John Lapp

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Our History starts with John Lapp born  April 17, 1786 in Kings County, NY. Though it is almost certain that John is the son of Jeremiah Lapp 1750 of Philadelphia, PA and Amy Smith, there is no birth certificate to prove this. John Lapp is found with the other children of Jeremiah in several census.

John Lapp was married twice, first to Amy ? about 1810. They have a son together named Asa Lapp born 1810. John's 2nd marriage was to Jane Ann ? born about 1807. Together they had three children, Ira born between 1836-1839, Lila born about 1840 and Margaret born about 1849 all in Ontario, Canada.

John Lapp died in Ontario sometime after 1861.

The 2nd known line of our John Lapp History comes from Asa Lapp, son of John and his first wife Amy. He was born 1810 in Hamilton Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. Asa married Catherine Alexander 1813, about 1837 when they had their first of 8 children.

Sabra E 1837, Richard Reuben 1841, Bethamy 1843, John William, July of 1845, Catherine 1846, Minerva 1848, Samuel 1852 and William 1856.

By 1867, Asa had moved with some of his family to Michigan. He died in 1879 in Forest Township, Genessee, MI.

Asa and Catherine Lapp had a son named John William. John was born in July of 1845 in Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada and the 3rd line in our John Lapp History. John went to Michigan at about 21-22 years old. He married Jane "Jennie" Wright November 5th, 1867 in Richfield, Genessee, MI. Together they had 1 child, George W. Lapp. Jane died while having birth.

John William Lapp then marries Irene Tryon June 4th, 1870 in Genessee, MI. The census shows that the Lapp family and Tryon family came together from Ontario to Michigan. Irene was born in 1847 in Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. Together they had 3 children; Alfred Richard 1873, Martha - September 17, 1876, and Henry Samuel - February 25th, 1881 all born in MI.

John William was married a 3rd time to Endora Jenners October 5th, 1892 in Isabella, MI. He died sometime before 1900 in MI.

Alfred Richard Lapp, was the 4th line in our John Lapp History, son of John William and Irene Tryon was born May 3rd, 1873 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, MI. Alfred was a gruff man, highly unpleasant, noted all through his life. He was known for being abusive and untruthful.

Alfred married Ida Cumming July 30th, 1893 when he was 20. Ida was born July 1871 in Michigan. She was of African descent, they married in Kenosha County, WI. Together they had 2 children; Kittie Lapp born September 7th, 1894 and Preston Lapp born April 27th, 1896 both in Wheatland Township, Mecosta, MI. Kittie died just after 3 years of age from meningitis.  Preston died at 4 and a half years of age from over-excessive migraines.

Before Preston died, Alfred abandoned his family in MI and left in 1898. Though they never divorced, they Alfred and Ida never saw each other from then on.

Alfred left for Wapello, Iowa where he knew of coal mining work. He quickly met and married his 2nd wife, Sarah Ann Foulkes in December of 1898. Sarah was born in August 15th, 1879 in Farnworth, Lancaster, England.

Together they had 10 children. Pearl May 1899, Richard Robert 1900, Clarence Orson 1902, John William 1904, Samuel Edward 1906, Thomas Chester 1907, Albert Ernest 1908, Minnie Marie 1912, Violet Irene 1914, and George Buster 1918 all born in IA. Their first child together, Pearl May Lapp died as a young girl by choking in her high chair.

Alfred was cruel to some of his children, at one point had his daughter Minnie in a coma from beating her. Alfred also had been known for sexual, mental and physical abuse.

Sarah Ann died in about 1938 from Dropsy, Alfred stayed with family until his death in 1965 in Waukesha, WI.

Albert Ernest Lapp was the 5th line of our John Lapp History and the 7th child of Alfred and Sarah Lapp born October 3rd, 1908 in Everest. Marion County, IA. Albert was born with a club foot and had a slight drag when he walked.

He married Beulah Irene Wright on December 21st, 1928 in Waukesha, WI where he had found work. Up until this point the entire Lapp and Wright family in IA were coal miners. Beulah was born July 28th, 1911 in Marion County, IA from a poor family.

Together they had 5 children. William Albert 1929, Francis Edward 1932, David Robert 1934, Shirley Ann 1936, and Allen Clyde 1949 all born in Waukesha, WI.

In 1937 the family goes back to IA for coal-mining work. Albert Ernest Lapp landed himself in prison in 1940 for hitting and killing 2 young men in a drunk and driving accident. In prison while working on a ladder, he falls and breaks his back.

Around 1941, Alfred got out of prison and moved the family back to Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Albert Ernest died February 20th, 1980 in his home at Waukesha, WI. He was found in the morning by his grandson Scott Christie Jamieson, he died of a heart attack.

Shirley Ann Lapp, is the 6th known line of our John Lapp History, the 4th child and only daughter of Albert and Beulah Lapp was born August 26th, 1936 in Waukesha, WI. She met her future husband in August of 1951, she left her home to marry Glenn William Jamieson April 3rd, 1952.

Shirley Ann Lapp Jamieson had a massive heart attack in 1972. She was a tough woman having gone through so much, she was considered SUPER MOM.

July 23rd, 2006 Shirley lost her 3rd child to a stroke. Just days later she went to the hospital with broken vertebrae, she got staph infection at Health Central in Ocoee, FL and died August 21st, 2006.

She lived as an angel, and died as a martyr.

Her children have taken the 7th known line of our John Lapp History.

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