John 1835 Blair Co PA s/o Geo.1806-1869 +Cath.Fornwalt d 1885~m. Sarah Walls
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*The family has German heritage not Scotch-Irish.
JOHN CLAPPER, a farmer of Frankstown township, and a descendant of one of the old *Scotch-Irish families of Blair county, is a son of George and Catherine(Fornwalt) Clapper, and was born near Flowing Spring, Frankstown township,Blair county, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1835. The Clappers of this county are of Scotch-Irish extraction* (Germanic roots) , and Manuel Clapper, the paternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Scotland* (Germanic roots), which country he left in the latter part of the eighteenth century to settle at Franklin Forges, in what is now Catharine township. He followed farming, and married and reared a family of five children, two sons and three daughters. One of these sons was George Clapper (father), whose life was given to agricultural pursuits. He was born at Franklin Forges in 1806, and died near Flowing Spring, October 8,1869. He was a whig and republican in political affairs, and a prominent and useful member of the United Brethren church. In May, 1823, Mr. Clapper married Catherine Fornwalt, who died November 5, 1885, at the age of eighty-two years. They reared a family of eleven children, of whom five are yet living, three sons and two daughters. John Clapper was reared on the farm and carefully trained to agricultural pursuits. He received his education in the common schools at Canoe Creek, and then engaged in farming, which he has followed in Frankstown township continuously and very successfully ever since. March 22, 1872, Mr. Clapper was united in marriage with Sarah Walls, daughter of Eli Walls, of Frankstown township. To their union have been born four children, of whom two are living: James M. and Mercy M. In politics John Clapper supports the principles of the Republican party. He tills a productive farm of 10.52 acres, and raises good crops of grain. Mr. Clapper is a steady, industrious man, and a successful farmer, and his paternal ancestors were of that resolute and enterprising Scotch-Irish* (see above)race which settled in Pennsylvania, where they aided in the defense of the frontier against the Indians, and became a thrifty element of population. Transcribed and submitted to the Blair County, PA, USGenWeb archives by [email protected]
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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1
1. John CLAPPER. He was the son of 2. George CLAPPER and 3. Catherine FORNWALT. He married Susan or Sarah WALLS. Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2
2. George CLAPPER was born ABT 1799 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 8 OCT 1867 in Frankstown Twp., Blair Co., PA. He was the son of 4. Jacob CLAPPER and 5. Elenor ROOTH.
3. Catherine FORNWALT was born ABT 1803 in Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA, and died 10 NOV 1884. She was buried in Canoe Creek Cem., Canoe Creek, Blair Co., PA. She was the daughter of 6. Isaac FORNWALT and 7. (WIFE OF FORNWALT, ISAAC).
Children of Catherine FORNWALT and George CLAPPER are: i. Isaac CLAPPER was born 30 JUN 1824.
ii. Samuel CLAPPER was born 8 MAY 1826.
iii. George CLAPPER was born 16 OCT 1828, and died 20 SEP 1843.
iv. Mary Ann CLAPPER was born 24 OCT 1830 in Frankstown Twp., Blair Co., PA, and died JAN 1903. She married William WALLS. He was born ABT 1829, and died 23 SEP 1904.
v. Adolphus CLAPPER was born 20 NOV 1833 in Frankstown Twp., Blair Co., PA, and died 11 FEB 1898. He married Mary Ann CLAPPER, daughter of William Henry CLAPPER and Jane CONFER. She was born 5 DEC 1835 OR 11 MAR 1838, and died 29 JAN 1915.
1. vi. John CLAPPER. He married Susan or Sarah WALLS.
vii. Elizabeth CLAPPER.
viii. James Madison CLAPPER. He married Elizabeth Jane DUBLIN.
ix. David CLAPPER.
x. Daniel CLAPPER. He married Sarah A. BROWN, daughter of George Frye BROWNE and Elizabeth DETWILER. She was born 21 AUG 1845, and died 21 DEC 1933.
xi. Susan CLAPPER. She married William H. SWEENEY.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3
4. Jacob CLAPPER was born 1767 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 1811 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. He was the son of 8. Emanuel Hermanus CLAPPER and 9. Catherine (WIFE OF CLAPPER, EMANUEL HERMANUS).
