Brief Life History of Nancy Jane
When Nancy Jane Clapp was born on 6 January 1848, in Iowa, United States, her father, Benjamin Lynn Clapp, was 33 and her mother, Mary Rachael Schultz, was 32. She lived in Gilroy Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States in 1860 and California, United States in 1870. She died in November 1892, at the age of 44.
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- Nancy J Clapp in household of Mary Clapp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy Jane Clapp, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Nancy J Clapp in household of William M Clapp, "United States Census, 1850"
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1850 · California Is Admitted to Union
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, and became the 31st state.
1850 · Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island, or Alcatraz Citadel, was deemed a military reservation for military defence by President Millard Fillmore in 1850. Fortifications were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including a lighthouse in 1853, a citadel in 1859, and eventually a long-term military prison in 1868. During the American Civil War, 10,000 muskets were supplied and 111 canons encircled the island.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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