Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJohn Russell CLAPP “Klapp” [41907], [41908]
BirthSep 28, 1889, Person County, North Carolina [41907]
DeathDec 31, 1971, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [281]
BurialSalem Moravian God’s Acre, 100 Cemetery St., Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [41907]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85991837/john-russell-klapp
FatherRev. Samuel Boyed CLAPP “Klapp” (1853-1918)
Mother“Mollie” Mollie Louise SANFORD (1856-1907)
Spouses
1Daisy Myrtle SNYDER [41909]
BirthAug 13, 1897, New Market Twp, Randolph County, North Carolina [41909]
DeathDec 15, 1931, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [41909]
BurialGreen Hill Cemetery, 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [41909]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85872591/daisy-myrtle-klapp
Children(Confidential, Female)
2Olive Vaughn JOHNSON [41910]
BirthAug 21, 1897, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [41910]
DeathDec 25, 1991, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [41910]
BurialSalem Moravian God’s Acre, 100 Cemetery St., Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [41910]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85992058/olive-vaughn-klapp
Obituary Online notes for Daisy Myrtle (Spouse 1)
Married: John Russell Klapp

Father: Thomas Addison Snyder
Mother: Nancy J. Gallimore

Residence: 1410 Academy St., Winston-Salem
Place of death: Home
Cause of death: Myocarditis with decompensation/Intestinal Obstruction with arthritis

Informant: Russell Klapp, Winston-Salem

Funeral Home: Hanes Funeral Home, Inc., Greensboro, NC

Children:
June E. Klapp (1924-
Faye L. Klapp (1928-

Siblings:
Nora M. Snyder (1889-
Ruth Addie Snyder (1893-
Minnie E. Snyder (1895-
Margaret Ada Snyder Younts (1900-1931)
Edna T. Snyder (1905-
Cletus Paul Snyder (1909-1953) [41909]
Obituary Online notes for Olive Vaughn (Spouse 2)
*Marker inscription: 'Morning star, my soul's true light tarry not, dispel my night.'

1st Husband: Thomas Hilary Ring..md 20 Jun 1916 Winston-Salem

2nd Husband: John Russell Klapp

Father: Aaron G. Johnson
Mother: Ida Vaughn [41910]
Last Modified Apr 7, 2023Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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