5. Elenor ?? (m. ROOTH) was born 1767.
Children of Elenor ?? (ROOTH) and Jacob CLAPPER are: i. Elizabeth CLAPPER was born 1797, and died 21 FEB 1849. She married George Leonard GEESEY, son of Conrad GEESEY.
2. ii. George CLAPPER was born ABT 1799 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 8 OCT 1867 in Frankstown Twp., Blair Co., PA. He married Catherine FORNWALT, daughter of Isaac FORNWALT and (WIFE OF FORNWALT, ISAAC). She was born ABT 1803 in Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA, and died 10 NOV 1884.
iii. William Henry CLAPPER was born ABT 1801, and died 16 APR 1873. He married Jane CONFER BEF 1833, daughter of George CONFERCONFAIR and Mary LEAMER. She was born 7 DEC 1811, and died 30 APR 1890.
iv. Margaret CLAPPER was born ABT 1808. She married William WALLS. He was born ABT 1811.
v. Susanna CLAPPER was born ABT 1810. She married Adolphus HALL.
vi. Nancy CLAPPER was born ABT 1811, and died 27 MAR 1833. She married David MARKEY.
vii. Mary CLAPPER. She married (Husband of Mary CLAPPER) BUTTERBAUGH.
viii. David CLAPPER.
ix. Emily CLAPPER. She married Jacob WISE.
6. Isaac FORNWALT.
7. (WIFE OF FORNWALT, ISAAC).
Child of (WIFE OF FORNWALT, ISAAC) and Isaac FORNWALT is:3. i. Catherine FORNWALT was born ABT 1803 in Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA, and died 10 NOV 1884. She married George CLAPPER, son of Jacob CLAPPER and Elenor (UNKOWN MAIDEN NAME) ROOTH . He was born ABT 1799 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 8 OCT 1867 in Frankstown Twp., Blair Co., PA.
Ahnentafel, Generation No. 4
8. Emanuel Hermanus CLAPPER was born ABT 1750 in Clappertown, now Barbara, Huston Twp., Blair Co., PA, and died BET 26 DEC 1803 AND 23 JAN 1804 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., PA.
9. Catherine (WIFE OF CLAPPER, EMANUEL HERMANUS).
Children of Catherine (WIFE OF CLAPPER, EMANUEL HERMANUS) and Emanuel Hermanus CLAPPER are: i. John CLAPPER was born 1764 in Bedford, Bedford Co., PA. He married Elizabeth (WIFE OF CLAPPER, JOHN).
4. ii. Jacob CLAPPER was born 1767 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 1811 in Woodbury Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA. He married Elenor ROOTH (WIDOW ABRAHAM ROOTH). She was born 1767.
iii. Catherine CLAPPER was born 1770 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., PA. She married Frederick HERRING, son of Frederick HERRING and Barbara (WIFE OF HERRING, FREDERICK,SR.).
iv. Daniel CLAPPER was born 9 MAY 1772 in Carson Valley, Blair Co., PA, and died 18 AUG 1847 in Carson Valley, Blair Co., PA. He married Catherine LOWER BEF 1797, daughter of Adam LOWER and Elizabeth KEISER. She was born ABT 1777 in Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA, and died 27 SEP 1853.
v. Susannah CLAPPER was born APR 1775 in Clappertown, now Barbara, Huston Twp., Blair Co., PA, and died 24 SEP 1849 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., PA. She married Anthony BEAVER 13 JUN 1791, son of Nicholas BEAVER and Katarine WATHKINS. He was born 26 JAN 1761 in Hopewell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 7 SEP 1839 in Woodcock Valley, Huntingdon Co., PA.
vi. Henry Joseph CLAPPER was born 1776 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., PA, and died 24 JUL 1860 in Allen Co., OH. He married Sarah Eleanor ?? ROOTH (WIDOW OF ABRAHAM). She was born ABT 1881 in Pennsylvania, and died 6 NOV 1849 in Allen Co., OH.
vii. George CLAPPER was born 1780 in Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA, and died 1858 in Williamsburg, Blair Co., PA. He married (First wife of CLAPPER, George) MOYER. He married Matilda FOUSE.