1870 and Kern, California, United States in 1880. She died on 19 February 1904, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States.
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- Mary Wolff, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Elizabeth Clapp Wolf, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary E Clapp in entry for Benjamin T Wolfe and Anna L Graham, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): either from Middle English clop(pe), clap(pe) ‘lump’, perhaps denoting a stocky person, or Middle English clap(pe) ‘loud noise; noisy, idle chatter’.
Americanized form of German Klapp .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Klep: nickname from klep ‘sharpness of scythe or sickle’, also ‘sharpening with a hammer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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