Charles August Tappe

Male10 May 1860–13 February 1938

Brief Life History of Charles August

When Charles August Tappe was born on 10 May 1860, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, August Conrad Tappe, was 30 and his mother, Fredericka Charlotte Goldstein, was 29. He married Mary Ella Sargent on 3 December 1885, in Bloomington Precinct, McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Bloomington Precinct, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States for about 8 years. In 1885, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as jeweler in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States. He died on 13 February 1938, in Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles August Tappe
1860–1938
Lovina Ellen Peck
1866–1936
Marriage: 21 September 1892
Nina M. Tappe
1894–1970
Maysie L Tappe
1896–1978

Sources (16)

  • Charles Tappe in household of August Tappe, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Charles A. Tappe, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Charles A Tappe, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 September 1892Rochester, Rochester Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

    Age 1

    Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

    1863

    Age 3

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881

    Age 21

    John Philip Holland was an inventor famous for designing the world's first submarines. After previous designs were rejected, Holland eventually received funding from the Fenians for a short time. In 1881, the Fenian Ram was launched into the Passaic River in northern New Jersey, marking the first successful submarine launch in the world.

    Name Meaning

    North German: metonymic occupational name for the owner of a tavern, a beer or wine tapper, from Middle Low German tappe ‘tap’.

    German: variant of Tapp .

    English: variant of Tapp . This surname has now died out in Britain.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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