Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Birth1854470, Eli Dawson Clapp,404, United States Census, 1850," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD8-4TW : 4 April 2020), Wm M Clapp in household of Jacob Clapp, Dyer county, Dyer, Tennessee, United States;
DeathFeb 12, 1918, San Felipe, Austin County, Texas470, Eli Dawson Clapp
DeathMar 7, 1917, Lissie, Texas45
DeathMar 7, 1917, Lissie, Wharton County, Texas404, Eli Dawson Clapp-December 1841 – 7 March 1917 • LZKT-QQW
FlagsConfederate Army, US Military
FatherJacob C. CLAPP Jr. (1815-1870)
Mother“Winney” Winifred COBB (1820-1867)
Spouses
BirthSep 30, 1830, Mississippi45,470, Caledonia C. Wright Clapp
DeathSep 7, 1870, Colorado County, Texas45,470, Caledonia C. Wright Clapp
BurialWright Cemetery, Tait Ranch Rd, Altair, Colorado County, Texas470, Caledonia C. Wright Clapp
FatherWilliam J. WRIGHT (1806-1861)
MotherSarah Anne PIGFORD (1811-1853)
Marriage1867, Colorado County, Texas45
ChildrenWillie J. (1869-1871)
MarriageJan 11, 1872, Colorado County, Texas45
ChildrenRose Lee (1875-1949)
MarriageJan 23, 1877, Colorado County, Texas45
ChildrenGracie (1880-1897)
 Joe Benton (1883-1955)
MarriageDec 17, 1893, Colorado County, Texas45
ChildrenThomas Clayborne (1884-1952)
Obituary Online notes for Eli Dawson CLAPP
Eli D. Clapp
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Mr. Joe Clapp's Father Dead

Our sympathy is extended to Mr.Joe Clapp in the death of his father, Mr. E. D. Clapp, who died at San Felipe last Friday in the sixty-third year of his age.

The remains were shipped to Eagle Lake on the Santa Fe Saturday morning and taken to Ramseyville where the funeral was held.
[unknown probably Alley cemetery]

Eagle Lake Headlight, February 17, 1918
470, Eli Dawson Clapp
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Created Aug 31, 2025 by Terry M. Whitesell

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